Setir Mountains
The Setir Mountains
The mountains which the Belog crossed to arrive in Anyaral.
I have looked on the face of our Gods. I do not know where they come from, but creatures of such obvious power deserve our respect and we will follow where they lead. From their strength we will learn and we shall let them give us their weapons of metal to support their cause. But we know the Gods are fickle and we know their time will pass. When the Gods are gone we shall remain. We shall have learned from their strength and we shall still have their metal.
(Kimut Tikaan, High Warlord of the Tikaankii)
Beyond the relative protection of the Delgon territories the Setir Mountains are a harsh place to live. Ferocious winds tear through the mountainous valleys, driving the snow in vast drifts that can bury towns in hours. Outside the short Setirii summer, the temperatures drop to deadly levels and very little can survive. Within these frozen realms the Dhogu scrape a living. Countless small tribes compete for every resource, preying on unwary travellers or raiding poorly defended villages. The clans of the Northern Empire look upon the Dhogu raiders with loathing and in many towns passing Dhogu are driven away or even killed. The Dhogu do however have an understanding with the Delgon that has gone back generations. The Delgon welcome the Dhogu into their territories, sharing food and resources and trading for furs and trinkets. The arrival of the Enarii has strengthened the bond as the Dhogu are in awe of these Gods. Several warlords have pledged allegiance to the Enarii and their tribes now accompany many of the Delgon forces, while a large number of their finest warriors protect the priests as KalDreman bodyguards.
To the north lie the frozen Setir Mountains, but even in these inhospitable lands the industrious fubarnii have built their homes. The Delgon territories lie nestled within the mountains, with hundreds of their city-towers clinging to the craggy peaks. The secretive Delgon have hidden themselves away for many generations, entirely self-sufficient from the neighbouring Empire that they rejected. Throughout the mountains live the nomadic Dhogu, who scrape a living trading with the Delgon and the Empire or acting as guides. They also have a reputation for raiding remote villages and ambushing unwary travellers when the opportunity presents itself. The clans of the Empire cling to the foothills, working mines and raising hardy breeds of Graabin. Their militias are more used to dealing with Dhogu raids than the devanu packs that are seen across the rest of the Empire.
Source: Chronicles of Anyaral