Mount Abbalayat was an isolated peak in the western Marching Mountains famous for being the home of the race of oracles called the Abbalayar.[2][3]
Description
Abbalayat was an extremely steep mountain, over 6,500 feet tall,[1] with cliffs for lower slopes. It was surrounded by even taller mountains, with a three-mile wide, jagged ravine between.[2]
The peak seemed always surrounded by clouds, and dangerous winds rushed through the "moat" around the mountain.[2]
Notable Locations
The mountain itself was filled with caverns. The top of the mountain was the site of the holy city of Ul'sahab.[2]
Notable Inhabitants
The Abbalayar, a race of oracles and prophets lived within the city of Ul'sahab, which was magically hidden from sight.[2]
History
The caverns within Mount Abbalayat were used as shelters for the earliest human tribe living in the region. Not even elven scholars knew the name of this lost tribe, but they became the ancestors to the Abbalayar.[2]
When djinn ruled the land that later became Calimshan, they gave the Abbalyar full control of the mountain.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 83. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 116. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.