Ironcrown:The Ashman Mountains

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The Ashman mountains of the south are occasionally dismissed as a sub-range of the Mountains of Morning, but they have a character and significance all their own.

The Ashmans form the southern boundary of the Devastation. Due in part to a partial shielding by the Shival Range and their distance from Belynar, they were able to protect the lands to the south from the affects of the Devastation’s original blast, and have served to keep the Devastation from encroaching south over the years. The Ashmans do not reach the heights of their eastern or western kin nor do they have the broken appearance of the Shivals. Starting in the east where they meet up with the Mountains of Morning, the peaks retain much of the coloring of the eastern range, but as it marches west, the prevailing color turns to a dusty grey. Presumably, this is one source for their name. With prevailing winds coming from the south off of the ocean, any winds from the Devastation are forced north and away from the delicate forests of the south.