The Tannath Gap, often called just The Gap, was a forested highland between the Tannath Mountains and the rest of the Dragonjaw Mountains, around the River Umber, opposite Singing Sands.[1][2]
Geography[]
The Gap was a narrow forest with damp, soft soil. The climate was cool and pleasant, and the River Umber wound down the middle of the Gap.[1] [2]
Flora & Fauna[]
The area was covered with blue-needle pine and fir. The largest mammal seemed to be deer: there were raccoons, foxes, opposums, badgers and squirrels. Otters and beavers lived in the bodies of water, and birds such as hawks, herons and crows were present as well. The predators included cougars.[1][2]
There were few enchanted creatures in the Gap; griffons from the Tannath Mountains flew over at some times. Cath shee, believed to be descended from the original elven inhabitants, were also known to exist there as of 1368 DR.[1] It was believed monsters had been hunted to extinction in the region.[2]
Trade[]
As of 1372 DR, the River Umber had become a major trade road in the region. People downstream on Aglarond preferred not to fish there, distrusting the Thayans upstream.[2]
Defenses[]
The Aglarondans rarely patrolled the Gap, believing the terrain to be sufficiently disuassive to most invaders.[1]
History[]
Hunters claimed to have killed a "globular", possibly a deepspawn, some years before in 1368 DR.[1]
In 1365 DR, an Aglarondan force returned to Aglarond through the Gap after pushing an enemy Thayan force out of Shyvar Pass in order to flank another Thayan force as it attacked Emmech.[3]
In 1479 DR, Vunmal Murn of Phsant fomented a rivalry between her home city and Aglarond over the Tannath Gap.[4]
Rumors & Legends[]
A small clan of werefoxes was believed to be hunting in the woods as of 1368 DR.[1]
Inhabitants[]
Woodcutters and hunters lived along the piedmont, making their homes in small cottages.[1]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ 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. 98. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 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. 182. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.