The Crownspine Mountains form Asterra's northern barrier, a vast realm of glacier-cut peaks, frozen passes, black pine valleys, and wind-scoured highlands. Isolated settlements cling to old roads and sheltered slopes while miners, hunters, pilgrims, and adventurers pursue wealth beneath the snow. High magic saturates the region, and the failing laws of the Twelvefold Veil twist storms, ruins, and spells. Frost giants now gather at the Shatterspine Col as ancient ward-stones crack below the ice.