[U]Name[/U]
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[*] The Gold Mountains
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[U]Classification[/U]
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[*] Mountain Range 
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[U]Location[/U]
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[*] Northern Ksemari 
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[U]Major Settlements - Establishments - Locations[/U]
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[*] Namdarum, Capital city of the dwarven nation of Nelgarlun 
[*] Turiel’s Throne, highests point of the Gold Mountains
[*] Drebohx Depths, a vast subterranean body of water positioned near the center of the range
[*] Rel`Endas, a subterranean human settlement left in ruins for more than a century
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[U]Population[/U]
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[*] The population of the mountains is dominated by subterranean beasts, creatures and the majority of intelligent life is  mostly dwarven humanoids - to the best of common knowledge. 
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[U]Politics - Economy  - Atmosphere[/U]
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[*] Immense. Vast. Mesmerizing. Treacherous. Unforgiving. These are just some of the words often used to describe the stagnant atmosphere of the Gold Mountains. The surface appearance of the mountains is quite typical with the exception of the golden yellow rocks that glisten with dew in the sunlight. Rocky crags and treacherous peaks are a sight to behold for miles around. Only the highests points of the range, such as Turiel’s Throne are cold enough to play host to a regular covering of snow. But while the Gold Mountains are a spectacle to be seen for hundreds of miles around, their true beauty and mystery lies deep beneath the mountain’s surface where tunnels carved by dwarves, various subterranean denizens, and time. Tunnels that run for thousands of miles under the surface of Ein Sof find their end and beginning at these mountains believed to connect the entire continent. Subterranean seas churn to support whole ecosystems of creatures specifically adapted for life beneath the mountain. That ecosystem acts as the entire support structure that allows the dwarves of the Gold Mountains to thrive. It is that ecosystem that was so unforgiving to the human settlement of Rel`Endas, as humans failed to more swiftly adapt to the unforgiving world of the subterranean. At times the mountains resemble a serene and somber oil painting. And at other times a raging maelstrom of misery and woe. 
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[U]Relations[/U]
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[*] Most of the surrounding inhabitants show the Gold Mountains like most other gigantic Ein Sof made constructions with a healthy respect. However, while many adventurers journey across the Gold Mountains humans often refrain from breaching the mountain depths for fear of invoking the wrath of the dwarven entities below. There are a great deal of stories and folklore surrounding the mountain range, dragons and terrifying demonic denizens of the darkness. 
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[U]Major NPCs - Inhabitants[/U]
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[*] Frilled Crojor
[*] Weeping Utremelese
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[U]Other[/U]
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[*] Like other mountain ranges, the Gold Mountains host a plethora of mysteries and offer some of the most diverse opportunities in almost every aspect of life. Lava vents flowing deep from beneath the surface give birth to new channels of travel and new life to inhabit those channels. The highest peaks force inhabitants to adapt, perhaps creating a new races of intelligent life best suited for survival amongst the rocky crags. Be realistically creative and justify your creativity. 
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