Overview
Slush, then mud, then bare black rock that steams in the cold. At the top of the shelf, an iron gate set into the mountain, and warm air breathing out round it, slowly, in and out.
Resting: Risky: a rest here can be interrupted.
Getting here
Ways in
- The travel map: The North Shoulder of Ghakis, in Mount Ghakis. It shows once quest.the warm snow.
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The goat path back round the gorge | the travel map | |
| 2 | The goat path back round the gorge | the travel map | |
| 3 | Into the mountain |  Under Mount Ghakis | |
| 4 | Into the mountain | Under Mount Ghakis |
Map
Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.
Close up
the drivers' box, Something in the slush
the crest on the gate, Scorched rock
Meltwater
People
Who turns up at points in the story (2)
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | the drivers' box | Potion of Resistance (Fire), 35 gp | open it |
| 10 | Something in the slush (hidden) | Potion of Resistance (Fire) | Search: Perception DC 14 |
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 10 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Skill checks
| # | Where | Check | Try | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Scorched rock | Arcana 15 | Judge what scorched the rock | lore: Fire on Ghakis |
| 9 | Meltwater | Nature 14 | Follow the meltwater | finds Potion of Resistance (Fire) |
Fights
- The figures by the cart turn round all together. Under the wet hoods their faces are grey and dry as old…, in The North Shoulder of Ghakis: Wight, Helmed Horror.
Quests and lore
- The Warm Snow: Sergeant Valcu's log has forty years of smoke on the north shoulder of Mount Ghakis, snow that melts in midwinter, and the count's cart…