> [!infobox|right] > #### Sunset Mountains > ![[5E_SUNSETMOUNTAINS.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Region,<br>Mountain Range | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Border of Sunset Vale,<br>[[Western Heartlands]] | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active,<br>Dangerous | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Ancient DR | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Unknown Years | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | None,<br>Fragmented | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | Unclaimed,<br>Contested | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | Tribal Creatures & Dragons,<br>Dominant | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Sparse,<br>Hostile | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The Sunset Mountains rise as a vast and rugged barrier across the [[Western Heartlands]], split by the Far Hills yet forming a near-impenetrable divide between regions, their jagged peaks and winding passes creating both a natural defense and a constant threat to those who attempt to cross them. Rich in resources such as black-veined marble prized across [[Faerûn]], the range draws traders and prospectors despite the dangers, with dwarven clans maintaining mines and trade routes that connect to settlements like [[Easting]]. Beyond these pockets of civilization, however, the mountains are dominated by hostile forces; gnoll warbands, ogres, yeti, drow and frost giants.