The Thousand Knives

The Thousand Knives is a mountainous region in northern Sonmar of impassible steep slopes and sharp peaks towering high above rocky and obscured valleys.

Many stories have been created to explain how the unnaturally steep and unnavigable range got such distinctive peaks, with the general consensus being that the range is magical in origin. Some scholars believe that a highly concentrated source of magic in the region is responsible, and geologists note that the peaks are becoming sharper over the ages, as opposed to naturally smoothing out due to erosion.

A popular legend is told in the gnomish song “Heaven’s Forge”, which tells of a great war between gods and demons pulling the mountains both skyward and into the earth in a tug-of-war over the rich mineral deposits The Thousand Knives are known for. Though the author is on record saying the song is merely a tavern-jingle, there are devout individuals that take it very seriously.

The range is largely unexplored, with many of the inner valleys nearly inaccessible by non-magical means. There is one valley that is known for even being inaccessible through magical means after an expedition of both mages and non-mages encountered a series of puzzling setbacks when attempting to survey it. Much speculation surrounds this mysterious location - could it be a ward against a sealed evil? Or perhaps a concentration of the leftover magics some claim shaped The Thousand Knives? Much is unknown about this land.