The road beneath their feet had given out at some point. They had no choice but to follow the natural meadows, slowly advancing up the mountain along its ridges and valleys.
On this mountainous terrain, the ridges were nearly devoid of tall trees; only the low-lying valleys held scattered groves of spruce.
Grass and moss carpeted the ground, interspersed with bare rock. The rolling terrain offered no cover, allowing one to take in the lay of the land at a glance.
The most common creatures here were marmots and rabbits. There were basically no large animals to be seen.
Occasionally, they would spot massive creatures flying from the mountains down toward the spruce forests below—probably monsters like Scorpion-tailed Lions or Wyverns on the hunt.
