Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds.

Far to the northeast of Fastheld, nestled among the peaks of the Halagh Mountain Range, the High Cities of the mountain people are home to many marvels of technology.

The Halaghi, short but stalwart, are keen in the ways of engineering. They’ve got plumbing, steam supply pipes, lighter-than-air dirigibles and other gadgetry that probably would be considered the work of the Shadow by their neighbors inside the Aegis.

These people dwell in a total of four mountain cities:

Halagh: The largest of the cities, contained primarily within a carved-out cavern inside the most massive peak in the mountain range. A great spindle spans from floor to ceiling in the cavern, with catwalks bearing off in all directions, providing access to various levels and serviceways. On particularly clear days, which are rare on this cloud-shrouded peak, it is sometimes possible to make out the great walled city-state in the distance.

Um-Halagh: Located on a lower peak about 16 miles east of Halagh, the city of Um-Halagh takes up another cavern – not quite as large as Halagh, but still quite spacious and defensible. The lower altitude means a slightly warmer climate: It’s only deathly cold most of the time, instead of constantly.

Nu-Halagh: About 20 miles east of Um-Halagh, this Halaghi community has grown within the bowl of a dormant volcano’s caldera, some 10,000 feet above sea level.

Lo-Halagh: The lowest of the High Cities of Halagh, about 30 miles east of Nu-Halagh, the community of Lo-Halagh is a tiered city atop the smallest peak in the extensive range of Halagh Mountains.