Pass of the Sun

The Pass of the Sun, or The Sun Gate, is both a Holy Site to the Vidstossi Religion, and an important communication route between the western and eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Gates. It is not really so much a pass as an aperture of the mountains, as it at its lowest stand 838 metres above sea level, and at its highest 1316 metres. It is an extremely rugged terrain, with lots of mountain peaks peaking up.
== Mythological History ==
The Pass of the Sun is the Centre of the World and the place where Sól rose up and threw His spear into the ground. And from the flames of his spear arose the Vidstossi warriors, as their hair are still flamed in the gold of the sun. From there they migrated far west, conquering the old lands now under water.
When the Doryi had driven the Vidstos away from their ancestral homeland, Risante led the Vidstos through the Pass for 44 years, fighting and slaying the two guardians of the pass, the Giants Grúne and Hathi, by smashing the rocks they threw against the Vidstos back against them. It is said that Risante himself was of higher stature than any man, as he stood thirteen feet tall. It is said that he at the end of the journey was challenged on a duel by the Werewolf Skól, and that he was given thirteen wounds by the werewolf, but bent open its jaws and broke them before he died. But his father, Sól, instead gave Risante eternal sleep under the foundations of the Pass, and there the Gódi Risanti still guards what they claim is Risante's Mound, a giant pyramid-shaped mountain that stands 383 metres above the surroundings. The Mound is an important shrine, as the sun both rises and sets with the peak of it, standing in conjunction of the shape. This pyramid, unlike the Za'ahene pyramids, is triangular in shape from above, and has three corners. It is uneven and thorns grow on it. The Vidstossi priests claim that it is because it is 7000 years old, and built by Sól himself under three days, while the Sarszaa from Veigholmoä have stated that it is not a pyramid, but a low mountain peak.
The Haddadis, who dwell in these mountains and lead the Mountain Peoples, are claiming this land was once inhabited by the Dragons, before the legendary Bird Kings of the mountains slew the dragons. This they say because they are intermixed with the Gate Mountain people, a people living in stone buildings in the mountains. However, the Vidstossi priests of Rodmuthana are claiming that Risante's three sons, Sturo, Ragnok and Gathal, slew the dragons, and that is why there are so many dragon bones in these mountains. The Haddadi have even taken a Red Dragon Skull as their sigil.
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