Lavastorm Mountains

The Lavastorm Mountains are a very active volcanic mountain range northeast of the Nektulos Forest. Forged of sheer granite and cobalt stone, its ridged peaks are desolate and utterly devoid of flora – a dark gray wasteland of stone and magma. Pits of lava are scattered throughout the region, their constant bubbling and hissing giving birth to the ever-present haze of steam that reflects the light, fiery crimson color of the molten rock from whence it came.

Many types of creatures that can withstand the sheer heat of the lava thrive here, feasting off one another in the pure carnivorous struggle of daily survival. Many of Norrath’s less versatile races have also found the solitude of the volcanic peaks suitable for their purposes. Gypsies and other nomadic and reclusive beings have migrated to Lavastorm over the passing eras, reaping a feeling of calm serenity from the environment where others might see a useless wasteland.

It is rumored that some of the creatures who roam this barren region are not natural in their origins. Rather, many of the elementals and the fire crawlers – great constrictors of immense strength and a fiery bite that can melt through steel – are thought to be the summoned creations of the conjuror Najena, who has inhabited the abandoned temple carved into the face of Lavastorm’s most robust peak.

There are but two unnatural structures that are visible on the outer faces of Lavastorm. The strangely alluring entry to the abandoned temple known as Najena can be seen through the crimson veil of steam at great distances. The second of the structures is the ancient druid circle that is now near irreparable due to its proximity to the most active of the region’s volcanic chasms.