Veridia, The Desert Orchid

The cradle of spirit and idea. At its center sits Einsol's Forge — the birthplace of light and shadow. Azturium pulses with pure essence: dreams, divine powers, and ancestral spirits dwell here. It is called the Realm of Origin, though its paths are too sacred — or too dangerous — for most mortals to tread.

The crown of gnomish civilization — a city of arcane spires, clockwork districts, and the world's greatest research institutions, erased in eleven seconds by a 50-megaton nuclear strike during the Sundering War.