The White Peaks were a range of mountains located in the Moonsea North region of North Faerûn.[1]
Geography[]
The mountains divided the barren, desolate Tortured Lands in the north, from the grassy steppes of the Ride to the south.[1]
Geographical Features[]
The most notable mountain of the White Peaks range were Whitehorn, the peak that lent its name to a local mining town at its base,[1] and Kossuth's Ire, the long-dormant volcano.[2]
Two notable streams flowed down from the southern slopes of the mountains, the Amaratha Stream, and the Crescentflow that snaked into the Border Forest.[1]
Trade[]
Circa the mid–14th century, Melvaunt sponsored the constructions of mines in White Peaks.[3][note 1]
History[]
In the Year of Deep Water Drifting, 1480 DR, the planar fissure to the Elemental Chaos opened up, casing Kossuth's Ire to erupt after years of no activity.[4]
Notable Locations[]
- Forharn, a hidden city of gnomes built beneath the seemingly-dormant volcano.[2]
- Myth Ondath, the former City of Peace that lay in ruin centuries after its founding.[1][5]
- Whitehorn, a small mining town that also fell to ruin.[6]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brian R. James and Matt James (September 2009). “Monument of the Ancients”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dungeon #170 (Wizards of the Coast) (170)., p. 56.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brian R. James and Matt James (September 2009). “Monument of the Ancients”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dungeon #170 (Wizards of the Coast) (170)., p. 62.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 165. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Brian R. James and Matt James (September 2009). “Monument of the Ancients”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dungeon #170 (Wizards of the Coast) (170)., p. 50.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 107. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ Brian R. James and Matt James (September 2009). “Monument of the Ancients”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dungeon #170 (Wizards of the Coast) (170)., p. 49.