Steamfont Mountains
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[edit] General Information
Located on the southern tip of the continent of Faydwer, Steamfont Mountains serves as a hunting ground for the youngest of gnomes. Home to minotaurs, brownies and kobolds, a young gnome will find many adventures for the first dozen or so levels of his career.
Named for the natural geysers and springs found in its rocky peaks, these mountains surround the gnome city of Ak'Anon. It is known that the dragons once dwelled here, for the fossilized remains of a very young dragon can be viewed inside a small valley. The presence of Steamfont's drakes also indicates that the region may once have had some greater significance to the children of Veeshan. However, that history was lost long before the arrival of the elves or the surfacing of the gnomes.
Today, Steamfont acts as a training ground for young gnomish pupils, as well as for those elves and dwarves that brave the dangerous trek through the Lesser Faydark. Minotaurs from the mines of Meldrath are among the most challenging foes due to their social and cooperative nature.
The mountains of Steamfont are bordered by the Lesser Faydark to the east, and the gates to the glorious subterranean city of Ak'Anon to the far west – gates installed safely within a mountain face and heavily guarded by some of Ak'Anon's most renowned warriors.
[edit] Notable NPCs
- Forpar Fizfla - Renowned gnomish guard who will help you out of a tight spot... even if you're not in one.
- Charlotte - mechanical spider named for Charlotte of Charlotte's Web
- Cargo Clockwork - Big mechanical spider.
- Meldrath the Malignant - Famous necromancer, it turns out this is just a doppleganger sent to confuse Ak`Anon.
[edit] Revamp
With the Secrets of Faydwer expansion, the Steamfont Mountains were revamped to allow access to the Dragonscale Hills and the Loping Plains as well as providing a graphical overhaul.
