Of all Sigmar’s strongholds in the underworld of Lyria, Glymmsforge is the most sacred. A city of concentric walls abd towering spires built around an ancient realmgate to Azyr, its defenses include an enchanted twelve-pointed star that can keep out deamons and ethereal undead.
The city lies at the heart of Lyria, an afterlife where the dead are given succour and strength through the celebration of their mortal deeds. The city is built around a portal called the Shimmergate, one of the few Realmgates that leads directly from Shyish to Azyr. Not so much of a material portal as a blur of light shimmering in the air, it can only be reached by means of spiralling stairways of pure amethyst that reach up into the Zirconan skies. One who ascends the SHimmergate’s stairs may, if they are considered worthy, find themselves emerging through a could of purple mist into the sky-realms of High Azyr.
On the outskirts of the city of Glymmsforge can be found many entrances into its ancient and sprawling catacombs. Only the foolish would dare enter the darkness of those crypts, for vile ghosts and phantasmal creatures lurk within. Yet thanks to the whispers of riches beyond measure to be found in their depths, a steady stream of adventurers still venture into the gloom to try their luck. Most are never seen again.
