A sturdy ironbound portal, reinforced by portcullis and flanked by high towers, the Lord’s Gate is the first line of defense in case of an attack from the south and east. The towers are outfitted with cauldrons for boiling oil, and rocks to be hurled down on attackers, and a small garrison of watchful Magn’gard…
Category: Lord’s Gate Citadel
The Black House (Taxing House/Court)
Standing at the foot of the Lord’s Gate Citadel, the Black House is guarded by somber members of the Lantern Watch day and night. The Black House was the first structure rebuilt after the fall of Cillamar, and it stands as a reminder of those violent times. An imposing threestory structure with heavy walls, parapets,…
The Warlock's Spire
The ruined tower once was home to an archmage, which perhaps explains why several floors of the tower are still intact long after the rest of Old Cillamar has fallen into rubble. The commoners know the tower as the Warlock’s Spire, the name of the archmage lost to the passage of centuries. n Like the…
Gate of Sorrows
Named for the battle in which Cillamar’s surviving defenders made their last stand against Benthosruthsa, the Gate of Sorrows stands as a testament to the selfless devotion of Cillamar’s people. Perhaps appropriately, the Gate is also where Tower Street merges with the Lord’s Gate Citadel to pass beneath the town wall. n The Gate of…