REDMAUNT HOLD

A series of deep crevices mark the area around the Hold's massive bowl. There are many cliffs and crags, sheer drops, cavernous openings, and dead-ends. It is possible to traverse the ravine and follow the circular paths towards the center of the caldera, although why you'd want to is indeed questionable. Travelers have managed to find their way through the maze of corridors and blockages to reach the pond in the center, but many more have become lost to the depths of the earth, or fallen victim to the instability of the many veins.

At the center of the dust-bowl is a pond of sulfuric water; the water is diluted when the rains come, or in the spring months following the cold season (provided the weather is cold enough so the higher reaches of the Hold to become well iced), at which point the pond is a bit more diluted and more palatable. The pond is quite large, filling the depths of the once-great mountain with clear waters, giving it a mirror-finish. The red dirt of the Hold is reflected back at those that visit, lending the place its name.