Grymforge

Grymforge, was a fortress in the Underdark that was connected to the nearby Sharran temple called Gauntlet of Shar. In the Grymforge was nearly forgotten and had no permanent inhabitants except for those trying to explore its secrets.

Geography
Grymforge was built on the far shore of Ebonlake, near a lava lake which heat was later used for the work of the Adamantine Forge.

First Sharran period
The original fortress was first built by some unknown followers of Shar and had another name, which was still known in the end of the 14 century and mentioned in the book Grymforge: A History, but in the the exact name was illegible. The Sharrans had been using the fortress for almost 800 years, but for some reason it was abandoned. The reason was a mystery even for Shar's Chosen, Ketheric Thorm.

Second Sharran period
In the end of the 14 century Ketheric Thorm planned to rebuild "the lost city". It served as the headquarters of Ketheric's Dark Justiciars. The

Yurgir rushed through the walls and started to extinguish all the Dark Justiciars of Grymforge till there was none left.

The Absolute crisis
As of the, the fortress was under control of the cultists of the Absolute that operated under the orders of True Soul Nere and the hired duergar Clan Flameshade. The cultists were trying to find a way to the Sharran Temple. For this task they needed more workforce, so they assigned the Clan Flameshade to deliver more slaves to excavate the fortress. Most of these were enslaved after a successful assault on the Decrepit Village, a deep gnome settlement, which was located on the other side of Ebonlake. A lot of slaves died and were simply thrown into the water. The route through Grymforge to the Gauntlet of Shar turned out to be impassable. Nere and four enslaved deep gnomes got into a gas trap trying to reach a broken platform leading to the Temple.

Cult of the Absolute

 * Nere, a drow True Soul of the Absolute

Clan Flameshade

 * Thrinn, a duergar sergeant of the Absolute
 * Greymon, corsair
 * Brithvar, the elder of Clan Flameshade
 * Orgath, a duergar Stone Guard
 * Kur, a duergar Stone Guard
 * Kith, a duergar stonemason
 * Gergerann, a duergar stonemason
 * Thudd, a duergar slaver
 * Mirthis, a duergar slaver
 * Danna, a duergar slaver
 * Morghal, a duergar cleric of Laduguer
 * Dunnol, a duergar mind master and a cultist of the Absolute
 * Fonmara, a duergar mind master and a cultist of the Absolute
 * Skarjall, a duergar herdmaster
 * Morgya, a duergar novice of the Absolute
 * Drar, a duergar novice of the Absolute
 * Murmath, a duergar novice of the Absolute training spiders and killing people executioner
 * Grundril, a duergar novice of the Absolute
 * Brathwen, a duergar novice of the Absolute
 * Viss, a duergar novice of the Absolute

Ironhand Clan

 * Beldron, a deep gnome Ironhand's steward
 * Lunkbug, a deep gnome
 * Laridda, a deep gnome apprentice
 * Meerna, a deep gnome burrow warden
 * Welso, a deep gnome apprentice of burrow warden
 * Wicky, a deep gnome
 * Philomeen, a deep gnome sapper

Spiders

 * Lur Xanta
 * Lur Fu
 * Lur Otan
 * Lur Jox

Harpers

 * Jhaam, a drow Harper scout

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate III