Matao

The surface of Matao is almost completely uninhabitable due to constant volcanic eruptions and toxic gasses. Instead, cities were built under the surface, connected by a large tunnel-road called the Magma Ring Passage.

Civilization
In the time of Ezentar here were 4 great cities of Matao, all connected by the Magma Ring. However, only one has been reconstructed by the mundane races. The others are either in disrepair or claimed by less understood civilizations

Turtaba
Turtaba was the smallest city of Matao before the Cataclysm. Now, it is the only city that has been reclaimed and its population is larger than the city was designed to support. It imports the majority of its food in exchange for weapons, nails, and other forged materials. The poorest inhabitants of the city instead subsist on cindercaps, a type of mushroom that is edible but taste terrible and cause any who ingest it to exhale ash for the next few hours, creating an obvious marker of socioeconomic status.

Huralki
The city of Huralki was once famed for its glass-blowing and pottery products. They created beautiful works of art from volcanic ash brought down from the surface using an advanced system into the city. The city is currently smothered under a deep layer of ash and inhabited by monstrous serpent-like monsters. The Blinnebeorn tribe of fire giants have taken up residence inside of the city after defeating an enormous serpent.

Ghuar
Called the Smith's Haven in records, Ghuar is currently flooded with magma after the advanced smelting machines broke down. Ghuar is famous for being able to process a wide variety of unique and magical ores.

Raolpa
A city built to honor a goddess whose name has since been lost to history. While the information is from untrustworthy sources, the city is supposedly under the control of a colony of myconids.