AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/History of Colier
History of Colier
Colier was once a prosperous mining town located in the hills and mountains of Northern Osteth. The mine supplied towns south of it with raw materials and precious gemstones prior to a vicious Banderling raid. Much of the town's construction — fruit of thousands of hours of labor — and mining support was destroyed in the raid and the occupants of the town scattered to other well-established towns.
Since the raid, the town has been forsaken and much of it has withered from age. The mine itself has taken in new occupants, much of them undead miners. Rumor has it that during the Banderling raid many townspeople fled to the mine and were later trapped and entombed inside. It is further rumored that it was the Baron of Colier himself who led his people into the mine for protection from the Banderling Raid.
Surviving town folk speak of the Baron as a cold and greedy man who ran to the mine not for protection of life, but rather to save the mine's wealth from the raid. Some say the Baron took his worldly possessions with him to the mine. Others claim they looted his home as the Baron himself ran away in fear. It is doubtful any one person knows what really happened on that day.
Regardless of spoken rumors, many will testify that since the raid on Colier, no living soul has seen the Baron alive.
In the years since the banderling raid, large mossy trees have taken root and the ancient willow trees have died. The dungeon was once used by the town as a source of iron ore until the banderlings raided and the town and the mine were abandoned.