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- Royal Gate, an abandoned imperial palace. A recent victim of siege, smoldering hoardings still adorn the main gates and doors of the 170′ main keep. The castle is on its own small island in a wide lake; leaving the attacker to either attempt a water landing, or brave the 700’ of well-defended stonework bridge to the great arched sallyport. Permanent illusory walls provide an initial defense to this arcane place. Lord Uziel is buried in the chapel here, making it a popular pilgrimage spot.
- Halicothouse Castra, a daunting great-keep. The castle keep is defended by 4 round towers, each with a mangonel in various stages of functionality. The walls are lined with oil cauldrons and crenellated points for archers and crossbowmen. It has a crenellated stonework wall standing 60 feet high. The outer wall has a defensive ditch with an arched bridge and flanking towers. The gates are crowned with spikes, preventing an easy breach. This castle withstood enemy advances by the hundreds as the key defense in the Conflict of the Wraiths.
- The Bulwark at Torringfield, an ancient royal castle. The 400-foot-tall castle is well-prepared to withstand a siege, with machicolations and murderholes abounding. Its hastily-made defenses include a simple earthwork berm designed to slow attackers and impede siege engines. The main gatehouse portcullis is rusted shut in the up position, and the defenders have blockaded it and dispatched a large percent of their force along the high, crenellated gatehouse walls. This castle withstood enemy advances by the hundreds as the key defense in the War of Death.
- The Postern at Sandgroveton, a mighty royal castle. The castle has 4 great towers, each with a trebuchet in various stages of functionality. The walls are lined with oil cauldrons and crested with crenellations and merlons, making it quite advantageous to the ranged defender. Recent repairs to the outer walls are evident, with crude rock and mortar as a stopgap to fill in breached points. The once-time garrison here, the “Eye” Special Forces Division, was immortalized in song for their heroic defense throughout the years.
- The Crannog at Auld Cotsfieldwater, an old imperial palace. The 100-foot-tall castle is well-prepared to withstand a siege, with machicolations and murderholes abounding. Its outer defenses include a simple 30′ stonework wall topped with a walkway. Some parts of the thin outer walls will intentionally fall on a breaching force, burying them alive in tons of rock and rubble. For better or worse, the keep’s location proved pivotal in the Boar Incursion.