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THE ANGHORTH ALSAE MOUNTAINS |
Anghorth Alsae Mountains
is the name given to the northern extending range of the Zirkumire Mountains,
a mountain range west of the town of Horth in the
Santharian province of Xaramon. The Anghorth
Alsae Mountains are located in the northern part of the
province and are bordered on the northwest by Cyon Sola
Bay and northeast by the Steppe of Kruswik. The Land of the Withdrawing Waves
border it in the southwest while the Shivering
Woods border it along the southeastern side. The southern point begins at
the Bay of the Sky. The Dark Sea separates Anghorth
Alsae, at times, from the main mountain group at an area called Land of the
Withdrawing Waves. Even so, this range is still considered part of the overall
mountain chain, which leads into the peninsula Cha'dómm where
Xaramon's capital, Ximax, is located.
The elves originally named this range
Énh'guor'thyrher'áll'cáey (literally: the
"devour sea-cloud mountains")
but humans moved in and colonized the whole
area. Their voices were not able to pronounce the styrásh
language adequately, so over time the name was corrupted to its present name.
The Anghorth Alsae are a tall rugged mountain range. The western slopes are
butted up against the Cyon Sola Bay and are barren and rocky. Only low scrub
brush and windswept spruce plants grow along the slopes. This is because these
slopes are constantly battered by storms out of the bay. The eastern slopes are
maybe not as rugged as the western ones but are still not
easily traversed. Most of the fury of the storms out of Cyon Sola Bay is spent
on the western side but there is plenty of rain that still falls
in this region. This makes the alpine region on the eastern side densely
covered with pine trees. The Chéniar Foothills are thick with prairie grasses as
they fade into the Steppe of Kruswik. Only the area of the foothills around the
city of Horth has the land been
cleared and terraced. Here are vast grape vineyards.
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