Severnistines

The Severnistines' northern slopes in central Transvechia.

The Severnistine mountains are a range in northern Messeno-Joriscia, extending from eastern Savam to the Arctic. The range largely marks out the border between the Rastovid Confederacy and Transvechia, and is the natural northern boundary of Inner Joriscia. Their name is a sabamicisation of the High Secote description, “the northern wall” (sévernaja stená), attested since the Secote imperial period. The Ougle Massif, which juts south into the steppe and separates New Elmiesia from the White River Plateau is considered to be a sub-range of the Severnistines.

The highest peak in the range – and in Messenia under the wider definition which includes Boréa – is Mount Péringé at 3,734 metres above sea level and deep within the Boréan Ice Sheet. This status was determined only in the 1950s, given the difficulty of access. It then supplanted Gran Putèn (3,267 metres), which is located further south on the boundary between western New Elmiesia (in the Rastovid Confederacy) and Transvechia.

Some of the major passes in the chain are (from west to east):

• Col du Rivolet, linking Transturby with Val d'Orran;
• Col de Roncébile (Runcible Pass), linking western New Elmiesia with Val d'Orran;
• Col de Maura, linking eastern New Elmiesia with Rochinia;
• Col du Grand Rocher (the Great Rock Pass), linking the White River Province with Rochinia.