Vestalhtet

A mountainous city host to dwarves, duergar, gnomes, halflings and orcs, Vestahltet roughly translates into “Mountains of Madness”. Many strange events occur within the granite caverns and iced peaks of this strange area, and it is not unheard of for entire villages to disappear and reappear amidst the territory of the Mountains. Vestahltet is a planar gate, and its value is in its ability to create teleportation circles and other dimension-related items.

Many who travel forth from Vestahltet on foot are barred from ever returning, as the dangers of being transported would be too great. A coming of age ceremony known as The Winding Road is performed to women of Vestahltet, where they are forced to develop a teleportation circle of be subjugated to a random teleportation within Abalis. Men are forbidden from performing magic, as a strange aura amidst the mountains leads to premature death for all male practitioners.

In a bygone era, Vestahltet was the one rival to the ancient empire of Viscont. Named “Leng”, this area was once a massive plateau that acted as a bridge into the Planes of Shadow. During the Splintering, however, this empire was absorbed entirely into the Planes, and formed what is now known as The Duskwylds. Inside, a necropolis is rumored to exist in the shadows of all civilization, waiting for the stars to align for a sinister resurgence into the world.