Ghor Dranas ("Gathering of Shadows" in Draconic) was the capital of the Betrayer Gods' alliance and was located in Xhorhas during the Age of Arcanum. It was destroyed in the final battles of the Calamity. The city of Rosohna now stands on the same site.[1]
History[]
During the Schism in the era of the Founding, as Asmodeus was being banished, he made a threat to "gather the shadows" to himself. The dragons who heard this treated the threat with trepidation, and it was still known as a historical detail on the eve of the Calamity.[2]
Ghor Dranas was built by Betrayer Gods the very night they were released by Vespin Chloras. The same night, Asmodeus arrived in the city, while his minions tried to use Avalir to release the Primordials. He proposed to Gruumsh that they assault Vasselheim together,[3] the Dawn City located in Issylra, on the opposite side of the world from Ghor Dranas.[1]
Ghor Dranas was in constant shadow and was full of barracks and towers for war. At the center of the city sat Virkwzual ("Dark Bastion" in Infernal), the central citadel for the armies of the Betrayer Gods. Beneath the city were tunnels used as prisons and torture chambers by the followers of Torog.[4]
The city was where many of the final battles of the Calamity took place, and it was in ruins by the time of the Divergence. Over time, the Luxon-worshiping society of drow living in the Underdark below the city emerged and built the Kryn Dynasty capital, Rosohna, where Ghor Dranas once stood.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 12.
- ↑ See "Excelsior" (E3x01) at 3:04:24.
- ↑ See "Fire and Ruin" (E3x04) at 1:22:56.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 142.
Art:
- ↑ Official art of Ghor Dranas, by Clara (source). Used with permission.
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