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The Jaggudorn Mountains belong to either [[Pytharnia]] or [[Asdauria]] in the minds of [[Magdeology|Magdeologers]] (geographers of Asdar).  In the hearts and minds of its inhabitants, they lie high above those two flat stretches of the world of Asdar.  The Jaggudorns are the highest mountains in the known world and probably the whole world.  The highest peak, [[Mount Jave]], reaches a little over 30,000 feet (9140m) above sea level.  The Jaggudorns were formed countless ages ago when the subcontinent of [[Pytharnia]] slowly merged into the western end of [[Asdauria]], a process that is far from complete.  The Jaggudorns present a formidable barrier between the great vale of the [[Shadew River]] to the northeast and the forested hills of Pytharnia to the southwest, a barrier which persists in an age of [[skycraft]] and [[titancraft]] vessels of the air.

[[File:Jaggudorns 2750 001.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of the Jaggudorn Mountains]]

The peaks of  Jaggudorns are wild and snow-capped all year round.  Even the foothills of the Jaggudorns are enormous in comparison to mountains elsewhere in the world of Asdar.  Geographically, the Jaggudorns consist of its greatest peaks, the [[Amandal Plateau]] and adjoining plateaus, and it high mountain valleys.  To northwest of the Jaggudorns stretches the great plain through which the Shadew River flows, bring the meltwater of the Jaggudornish foothils around and south to the [[Pallathantic Sea]].

[[File:JulesLaurens+Shkhara+1875+PublicDomain.JPG|thumb|300px|Jaggudorn Mountains]]

The eastern valleys are blocked off from sea and have a somewhat dry climate, except when great storms and blizzards blow in from the north, carrying great snows and rains, depending upon the time of the year.  In these valleys, the sky tribes of the ancient [[Gwenyan Tribes|Gwenyan]] people developed the technology of vessels of [[skycraft]] which would later give them access to the whole western hemisphere.  The great valley of [[Jasturia]] is also home to sky tribes who lead a hardier existence and continue to subsist on the ancient ways of herding [[gontha]].

=Asdarography of the Jaggudorns=
{{See also|Amandal Jaggudorns|Bhinsasa Mountains|Greater Jaggudorn Mountains|North West Jaggudorn Mountains|Pytharnee Dromb Mountains|South West Jaggudorn Mountains|West Jaggudorns}}
The entire complex of mountain ranges known as the Jaggudorns may be seen as many groups of mountain ranges.  These mountains may be divided into the very high mountains of the central plateaus and the high "foothill" mountains of the surrounding highland valley plateaus.  These mountains are considered 'young' by dwarven magdeologers and are continually uplifted by orogenic forces beneath the earth as the subcontinent of [[Pytharniaca]] perpetually collides with western [[Asdauria]].  

==Rivers of the Jaggudorns==
{{See also|Chaosflow River|Shadevan Delta|Shadew River}}
The glacial melt of the Jaggudorns feeds several river systems, most notably the [[Shadew River]] which accounts for nearly eighty percent of drainage from the mountains to the sea.  The [[Chaosflow River]] is calculated to be the single largest tributary of the Shadew River.  The [[Lutramani River]] system drains waters from the western slopes of the Jaggudorns across [[Pytharnia]] into the [[Pytharnian Sea]].

==Highland Valleys==
{{See also|Canyon of the Shadew|Dagunyami Plateau|Dwarven Plateau|Jamenth Plateau|Jasturia|Shadmaus|Solmigoh Plateau|Thracian Plateau|Umyami Plateau|Vale of Shadew|Zangolia}}
The highland valleys are much more populated and habitable than the high plateaus of the central Jaggudorns.  On the eastern slopes, these valleys are known for the homelands of the skyfaring tribes and to the northeast, the habitation of the [[Gakhyami]], notably the [[Dagunyami]].  The Vale of Thrace is the famous homeland of the first skyfaring tribes who in time spread the technology of [[skycraft]] throughout the south Jaggudorns, both to the east, west, and south.

==High Plateaus==
{{See also|Amandal Plateau|Colnorian Plateau|Dragondawn Plateau|Jaffgorn Plateau|Pundgadh Plateau|Uglyami Plateau|Savage Plateau|Valley of the Snowbears|Wyvern Plateau|}}
The high plateaus are at least twenty to thirty five [[dwarven fathom]]s (3,100m to 5,500m) in elevation.  They are very cold in the winter, cold in the spring and autumn, and cool in the summer.  They receive less snowfall or rain throughout the year than the highland valleys.

==Peaks of the Jaggudorns==
[[File:AlbertBierstadt+CanadianRockiesAsulkanGlacier+before1903+PublicDomain.jpg|thumb|left|The Jaggudorns are famous for the highest peaks in the Pallathantic]]

The great peaks of the Jaggudorns are a source of pride for its inhabitants and a constant source of death to those who climb them.  The locals regard the mountains with awe and reverence and generally do not think well of visitors who dare to reach their summits.  Human adherents of the old religion, mountain trolls, and the giants will attempt to stop any human who tries to do so.

===Great Peaks of Jaggudorns===
*[[Mount Amandalglow]] 43.03 [[DF]] above sea level, (6926 meters or 22,723 feet)
*[[Mount Amulcáhain]]
*[[Mount Askreidhinn]]  53.32 DF above sea level, (8582 meters or 28,157 feet) (widely acknowledged as highest place on [[Asdarah]])
*[[Mount Jave]]  56.84 DF above sea level, (9148 meters or 30,012 feet)
*[[Mount Jhotal]]  48.28 DF above sea level, (7770 meters or 25,492 feet)
*[[Mount Kholand]]  49.48 DF above sea level, (7964 meters or 26,127 feet)
*[[Mount Thwarren]]  41.48 DF above sea level, (6676 meters or 21,903 feet)

=Flora=
Rhododendron plants grow on most mountains. Oak, laurel and chestnut trees are also found up to 11 [[DF]] (1800 m or 6,000 feet) above sea level. Pine trees are found up to about 20 [[DF]] (ca 3350 m or 11,000 feet) above sea level; above that point only lichens, grass and moss can be found, since it is so cold in the higher regions. Only certain plants are designed to grow in such harsh conditions.

=Fauna=
While the highest plateaus and peaks are too savage for forestation, the mountain valleys up to mid-elevations are richly forested and where human habitation has not fully encroached upon them are abundant with all manner of wildlife and vegetation.  Brown bears and [[thraughbear]]s, [[yak]]s, [[patchudeek]]s, [[gamudh]]s, [[wolves]], [[wyvern]]s, [[snow eagle]]s, [[glambuck]]s, [[havrut]]s, [[jadder]]s, and wild boars are among the beasts found.  The [[gontha]] are a domestic race of cattle indigenous to Jaggudorns and have been an essential component of the economy since the first sky tribes arrived.  There are plenty of marks for the hunter in the Jaggudorns and plenty of predators to turn the table on the hunter.

=Domestic and Commensal Beasts=
[[Gontha]] are one of the principle domestic animals of humans and humanlikes.  The [[Patchudeek]] are great yak-like creatures bred among the Jaffgorns and used as pack animals and sometimes for food.

=History of the Jaggudorns=
{{See also|Chronology of the Jaggudorns}}

=Inhabitants=
The [[Amandal Plateau]], especially in the north, is the habitation of mountain giants, frost giants, mountain orcs, ogres, trolls, [[Gakhyami|goblins]], and a host of other inhospitable creatures.  The [[Jaffgorn]], a race of [[Geddamin]] (giants) occupy many of the high mountain valleys of the northern [[Amandal Plateau]] and hold much political and economic power over the northern interior of the plateau.   Such foul [[Humanlikes|humanlikes]] are common in the northernmost Jaggudorns along with a smattering of dragon lairs.  Traveling in the northern Jaggudorns is dangerous even for the hardiest adventurers.  The mountains and their savage residents have no mercy for visitors.  The northeastern Jaggudorns are famous for their races of goblins or [[Gakhyami]], consisting of the [[Umyami]], the [[Uglyami]], and the [[Dagunyami]].

[[File:AmandalPlateau&Environs_2750_001.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Southern Jaggudorns, including the Amandal Plateau]]

The southern Jaggudorns are more populous with fauna, flora, and [[Humanlikes|humanlikes]], affording a less harsh haven, especially in the rich, high alpine valley of the [[The Shadmaus|Shadmaus]].  The ancientest [[Dwarves|dwarves]] make their subterranean homes in the Jaggudorns and they are known as the [[Amandal Dwarves]].  In the south-southwestern Jaggudorns are several dwarven states and their ancestors have dwelt for millennia. Forest-dwelling [[Shadevan Trolls]] are common in the [[The Shadmaus|Shadmaus]], often living just a stone's throw from small human settlements.

==List of Known Humanlikes of the Jaggudorns==
*Dwarves
*Gakhyami (Dagunyami, Uglyami, Umyami)
*Jaffgorn Giants
*Humans
*Mountain Ogres
*Mountain Orcs
*Shadevan Trolls

==Dwarves of the Jaggudorns==

{{See also|Dwarves}}
Dwarves have held a habitation in the Jaggudorns for over fifteen thousand years.  The Qaish'aa dwarves from the Ithrads are considered newcomers by dwarven standards.  Nevertheless dwarven culture in the Jaggudorns is well adapted to the hazards both above and below the surface.  On the high plateaus, the most common dwarves encountered are the Amandal Dwarves, particularly in the south.  In the high valleys of the southwest, the Qaish'aa Dwarves of [[Gdelisica]], [[Themet]], [[Dagdoria]], and [[Sardeichs]] may be found.

===Amandal Dwarves===
{{Main|Amandal Dwarves}}
The indigenous [[Amandal dwarves]] of the plateau regard the other dwarves of the Jaggudorns as newcomers, even though their first ancestors immigrated here thousands of years ago.  Dwarven monasteries are not uncommon in the southern [[Amandal Plateau]].  In these highest of mountain valleys, the Amandal dwarves commune with cosmic forces alien to other members of their kind.  Their spiritual insights are sought by pilgrims and visitors from elsewhere in the world of Asdar.  They are peaceable but fierce against human, dwarven, and giant foes.

===Midrardian Dwarves===
Over eleven thousand years ago, dwarves migrating from [[Midrardia]], sometimes called [[Qaish'aa]] dwarves, settled in the mountains of south central [[Pytharnia]] known as the [[Ithrad Mountains|Ithrads]].  In time, colonies of these dwarves migrated eastwards and settled in the depths of the southwestern Jaggudorns.  The language of these dwarves is very similar and mutually intelligible.

The dwarven states of [[Themet]], [[Gdelisica]], [[Dagdoria]], and [[Sardeichs]] are highly industrialized with [[titancraft]] and other technologies.  They are abundant in mineral wealth as the dwarves have plumbed the depths of the mountains since the time they first dug their holes into the mountain slopes.  Their treasures include gold, silver, iron, copper, and a constellation of gemstones and semi-precious stones.  The dwarves have created a huge, subterranean network of [[dragonrail]] throughout the southern Jaggudorns.  Only in the past one hundred and fifty years have the dwarves shared their technology with humans on the surface to the furtherance of dwarven commerce throughout Pytharnia and the rest of the world.

Over four thousand years ago, a cousin group to the Ithradic dwarven settlers, sometimes called the 'Mountain Dwarves' also fled Midrardia and settled in the north Jaggudorns, founding the colony [[Eingred]].

=Economy=
{{See also|Grand Shadew Canal|Traditional Gontha Herding}}
The [[Grand Shadew Canal]] has provided a great means of economic development of the High Shadevan Valley, particularly for [[Thrace]] which exports a surplus of grain to the food-hungry nations of the Pallathantic.

=Politics=
In the south are found all the sky nations since the [[Reduction of Thrace]] in 2576 and all the dwarven states.  These are the states of [[Thrace]], [[Gantvia]], [[Jamenth]], [[Shaddago]], and [[Ambracy]].  The dwarven states are the [[Amandal Republic]], the [[Kingdom of Themet]], the [[Commonwealth of Gdelisica]], the [[Kingdom of Dagdoria]], and the little [[Commonwealth of Sardeichs]] tucked up on the south end of the [[Amandal Plateau]].  The [[Aurician Empire]] controls most of the rich [[The Shadmaus|Shadmaus]], a high mountain valley that bears the Shadew River on its last descent to the Shadevan Delta.  [[The Shadmaus]] has a rich folklore and its woods are home to trolls of a gentler nature.  The Shadew River has been tamed by the Aurician Empire with the construction of the [[Five Locks of the Shadew River|Five Locks]] enabling huge cargo barges to carry grain from the High Shadevan Valley past the cataracts of the Shadew River into the [[Pallathantic Sea]].

=Flags of States of the Jaggudorns=

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File:FlagAmandalRepublic.png|[[Amandal Republic]]
File:AuricianEmpire_Civilian_2740_Flag_001.jpg‎|[[Noble Republic of Aurice]]
File:FlagKingdomDagdoria.png|[[Kingdom of Dagdoria]]
File:CommonwealthofGdelisica 2740 Flag 001.jpg|[[Commonwealth of Gdelisicia]]
File:CommonwealthofSardeichs 2740 Flag 001.jpg|[[Commonwealth of Sardeichs]]
File:FlagCommonwealthShaddago.jpg|[[Commonwealth of Shaddago]]
File:FlagCommonwealthThrace.png|[[Commonwealth of Thrace]], Civilian
File:FlagCommonwealthThraceMilitary.png|[[Commonwealth of Thrace]], Military
File:FlagKingdomThemet.png|[[Kingdom of Themet]]
File:ViceRoyaltyofJagohr_2740_Flag_001.jpg|[[Viceroyalty of Jagohr]]
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=See Also=
*[[Amandal Dwarves]]
*[[Amandal Plateau]]
*[[Asdauria]]
*[[Chronology of the Jaggudorns]]
*[[Gakhyami]]
*[[Gontha]]
*[[High Shadevan Tribes]]
*[[Pytharnia]]
*[[Thrace]]

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