Tsendakar Mountains

Rising majestically along the northern coast of the Xha’en Hegemony, the Tsendakar range provides further security and is yet another major factor in the ancient nation’s isolation and continued tranquility. Impassable save for a single route known as the Heavenly Road, the mountains are largely wilderness, unexplored and deadly to outsiders. Yeti and frost giants lurk among icy peaks, snow griffons and ice drakes prey on the unwary, and treacherous crevasses, all but bottomless, crisscross the range, sometimes hidden beneath debris or drifts. The Tsendakar are rich with folklore and history, for the fearsome Tu Chai Palace of the tyrannical Red King was located here. The legendary Udanishanti Temple, where anyone who makes the difficult journey can train in the ways of the Uarsinsi, is located along a side trail of the Heavenly Road. And there are legends of lost gods, forgotten heroes, and ancient treasures to be found throughout the range.
Beneath the Tsendakars lies the Kingdom of Ankhura, a dwarven nation like no other. Hidden passages to Ankhura are in many locations, but most are so well concealed that only Ankhuran dwarves can find them. Lost travelers are sometimes rescued by the dwarves, though they are reluctant to share their secrets. The undermountain passages also contain hostile creatures — goblins, ratfolk, and others. The Ankhurans are stingy with their secrets, but stories are also quietly told that the dwarves have knowledge of deeper and more terrifying things in the lightless depths beneath their lowest chambers.

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Mountain Range