The Barrowberg of Colluch

Those who escaped Lom were chased by the black sails, so they made their way to the icy north where the clumsy piloting of corpse-cold hands would not steer the boats safely between the icebergs and the glaciers. Many of the undead sank to the bottom of the northern sea.

The living found these seas rich with fish, whales, and seals. They had trouble finding land, but soon learned to navigate among the flows of unmelting ice. They dug houses and cellars out of the snow, not with magic, but with axes and picks. Each winter brought new snow and ice, but to the Halflings of what came to be called Colluch, this was a gift of building material, free stone falling from the sky.

The people of Colluch placed their trust in the Society of the Closed Gate and wanted nothing to do with wizards and their horrors. They found the trading partners of Lom were still needing fish and trading goods, and their small boats were easily modified with a long, pointed prow to squeeze through leads in the ice.

The golden age of Colluch led to amazing creations in the ice. Blue and white palaces were carved, streets smoothed for skating rather than walking, and they learned to attract sea creatures that glowed at night with pink and purple light beneath the icy floor.

They became so wealthy and powerful that their city attracted rare attention. A white dragon named Bai came to Colluch. The city had no defense against the freezing breath of the wyrm, and many of the citizens were caught in its path without warning. Today the people of Colluch remain as frozen statues in the streets and houses of the city, their creations carefully preserved by the dragon who remains its lone curator and resident.