Ss'thar'tiss'ssun, or the City of Fountains, was once the capital city of the ancient serpent empire known as Najara. It was raised some 30,000 years before modern times by a powerful creator race called the Sarrukh. By the 14th century DR, however, the secretive empire of Najara or the Kingdom of Snakes was governed from Ss'khanaja. Ss'thar'tiss'ssun was left buried and nearly forgotten. The Shrine of Cowled Serpents lies in the heart of ruined Ss'thar'tiss'ssun. It was inhabited by all manner of monsters and treasures dating back to the original Kingdom of Snakes.