Welcome to Mt. Quemar

[Godai]

Mt. Quemar

What was once called Mt. Sear, now called Mt. Quemar, has always stood as a tall, beautiful landscape to the people of Godai. The mountains are located in the southernmost part of Godai, and expand quite a fair distance across the region. In the ancient days, Mt. Sear used to be referred to by the locals as Montaña Quemar, and has always been a part of the Pájaro de Fuegos mountain range. Mt. Quemar is the most accessible of the mountains in the range, reaching the perfect height to allow a great view of the country, nearly 8300 feet (2550 Meters) high, yet still holding just the right amount of twists and turns of trails along the exterior of the mountain to make the steep hike difficult, yet still possible by people of all ages and shapes.

For over 500 years now, Mt. Quemar has remained dormant. There are many beliefs as to why the mountain range has remained dormant for so long. While the science minded inhabitants of Godai believe that it all comes down to the actual magma inside the volcanoes, the local residents hold much different beliefs. The locals of ancient Godai held onto the belief that the mountain was kept still through the power of their patron god, Moltres. As such, the people would partake in a ritual involving peace offerings that would be made to Moltres to keep the mountain from erupting. Two festivals would be held each year, aligning with the Equinox. The festival, referred to as Dias de Equilibrio, was a grand festival full of traditional dances and feasts of true magnificence. During the Spring Equinox, the festivities were held in an effort to calm Moltres, seeing as how its power would be growing at that point of the year. During the Autumn Equinox, the rituals were completed in an effort to give Moltres life so that it could persevere throughout the winter. Nowadays, the people still gather twice a year, aligning with the Equinox, to celebrate the Dias de Equilibrio. The modern festival is full of singing the ancient songs and telling stories of the ancestors, and has become more of a novelty to keep the traditions alive. As part of the ritual, offerings are still produced, much similar to how their ancestors used to do.

The exterior of the mountain has several traits that have become appealing for trainers and hikers alike. There is a vast amount of trails of varying difficulty along the exterior of the mountain where some of the less dangerous Pokemon are known to roam. On a beautiful day, climbing these trails offer breathtaking views, and it seems as if you can almost see the whole of Godai the further along the trails they go. The mountain begins to grow steeper the further a person climbs, so only the truly athletic should attempt some of the more difficult trails without risk of finding themselves stuck with no way down. However, everyone should practice caution if rain begins to fall, as the trails are known to become quite slippery and more treacherous to traverse.

Those who are more daring may find themselves tempted to explore the interior of the mountain. The interior caves of the mountain are known to be exponentially more dangerous, and only the most brave should dare to explore the interior of Mt. Quemar. Because of the danger, armed guards block all of the entrances to the interior. One must prove their strength to these guards by presenting at least One Gym badge and your strongest pokemon and their highest known technique before they are allowed access into the publicly restricted areas of the mountain. This will sometimes result in a battle, other times not. They're there to make sure that children and the other inexperienced trainers don't hurt themselves. The mountain has many interconnecting caves and tunnels that were carved out by both pokemon and magma, and the deeper ones actually have free-flowing streams of molten rock. Exercise extreme caution and use your pokemon to help you out, there are dangerous gases on top of the tougher pokemon that call these caves home.

Common
Sandshrew	Zubat (Night/Cave Only)	Whismur	Koffing	Roggenrola	Slugma
Numel	Darumaka	Fletchling	Wingull	Geodude	Salandit

Uncommon
Vulpix	Ponyta	Chatot	Houndour	Phanpy
Growlithe	Torkoal	Fletchinder	Pansear	Magby
		Crabrawler

Rare
Golbat	Larvesta	Weezing	Camerupt	Magcargo
Loudred	Darmanitan	Talonflame	Boldore	Pelliper
Aron	Druddigon	Kecleon	Rockruff	Minior
	Turtonator		Marowak - Isdan

Elusive
Drapion	Lairon	Charmander
Bagon	Heatmor	Magmar
Rapidash	Salazzle	Drampa