Council Hills

The council hills were a curious clump of hills that existed in the Shaar until it was destroyed in the chaos of the Spellplague. Before that time the council hills served as a gathering point for the Thri Kreen tribes that inhabit the Shaar to this day. Thri kreen tribes would gather there once every year to trade amongst themselves and to settle disputes. The steep hills also served as an excellent natural fort when the Thri Kreen were threatened. Such as when one neighbouring power or other attempted to conquer the Thri-kreen.

The hills also housed the ruins of a small town that for 87 years served as the capital of the small Thri-Kreen kingdom of wise mandibles (a literal translation of the towns name from the language of the Thri-Kreen.)

The kingdom's borders never managed to exceed beyond the borders of the hills themselves though for the duration of its short existence it relatively prosperous. The kingdom fell apart in 1200DR due to the high chiefs inability to control his rebellious chiefs.

This was due to an attempt by the high chief to directly tax the Thri-Kreen tribes, in response the chiefs refused to let their tribes to visit the council hills to trade. The towns and entire existence and purpose was to serve as a place for the Thri-kreen tribes to come and trade goods and without the commerce generated by the tribes bringing their goods to sell in the kingdom of wise mandibles quickly fell apart.

It is however said that in some ruins of the town can still be found where the council hills used to be, though there does not appear to be anything of value there.