Skytower Shelter

Skytower Shelter is one of two goliath settlements in Icewind Dale. All goliaths who dwell in Skytower Shelter are members of the Akannathi clan. In addition to their feud with the goliaths of Wyrmdoom Crag, Skytower goliaths are known for their fierce competitiveness, their dislike of strangers, and their mastery of griffon taming.
Skytower Shelter is in the Spine of the World, far to the southeast of Ten-Towns. Those who have been there say Skytower Shelter is a cave complex carved into the northwest face of a 15,000-foot-high mountain. It is a monumental effort just to get there, in the most difficult region of Icewind Dale, and unless you have an invitation or good reason to be there, the goliaths will tell you to turn back because you are not welcome.
Goliaths of the Akannathi clan can learn to raise and tame griffons using secrets passed down through the generations. The clan’s griffon trainer, Rahi, shares these secrets with clan members who show great wisdom. The goliaths don’t ride the griffons; rather, they train them to hunt like falcons. The griffons are taught to respond to goliath whistles and never stray too far from their masters.

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Spine of the World