Lortmil Mountains

The Lortmil mountains depicted on the Darlene map, illustrated by Darlene (1980).

The Lortmil Mountains are a chain of low mountains located in the central part of the Flanaess, forming the eastern border of the Sheldomar Valley.

Ecology

The Lortmil Mountains cover an area of some 60,000 square miles, a huge swath of land extending into various climate zones. They are noted for their gem and precious metal deposits. The gems found in the deep mines of the Lortmil Mountains are larger than those found in most other mines. A few of the highest mountain peaks, particularly in the northernmost end of the range, retain snow cover year-round, but the lower southerly peaks melt off during the summer heat of the lowlands. Heavy woodlands drape the northeastern slopes with cool, roanwood forests cloaked in mist and fog.

The southwestern portions of the range enjoy warmer temperatures and an almost tropical moisture from the Azure Sea. Those regions flourish with large stands of maples, beech., giving over to tangled underbrush at higher elevations. The heavy growth makes travel off regular routes difficult if not impossible in the southern Lortmils. In late Harvester, the slopes of these areas blaze with autumnal splendor, but in the winter months, heavy rains impede travel.

Beneath the mountains, a chain of interconnecting tunnels, mines, natural caverns, caves, and chambers connect to create the so-called "Low Road' from Principality of Ulek all the way north to the Lorridges.

Inhabitants

The Lortmils are home to many dwarves, gnomes, and halflings; human settlements are scattered throughout the hills as well, as are scattered flocks of aarakocras.

The Lortmils were once the home of considerable orcish and goblinoid settlements, but these were driven into the Pomarj during the Hateful Wars.

Features and settlements

The hidden valley of Esmerin, home to a mixed community of tallfellow halflings and stone giants, is somewhere within the Lortmil Mountains. The village of Thrunch is also in the Lortmils, within the borders of the Principality of Ulek.

References

Bibliography

• Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.

———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.

• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
• Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
• Sobhrach, "The Lortmil Mountains" Oerth Journal 2, p 14-15. 1995. Available Online.
• Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.

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Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Anvil of the Lortmil Mountains	Item		Encyclopedia Magica - Volume I	52
Anvil of the Lortmil Mountains	Item		Greyhawk Adventures	77
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff	80
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess	4, 18
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dragon magazine #167	11
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dragon magazine #209	14
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dragon magazine #253	43, 45
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dragon magazine #278	84
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dungeon magazine #013	3
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Dungeon magazine #053	34
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	7, 21, 24, 34, 40, 54, 56, 58, 64, 67
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	From the Ashes: References Card	#12
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Greyhawk Adventures	77, 87, 97, 98, 101, 102
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book	15, 18, 30, 32
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Castles: Hart	26
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e	11, 73, 106
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	4, 9, 39, 40, 49, 50, 66, 88, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 129, 141, 143, 146, 152
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Living Greyhawk Journal #1	31
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Living Greyhawk Journal #3	30
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Living Greyhawk Journal #4	31
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God	15
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	5, 8, 10, 40
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e	6, 7, 8, 40
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	Slavers, AD&D 2e	43, 88, 89, 100, 119-121, 123
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil	4, 6
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	The Adventure Begins	19, 35, 55, 56, 59, 60, 69, 119
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	WG6 Isle of the Ape	22
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	WG8 Fate of Istus	21, 124
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	WGA4 Vecna Lives!	23, 35, 49
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio)	6, 9, 10, 14, 17, 23, 24
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	WGQ1 Patriots of Ulek	2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 29
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	WGR4 The Marklands	19, 27, 39, 63
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	11, 21-23, 31, 38, 39, 49, 53, 58
Lortmil Mountains	Geographical feature	Mountains,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	14, IBC