In the Misty Mountains, rugged paths and dense ancient jungles ensured "civilization" could not extend its reach. Only "barbarism" ruled this land.
The Barbarian Tribes dwelling here knew how to exploit the resources of the mountains and forests. Huge, pointed wooden stakes were driven into the ground, forming a continuous palisade—the tribe's primary defense. Enemies and wild beasts alike found it difficult to breach on their first attempt.
The people protected within the palisade, men and women alike, were all of nimble build. They dressed, to varying degrees, in garments and ornaments made from white wolf pelts, not to mention their most important possessions: their weapons.
Even children carried Short Swords, Daggers, or similar weapons. They roughhoused with the white wolves ubiquitous within the tribe, their innocent smiles suggesting a life without worry, as if this were a veritable paradise.
