Ironcloak
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Ironcloak was the site of a run-in between the Turmishans and the Emerald Enclave. Shortly after the Assembly of Stars was founded, a rich Turmish merchant by the name of Lord Ironcloak persuaded the new government to give him lumbering rights around his town of Ironcloak. Despite the protests of some assemblymen, permission was granted and the matter forgotten. Shortly after he began operations, however, Lord Ironcloak was visited by a druid from the Enclave, who ordered him to stop immediately. Like all petty and short-sighted men, he did the first thing that came to mind. He killed the messenger. Worse, this message was not the first warning to Lord Ironcloak. He had been warned earlier that simply dumping his garbage into the nearby river was not acceptable. He ignored those warnings as well.[1]
Two days after the death of the druid, a message was posted by the Enclave. It warned that the village of Ironcloak would be destroyed at first light the following day. Ironcloak laughed and sent his men into the dwindling forests. The laughter died when earth elementals pushed their way up through the forest floor and started killing everyone in their sight. The laughter changed to horror when the river itself rose up and rushed through the town. Ironcloak disappeared from the face of Turmish. From time to time, adventuring companies come across the ruins of Ironcloak, but nothing of interest has ever been found. Stories claim that Lord Ironcloak's fortune was swept back into a river, awaiting discovery by those brave enough to venture into the druids' element to recover it.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Butler (1996). Vilhon Reach, p. 36. TSR, Inc. ISBN 0-7869-0400-3.
