Surrounded by rolling grasslands without
a road or building visible as far as
the eye can see, this high, massive stone
arch spans the River Dessarin, a stark,
weathered, and lonely reminder of
ancient days long gone.  Built by
dwarves over 5000 years ago
to link the now-ruined Halls of the
Hunting Axe with now-forgotten dwarven
holds to the NW (like
Southkrypt).  The 100-foot-wide bridge
was built to span the broadest imaginable
spring flood and rises in a great arc
some 2 miles long and 400 feet high
above the waters of the Dessarin --
without supporting pillars.  Equally
impressive are the 4 pylon-like
sculptures, 2 flanking each end of
the bridge, that rise 500 <feet> above the valley.
Each weathered pylon depicts a
grim, wary dwarven warrior, waiting,
watching.

The dwarves explain the awesome
size of the bridge and its continued survival,
despite armies clashing on it and
mages hurling mighty spells to and
from it, over the years?to the fact that
it was built in homage to Moradin the
Soulforger, and is in fact a temple to
him. It is true that some lawful good
dwarves do make pilgrimages there,
and that at least once in times of darkness
for the dwarves, Moradin
appeared on the bridge.

FR1
This massive stone arch spans the River
Dessarin without ceremony or accompanying
settlement, rising lonely and weathered in the
midst of rolling grasslands without a road or
building to be seen as far as the eye can scan.
Built by dwarves five thousand years ago to
link the now-ruined Halls of the Hunting Axe
(a ruined dwarven city thirty miles south and
east of the bridge; its tumbled stones can still
be seen today, although those wishing to visit
are warned that despite much butchery, leucrotta
repeatedly lair in the place) with nowforgotten
dwarven holds somewhere to the
northwest. The Bridge was built to span the
broadest imaginable spring flood of the Dessaring
and it rises in a great arc, without supporting
pillars, some two miles in length,
reaching a height of four hundred feet above
the waters of the Dessarin (at normal flow).
The dwarves explain the awesome size of the
bridge?and its continued survival, despite
armies clashing on it and mages hurling
mighty spells to and from it, over the years?
to the fact that it was built in homage to Moradin
the Soulforger, and is in fact a temple to
him. It is true that some lawful good dwarves
do make pilgrimages there, and that at least
once in times of darkness for the dwarves
Moradin appeared on the bridge.