Caves of Luxury

The Caves of Luxury (formery called Athus Caverns) are a network of caves in Toswald underneath the Kohm Plains. They have been exploited by dwarves living in the Shingle Mountains to the west for mining purposes for years, and the supply of precious minerals shows no sign of declining. Though the caves are long and all the known entrances lie within the mountains, the dwarves have constructed a series of small, gravy-powered machines that runs on a series of tracks. They use these to transport themselves and their minerals around. So far this has been so profitable that most of the dwarves just ignore the ancient legends about a balrogue being buried around here. Most figure that there are probably balrogues buried in most caves, and spending too much time worrying about it would be a good way not to get any mining done.

The caves are named because a small section of them lies underneath the town of Quicksilver. Since Quicksilver often sinks into the ground, increasingly large numbers of stories of a city are here, and many dwarves live here luxuriously at no cost. As of the late 900s FA, there are five stories.