Ironhome (now known as Rusthome)
“Born in stone, blackened by smoke, renamed by time.”
Ironhome was founded in the early 1500s After Thandor by dwarven clans migrating from the ancient city of Mistwall.
The hold was carved into the Bador mountains, a jagged and mineral-rich range long known for its deep iron veins and ancient cavern systems.
At its height, Ironhome was a marvel of dwarven craft—a fortified underground city of wide forgehalls, clan vaults, and shrines to dwarven gods. Every inch of stone bore the mark of careful carving and lived-in use. Its walls rang with the rhythmic song of hammer on anvil, and its forges burned day and night with the fires of industry and faith.
But centuries of relentless use began to leave their mark. Iron filings, forge soot, and decades of smoke slowly stained the inner walls of the hold a reddish-brown. The proud stone architecture dulled and rusted with time—not from decay, but from sheer intensity of purpose. What once gleamed became darkened. The name “Rusthome” began as a jest among younger dwarves… but the name stuck.
Despite the discoloration, the hold remained structurally sound and spiritually vital. Rusthome is now a place of memory and persistence—its greatness worn but not forgotten. The halls are still alive, but quieter. The forges burn, but for fewer orders. What was once the beating heart of dwarven craftsmanship now wrestles with economic decline and political shifts.
Key Facts about Ironhome / Rusthome:
- Located in the Bador Mountains, deep within ancient iron-rich stone.
- Renamed Rusthome over time as the interior became permanently stained from centuries of forge work.
- Clan König once held prestige here, especially through their smith Mantle and later his descendants Ashbjörn and Tor
- Currently under the rule of King Yngwild and her Thane Oleg Bamfid of Clan Bamfid, whose rise displaced the König line through cunning economic warfare and alliances.
- Home to a temple of Moradin, reconsecrated and now led by Anders, a devout follower and smith-priest who trained alongside the König sons.
Rusthome remains a symbol: of resilience, of faded glory, and of dwarven pride still clinging to stone.