The Wolven Marches and the Iron Dwarves are locked in an ongoing skirmish along the northern border. Trying to cross the northern border in this region will be crossing an active battlefield area. The Wolven Marches hold the northern hills and forest areas, and the Iron Dwarves hold the southern mountain areas.
There are rumors that there is a secret dwarven forge that contains a legendary hammer in it. Accounts vary on where this supposed hidden treasure is located but local smiths in particular swear it’s existence is true because pieces diagrams and partial documents discussing the hammer have started to surface. Everyone is convinced that this lost hammer exists, just so far nobody has been able to locate the long forgotten forge.