The Iron Mountains

The easternmost stretch of the Iron Mountains transitioning into Rhino Tribe territory

### Direction on the map

North of Cavora, directly above the Grassy Plains, Minor Tribes' territory, and Rhino territory

### Current owners

Empire of Balance, Tigers, Lysandre's company, Ravens/New Talon Industries

### Status

In use

The Iron Mountains are a location in Chima created by JGREAD. Comprised of mountains made mostly out of iron, this range divides the inland of Chima from the Arctic. The Iron Mountains stretch above the Rhinos' territory, the Minor Tribes' territory, and The Grassy Plains. The southern half of the Valley of Balance is located in the northwest Iron Mountains, near The West Sea, as is the Tiger HQ. The Iron Mountains in the east transition into the neighboring range, the Outland Mountains.

## History

The earliest known colonizers of the Iron Mountains after the region's creation by the Dragons millennia ago were the Tigers, building their headquarters, the City of Orange and Black, in a secluded valley (not to be confused with the Valley of Balance to the north) immediately after the formation of the Fire Tribes in the year 991 BR. The Tigers continue to occupy that city in the present day.

In the year 824 BR, the Leopards traveled to the Iron Mountains (specifically the Valley of Balance) to analyze the recent natural disasters and their link to Faerin's colonization of the Arctic (see the Avian Triumvirate—Mammalian Confederation War page). In 779 BR, the Leopards finally departed from their original home in favor of building a new HQ, The Golden City, in the Valley of Balance. The Leopards maintained strong relations with their close neighbors, the Tigers, despite being officially neutral at the time.

### The Mammoths' Tragedy

In 240 BR, after having lived in the Outland Mountains for centuries, the majority of the Mammoths migrated to the northernmost (and highest) peaks of the Iron Mountains by order of their King, where they endured over half a century of extremely harsh winters that led to the deaths of many of the tribe's citizens. This was one of the reasons for Maulryene and Melko's rebellion and usurping of the monarchy in 179 BR, after which the new Queen allied her tribe with the Sabertooth Tigers (who may have also been located in the Iron Mountains at the time). The Mammoths and Sabertooths, however, were all forced out of the south by the power of the Great Illumination in 163 BR (see the Sabertooth Tiger—Lion War page), and their abandoned HQs likely fell into ruin before eventually being lost to time.

### The Vultures' Relocation

In 150 BR, when the "Vulture Plague" struck the Vultures and wiped out much of their population, Vamprah took command of the remnants of the tribe. Moving them from The Great Desert to the Iron Mountains in 149 BR, Vamprah built a towering headquarters and founded the militaristic Brotherhood of Vultures, building the Vultures back to their former glory over the next two decades. Vamprah shared the HQ with fellow warlord Icestrike after allying with the newly-formed Bear faction, the Icebears, in 125 BR. The HQ was destroyed, however, by the Leopards in 122 BR, and the Vultures and Icebears were exiled north in the same fashion as the Mammoths and Sabertooths before it could be rebuilt (see the Icebear—Leopard War page).

### The Modern Age

In 16 BR, the lion Lysandre built Lysandre Labs in the Iron Mountains (unaware of the Leopards' and Tigers' presence in the region, due to a spell Leopard King Leodus used in 121 BR to erase all memory of the Fire and Ice tribes from the minds of Chima's southern peoples). Lysandre Labs was bombed and destroyed, however, by the Ravens' WRM faction in 3 BR, after the Queen-in-Exile Rica had found out about Lysandre's business partnership with Rawlin; Lysandre survived the bombing, and secretly rebuilt Lysandre Labs by the time of the Roleplay. Later in 3 BR, the WRM Ravens occupied a previously abandoned outpost that they'd built in the Iron Mountains a few years prior, using it as their secret base from which to continue the war effort. It was destroyed by TI Raven forces in late 3 BR, however, after Rica's former friend Lyrix revealed the base's location to Rawlin.

In early 2 BR, Lycor briefly lived as a nomad in the Iron Mountains after being exiled from the Lion Tribe, but was soon found by the Leopards and taken in by Leodus (Lycor's distant relative, unbeknownst to either of them). Lycor left the region by the end of the year after Leodus helped him obtain proof that he was framed for the crime he'd been exiled over.

#### The Chima Civil War and the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War

At the time of the RP, the tribes of Chima began building mining facilities and military bases in the Iron Mountains, but many of these were destroyed during the Chima Civil War, and it is unknown how many have been rebuilt or returned to active use. During the tail end of the war, Rica was captured by Lysandre in New Lysandre Labs, but he soon released her without opposition after a force of Lions and WRM Ravens led by Lycor, Rex, and Prince Razic arrived at the no-longer secret facility. Immediately afterward, Rica denounced the monarchy, so the Raven Resistance (a group formed from the remnants of Talon Industries after the faction had been destroyed by the Bats) joined the former WRM loyalists in migrating to the Iron Mountains. There, the Raven Resistance built a new headquarters, where they accumulated military strength and wealth from mining profits, eventually evolving into the New Talon Industries company. During this time, Lincoln's group of Lions moved their operations into the mountains after ending their partnership with the Rhinos.

In the twilight of the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War, Scorpix took nearly the entire Scorpion Army into the Iron Mountains to attack a New Talon Industries outpost; an outwardly bizarre move that was actually a part of his secret plan to draw out and defeat The Combine. Scorpix wasn't able to complete this plan, however, as the freed Brotherhood of Vultures suddenly attacked from the north to reclaim some of their ancient territory, freezing the present Ravens, their outpost, Scorpix, and 70% of the Scorpion Army (see the Crawler—Ice Hunter War page). Lincoln and his Lions were also frozen and captured by the Ice Hunters.

#### The Fire—Ice Wars

A massively important battle later took place in the Iron Mountains when inland, Outland, and Fire Tribe forces joined together to attack Icestrike's Ultimate Glacier, as the mobile HQ traveled over the mountains. During and after the "destruction" of the glacier, several other notable events occured in the Iron Mountains, such as Petricoff's discovery of Senix's identity, Lycor's duel to the death with Scorpix, the Stinger Brotherhood becoming scattered, Vamprah's first face-to-face meeting with Leodus, Bliston's duel with Icestrike and regrouping of the Bats, Scorpio (while secretly under the control of Scrin) taking command of the Scorpions, and the Sabertooths establishing their first foothold in the south, Fort Sabran. This outpost was soon destroyed by the Empire of Balance; a battle which resulted in the Ice Hunters losing their presence in the Iron Mountains, and King Finglor's temporary disappearance. During this time, the Wolves established a mining base in one of the mountains, claiming it and dubbing it "Wol'jin Mountain", after their new Alpha/President.

Many battles were fought in the Iron Mountains between the Empire of Balance and the Arachnid Alliance during their war, though these skirmishes didn't bring about any signifcant territorial changes, other than the Spiders losing their short-lived grasp on the eastern mountains. Notable events that occurred in the Iron Mountains during this time include The Forgotten's discovery and re-forging of the Fire Wing Harness Vamprah had destroyed, and Malgus' recruitment of Lyrix to steal The Artifact from the Sabertooths. Similarly, Rica would later recruit the ice-powered "white lion" Lyrix to infiltrate the New Talon Industries headquarters and freeze Radnarus, after which Rica declared the creation of the New Razarian Monarchy, though the HQ would end up being given back to NTI by Razic after he usurped his parents' leadership of the Razarians.

#### New Developments

Rorik, at the behest of Whit, underwent his brief combat training with Icerawr in the Iron Mountains, and the Gorilla Army, while traveling in the mountains, was nearly destroyed by a storm and avalanche cause by the Elemental imbalance. Meanwhile, Petricoff and a Minor Tribes search party, while looking for the missing Traxx, instead found another of the Fire Wing Harnesses in the Iron Mountains. Most recently, Razic came before the NTI HQ and handed over the captive Rica and Razar, explaining to a now freed Radnar that he desired peace between the Razarians and NTI.

## Description

This is the main location that the citizens of Chima use to obtain iron, the silver mountains stretching as far as the eyes can see when one is facing west. The Iron Mountains are the only region considered to be part of the "south" with a cold climate and seasonal snow. Many come here to mine the iron and other minerals, for use in architecture, masonry, and vehicle building. The farther north one ventures, the colder the mountains are. Beyond them is the northernmost (and coldest) region of Chima, where it is constantly snowing. However, no animals have been past the mountains without proper equipment, so the northern region is mostly unexplored.

## Locations in the Iron Mountains

### East and Mideast

* Brotherhood of Vultures and Icebears' HQ (Destroyed, 122 BR)
* Lysandre Labs (Destroyed, 3 BR; rebuilt as New Lysandre Labs)
* Wings Row Monarchy's Raven Civil War HQ (Destroyed, 3 BR)
* Many mining facilities from various tribes (Status unknown)
* At least one Lion military base (Destroyed)
* At least one Talon Industries/Raven Tribe missile base (Destroyed)
* At least one Bear military base (Abandoned)
* New Talon Industries/Raven Tribe HQ
* Wolf Tribe's Woljin Mountain

### West, Northwest, and Midwest

* At least one New Talon Industries outpost (Frozen, abandoned)
* Southern half of the Valley of Balance/The Golden City
* Southern half of the Elemental Rupture (Caved-in)
* The City of Orange and Black
* Mammoth HQ (Abandoned, 163 BR; Destroyed)
* Lincoln's camp (Frozen, Destroyed)
* At least one Forgotten base
* Sabertooth Tigers' Fort Sabran (Destroyed)
* Arachnid Alliance city and base (Destroyed)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lysandre - A Chima RP Extended Backstory
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Retribution: A Chima Roleplay Prequel Story