Waldron Mountains

These great snow-capped peaks and the rain-deprived lands in their shadow act as a barrier between the Northlands and the Sea of Grass. They are also the source of the many rivers that flow through Storstrøm Vale, including the mighty Storm River that forms on their lower slopes where the Fortön and Öster meet. The mountains themselves are forested on their northern slopes, but the south-facing parts of the range fall within the mountains’ rain shadow. Indeed, one of the wonders of the Northlands is that despite all the rain that falls upon the Waldron Mountains, it all seems to run off to the north, leaving the area beyond the range a desolate wasteland of cold desert until reaching the fertile lands along the Dnipir River.
Trolls and giants, as well as other monstrous creatures, inhabit the mountains. Long ago, before the coming of even the ancient Andøvan, the Waldron Mountains were home to a dwarven kingdom of some magnificence. According to Northlander legends, it is through this kingdom that some of the wandering tribes that were the ancestors of the Northlanders came, following a great tunnel beneath the mountains to the light of Storstrøm Vale at the other end. This tunnel, and all the lost dwarven holds and mines that are said to be in the Waldrons, have never been found.

Type

Mountain Range