Adhemars

The Adhemars are an extremely high and formidable mountain chain running along the northern part of central Rhydain, stretching nearly a thousand miles from the Vorian Knot to the eastern end of the range near the River Helvander’s mouth. The Adhemars form the northern edge of the Helvander’s drainage basin and of the associated region known as the Taefemach.
Most of the Adhemars have been under the control of the great dwarven empire of Kuzul-Kadrin for over 2500 years. The easternmost ranges were conquered by the dwarves most recently, driving out the orcish tribes that had infested them since ancient times, but even that "recent" expansion concluded roughly a millennium before the present day.