Post by The DM on Nov 23, 2012 0:04:28 GMT -5
The Ragerrook Mountains is a long mountain range that stretches from the North border all the way to the South border. It boasts some of the tallest peaks in the world and has all of the records for height in Adhumlia, including highest waterfall. The peaks of the mountains are always covered in snow and are great tourist destinations during hot summers. The mountains themselves are mostly made of granite rock.
Technically, the whole mountain range is considered the dwarves nation, but since they mostly live in tunnels under the mountains, they don't really care if people travel through the mountains as long as they stay above ground. You don't want to venture into the tunnels anyways. Unless you're a dwarf, you'll have no idea where you're going and will likely die of starvation before you get anywhere. The sides of the tunnels are carved with hieroglyphs, but only dwarfs know them. It is against dwarven law to teach the meaning of the hieroglyphs to any other race with offenders being executed. If anyone has been taught or has figured out the meaning on their own, they will also be killed. So really the only way to get through the tunnels if you're a non-dwarf is with a dwarf guide. This is generally a good thing because for a dwarf to be your guide, it means he trusts and respects you, both of which are very hard to gain from a dwarf. If a dwarf agrees to be your guide, you are pretty much guaranteed tolerance at the very least from other dwarfs within the tunnels.
The tunnels themselves are rather bland. Other than the hieroglyphs, which run in a single line down the right side of a tunnel at a dwarf's shoulder height, there are no other decorations on the walls, just plain smooth granite. There are yellow lanterns about every ten feet along the tunnels, so they're not especially dark. Besides that, the only interesting feature of the tunnels are the bones of lost and dead travelers. There are doors and gates and other entryways occasionally, but these are usually to private homes and small villages that have been carved from tne tunnel walls and are generally not accessible to the average traveler.
Technically, the whole mountain range is considered the dwarves nation, but since they mostly live in tunnels under the mountains, they don't really care if people travel through the mountains as long as they stay above ground. You don't want to venture into the tunnels anyways. Unless you're a dwarf, you'll have no idea where you're going and will likely die of starvation before you get anywhere. The sides of the tunnels are carved with hieroglyphs, but only dwarfs know them. It is against dwarven law to teach the meaning of the hieroglyphs to any other race with offenders being executed. If anyone has been taught or has figured out the meaning on their own, they will also be killed. So really the only way to get through the tunnels if you're a non-dwarf is with a dwarf guide. This is generally a good thing because for a dwarf to be your guide, it means he trusts and respects you, both of which are very hard to gain from a dwarf. If a dwarf agrees to be your guide, you are pretty much guaranteed tolerance at the very least from other dwarfs within the tunnels.
The tunnels themselves are rather bland. Other than the hieroglyphs, which run in a single line down the right side of a tunnel at a dwarf's shoulder height, there are no other decorations on the walls, just plain smooth granite. There are yellow lanterns about every ten feet along the tunnels, so they're not especially dark. Besides that, the only interesting feature of the tunnels are the bones of lost and dead travelers. There are doors and gates and other entryways occasionally, but these are usually to private homes and small villages that have been carved from tne tunnel walls and are generally not accessible to the average traveler.