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of new—and inexperienced—troops have arrived
recently from the south. The force includes over a
dozen warjacks and nearly two hundred cavalry ready
to ride at a moment’s notice to reinforce any frontline
in northern Cygnar. Though not as prestigious as the
Strategic Academy, Stonebridge also serves as a major
training ground for soldiers and officers focusing
more on field tactics.
As well as being an impressive, high-walled bastion
in its own right, Stonebridge is also a civilian haven.
In times of trouble, the folk of Fisherbrook evacuate
to Stonebridge to take shelter upon a walled hill
adjoining the castle. Needless to say, building and
maintaining a keep this size is expensive, so tolls are
collected from all passing road and river travelers.
Westwatch: The most remote of Cygnar’s active
fortresses is the great keep of Westwatch situated on
the western coast equidistant from New Larkholm
and Ramarck. This keep was built immediately after
the Scourge near the site of the exodus of the last
Orgoth longboats. This was just one of many such
forts constructed at great cost along the western
seaboard to watch for the feared return of the Orgoth.
As generations passed without a sign of the hated
enemy’s return, most of these keeps fell into disrepair
and were eventually abandoned. However the Knights
of Westwatch have stayed true to their oath and to this
day keep a constant vigil for trouble at sea, though in
the last few centuries Cryxian vessels have replaced
Orgoth longboats as the focus of their watch. The
docks here have become an important stop for western
naval vessels patrolling north from Highgate or south
from Ceryl, and western naval officers who do not go
to Sentinel Point are trained at Westwatch.
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