Naur Firnen

Naur Firnen(S. "Faded Fire") is a dormant volcano that stands like a dividing pillar between the Fire and Stone Tundras. The mountain's fires were fading even as it was named, and its eruptions became less frequent and less violent as the centuries passed. By the midThird Age, the mountain docs little more than belch steam or rumble deep beneath the earth—warning, perhaps, that it is not yet extinct and a dangerous fire still burns somewhere in its heart. Naur Firnen is the gateway of the Stairs to Hell.