These stand as the stretch of mid-northern mountains which lead to the Charu highlands, currently the domain of the kingdom of Antioch. Originally they served as the homeland of the six human tribes that allied to become the Zin’Charu (people of Charu), many thousands of years previous. The region is high enough in altitude, and close enough to the arctic reaches, to be kept in snow for at least half the year. This range serves as the source of the two major rivers of the Shadow continent, the Sarcosta and Shelk.