Dun Dyr

''"In Dyr's day we had come Madh, so come forth you weary traveller, and sit you down in Dyr's hall, and pass a drink around!" ''- A pub song from Dun Dyr

Dun Dyr was built during the reign of Thengill Alpin, two hundred years before the First War. The fort was built on the farthest edge of the Fjallidh in the province known as Cren'n Fa'earn, in The New Forest, and was originally met to keep an eye on travelers who were passing through the Chillwind Valley, however as time went on the fort was deemed unnecessary and ultimately abandoned and replaced by Dyr's Wall; which rests on the edge of The Old Forest and The New Forest. When Dun Dyr was abandoned the fort was quickly infested by bandits and it would not have been a few years later when a local Stormpike village complained about the bandits was it retaken by the Crown of Fjallidh. Dun Dyr currently serves as a gateway into the Fjallidh from Alterac, as well as commercial hub for merchants.

Etymology
The name Dun Dyr translated from Fjordic, means The Waiting Fort of Dyr; Dun meaning fortress or castle, and Dyr meaning waiting. However Dyr is also a name of an ancient local hero who was known for his great patients.

History
The First War During the First War, the fort saw little to no action, but it was used as the headquarters for the Ri Og Firion, an arcanist society. However near the end of the First war they were absorbed by the Army of the Rheingold, and they left for Kirkjafloi.

Thane Bael I
After the departure of the Ri Og Firion, the fort was given in to the hands of Prince Asbjorn III's brother Bael I, who was given the title Thane of Dyr. During the rule of Bael I the fort began to develop into a walled town, and slowly a hub for those who were entering or leaving the Fjallidh. The surrounding farms and homesteads were absorbed into the expanding city, and so the area was renamed Dyr, after the fort Dun Dyr. Thane Bael I, died quite suddenly the days leading up to the Second War, however it was believed that he died due to heart fail, although there were speculations of foul play. And so his son Bael II took his place, at the age of ten.

Thane Bael II
During the time when Bael II came to rule over Dyr, there was an aire of uneasy for during the time the early days of the Second War, for there was talk from Alterac about leaving the Alliance for the Horde, in hopes of survival. When the time came for the young Thane to decide the fate of Dyr, a courier from Fjallidhhiem arrived bringing a message that the people of Dyr were to fall back behind Dyr's Wall, until the war had ended, and those who chose to stay behind would be allowed to do so. And so the majority of the populace of Dyr left for the safety of Dyr's Wall, where they stayed until the end of the Second War. And it was not until the Great Cataclysm that Thane Bael II resettled Dyr.

Government
The area surrounding Dun Dyr is ruled by the Thane of Dyr, and a local council of village elders-- who are incharge of the surrounding villages; however the region is under direct control by the Crown of the Fjallidh.

Trade
Dun Dyr, is primarily a trading center, however the city does bost an impressive brewing industry, since the there are many hop farmers in the area. Trade in the region is mainly directed towards the region's capital Fjallidhhiem, and the neighbouring regions due to its location on the border of the Fjallidh.

Culture
Unlike the other areas of the Fjallidh, Dun Dyr has a rather diverse population consisting of High Elves, Wildhammer and Stormpike Dwarves, Southshore refuges, and the local Fjordic Alteraci, and so it is not uncommon to see a Priest, a Shaman, and a Druid in deep conversation in one of Dyr's many pubs.