Mount Gakis

Mount Gakis sits within the mountain range located to the south of Barovia. At the foot of the mountain, which itself is a four hour trek into the range along the Tsolenka Pass, sits a fortified gatehouse formerly manned by the Order of the Silver Dragon in order to prevent those seeking to reach the legendary Amber Temple.

Gakis has other protections in addition to the fortification including Sangzor, a huge demonic mountain goat which will attempt to ram any that pass off the side of the mountain. Archwizard Khazan stated that Sangzor had been killed before but seemed to return unscathed next time anyone tried to pass again.

Inhabitants
The mountain is home to the valley's native mountainfolk, who appear to have settled here due to the lack of encroachment from those they would deem outsiders. There are around 50 mountainfolk living on the mountain, who still appear to revere their legendary chieftain - Kavan.

There are demonic creatures on the mountain as well as yetis and at least one roc.

Demonic creatures

 * Vrocs
 * Sangzor - giant demonic goat
 * Shoosuva
 * Yezru

History
When the party of Khazan, Hallgrimm Mikkenson, Narid Ashplantt, and Eklyre Temere sought to climb Gakis in Y735 they were met by demonic vrocs on the fortifications which Khazan noted had not been there before and he did not know where they may have come from.

Inside the gatehouse was a note scrawled on the floor in common which had not been there last time Khazan had visited: "Violet leads to the mountain's spire." The party theorised that it may have been Ludmilla Vilisevic or Rahadin that left the note for them to assist their journey. They would come to find the Violet was actually the name of a teenage mountainfolk that had been captured by a shoosuva.