The South Jotunhammer Mountains, sometimes considered simply the Jotunhammer Range, was a mountain range located on the island of Norland within the Moonshae Isles. They were a southern continuation of the Jotunhammer Mountains,[1][2][3][4][7] and were known as the Eilyr Dyrr among the Llewyrr and as part of the Westlook Peaks to the Ffolk.[5]
Geography[]
The mountains covered the entire expanse of southern Norland where it jutted in between the Sea of Moonshae and Trackless Sea, measuring approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) in length from end to end.[1][2][3][4] Caverns beneath the mountains connected to the Underdark[6] while the tops of the peaks were dominated by treacherous ancient glaciers.[8]
The most notable mineral deposits of value on Norland were located in these mountains.[9][10] Ancient gem mines could be found high in the ice fields atop the peaks.[5]
History[]
Many mining operations in the mountains were abandoned during the many conflicts between the Ffolk and the Northmen. Only after the signing of the Treaty of Oman in the Year of the Bright Blade, 1347 DR, did prospectors from both cultures begin seeking the ancient mines. After a decade, they needed adventurers to battle the fell monsters encountered within.[5][11]
As of the Year of the Ageless One, 1479 DR, a volcano in the mountains was threatening to erupt within the mountains.[6][note 1]
Inhabitants[]
Blue and white dragons could be spotted above the peaks, and were believed to breed and lair in the area.[5]
The Jotunhammer Mountains had long been home to giants, including frost giants who lived in seclusion in the high glaciers.[8] As of the late 15th century DR, a large number of giants, most notably firbolgs led by a firbolg crone named Lallargh, claimed the South Jotunhammer Mountains as their own colony of Grondsgrunn.[4][6] Their presence made prospecting and mining too dangerous for the people of Norland,[10] and many attempts by the Northlanders to oust the giants had failed over the years. The giants were supported by a clan of duergar from the Underdark.[6]
The threat of a volcanic eruption in the late 15th century DR prompted the giants and their allies to push north into the rest of Norland.[6] At the same time, the Storm Maiden sought to rally support to drive the giants from the mountains once and for all in order to reclaim the mines and slopes alike.[6][12]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Unless otherwise stated, all Forgotten Realms content released as part of 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons is assumed to take place in 1479 DR.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ProFantasy Software Ltd. (1999). Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas. TSR, Inc.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae (Map). Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 5. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Ed Greenwood (1991). Halls of the High King. (TSR, Inc), p. 56.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 11. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 46. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 13. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 10. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03.
- ↑ Brian R. James (December 2007). “Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes”. Dragon #362 (Wizards of the Coast). Archived from the original on 2009-06-01.
- ↑ Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 14. Archived from the original on 2015-11-03.