Ashkeeper Peaks

This grand mountain range extends northward from the Lucidian Ocean through the center of Wildemount , marking the boundary between the Dwendalian Empire and the Wastelands of Xorhas . The Ashkeeper Peaks reach skyward in a jagged array of steep mountaintops, like the pikes of a shadowy army looming over the Marrow Valley . The mountains house the treacherous paths to the Gehem Basin and the hidden valley of the Verstglade — secret lands that only the truly courageous or truly desperate attempt to reach.

The hostile landscape of the Ashkeeper Peaks has prevented any attempts to install an imperial presence, and the peaks are teeming with all kinds of monsters and terrible beasts. Most of the cities bordering the Ashkeepers request a reinforced assignment of Crownsguard to protect their citizens from the many roving mountain predators.

Beneath the surface of the mountains, huge networks of caverns and tunnels weave between subterranean civilizations and the deadly shadows of the Underdark. Unknown to the empire, a massive fire giant citadel rests at the northern heart of the mountain range.

Fire giant citadel
Deep beneath the Ashkeeper Peaks is a fortress held by fire giants. There is a lava river that leads to the fire giant citadel known as Emberum.