hey @TheEdVerse I have a simple question, whats the tallest mountain in the Realms?
I was looking at the Lands of Intrigue sourcebook, specifically the Topographical map that came with it. The tallest mountains that i could find were 5000 feet.Thanks!#Realmslore
— Alex McClay (@AlexMcclay2000) January 27, 2020
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…find the label “Kun-Yen Shan,” and go due south from the ‘e’ in that label to the high ridgeline she drew in the green central peaks area, the peak right where your eyeline intersects that ridgeline is Cloudspire. Also known…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
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…interior caverns, which have been the lairs of several dragons until remorhaz moved in and started a family (there are now many, and they use high valleys in the Yehimal range to farm wild herds of rothé and musk oxen and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
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…mountain goats for food). The precise height of Cloudspire is unknown, but the customary bottom of its cloud layer is about 32,000 feet, so it’s likely 35K to 36K in height.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
A pleasure! You happened to ask about something TSR had asked about, way, way back, and I was able to find my long-ago notes without much delay, once I got online. You have a good day, too!
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
Wait…unknown, is it because something interferes with divination spells? Other than local critters eating said diviners.
— Tevapotrans (@Lord_Toast13) January 27, 2020
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Properly handled by the DM, all divinations will result in somewhat cryptic answers (to prevent it being the “accomplish everything with no effort” spell). In this case, the cloud cover foils vision/line of sight spells, and the gods not caring about a peak’s 2)
…height, so they don't know it and can't be bothered to find out is a big reason. Measuring is hard for mortals and gods, because the land around Cloudspire is all high mountain range; where do you measure FROM? We real-worlders use sea level as "zero" and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 28, 2020