My question really says it all.
The Hob was bound to a small mountain. Which seemed in some small ways to be part of a larger mountain range if I'm recalling the book correctly. (jeeze its been like a decade since I read the book, it was one of my first three Patricia Briggs)
Anyway it was tied to the Hob after some fashion and although it normally took power from his kind, to keep him alive it was actually giving power back to him. Kind of interesting set up. Local Clan of Hobs tied to mountain, in symbiotic arrangement that pre-dates humanity in the area.
P.O.P.