Volkumburgh

Volkumburgh was a tiny village nestled in the foothills of the Thunder Peaks, south of Thunder Gap.

Geography
to the north-northwest of this village was an abandoned temple, known as the Temple of the Dragon Oracle. Northeast of the village was a set of ruins known as the High Pasture.

Trade
Volkumburgh was a herding village, their primary trade good being sheep and the wool they grew.

History
Founded in 999 DR, the village was originally a noble's villa, but strangely, the location of the village only appeared on maps of Cormyr dated from before 1160 DR.

In the mid-12 century DR, King Proster Obarskyr ordered Volkumburgh's College of Shaping Magics to construct a new breed of stone golems, designed to help expedite his building projects. In later centuries, this information could only be found in a single obscure government document in Suzail.

Later that same year Volkumburgh Vale was sacked by that same golem. Following this the village's founder, Lord Volkumburgh, hid his treasure beneath what would become the site of the Crimson Wyrm. A narrow passageway connected its concealed cavern to a trapdoor beneath the village's fountain. This treasure was known to the inhabitants of Volkumburgh village, though its location was not, and over time it would come to be known as "Volki's treasure."

Some time in the 14 century DR, the wizard Amelior Amanitas set up a workshop in the village. While living there he discovered an arm of the fabled golem. He then proceeded to hire a group of adventurers from Suzail to deliver one of the statue's long feet, having arranged for it to be shrunken down and stolen from a town that mistakenly believed it to be a piece of Grumbar. Estimating where the other fragments might be, he tasked them with seeking out the rest of the fragments.

As of 1369 DR, Volkumburgh was a rustic village of miners and sheep farmers.

Notable Locations

 * Chantry of St. Sammaster, a temple built by the Cult of the Dragon in 1369 DR.
 * Crimson Wyrm, the town's tavern and inn.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * The Shattered Statue