Lortmil Mountains

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 hue 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 enjoys 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 the 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. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
• Sobhrach, "The Lortmil Mountains" Oerth Journal 2 1995. Available Online.
• Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.

Zavoda Index Entry

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.

Lortmill Hills [MTN]
      Living Greyhawk Journal #3	31
Lortmill Mountains [MTN]
      Against The Giants - The Liberation of Geoff	80
      Castles: Hart	                        26
      City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess	4, 18
      Dragon Magazine #167	                11
      Dragon Magazine #209	                14
      Dragon Magazine #253	                43, 45
      Dragon Magazine #278	                84
      Dungeon Magazine #013	                3
      Dungeon Magazine #053	                34
      From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	7, 21, 24, 34, 40, 54, 56, 58, 64, 67
      From the Ashes: Reference Card	        #12
      Greyhawk Adventures	                77, 87, 97, 98, 101, 102
      Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book	        15, 18, 30, 32
      Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins	        19, 35, 55, 56, 59, 60, 69, 119
      Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	                4, 9, 39, 40, 49, 50, 66, 88, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 129, 141, 143, 146, 152
      Living Greyhawk Journal #1          	31
      Living Greyhawk Journal #3	        30
      Living Greyhawk Journal #4        	31
      Living Onnwal Gazetteer           	11, 73, 106
      N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God	15
      Players Guide to Greyhawk	                5, 8, 10, 40
      Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil	6, 7, 8, 40
      Slavers                           	43, 88, 89, 100, 119-121, 123
      T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil	        4, 6
      WG6 Isle of the Ape               	22
      WG8 Fate of Istus                 	21, 124
      WGA4 Vecna Lives!                 	23, 35, 49
      WGQ1 Patriots of Ulek             	2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 29
      WGR4 The Marklands                	19, 27, 39, 63
      World of Greyhawk Boxed Set: A Guide to The World of Greyhawk	11, 21-23, 31, 38, 39, 49, 53, 58
      World of Greyhawk Boxed Set: Glossography	 14, Inside Back Cover
      World of Greyhawk Gazetteer (Folio, 1980)	 6, 9, 10, 14, 17, 23, 24