The County of Cinder-Reach

Ruler: Count Ignis (Fire Genasi, Forge Cleric/Evocation Wizard). Location: The Eastern Coast of Arwonia (Between Tidesinger County to the South and Cloudedge County to the North).

I. The Geography: The Volcanic Wall

This county is defined by the jagged, active volcanic mountain range that runs directly along the eastern coast. It is a landscape of black basalt, smoking vents, and rivers of lava that flow down into the boiling sea.

It is not a place for agriculture; it is a place for industry. The air smells of sulfur and ozone.

II. The Great Smelter

While Stonesky (in the West) quarries the raw rock, Cinder-Reach refines the ore.

• Geothermal Power: The county's wizards and artificers have constructed massive binding circles around the active lava vents. They capture the raw heat of the earth to power steam-driven crushers, magical bellows, and the hottest forges in the world.

• The Industry: This is where the raw iron, mithral, and gold of the kingdom are smelted. The "Sky-Trains" from the west drop off raw ore here, and Cinder-Reach turns it into pure ingots.

III. The Capital: The Brimstone Citadel

The capital is not a traditional city; it is a fortress-factory built inside the dormant caldera of the largest volcano, Mount Cinder.

• The Architecture: The buildings are made of magically-reinforced obsidian and iron.

• The Magma Guard: The volcanoes are home to Fire Elementals, Salamanders, and Magmin. Count Ignis maintains an elite force of Fire Genasi and Forge Clerics called the "Magma Guard." Their job is to keep the "fuel" inside the vents and prevent the elemental wildlife from burning down the kingdom.

This county is the "engine room" of Arwonia—hot, dangerous, and absolutely essential for the production of the steel and magic items that the kingdom sells.