Thaymount (tharch)

The tharch of Thaymount, also known as High Thay, was a region of Thay that encompassed the entirety of the area atop the Second Escarpment, within the greater Thayan Plateau. For centuries, the central district overshadowed by the Thaymount mountains was a military fortress that held reserve legions for Thay's many military endeavors. However, by the late 14 century DR, it had become the seat of power in Thay under the rule of High Regent Szass Tam.

Military
The mountains of Thaymount were dotted with dozens of mountainside fortresses that housed the Thayan beast-legions, comprised of thousands of gnolls, darkenbeasts, and other dark creatures. The tharch housed the orcs and orogs of Gruumsh's Legion, the widely feared regiment that was considered among the finest military forces in all of Thay.

Notable Locations

 * The Citadel: Dating back farther than the Kingdom of Raumathar, to the ancestors of the nearby Surmarsh lizardfolk, the ancient labyrinthine fortress known only as "the Citadel" was a complex network of arcane chambers, which was taken over and bent to the will of Szass Tam and his allied Red Wizards.
 * Doomvault: The grand dungeon created by Kazit Gul was also taken over by Szass Tam, and used to conduct his experimentations on the chosen of the gods prior to the Second Sundering.

Geographical Features

 * Thaymount: The range of rugged volcanic mountains, from which the tharch took its name, was the central feature of High Thay.