Solon

Solon was a city in the Raurin desert. The Crest of Solon, as of was a skull with glittering eyes.

History
Solon was was founded in as the capital city of Lower Imaskar. It would continue to be such throughout the Middle Kingdoms period of the empire.

After the fall of Imaskar, the ancient city of Solon sought to carve itself a new empire from the desert wastes. It succeeded for a time, gaining control of most of the land south of the Raurin Alta. It traded with Ra-Khati and Durpar. Slowly, however, as the desert spread further, Mulhorand took Gbor Nor, and Shou conquerors cut Solon's ties with the lands to the north, Solon lost its grip on its territories. The city became a part of the Shou empire at some point during the Kao dinasty. After a succession of weak kings over a period of centuries, Solon was only left with the city itself.

A lich by the name of Ambuchar Devayam became raja of the city sometime around. Per a book from the city of Ra-Khati, he attempted to conquer Ra-Khati shortly after, with the help of Gaumahavi; he ultimately failed despite coming close. Later sources state Ambuchar took the city at the head of an army from Durpar, sometime after the eruption of.

The nearby volcano had erupted at least twice since the initial foundation of the city. One of those eruptions left the Imaskari constructions inaccessible and unusable; the Solonese empire built on top of the leveled ruins. A second eruption did the same thing to the new city; the Kao dynasty construction, which endured past the eruption of, had been built atop the remains. At least one of the mummies in the city was 2000 years old at that time, give or take 10 years, which would place its raising around the year.

On, Ambuchar enslaved most of the population of the city and had them excavate in search of Imaskari artifacts, cutting off all trade. He turned the dead into zombies so they would continue to work after their lives were exhausted. The lich continued these activities until 1362 DR, when adventurers using the Stone Scepter of Shih destroyed his philactery. The energies released during its destruction of the artifacts caused a great volcanic eruption about thirty minutes later, burying the entire city under ash and magma.