Many have speculated on how the old city of Irsthaana could have been so completely reduced to rubble by time and weather while its millennia-old docks continue to stand as strong as the day they were built. Though the docks radiate faint conjuration magic, none have explained how such a minor dweomer could protect against the ravages of long centuries. What none suspect is that the conjuration in question does not protect the docks, but simply serves as the conduit to a spirit of the Elemental Plane of Earth bound within the stones themselves. The spirit constantly replenishes the strength and structure of the docks.
Adventure Hooks: The ancient process by which elemental strength was bound within the Ardhmen docks differs greatly from the elemental binding of the gnomes of Zilargo, and the juxtaposition of these two techniques can cause instability. Elemental vessels are exceedingly rare in Ardhmen, but PCs with a wind galleon or airship might see their vessel's bound elemental break free of its confinement while in proximity to the magic of the docks. Alternatively, the appearance of a wild zone in the harbor might interfere with the docks' protective elemental magic. As the stone of the docks begins to decay at an advanced rate, it threatens ships in port as well as the future of the town itself.