Lost Boy Mountain

At the northern tip of the Mons Terminus, towering more than 6,000 feet over the foothills below, Lost Boy Mountain is a place of great natural beauty, its flanks marked by cold streams cascading down rocky, forested glens from snow-capped heights. Such appearances are deceiving, unfortunately, as the tales told of this peak suggest that something sinister is present amid the trees and crags.
The earliest confirmed story about Lost Boy Mountain is from the 13th Century I.R. A cousin of the Hyperborean imperator was exploring the northern Mons Terminus with his family and a retinue of soldiers. One evening, they camped on the shoulders of the peak. In the morning, the youngest son of the noble was missing. His bedding was undisturbed, and no tracks could be found. A week’s searching turned up no sign of the boy, though a few of the soldiers claimed to have heard the sound of a laughing child echoing from the mountain. This event might have otherwise been forgotten, except that some 80 years later, an old man arrived at the gates of Curgantium, claiming to be the lost child. He had, however, no memory of how he had become lost, or even of his life over the intervening decades. Eventually, he was sent to a monastery in what is now Cantelburgh to live out the rest of his days. It is said that he finally recalled what had happened to him, but would only tell the archdeacon at the cathedral. Upon hearing the tale, the old priest saddled a horse and rode out of the city, though no records tell of what then became of him.
Strange and inexplicable events continued to occur at what was thereafter referred to as Lost Boy Mountain. Over the ensuing centuries, many others have vanished from the slopes and valleys here, never to be seen again. Others say that an ancient civilization of dwarf-like beings lives under the mountain, and that Oerson himself lives with them. In a recent story making the rounds in Bard’s Gate, it is said that an adventuring party came upon a group of Hyperborean soldiers taking shelter in a cave on the mountain’s side who claimed to be on their way to a battle at Lake Crimmormere.
As a result of these tales, few locals are willing to brave the mountain’s flanks. The folk of Byrn occasionally travel the paths they know, but always make sure to make proper prayers before venturing forth. Some prospectors pan for gold in the region, but they usually do not stay the night.
In addition to whatever power exists in Lost Boy Mountain, other more mundane perils also live in the region, including stirges, manticores, stone giants, revenants, and banshees.

Type

Mountain / Hill