Trail of Bones

The Trail of Bones is the main overland pass on the Ash Mountains leading into the Grave North and is commonly known as a road of exile. The trail receives its name for the tremendous amount of bones that litter the path, the origins of which are attributed to the ominious Duskcastle.

Description
The road's creation was attributed to Ashur the Giant who led his rebellion against the invading Darvornoth, it was said he and his giants with their marching leveled the mountains to meet the invading armies. The trail begins at the southern base of the mountains where King Easia built the jagged steps that allows a path up the mountainside, and then the treacherous pass itself ending in a similar steep incline. The pass itself is approximately 50 miles long and is overlooked by the jagged mountains and cliffs.

The Pass
The pass itself is littered with bones of numerous origins, many are human attributed to wolf or bear attacks or sometimes raids from the Stones. However they are mostly attributed to the desolate Duskcastle that is said to capture travellers and torture them as a warning. There are also bones of many other animals and species. There are Darvornoth bones as well as horses and other animals that could not survive the harsh pass. Near the northern end of the road the supposed bones of Ashur lay, immune to the build up of snow due to their size.