Tejarn Hills

"Why, only halflings and savages live beyond Lake Esmel!"

- A typical Athkatlan opinion about the Tejarn Hills region

The Tejarn Hills were a grouping of hills in southeastern Amn. At some times in history, they served as a border between Amn and Tethyr.

Description
The hills appeared gradually but became excellent ground for defensive fortifications and ambushes.

Geography
They were located southeast of Lake Esmel, east of the Small Teeth and west of the Forest of Shadows.

Reputation
Most of the citizens of Athkatla and Murann considered anyone living in the wilderness area of the Tejarn Hills and the regions near Shilmista to be backwards. Nevertheless, the region supplied root crops, cattle and other livestock, wines and ales, and wild mushrooms and flowers to the rest of the country.

History
The hills were once the territory of the short-lived halfling kingdom of Meiritin.

Inhabitants
While one the land of halflings, by the late 1300s DR, the central hills were inhabited by a tribe of hill giants, the Skullgnasher tribe, who were in league with the Sythillisian Empire of Sothillis the oni mage.

Notable Locations
The South Road from Gambiton to Trollford passed through these hills. Most citizens of Amn hated traveling through this region of the South Road, for it was full of ruts, pits, steep hills, and sharp turns.

The hills were also the location of two of Amn's hillforts:
 * Hillfort Keshla
 * Hillfort Torbold

In addition, the following sites were found in the hills:
 * The Nine Sentinels (or Sentinel Towers) : These are the ruins of ancient Calishite garrisons.
 * The Dark Redoubt : This Calishite manor house from the time of the Shoon Imperium had a gate blocking the pass between two of the largest hills and later became a temple to Cyric.