Mountainceiling

Onolingiz or "Mountainceiling" is a dwarven fortress founded by The Virtuous Wise Lanterns in Granite of 218. It is part of the dwarven civilization The Seal of Shielding.

Founding
Rigoth Roofspoken, female king of The Seal of Shielding, died in 127 of old age at 168 years old. She was succeeded by Olin Flaxenflag, a miner from Tanglewheels. Only fifteen years old at the time of his ascension, young Olin desired to make a name for himself and spread the influence of The Seal of Shielding from The Oracular Horn to the far west at The Spike of Flashing. In the spring of 218, he formed a group of seven dwarves and named them The Virtuous Wise Lanterns. He sent them out to settle The Spike in Granite of 218 with a wagon full of supplies and the promise of resupply in the fall.

The Virtuous Wise Lanterns
The Lanterns are a group of seven dwarves, consisting of:
 * Meng Cloisteredgems, female, legendary stonecrafter, both expedition leader and hammer.
 * Kadol Clinchaxes, male, legendary miner, broker
 * Ingiz Mansionspeaks, female, legendary miner, chief medical dwarf.
 * Zasit Fountainnourish, female, legendary carpenter, manager.
 * Rigoth Burnedwheels, male, legendary mason, bookkeeper.
 * Sigun Mineflew, male, militia commander.
 * Uzol Dimplemines, male, stonecrafter and cook.

Location
The site selected for the founding of Mountainceiling was on the western edge of The Spike of Flashing, overlapping with The Forests of Mist to the west. The entrance to the fortress sits along Crawledreason, a small brook.

The site was chosen due to its natural advantages for building a fortress. The location features a brook that flows during the warmer months, allowing for fishing and use of the water. There is an abundance of trees from the forest for construction of beds and production of coal.The location also offers easy trading with a nearby elven civilization after the spring thaw.

It was discovered shortly after arrival that Mountainceiling's location also had abundant veins of hematite and native gold.

Noteworthy Events

 * Granite, 218 - Mountainceiling founded by The Virtuous Wise Lanterns
 * Moonstone, 218 - The Respect of Verses was created by Zazit Fountainnourish
 * Granite, 219 - Alath Murkmanors struck down the goblin Nako Weighttheives during an attempted child abduction
 * Felite, 219 - The Tressed Decency was created by Libash Helmedplunged

The Fall of Mountainceiling
In Limestone of 219, the neighboring goblin civilization declared war on The Virtuous Wise Lanterns and Mountainceiling. Called The Stormy War, the dwarven fortress fell quickly after just one battle, known as The Assault of Wringing. The goblin Sobus Tubeblossoms led the attack, where the goblins jumped the fortress walls and pillaged the caverns within.