"A natural chokepoint," Sebastian said. Pointing at the valley. "The mountains are too steep. Only one entrance south of here. We build walls, and nobody gets in unless we let them."
"The mountains surrounding this basin are unscalable. The only entrance is a narrow canyon pass to the south. Once we build the walls, the only way a raid party gets in is if they ask nicely."
"If the wildlife doesn't eat them first," Valerie pointed down.
Down in the ash-covered basin, massive terrifying shapes prowled through the smoke. Colossal hounds made of entirely cracked glowing charcoal lumbered through the magma streams.
Towering skeletal giants draped in chains of molten iron dragged their heavy feet across the obsidian floor.
"Level 45 Cinder Hounds. Level 50 Ash Ghouls," Sebastian noted. His True Sight scanning them. "Aggressive aggro. We step off this ledge, they'll swarm us. Melt us down to zero HP."
