The Bian Mountains

"Our ancestors once passed these mountains. I do not know how they did it, especially as refugees fleeing the Endsworn, but Axu owes its existence to their tenacity... Still. Travel by sea instead. Skirt around the coast if you cannot sail. For inexperienced wanderers, the Bian Mountains are a death sentence."

Created by the Diamond Snake, the Bian Mountains are possibly the most impassable mountain range on Wyral - not so much for their sheer size as for their danger. Only two passes through the range are even feasible to traverse, and neither of them are anywhere near 'safe'. Beneath the surface stretches a warren of mining shafts rich with gemstones - but recently, the tunnels have been claimed by mysterious, corrupted wyrbeasts. And something beneath the earth is stirring...

Enforced Solitude

Supposedly, the Bian Mountains were formed by the Diamond Snake in her battle with Izhen Earthshaker, a monster which threatened to tear into the very foundations of the earth. Izhen had formed on the eastern continent, then only a construct gone awry. But like all primitive constructs, including the cities of Ara, this creature had few safeguards to keep it spiralling out of control. It moved south, collecting power all the way, until it could cause shockwaves from miles away and its influence stretched into the roots of the earth. She raised spires of crystal that resonated with her power, and in response Izhen caused the ground to roil like waves, and magma to erupt below the bedrock. In the end, Alea killed the construct - but the landscape was forever changed.

Type

Mountain Range

Owner/Ruler

Alea, the Diamond Snake

Owning Organization

Axu