Rising out of the desolate tundra of Icewind Dale is a mountain of giant boulders, piled one atop the other until they narrow to a snow-capped peak. Because it appears to be a loose collection of boulders piled into a rough pyramid, barbarian legends call it a grave marker, though most likely it is an extinct volcano. The solitary mountain stands among three lakes – Maer Dualdon, Lac Dinneshere, and Redwaters- that support Ten-Towns. Beasts hunt upon the craggy slopes, giants tread across the broken rills, the dwarves of Clan Battlehammer mine a river valley along its south face, and Drizzt Do’urden found a secluded home in a deep cave on its lonely north face. This is Kelvin’s Cairn, the highest point in Icewind Dale and also its heart: all else is fixed by its position relative to the mountain.
