Korolnor

Korolnor was one of the eight subkingdoms of the dwarven realm of Shanatar.

Geography
Korolnor was located beneath the Troll Mountain which formed part of the northern border of the surface realm of Amn. It was an intrictae network of tunnels and caverns at the border of the Upperdark and the Middledark. Numerous passages linked the kingdom with the surface.

Inhabitants
Formerly a kingdom of shield dwarves, the ruins of Korolnor were now home to a nation of trolls and a small number of derro, who occupied five of the former dwarven cities. This realm of trolls was called the Everlasting Kingdom of Stommheim and was ruled, as of, by Ursummnogh the Unkillable. The culture and language of giants has a strong persence in the Everlasting Kingdom. Stommheim claims both the former realms as well as the peaks and valleys of the mountains above. It has managed to defend itself from invasions and raids.

The derro who lived here were lead by Kursh Brokenhorn, a derro sorcerer. They had an alliance with the trolls of Stommheim, which stipulated in return for the troll's aid in killing mind flayers, the derro assisted in both the defense and expansion of Stommheim.

History
Korolnor was once a thriving kingdom. Founded in the distant past, the kingdom was home to several cities notable for its exquisite stonework. Their skill in stonework was so execellent that most of it was still intact into the current age. Its legacy lived in several examples of fine stonework, such as the Axe and Star bridges found in eastern Amn and the towering Wailing Dwarf, a carving on Mount Batyr in the Troll Mountains.

The dwarves of Korolnor were constanly defending their territory, especially after the Mindstalker Wars. Much of the defensive measures taken after the Mindstalker Wars was in defending their surface holdings from attacks by giants and trols.

Religion
At the time of its founding, the dwarves of Korolnor worshipped Diinkarazan, a demigod of the derro. Over time, worship of Diinkarazan was widely abandoned in favour of worshipping the Morndinsamman, the dwarven pantheon, as a whole. The derro who lived there as of 1372 DR were fervant worshippers of Diinkarazan.