Cities of Fantasy: Highthrone - City Above the Clouds (d20)
The sun breaks through the highest mountain peaks¸ the clouds slowly parted by the wind to reveal a marvel of human ingenuity¸ Highthrone¸ a grand city clinging to the cliffs and mountain slopes¸ teeming with people who got used to living - even thriving - at heights reserved for the proudest and strongest birds¸ dragons and spirits.
"Highthrone is a city of contrasts¸ to all appearances a noble and successful city of proud¸ resourceful people who have weathered all that the extremes of mountain life can throw at them. Appearances can be deceiving however¸ for beneath the surface lies a rich mixture of political turmoil and approaching conflict.
Highthrone is a city perched atop the slopes of a great mountain range¸ built by human refugees fleeing war and bandits. Deeply religious about the forces of the sun and the wind¸ the people of Highthrone devised new techniques to adapt to their challenging environment and¸ once they began to expand¸ new ways to travel from terrace to terrace. Discovering the rich mines in the mountains opened a great source of wealth and trade began first with dwarves¸ then with the cities and towns down in the valleys. The activity as well as the terrain pushed the wizards and clerics of Highthrone to devise the flying ships¸ hulls hanging from great balloons and magically-powered ships that hover without physical aid¸ belonging solely to Highthrone's army.