The Crown Mountains

One of the oldest regions in Veiltouria, The Crown Mountains are not fully explored, leading to many strange locations constantly being discovered.

## Society

### Primary People

Dragons, Dragonborn, Dracoth, Gnomes, Dwarves, Goliath, Giants, Minotaur

## History

### Date Created

7000 BTG

The Crown Mountains are a huge series of mountain ranges that dominate the north western half of Veiltouria. Dangerous, unrelenting terrain, the mountains have become the domain of the Pale Dragon Obstinath, and serve as his stronghold from which he commands his forces.

## History

One of the largest regions in all of Veiltouria, The Crown Mountains are comprised of thousands of mountainous landmasses, the size of which can equal the smaller mountains of Forestsedge to huge monolithic titans that stretch far above the clouds.

These mountain ranges are incredibly inhospitable, forcing the few species that do dwell within to become heavily adapted to the high altitude and limited sources of food and water. This natural harshness is further compounded with the many servants of Obstinath who stalk the mountain ranges. Those races that are adapted to this harshness often form settlements below ground on high remote peaks, hoping to avoid the roving dragonborn patrols that frequent the many mountain passes.

Due its great size, The Crown Mountains climate varies. On the eastern edge of the mountains, the sheer stone bluffs are often chillingly cold, with snow and ice blanketing the mountain tops. To the mountains southern ranges, a sweltering heat and heavy sand storms have led to a greater degree of erosion, making the stone of the mountain itself unstable.

Initially formed during the birth of Terra Aletheia itself, The Crown Mountains were unconquered for thousands of years. Many smaller kingdoms or nations formed within their vast ranges, or below them, but no single people controlled any great section of the ranges. That is until Obstinath, a huge Pale Dragon and servant of Tiamat, descended upon Veiltouria. He quickly went unleashing devastation upon the mountains inhabitants, subjugating all who dared rise up against him. Following his conquest, Obstinath forged The Pale Palace, a huge citadel that sits above the very clouds themselves.

Now, The Crown Mountains are heavily dominated by Obstinath's armies and draconic spawn, dragons claiming entire ranges for themselves and dragonborn battalions enslaving any who dare step foot in The Chromatic Empire without Obstinath's consent.

## Cities and Settlements

   Some of the cities and settlements of The Crown Mountains include:

* Crownskeep, an underground nation of gnomes and dwarves who serve The Twin Crowns Robert Regarth and Thorrin Hammerfell respectively, members of The Chaos Hounds who returned to their ancestral lands to resist Obstinath.
* The Chromatic Empire, Obstinath's huge central city, from which sprouts The Pale Palace.
* Giantsfall, the great city of giants, built into a massive pillar of stone and earth. Giantsfall stretches from the clouds high in the sky down into the very core of Terra Alethia.
* Fort Destro, the stronghold of The Destro Obstantia, situated at the southern edge of the mountains. Serves as a bastion for the nearby settlements against draconic invaders.