Adurkarn Lir

Overview
Adurkarn Lir is a predominantly dragonborn city that resides a few miles away from two active volcanos to the west. It is known by the international magical community as a good place to be and wizards congregate there. Den has been informed there's a special smithing technique done by Dragonborns here.

History
Up until 63 years ago, Adurkarn Lir was close to two high mountains. It was a city that prospered alongside several nearby villages and its predecessor, Aberstwyth, which sat on the other side of one of the mountains.

That was, until the smaller mountain violently erupted, wiping Aberstwyth off the map with pyroclastic flow and magma along with many of the smaller villages. Those who survived ran to the east, out of the volcano's range, and re-founded Adurkarn Lir hopefully miles out of the volcano's range. It is now the only fixed population in the area as no one repopulated the villages which were lost in the disaster.

The cities weren't the only victims of this calamitous eruption - the surrounding natural environment also suffered from the blast.

There was a mighty forest expanding around the base of the mountains. It was an area of great natural diversity, filled with rare plants and animals. When the mountain erupted the forest was flooded with gasses and ash, killing much of the diverse and unique life there.

The lakes were filled with crystal clear fresh water from an ancient glacial runoff centuries ago. They encouraged the ecosystem and biodiversity of the area, supporting the forest to the east as well as the jungle by their shores.

The lake to the south was pelted by rocks and pumice that exploded from within the mountain, suffocating life within the lake for a long time before they eventually sunk. The lakebed is filled with pumice rocks that fish now make their homes in.

The lake to the west also received pumice but in much smaller quantities than its sister. It wasn't however, out of reach of the devastating ash. Layers upon layers of ash choked the lake along with the population within it. Within the lake, beneath the surface of ash, oxygen stilled and bodies festered leading to great amounts of natural pollution. This is especially true around the shoreline, where pockets of water became stagnant and murky. The jungle around this area became swampy and muddy, with flies and other insects abundant.

Present Day
Adurkarn Lir has recovered well from its calamitous past and is now a prospering city once more. Wizards and other practisers of magic are known to congregate there and within the magical community it is known as one of the places to be. There is a magical college of sorts situated here.

Rauva, Barace Kennald's adoptive parent, is known to have visited here under unclear circumstances.

Surrounding Environment
The forests around and beneath the mountains show no sign of their destruction after 63 years, however the biodiversity of the area still never fully recovered.

The higher one walks up the mountains, the more old ruins become prominent fixtures of the landscape. They are slowly being overtaken by plants and the natural environment around them.

The lake to the south is still primarily clean and drinkable despite the abundance of pumice sitting below its surface.

The lake to the west has become warm with algae and decay around the shores, although the centre has become clean and livable once more. The jungle surrounding it still thriving and transitions smoothly to a muggy swampish area the closer one gets to the shores of the lake. The area is rife with snakes as well as other reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Flowers that thrive in warm wet areas are plentiful if one knows where to look.

Dragonborn
The city is known for its large population of dragonborn, although they are not the only race inhabiting it.

Tortles
Mostly unknown to the residents of the city, a large tortle community thrives in the swamp areas around the western lake. Their territory spans the entire circumference of the great lake and a small distance into the surrounding jungle as well but rarely do they venture too far out of this area.

Yuan-Ti
A secret and hidden yuan-ti sect live hidden within the jungle area, far outside of the knowledge of anyone other than their tortle neighbours. They mostly keep to their own area and don't bother anyone who doesn't trespass within their jungle, although there are always hunting parties and individual exceptions.