Location from The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
The great dwarven mountain stronghold and forges — producing the Continent's finest weapons and armor, where dwarven clans maintain fierce independence through the leverage of being irreplaceable.
Mahakam's independence rests on a single fact: nobody else can do what the dwarves do. Mahakam steel is the finest on the Continent — blades that hold their edge through decades of use, armor that turns strikes that would punch through lesser plate, siege equipment that makes military engineers weep with professional admiration. The mountain kingdom's tunnels descend deeper than any human mine, their walls ringing with the ceaseless percussion of hammer on anvil that echoes through the stone like a heartbeat. Kings who might subjugate the mountain kingdom find it cheaper to trade than to fight through miles of trapped tunnels where every intersection is a kill zone designed by engineers who've had centuries to perfect their defenses. The air inside smells of hot metal, coal smoke, and the distinctive mineral tang of stone that hasn't seen daylight since before humans arrived on the Continent.
A mountain range honeycombed with mine shafts and forge-halls. The real city is underground — vast halls lit by forge-light, with ceilings lost in darkness above.
Also known as: Mahakam, the Dwarven Stronghold