The Khanark Rockies comprise a vast mountain range of high peaks, rifts and plateaus, ridled with tight passes and small valleys. Tortuous and treacherous, the passes themselves are subjected to numerous rock falls and slides, making travel in the Khanark Rockies a pretty dangerous trek to undertake. This vast range runs along the south and east coasts of the Realmz continent; for this guide, only those areas of the Khanark Rockies directly adjacent to the Sword Lands are described. Hence, we bring you here information about the Rockies Proper, the Snowy Rockies, and the Volcanic Rockies, the three major Khanark areas adjacent to the Sword Lands.
The Rockies Proper are defined here as the mountainous area which has no particular weather or geological characteristics; in other words, this area is your usual range of high-peaks with treacherous passes and small valleys which benefit from temperate weather conditions. Although the Rockies Proper are not considered civilized, gnome and dwarven communities are known to thrive in them, aside from orcs, ogres and giants (hill and/or mountain). As far as the Sword Lands are concerned, two demi-human communities are of note for their trade: Gnomilar, a gnomish mining community, and Stone Gate, a dwarven trading post for the hidden undercity known as Dwarven Halls. Of late, word has spread to the effect that these two communities are under siege from an alliance of orcs, ogres and giants bent on their conquest.
Places of note in the Rockies Proper are the following:
(x51,y74):
This cave is rumored to lead to the lair of a fearsome emerald
dragon.
(x25,y13): A secret passage has been reported to be here.
(x26,y77) and (x17,y81): Gates of the village of a large orc
tribe.
(x13,y6): Gates of Gnomilar.
Inside Gnomilar's battlements:
(x9,y5): General store.
(x6,y4): Magic shop.
(x6,y2): Monolith dedicated to Woralduur.
(x7,y1): Temple of Woralduur.
(x4,y2): Castle of the king of Gnomilar.
(x3,y7): Lharod's Gems and Precious Stones Exchange.
A
section of Gnomilar
(x57,y30): A
secret passage is rumored to be here.
(x20,y67): This cave leads to the underground cave complex known
as the Tlaran Caves (see section: Underground Caves, etc.).
(x63,y15): Gates of the dwarven trading post called Stone Gate.
Inside Stone Gate's battlements:
(x62,y10): Dwarven Halls Trading Center.
(x63,y7): A secret passage leading to the undercity is rumored to be here, but that remains to be confirmed.
(x64,y9): Dwarven Halls Ores, Stones and Jewelries.
(x64,y54): A
secret passage is rumored to be here.
(x82,y62): This cave is rumored to lead to a hidden hill giant
steading.
This area of the Khanark Rockies is highly elevated; consequently, it is permanently covered in snow and ice. Considered as an untamed, unsettled wilderness area, its geological make-up is also quite treacherous. Indeed, any explorer of this area must be ever wary for flash blizzards, sudden avalanches, or layers of ice opening up to a deadly fall in rugged rifts. Consequently, little information is available about the Snowy Rockies.
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The few known places of note in the Snowy Rockies are the following:
(x43,y78): A
secret passage was reported to be here.
(x21,y75): This cave is rumored to lead to the lair of
Icingbreath, the great ice dragon.
(x74,y72): A secret passage is rumored to be here.
(x83,y4): A millennia-old, ruined temple of Graaz'z is here.
The forgotten temple of Graaz'z
(x64,y72): A secret passage was reported to be here.
This rugged area of the Khanark Rockies is comprised of a collapsed volcano which is still quite active. The passes and barren valleys in these volcanic mountains are ridled with gas vents, lava vents, rock falls and lava veins. Oh yeah: earthquakes caused by the activities of the volcano are quite common too, often resulting in terrible rock slides or fissures and rifts opening up right under your feet. To the best of our knowledge, only terrible monsters such as giant scorpions or red dragons are rumored to inhabit the Volcanic Rockies; fire giants are known as well to roam these perilous mountains. If you are foolish enough to explore this barren and dangerous landscape, just remember one thing: never, ever, get too close to a gaseous lava vent!
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The few known places of note in the Volcanic Rockies are the following:
(x51,y58): The
lair of Pyrokhalistyranellan (a.k.a. "Pyrostorm"), the
ancient red wyrm, is rumored to be here..
(x72,y17): Legends say that this cave lead to the crypt of a
mysterious adventurer named Kith Khanaan, who lived thousands of
years ago.
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