Ezel Mountains

The most densely populated area of Leira is the region surrounding the Ezel Mountains. They are covered still in thick jungle foliage, but is slowly thins out the higher one travels up into the mountains. The mountains are gradual in slope, but reach up to 8,500 feet. At the top they are very temperate. There are several mountain villages and small towns, but the larger cities are found off the mountains due to access to rivers.
The head of the Amlug River is found high in these mountains and is called Airailion, or "Holy Pools" in Gnomish. The miracle of these pools is that they receive no feed of water from rivers or even rainfall. Regarded by nearly all populations in Leira as a holy site, many pilgrims venture from all over Leira to visit the cleansing pools. The water in the pools overflows from its bowls and trickles or sometimes cascades into others until finally accumulating in the Amlug River Gorge and becoming the large river itself.