Riders to the Sky

The Riders to the Sky, also known as the Sky Riders during the late years of the 15th century DR, were a range of mountains located in the Old Empires area of Faerûn, between eastern Chessenta and northern Unther. After the Spellplague of 1385 DR and until the Second Sundering of the 1480s DR, when the nation of Unther was returned to Toril, the mountains were part of the dragonborn nation of Tymanther.

Geography
The Riders to the Sky were composed mostly of hills, ranging between 3,000 and 5,000 feet (900 and 1500 mts., approx.) in height, rich with mineral veins and inhabited by a sizable population of monstrous creatures, such as the rare tuurus. Mining outposts were common on the Chessentan side of the mountains.

After the Spellplague, the peaks of those hills were shrouded in perpetual mists originating from the nearby Methmere.

History
Around 1250 DR, the Riders to the Sky became a popular target for bandits and Chessentan mercenaries. Their raids eventually destroyed an aarakocra civilization that had been living in the mountains since the ancient past.

Notable inhabitants

 * Tchazzar, the great red dragon, had a lair in the Riders to the Sky.