Verthik Mountains
A large mountain range surrounds the Greenstorm Jungle. Lake Ziala, a deep northern lake on a rocky valley surrounded by peaks, flows south and pours over into the jungle, becoming Tavan Falls. Birds and other creatures nest in the crags, and various fearsome creatures make their homes in the valleys and green areas throughout the range. Mountain streams flow down the northwest face of the mountains, merging together and eventually becoming the Duskwend River which flows south through the Forest of Telnara and eventually into the Sea of Shards. The ring is about 30 miles across in the north, thinning out to 18 miles in the south, from base to base. The Kepesk Pass, a gash in the mountains opened by The Altering, offers passage between southern Myas'tara and the jungle, though one must climb to a height of 4,800 feet from the south or 6,500 feet from the north to reach it.
To the north, the Verthik Foothills slope down to the Mosharg Steppes. To the east, the J'Zanassi Forest borders the mountains. The Nythenor Plains and Kalaskar Swamp lie to the south, and the Forest of Telnara is to the west.
The Aarakocra live in a sparse village, Qualur in the treetops and outcrops around Lake Ziala. Their tribe reveres elders and shamans who possess a degree of control over the air and thunder. They feed on prey in the hills only when necessary, and aren't well-known to most other inhabitants of Myas'tara. The foothills surrounding the mountains on all sides contain a lot of prey and are easily traveled, but the only entrance to Qualur is by flight or teleportation.
In the southwest corner of the mountains, opening onto the Nythenor Plains, near to the eaves of the Forest of Telnara, stands the Twilight Elf city of Eleth Telora, one of the entrances to the Subtide Nexus.
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