Sandholme

The Titans' Home
Even the massive stone walls of Alrendar do not prepare one for what is essentially the capital of the Northlands, the vast fortress of Sandholme. Tucked away within some of the region's craggiest, roughest mountains, Sandholme looms from the snowy fog like a titan, its enormous stone walls dwarfing those of Alrendar, its massive towers disappearing into the clouds above like the legs of giants.

Legend tells that Sandholme existed long before any mortals walked Rune, a haven for the gods that still called the planet home regularly. Given the sheer size of the city, it's easy to see why it earned such a history, as nearly everything in Sandholme is just plain big. Still, it's not any more hospitable than Alrendar, appearance-wise, and has little to offer besides general protection from the many raiding tribes deep within the Northlands.

Situated approximately in the center of the region, Sandholme is quite cold and covered with snow year-round. Fortunately, the city has a gigantic heating system, with magic-aided furnaces providing a good amount of warmth in nearly every building within the walls. Despite this, however, Sandholme is still as technologically undeveloped as the rest of the Northlands, and has little advancement beyond this heating system.

As mentioned earlier, there is not much for a tourist to experience in Sandholme, though one would be absolutely mad to visit the Northlands as some kind of vacation in the first place, especially this far into the area. Most of the city's inhabitants are villagers who fled their homes due to raiders, stonemasons, and hunters. Due to the large amount of refugees making up the city's population, Sandholme does at least have a low amount of crime to its name.