Highwall County (Eastern Border)

Ruler: Count Kaelen Stone-Heart (Earth Genasi, War Magic Wizard). 

Location: The Western Border of Arwonia (The Connection to the Continent).

I. The Geography: The Mountain Wall

Highwall is the kingdom's back door and its shield. It is a massive, rugged mountain range that separates the Arwonian peninsula from the rest of Aethelion. There are no easy roads here, only the "Sky-Ways" for the levitating trains.

II. The Industrial Heart

Because this is the deepest, oldest rock in the kingdom, it houses the two great Industrial Baronies:

• The Barony of Stonesky: (North-West Highwall). The massive open-air marble quarries run by Baroness Telyna Volan.

• The Barony of Glimmervein: (South-West Highwall). The deep, unstable crystal mines run by Baroness Corrin Glimmerjaw.

III. The Secret: The Path to Nowhere

(Secret Location)

Hidden within the "Maze of Passes" on the true western border is the site discovered by the Party of Ascension in Year 179. The "Path to Nowhere" leads to a sealed valley containing an ancient, high-security prison built by the Chromatic Dragons.

The Threat: The valley houses the wreckage of "The Mechanism," a necromantic engine designed to create Dracoliches of "Eternal Endurance" (Infinite Hit Points). Eisana destroyed it, but the wreckage remains.

Current Status: The valley is a forbidden zone. Count Stone-Heart's primary, secret duty is ensuring no necromancer ever finds it. As a precaution, the corpses of the Ancient Black and Red dragons slain by the Party were physically removed. Any usable reagents were harvested for the College, but the bulk of the tainted remains were transported to a far-off location in the North and deposited into the deep sea, ensuring they can never be raised or used to fuel the machine.