The Ruins of Thaurissan are what remains of the Dark Iron dwarves' original city of Thaurissan (aka city of Thaurisan). Little is known of the great city, and Royal Historian Archesonus has led research into the ruins found in the Burning Steppes, to reveal some information about the place. It was once the Dark Iron kingdom. (LoC 67, 191) Hundreds of years ago, the city, named after Sorcerer-thane Thaurissan, stood proudly in a lush expanse of land that is now the dilapidated Burning Steppes. The Dark Irons that survived made their way into the mountain and began rebuilding their city.