Vingotha Plateau

Nestled along the Stoneheart Mountains’ eastern edge, this narrow plateau has an average elevation of roughly 13,000 feet. It sits in the shadow of the Spine of Fire along its southwestern edge and adjacent to the neighboring Telgotha Plateau on its western border. The Vingotha Plateau is home to Mount Daergyd, the Molten Flow, and the Black Fields. Although the air is thin at this elevation, the fertile volcanic soil from the neighboring peaks allows some plant life to grow in this challenging environment, including a hardy species of coffee plant with yellow flowers reputed to invigorate the drinker with increased energy and greater resistance to altitude sickness at these dizzying heights. Fauna, on the other hand, proves less resilient than their green counterparts in this difficult domain. Yaks are the dominant animal species in the area. The 36 small and remote mountain dwarf villages scattered across the plateau raise yaks as livestock and beasts of burden. The majority of these settlements are concentrated along the plateau’s borders with the neighboring peaks.
Over the centuries, the hobgoblins who hold dominion over the citadels of Bonehollow, Exor, and Smashed Skull to the southeast have periodically attempted to establish a foothold on the Vingotha Plateau to expand their influence northward. Their most recent attempt in 3420 I.R. failed when the mountain dwarves repelled their invasion with the help of reinforcements from distant Tyr Whin. Fortunately, the plateau’s impressive defenses and limited strategic importance may be sufficient to keep future hobgoblin incursions at bay.

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Plateau