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- The Ramparts at Arunthorneset, a sturdy imperial castle. The castle’s impressive defenses support a large central cross-shaped keep standing 150′ high. Its hastily-made defenses include a simple earthwork berm designed to slow attackers and impede siege engines. 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. The moat is rumored to be populated by man-eating reptiles. The current structure rests on the long-forgotten ruins of Cock Tower.
- The Tower at Shaftesridge Bay, an imposing palace. The castle stands proudly and fearlessly, with 12-foot-thick main walls, nearly 350 feet tall at its highest point. The great, deep moat around the outer wall boasts a sturdy drawbridge wide enough for four riders in full war kit. The palisades are topped with spear outcroppings, preventing an easy breach. The once-time garrison here, the 5th Colonial Infantry Platoon, was immortalized in song for their heroic defense throughout the years.
- The Fort at Stokester, a once-mighty imperial palace. A recent victim of siege, smoldering hoardings still adorn the main gates and doors of the 280′ main keep. Its hastily-made defenses include a simple earthwork berm designed to slow attackers and impede siege engines. The great gatehouse portcullis is rusted shut in the down position, forcing visitors to use the postern gate. This castle withstood enemy advances by the hundreds as the key defense in the War of the Chimeras.
- Hag’s Citadel, a strong royal castle. The castle keep is defended by 3 round towers, each with a catapult in various stages of functionality. The walls are lined with oil cauldrons and crenellated points for archers and crossbowmen. Its external defenses include 2 stonework watchposts, topped with archer’s platforms. The outer wall has a defensive ditch with an arched bridge and flanking towers. Several large hollowed spike-pits lie along more obvious routes to the castle, to thin the ranks of a large assault force. Many different construction layers indicate that the castle has been destroyed and rebuilt many times.
- The Garrison at Trebigheley, an old palace. The castle’s 12-foot-thick walls, standing 40 feet tall, indicate its occupiers regularly saw heavy warfare. While the mighty walls and high turrets of the castle are alone enough to stagger a siege, its greatest defensive feature is a great round bastion with a still-functional trebuchet. Recent repairs to the outer walls are evident, with crude rock and mortar as a stopgap to fill in breached points. Much of the castle was charred and burned in a forgotten war, and its still-standing stonework lends an unsettling eeriness.