OUT-OF-CHARACTER INFORMATION
POI Name: The Foggy Steps
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Type: Road / Military Checkpoint
Position: Located throughout the Vilepeak Mountains and close to the border of the Four Summits
Consolidation Thread: N/A
Architect: The Old Dwarves of Terra
Description: The Foggy Steps were once a symbol of dwarven endurance, a vast chain of stone bastions and narrow passes winding through the Vilepeak Mountains, leading into the sanctified mountain realm of the Four Summits. Forged in ancient days to stop the advance of vermin-kind, it is now their banner that hangs in tattered strips from crumbling towers. Following their complete conquest of Krag-Duraz and the genocide of its defenders, the Eshkin of Clan Metus have turned the ruined Steps into a nightmarish stronghold of their own design. War-machines idle behind scorched dwarven gates. Doomstone torches burn green in empty watchposts. The remains of dwarven architecture have been hollowed out, warped, and retooled to serve as a border checkpoint, one that ensures no enemy enters or leaves the Four Summits without being torn apart. The road no longer belongs to kings or clans. It belongs to the rats.
ATTRIBUTES
- Defence: High
- Defensive Elements:
- Entrenched Eshkin war garrisons
- Rewired and reanimated dwarven stone defences
- Choke points reinforced with scavenged metal and doom-tech
- Traps, tunnel entrances, and ambush warrens
- Defensive Elements:
- Offence: Low
- Offensive Elements:
- Eshkin garrison
- Offensive Elements:
- Durability: High
- Scarcity: Unique
- TvM Requirement: 4vX
STRENGTHS
+ Strategically placed at the threshold of the Four Summits
+ Natural terrain still favours defenders
+ Layers of corrupted dwarven infrastructure now warped for Eshkin use
+ Connected to a network of Eshkin tunnels for reinforcements and escape
+ Serves as both a military garrison and a psychological deterrent
WEAKNESSES
- Still partially unstable due to Doomstone corruption and underground detonation damage
- Some sections of the Steps remain unmapped and dangerous, even to the Eshkin
- Reliant on constant Eshkin maintenance to prevent total collapse
- Hostile to non-corrupted species, unsuitable for diplomacy, trade, or shared occupation
- Paranoia and infighting among rat commanders can leave gaps in coordination
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Built long before the rise of the Eshkin, the Foggy Steps were the dwarves’ sacred chain, a winding ascent through the Vilepeak Mountains, layered in fortresses, traps, and ancient statues of silent stone guardians. When the war came, this road became a deathbed. Every mile was bought in dwarven blood. But Clan Metus came not merely to destroy. They came to inherit.
Following their annihilation of Krag-Duraz and the detonation of the Rune of Ending, the Eshkin poured into the bones of the mountain. They scavenged every wall, every vault, every ruined turret. Now, ratkind has taken hold of what once was a dwarven bulwark, turning it into a border fortress under Eshkin control. The Foggy Steps now serve as a military checkpoint, a gate between the world and the scarred interior of the Four Summits, and a warning to all who remember who once lived here.
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