Mountainfolk

The Mountainfolk are a race of humanoid creatures residing in the unnamed mountain range in Tairghol's north. There is no definitive description of the Mountainfolk's physicality beyond that they stand around nine feet tall and appear to be built of stone. 
Eyewitness accounts state that the Mountainfolk are highly aggressive, wickedly intelligent and fast enough to catch the fastest runner. These eyewitness accounts stem mainly from Savanor, whose armies have subdued the Mountainfolk on their southern border and built mines in the mountain range.
The mountain range they inhabit is called different names by different cultures, and opinions on the range differ via region. The Mountainfolk in the Huon Range are more territorial, and will attack if provoked. However, they prefer to mind their own business.
In the mountain range proper, the countries in the Vasterlands are more wary of the mountains; the peaks fall away slowly to leagues of slowly-levelling foothills, meaning the Mountainfolks' realm of control is fuzzy and thus the Mountainfolk often issue forth and raid nearby settlements which they may perceive to be within their territory.
In the Trade Lake basin, countries are still wary of the mountains, but not so much scared as those in the Vasterlands. The mountains end rather abruptly in the south and give way to thick forests, marking a very clear border which the Mountainfolk rarely cross. This does not mean southern countries settle closer to the mountains, though; the thick northern forests of the basin also hold supernatural significance for Trade Lake citizens.
== Appearance ==
The Mountainfolk are humanoid creatures standing around nine to eleven feet tall. They appear to be built of stone, but in reality this is a thick carapace overlaying a body of flesh. The type of stone varies depending on the origin of the particular individual.Category:Natives