Kumari-Kan Mountains

The Kumari-Kan Mountains are a semivolcanic mountain range on the Hel-most tip of the continent of Kumari. It features large unstable cliffs, mostly consisting of steep interlocking basalt columns. Tremors occasionally shake the area, causing some columns to break loose and come crashing down. In some regions, this can cause a domino effect of columns crashing into each other and knocking down nearby columns.

The Columns

The columns can vary from little more than a foot to fifty feet in diameter and can be as much as three quarters of a mile high. They are typically parallel and rise straight out of the ground, and have 3 to 8 sides, with 6 being the most common. The gaps between the columns are typically very tight, scaling with the overall height. Taller columns being the oldest geologically have had more time for erosive forces to widen the space between them to be several feet across at the top.

Natural Resources

Nestled among the large polygonal spires are veins of rich Orichalcum ore in it's raw and unrefined state. These veins are often found in the core of these columns of rock and are exposed when tremors knock a spire loose. Survey and mining teams move quickly after a tremor is felt in the area, hoping to be the first to find a newly revealed vein of the valuable mineral. Prospecting teams have their own methods for finding the epicenters of tremors, usually carefully guarded secrets.