Monday, August 11, 2025

Icespire Peak The Time of Troubles & Era of Upheaval Inspired By Ed Greenwood

Icespire Peak is a mountain located in the Sword Mountains on the Sword Coast region of the North. It is home to a dwarven built fortress of frost giants "formerly the stronghold of Clan Icehammer just over a century ago", the ancestral home of a Clan Icehammer which had ties to an ancient and powerful artifact that granted power over Giantikin.

Icespire Peak is a jagged, snow-topped mountain and the tallest peak of the Sword Mountains. Legends states that it was formed by the frozen remains of a long-dead frost giant that grew to near-unimaginable size by magical means. In the winter, the beauteous waterfalls that run down the mountain slopes will freeze over, forming curtains of ice that are stunning to behold. Mines rich with mithral wound through the heart of the mountain.

The mountain is located among the northeast peaks of the Sword Mountains. The peak is so huge that in good weather it is visible from the nearest settlement, Westbridge. Certain naturally-forming landmarks of the mountain were given distinct names such as 'Prospector's Ridge' and 'Windchill Reach'.

Notable Locations
• Icespire Hold

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