Elvenblood Pass Elvenblood Pass was a major pass through Earthfast Mountains in the Vast , linking the northern and southern halves . The High Trail ran through it to connect Procampur and Ravens Bluff . Description . Elvenblood Pass was a rugged mountain pass , crossed by over a dozen narrow ravines , each thick with trees . Rockfalls were a frequent hazard , and it had many spots for ambushes and deliberate rockfalls . The pass was also haunted by a variety of predators : from stirge s , wyvern s , and other mountain - dwelling predators on the hunt ; to two - legged threats like orc s and bandits . The bandits and most of the flightless creatures dwelled in the forested ravines . Usage . Despite its dangerous reputation , Elvenblood Pass was heavily used , more so than the longer , safer Glorming Pass in the east . History . During the reign of King Glaurath the Great of Westgate ( −301 – −291 DR ) , thieves stole the royal treasury of Westgate and fled by ship to the Vast . They anchored at the spot where the city of Procampur would later lie , and went up into the Earthfast Mountains . However , the Court Wizards traced the thieves and slew them with magic , one by one , as Westgate ' s elite soldiers pursued them . The thieves made a stand in the pass , launching ambushes against the soldiers and triggering avalanches , but they were outnumbered thirty - to - one and outmatched in magic . The thieves were defeated , either slain or captured . However , the battle had drawn the attention of the local orcs , and a thousand of them assaulted the Westgate forces from the mountain caves and ravines . Bloody fighting broke out , and the soldiers and wizards of Westgate were doomed . But before they were slaughtered , the Westgate forces and remaining thieves worked together to hide the treasury somewhere in the pass . The wizard Naer Tlarra was entombed somewhere around the pass around the 4th or 5th century DR . Later , in the early 7th century DR , at the southern end of the pass , the forces of Roldilar , a dwarven kingdom that once dominated the surface lands , constructed Sarbreenar as a defensive outpost of the nearby city of Sarbreen . Its purpose was to control access to the pass to the city , to ward off surprise assaults through the mountains , and to maintain an overland link with the city of Procampur in the southern Vast . Beluar , the elven hero of the war against the orcs during the fall of Roldilar in 649 DR , later led a small band of elven riders down the pass . They were set upon in an orcish ambush , and Beluar and his band all died in battle . The pass was thereafter known as " Elvenblood Pass " after the battle . Rumors and legends . There was one morbid remnant of the ancient battle between the orcs and the Westgate soldiers in Elvenblood Pass . A wizard made a desperate last stand in which he sacrificed his life to fuel an " everdance " spell that sucked a dozen orcs into the air and spun them around and around until they died . The spell remained in effect for centuries , even while the trapped orc corpses decayed and their bones crumbled to dust . The gruesome debris continued to spin over a forty - foot - high ( 12 meters ) ledge at the middle of the pass by 1370 DR . Treasure tales of the pass told of coins and trinkets dropped or taken from victims of the monsters and bandits , and buried or stashed inside crevices . However , there were two major treasure tales of note . The first was the royal treasury and regalia of Westgate , thought to still be hidden in the pass by its defenders and thieves . The royal auditor ' s report listed : six strongboxes and twenty coffers and small chests of necklaces of gem s , four gem - encrusted crowns , a ceremonial chalice , a magical scepter carrying three fist - sized rubies , and a collection of fancy masks adorned with filigree and jewels . The tale was given impetus when a wizard was caught dead wearing such a gem - adorned mask at a party held by a Cormyr ean noble in Ravens Bluff in 1374 DR . Sages examined the deceased ' s mask and identified it as coming from the old royal court of Westgate — but pointed out that nobles of Westgate had their own , similar masks , and that the craftsmen frequently disassembled the masks to create new ones . The theory remained that someone had discovered the royal treasury in Elvenblood Pass , and was taking away and selling items one at a time so as not to draw attention . The other treasure tale was the tomb of Naer Tlarra , built around the 4th or 5th century DR , and either buried or heavily overgrown somewhere in Elvenblood Pass . His coffin was supposedly protected against thieves by bound creatures and several spells . Among his treasures were his spellbook s , staff , wand s , and a magical crown that allowed one to use up to twelve magical ring s simultaneously , with at least two particularly rare and powerful rings still on it .