Stone Mountains
The Stone Mountains, or Kameny Gory in Junnharic, are a large range of mountains in the far western regions of The Junn Steppe. Located on the north side of the Caldar River and beginning roughly 125 miles west of the furthest extent of the Kingdom of Cobal, this range of mountains runs northwest for more than 400 miles and is more than 100 miles deep (north-to-south). It is a high, rugged range with peaks reaching as high as 18,000 feet and for many hundreds of square miles, is nearly entirely impassable during the winter season.
The Stone Mountains are particularly infamous for its populations of Orcs, Ogres and Trolls that occassionally wander down out of the heights and attack lands and settlements to the east.
Tourism
In the eastern extremes of the Stone Mountain range, just east of the Junn Harr settlement of Zimnii Gorod, is a high, clear pass across the rugged range called the Gold Road (zolota doroga in Junnharic). This pass allows the crossing of the range by wagons and carts (with some difficulty) but is notoriously dangerous because of the possibility of Orc and Troll encounters. The eastern regions of the Stone Mountains are frequently plagued with roving bands of Orcs and Trolls.
The road is so named because ample evidence exists of significant gold deposits in the rugged terrain along the route, but the threat of orc and troll attacks keeps the vast majority of prospectors and treasure hunters away.
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Kameny Gory (Junnharic)
Type
Mountain Range
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