Provinces of Stoneguard

Thousands of years before the Colonization of the Second Continent, a great underground city was built. This city was called Stoneguard. It was built into the face of a mountain to protect against natural disasters, it had great fortifications to protect against other inhabitants, and had a just law system to protect them from themselves. And yet, despite all of this, The City fell.

Provinces popped up around the edges of the mountain - peaceful folk, living quietly. They never ventured near the mountain, never tried to uncover its secrets, and so the story of how Stoneguard fell was lost.

That changed when colonists began to arrive, raiding and ransacking the lands. The provinces joined together, began to rebuild the ruins of Stoneguard and its mighty fortifications. They hoped that together, they could overcome the invaders and advance technologically. They created their own system of currency and their own government, with ministers from each of the major provinces leading guilds.

However, one minister was set on learning how Stoneguard fell. He travelled into the depths below the city, and was never heard from again.