Shyvar Pass

Shyvar Pass was a mountain pass across the Tannath Mountains on their eastern side.

Geography
The pass lay east of Tannath Mountains, varying its width from at points to  at others. It separated Umbergoth and the rest of the Tannath. The pass was not just narrow at points, but high and narrow, full of chokepoints.

Defenses
The eastern reaches were guarded by the Umber Marshes and the River Umber itself, and to the south lay the Watchwall and Glarondar, making attacks from Thay a risky proposition. Most Aglarondans did not take the threat of invasion from Shyvar Pass seriously, but the pass was still regularly patrolled by horsemen. By, the pass was watched by watchtowers instead. They mostly greeted caravans rather than fight at the time.

History
As of, Thayan forces had attempted to take Aglarond through several routes, including the pass itself several times over the centuries. In, a Thayan force was spotted by Aglarondan griffonriders, while a second Thayan force marched towards Emmech along another route. The Aglarondan forces, after pushing back the force in Shyvar Pass, went around and attacked the second force at Emmech. The Chosen of Mystra Alvaerele Tasundrym and the Red Wizard Selemvarr had a brief fight in the Pass.