From the papers of Dunbart’s Guide to Telara, Stonefield:

The Deepstrike Mines date back to the days of the Eth Empire. At the time, they were referred to by an Eth term that translates to, roughly, “The Ever Mines,” because it was believed there was so much sourcestone to be found that it would never go dry. To this day, no one has proven them wrong, but most scholars agree that the sourcestone deposits will dry up at some point.

Stonefield was the first territory that the Eth claimed outside of their deserts. At this time, there were almost no humans living in the region, save a few hearty pioneers. When the Sorcerer-Kings came on their sourcestone-fueled carriages, the pioneers bent down before them and called them their lords without so much a fight, or at least that’s how the Eth history books tell.

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These Ever Mines were the primary source of most of the fuel for the Eth Empire; the power for everything from the tiniest source lamp to the grandest sky bridge came from its reserves.

The Eth fought everyone from smugglers to suspicious locals to keep these mines running. They were more than simply an important resource; the mines acted as the heart of their empire, veins running the sourcestone blood to all reaches of their territories.