The Dragons of Antelope Peak

baldy on the 19th!! hopefully…….

Where the great sun-beaten plains of Light territory gets swallowed by the sands of the Shifting Expanse, in a rocky area not too far from the shadow-riddled Hewn City, there the Blackspire Clan has made their home. The landscape is riddled with meandering valleys and deep canyons, often with creeks and rivers at the bottom; between them rise high sandstone mesas and plateaus, rocky outcrops and sky-piercing spires. The air is dry and the winds often carry the faint sounds of rolling thunder from the desert. The Blackspire Citadel is nestled on top of a large butte, just at the edge of a deep valley. Clustered at the very top, with a view of the immense landscape below, are the buildings and gardens of the High Court. The next level below is reserved for the temples of the Lightweaver and the Flamecaller, lesser altars for other gods, and the oracles. The third level is the Lower Court; mostly consisting of living spaces, trading markets, shops, small gardens, and that is where most of the everyday activities take place. Deep inside the butte, under the citadel, are the Night Halls. Winding passageway and large catacombs, carved from the sandstone and always cool and still beneath the bustling activity of the outside. Not many are allowed in there; the Midnight Guard keeps their headquarters there, and much of the space is used for storage. Both materials and food, but also large quantities of water in times of drought. Far beneath the rock walls of the citadel, the river that runs through the valley nourishes the green landscape around it. Protected from the dry winds above, the gardens and plantations around the water supply a lot of food and materials the clan uses: wood, food crops, herbs for healing and enjoyment, spices, plants producing fine dyes, and pastures for grazing animals. The Outer Reaches are the edges of the clan’s territory, deserted and uninhabitable land. Guards and scouts commonly patrol these lands, often aided by allied harpies.