High Hold

Ruined Dwarven capital of Adamantia. It used to be the greatest fortress known and resisted numerous sieges until it was overwhelmed by the Dark Hand.

See A Tale of HighHold (book).

Timeline

• Prehistory -- HighHold and the Sana'ati Dyaus Drui'tas Fortress are constructed by the Dwarves and Elves respectively.

• 1157 BL -- Gorbesh General Goraes marches on the Adamantian capital, HighHold.
• 1156 BL -- General Goraes lays siege to HighHold with the remainder of the Northern Army.
• 1149 BL -- Halves of the Gorbesh Imperial and Western Armies join General Goraes' Northern Army. The siege continues.
• 1148 BL -- The High Priests coronate Goraes the new Emperor; he remains with his troops at the siege of HighHold.
• 1142 BL -- Emperor Goraes dies during the siege.
• 1111 BL -- Dougan Stonecleft, King of Adamantia, is killed during an assault on the besieging Gorbesh Army. Calcine Hammerfell becomes the new King.
• 1101 BL -- Under the leadership of Hammerfell, the siege on HighHold is broken. The remaining Gorbesh Army retreats back into Albaria.

• 655 BL -- Adamantia falls completely to the Seven Star Empire, except for HighHold. Diplomatic envoys are dispatched.
• 654 BL -- HighHold is placed under siege.
• 634 BL -- The twenty-year siege on HighHold is lifted.
• 539 BL -- A group of Dwarven Imperial dignitaries is sent to HighHold in the hopes of "swaying them from their stubborn path."
• 538 BL -- Emperor Hresoch's dignitaries are sent back to Throne City by HighHold.
• 497 BL -- Frustrated with what he calls Imperial stagnation, Emperor Hermothius orders simultaneous new attacks on HighHold and the Western Outlands.
• 492 BL -- The second siege of HighHold is stopped; the western armies remain in place.

• 197 BL -- High Dragon Priestess Dzree attacks HighHold.
• 196 BL -- Dzree recalls her forces from HighHold in failure.
• 195 BL -- The Dark Hand is created in South Ilithi/Adamantia, destroying the land. HighHold is isolated.
• 158 BL -- HighHold is destroyed by its isolation and the Dark Hand.
• 157 BL -- A great celebration is held by the Empire to mark the destruction of HighHold.