Vonegale Mountains

The rugged mountain range known as the Vonegale Mountains is a dangerous, volatile region, comprising the easternmost part of the border between Aveir and Coreune. Strange monsters infest the rocky crags. Wild nomads are said to inhabit ancient ruins high in the mountains. Fierce tribes live in the low-lying hills. Werewolves have even been sighted in the heavily forested mountains. But with danger also comes riches.
Miners tell of veins of precious ore weaving their way through long-abandoned mines and rare gems that glitter by torch light. Gold nuggets as big as a fist glint dull in cold mountain streams that feed into the River Murna and the River Gellen. Ruins of long lost civilizations dot the peaks, their mysteries hidden away from the world, waiting to be uncovered by those willing to brave their perils. Yet, despite these dangers, new settlements seem to spring to life each day as prospectors and would-be heroes rush to carve their fame and fortune out of the cold mountains. And for every adventurer who comes to the Vonegale Mountains, ten others follow looking to profit off their deeds.
Trappers trade in skins taken from ridgeback cougars, beaver and other animals. Mountain men make their living as guides. Craftsmen and shopkeepers make fortunes selling and repairing various types adventuring gear, prospecting equipment and medicines. And after a long day of prospecting, one doesn’t need to look far to find the companionship of a female (or male, as the case may be) or a ready game of cards. Whiskey and ale flow like rivers in the myriad taverns and inns. Of course, these lawless frontier towns come with their own unique dangers.
Drunken brawls in smoke-filled, raucous taverns are nightly occurrences. Gunfights and duels over prospecting claims happen just as frequently. Grifters prey on the naïve in rigged games of chance and confidence schemes. Bandits lure would-be prospectors out into the wilderness and murder them for their money. Strumpets entice lonely men into their bedchambers, drug them, and make off into the night with their possessions. Indeed, in many ways, the frontier towns are more dangerous than the mountains themselves. Such is the case in Durmocq, the most important frontier town on the Coreunean side of the border.
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