Boulderwick

Nestled in the shadows of the Kwastdorm Mountains near the shores of Echo Lake, lies the gnomish town of Boulder Wick. The once-bustling town has fallen into steady decline do to years of annexation by the Dwarven Kingdom of Bronzedenn. Once famed for their high skill in stone shaping, they are now little more than slaves. The majority of the townsfolk are forced to mine the volatile mineral known as crack powder. Those gnomes who show signs of stone shaping ability are taken away or some purpose unknown to the locals.

The town gets its name from the boulders that tumble down the mountainside which the citizens mine from as well as build homes out of. Due to the boon and bane of frequent rock slides the stone shapers long ago built a great shelf that sheltered the city from said dangers.