Mount Talath

Mount Talath is the name of one of the mountains of the North Wall range of Halruaa as well as the name of the village built on its slope and the temple to Mystra in the villages centre.

The mountain
One of the tallest mountains in its range, Mount Talath is located in the north-western reaches of Halruaa.

The village
Simply a place for the clergy of the temple and its staff to live.

The temple
An impressive many-spired structure of stone with crystal walls. The architecture is such that some parts of the structure could not possibly stand without the aid of magic.

Although it functions as a normal temple of Mystra, the temple of Mount Talath's library is its primary draw for visitors. Visitors not native to Halruaa must pay 1,500 gold pieces worth of coin, jewels or magic items to enter the library. From here, visitors have limited access to a private store of magical lore. For an additional 200 gold pieces per day, visitors can request access to specific tomes and peruse them in peace in reading rooms as long as they agree to be watched by a lorekeeper.

These tomes are brought up from a cavern complex built under the temple in the rock of the mountain itself. None but the temple clergy have access to it and it is well-warded against would-be thieves. People are relatively regularly found in the caverns burnt or frozen to death or simply as piles of dust.

The Cult of the Shattered Peak are believed to have at least one agent among those living in the village as there is much lore on the magic of Netheril contained within the caverns.