Ringing Mountains

Mountain ranges encircle the Tablelands, each running north and south. To the east and west of the Sea of Silt, they form great wall-like barriers separating the Tablelands from the unknown lands beyond. To the north and south of the Sea of Silt, they form a series of parallel ribs. The deep valleys between these ribs lead away from central Athas like a series of long corridors.

Ahpotex, a Shrine of Air
Located west of the Lake of Golden Dreams in a valley of the Ringing Mountains is Ahpotex, a shrine of the spirits of the wind. Ahpotex is a strange place, for a tribe of people live within several yards of the place, and they protect and are protected by the shrine?s guardian, Alicious Strax. Alicious is a beautiful, young elven woman, about 100 years in age. She can frequently be seen soaring in a cliff glider among the rocky peaks of the valley with the Ahpotexans, the tribe that gave her shrine its name.