Lonely Mountains

The Lonely Mountains are the mountains surrounding the entire country of Capitrae.

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The Lonely Mountains are made of pure ice, with some chunks of dirt stuck up there by the large earth dragons that pass by occasionally.

The mountains are very hazardous to be in, and can only safely be accessed from the air, since the ground is too uneven to begin ascension. They were made many years ago by the first Mistress of the Mountains (Back then was called the Mistress of Capitrae, as the first and last of that title) with the help of ice/snow powers given to her at birth. To get out of the country or into it, the mountains included a long tunnel; which could be accessed through the Ice gates on the side of the country that faces inwards (There is no gate by the side that faces the ocean. The Ice gates are the only thing preventing people from entering, but the tunnel is hard to find and the Ice gates are impossible to break, unless you're a Mistress of the Lonely Mountains).

The Grand Ice gates are located in the south-east of Capitrae, and beside them lies the Castle of the Mistress as it's called.

The Gate Mansion is a gloomy, and gothic looking mansion that serves as the home for the Mistress that currently lives there and protects the gates. It's big enough for the Mistress to have guests for a visit, and is the only remotely warm place in the mountains; however that's only during the summer. During the winter, only the Mistress (who, because of her ice powers, can handle any cold; no matter how extreme) can survive up there (However vampires, if they learn to control the temperature in their body through hemokenisis, can survive too).

Mistresses of the Lonely Mountains
A Mistress is chosen as soon as their powers are discovered. Mistresses of all ages are available all the time, due to the ice power being a not-so rare ability to have. However only one is chosen for the job.

The job consists of keeping the mountains from melting with a daily ice-surge; which is a storm of ice so powerful, it'll kill any humans that try to enter the mountains at that time. This time is usually 5 AM, which means that from 5 AM to 6 AM, entry to the mountains is strictly prohibited.

The job also consists of being a guard of the Ice gates. Basically, the Mistress controls who may enter and who may exit the gates, for protection of the nation. This is why they are so respected throughout the entire country, and considered the "overhead guard", since they protect all of the country from outside invaders.