Salamandastron
Mountain Fortress of the Badger Lords
Deep within the ancient volcano of Salamandastron, where the forge fires never go cold and the Long Patrol hares drill at the crack of dawn, the Badger Lords have ruled since time before memory. They are not rulers by choice — the mountain calls to them, across plains and oceans, in visions only badgers can see.
Lord Urthstripe the Strong once said: "The mountain does not belong to me. I belong to the mountain." He said this immediately before hurling a boulder the size of a hay cart at a vermin horde, which rather undercut the philosophical tone.
The hares of the Long Patrol disagree about many things — scones vs. crumpets, the correct number of medals on a dress uniform, whether the word "chap" can be applied to a badger — but on one matter they are unanimous: Salamandastron stands. It has always stood. It always will.