The Giantspire Gap, also called the Giant Gap, was the main pass through the Giantspire Mountains separating Damara and Narfell.[1][2]
Description[]
While it was the main pass through the mountains, it was more appropriately described as a region of foothills between the taller spurs of the Giantspire Mountains.[2][4] The Long Road passed through the Gap between Damara to the west and Narfell to the east, though this route was seldom used, owing to marauding monsters[2] and hobgoblins.[5] During the winter, the Gap was completely blocked by snow.[2]
Trade[]
Although treacherous, the Gap was the primary trade route connecting Damaran merchants to the Nar tribes.[6]
History[]
In the mid-to-late 14th century DR, the Gap was claimed by both Damara and Narfell, as well as by Kardobbik, the hobgoblin king of the Giantspires.[2]
As of the late 15th century DR, travelers through the Gap were subject both to headhunting raids by the bugbears of the Blood Mountain tribe as well as to paying a toll charged by the goblins of the Razor Heart tribe. The Razor Heart queen, Maaqua, was beleived to have a relationship with Damara that emboldened her "taxation" of the route.[7]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 160. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 188. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Map included in Mark Sehestedt (November 2009). The Fall of Highwatch. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-5143-7.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands (Map). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 190. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.