Construction on the city began in the Year of Seven Spirits, −335 DR, as a joint effort between the human wizards of Illusk and the dwarves of Delzoun. He convinced the dwarves of Delzoun to build a city around the mines of Gauntlgrym in order to harness the power of the primordial to create exceptional pieces of metalwork. Millennia later, the primordial was rediscovered by the arcanist Maerin of Illusk. After that disastrous encounter, Delzoun sealed the tunnels and focused on expanding their empire.
The dwarves found unusual veins of magical ore, but in their digging, they encountered the slumbering primordial. Toward the end of the Age of Elves ( −22,900 DR to −1100 DR), Delzoun was established around −3900 DR and dwarven miners first dug the tunnels and chambers that would eventually become known as Gauntlgrym. History Origins Īfter the last conflict between gods and primordials in −31,000 DR, the primordial Maegera, tired of fighting and uninterested in following its fellow primordials to the world of Abeir, entered in a coma-like sleep beneath the Crags, forming the caves that would later be called Gauntlgrym. Also starting beneath the city was a long and treacherous tunnel to the Great Worm Caverns and an even longer tunnel to Shadowdale. Gauntlgrym connected with Deepearth and Nuur Throth via the Underdark. Ī number of tunnels in the Underdark beneath Gauntlgrym led upwards into the city many of which bypassed the main entrance. The river was guarded by Karrundax, a young red dragon. This entrance appear to be the closest to the city's "front doors." Īnother entry point was a river of magma that originated within Mount Hotenow, which, in 1479 DR, was connected to the Great Cavern (and therefore Gauntlgrym's main entrance) via winding tunnels. Entry Points īruenor Battlehammer rediscovered Gauntlgrym through a cave entrance in a stony ravine in the Crags outside of Neverwinter. The city was alleged to be north of the River Dessarin, near the Valley of Khedrun in the Savage Frontier. The city was adorned with icons to the Morndinsamman, the dwarven pantheon, and other dwarven heroes. They were both magically sealed and tremendously heavy. These doors were designed to be opened only by a Delzoun.
Doorways were constructed from iron, mithral and stone. The city was built on a massive scale, with many doorways large enough that even dragons could pass through them.
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