Dead Orc Pass

Dead Orc Pass is a narrow cleft between Mount Jaws and Mount Tolzrin in the Rauvin Mountains. Below the pass, the River Rauvin begins as a series of waterfalls. Within the mountains are the Rauvinheart caverns, which stretch for miles. The pass was named by a human who saw the aftermath of a great battle between the Heart Takers and the Tornskulls. Although the pass is a straight shot between Citadel Adbar and Sundabar, most traders avoid this route because of the high number of orcs and opt for traveling through the Cold Vale north of the Rauvin Mountains instead. In 1340 DR, Drizzt Do'Urden first fled the Underdark into Dead Orc Pass.