Mount Alcada

Mount Alcada, formerly known as Mount Friro, is a Mountain in the Traimador Mountain Range in the Tail of Heloxon. Mount Alcada is the second tallest mountain in Traimador, second to Mount Elgirae. Mount Alcada is one of Heloxon's Historical Landmarks due to its historical legacy as the birthplace and sanctuary for Vampires.

Pre-Alcada
By all historical accounts, the mountain existed during the Era of Antiquity. The mountain was originally discovered by Gor Hindla during the Age of Darkness. Hindla titled the mountain Friro, naming it after the sound of the cold air whispering in his ear. The mountain was far too cold for Warm-Blooded or Cold Blooded Bipedals to live on. And its largest accomplishment at the time was being the second largest mountain in the Traimador Mountain Range, also marking the end of the mountain range.

Alcada and the Void Era
Like all parts of information from the time, nothing is known about the mountain during the Void Era. The only important note was the transformation of Alcada from Human to Vampire and the creation and spread of Vampires. Vampires were considered one of the first Still-Blooded creatures in Heloxon and were able to survive on the mountain despite the cold temperatures. Alcada then had Ice Genasi from the Southern Isles build him a castle on the mountain. The castle would over time be expanded upon until eventually it was considered the largest castle in all of Heloxon, larger than both the Kingshelm Castle and the Ironside Castle the would come thousands of years later. Despite its massive design, the Castle Alcada never faced any kind of outside conflict due to the massive cold from the climate. The Mountain would over time lose its name of Mount Friro and would eventually be renamed Mount Alcada.

As Mount Alcada grew, it's population grew as well. By the end of the Ultimate Era, the living population of Mount Alcada was estimated to be around 950 Vampires. During the Ironside Era, Calikia Sociologist Dronmi Alverest published her book "Vampire Origins and Behaviors". In this book, Alverest found that all Vampire can find their origins traced back to Mount Alcada at some point, noting that one is not considered a "True Vampire" unless they have had their blood drank by Alcada himself.