The Spine of Fire

The Spine of Fire The cluster of four stratovolcanoes bisecting the Telgotha Plateau and the Vingotha Plateau as well as the Feirgotha Plateau represents a geological anomaly. Far from any subduction zone or any other prevalent volcanic activity, the four mountains making up the Spine of Fire appear to be an unnatural phenomenon possibly linked to the range’s creation 10,000 years ago. The 12,560-foot-tall Mount Ezrabor is the southernmost peak, while the 14,329-foot tall Mount Helcor is the northernmost peak. The 13,543-foot-tall mountain Acramon and the 15,002-foot-tall peak Phoetton make up the remaining two peaks. Despite their variations in height, all four mountains share the same general characteristics. The volcanoes intermittently erupt twice per decade, spewing columns of ash and pumice into the heavens. The mountains release lava and pyroclastic flows only during their most intense episodes, which generally occur once per century. Phoetton accounts for the last major eruption during 3482 I.R., when the volcano buried the five-mile radius around the mountain in 10 feet of ash, while its columns of ash and pumice were visible from as far away as the hobgoblin citadel of Exor. Indeed, Phoetton’s discharge even coated the fortress with a thin film of debris.
Some scholars and theologians believe the Spine of Fire functions as a gateway into the heart of the Stoneheart Mountains. The tremendous quantities of energy required to create the range vent through these four portals to the outside world. The theory contends the passages found in the Spine of Fire may lead directly to the Stoneheart Mountains’ underbelly, where the mysteries surrounding its creation may lie. However, individuals who have tested the hypothesis by venturing into the volcanoes during their dormant periods rarely returned. The few who made it back to safety spoke of encountering a previously unknown race of goblinoids deep beneath the mountains.

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Mountain Range