The dwarves once strode alongside the men and women of the West Midlands. Now, they are dead. Their works stand empty. The few that remain hide in their bolt-holes and shun their kin.

Still, the foolhardy know where to find the vacated cities of the dwarves:

“Talk to the Mynd-men, probe for directions. Act pious, speak well of your mark. Follow the roads into the mountains, tread their trails up the old switch-back steps - that’s how you’ll know you’re headed right - and you will no doubt find an old ruined watch-tower or half-collapsed mine. Just beware all the ghosts, the traps, the curses, and - of course - whatever foul beast malingers now in their echoing empty chambers. May the Cynn watch over ye...”

Part of the West Midlands series. Made for the Knave 2e Adventure Jam.