Earthspur Mountains

The Earthspur Mountains, or simply the Earthspurs, and sometimes named the Giantspike Mountains or the Dragonspike Mountains, was a great mountain range in north Faerûn. It ran roughly from northwest to southeast, from the Moonsea and the Galena Mountains in the north to the Sea of Fallen Stars in the south. It had two arms: the smaller Troll Mountains and Earthfast Mountains. This range bordered Damara, Vaasa, and Impiltur in the east with the Vast in the west.

Geographical features
The Earthfast Mountains were high; the range's tallest peaks were nearly 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) high. There were few trails through the mountains, making them very dangerous. One was Three Trees Pass, a long cleft between the Earthfasts and the Troll Mountains. There was a gap in the mountains where the High Country of the Vast jutted east; rumors told of hidden passes through the mountains into neighboring Impiltur.

At the center of the range, at its highest point, was the Glacier of the White Worm, from which cold winds continuously blew around the peaks. It covered an area of approximately 1200 square miles (3100 square kilometers). To the east was the Earthwood, and Lake Icemelt was to the south of this.

Underdark
In the Underdark, the domain of the Deep Wastes stretched to the Earthspur Mountains in the east.

Locations
The Monastery of the Yellow Rose was positioned on one of the mountain range's highest peaks, beside the Glacier of the White Worm.

The goblinoid community of Brikklext sat beneath the southern foothills of the Earthspur Mountains, on the eastern side.

There were a number of shield dwarf settlements within the mountains.

Inhabitants
The Earthspurs were inhabited by orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears, and drow could found also be found. Cave trolls were common in the mountains west of Impiltur as well. There also numerous other monsters.

The mountains were also home to shield dwarves, such as the Ludwakazar clan.

Activities
The mountains were rich in iron and silver, with some bloodstone, and mining was lucrative here. Conditions were harsh, but Dunfee in Impiltur and the Arcatan towns Sudrav and Tomrav existed as mining communities here.