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encampments are sometimes found completely devoid
of inhabitants. It seems only the Nyss and other winter
creatures can carve a living out of the snow and rock
of the Schardes.
Vescheneg Headlands: Said to be cursed by one
of the last true giants before leaving this world, the
Vescheneg Headlands have a harsh reputation by
way of superstition more than anything else. Several
unexplored caverns twist and turn through the
headlands, the majority of which were last investigated
by the Orgoth. Rumors say none of them returned.
Smoke that occasionally trickles up from the cavern
entrances likely comes from underground volcanic
activity, but some folk claim that Orgoth still exist
below the headlands in a deep, underground fortress.
Khadoran Fortifications
Borstov Landing: A towering fort overlooking
Kulvorn Bay, Borstov Landing has stood since Port
Vladovar was an Ordic port of call named Radahvo.
Dozens of long bore cannons point toward the open
water to protect against incoming vessels, and a
moderate garrison of Winter Guard call Borstov home.
It is run by the newly promoted Kommander Riste
Harobrisk (male Khard Ftr10), who replaced Gerok
Yviv (male Skirov Ftr13) after he was called away for
duty in Llael. Borstov is now the primary watch point
for Ordic or Cryxian naval attacks, and it keeps a stable
of extremely fast stallions to send word elsewhere if a
war fleet should ever appear on the horizon.
Fort Brunzig: Numerous Winter Guard and several
Widowmaker teams stop and inspect each train
passing under the heavy brick tunnel at Fort Brunzig
looking for contraband, illegal passengers, or evidence
of sabotage. The layover takes nearly two hours from
every trip down the Skirov Line. Fort Brunzig is also
home to a large team of mechanics constantly on call
in case a train breaks down or suffers an accident.
Icewatch: Manned by a full company of Winter
Guard soldiers, Icewatch overlooks a remote and
bitterly cold coastline off the Khardic Sea. Built to aid
in naval navigation into the Severed Reach to Ohk, the
fortress has a huge lighthouse that burns ten gallons
of whale oil every day and uses immense mirrors to
reflect powerful beams of light over the waves. More
than once in the past century—and more so in the past
few decades—sentries have claimed dragon sightings,
but such reports remain unsubstantiated.
Ravensgard: The massive fortification at
Ravensgard is central to the Khadoran war effort. Not
only does the vast camp around the fortress act as a
staging ground for troops stopping on their way to the
frontlines, but it is also key to keeping Cygnaran forces
out of Llael. Construction of the earliest fortifications
at Ravensgard began immediately following the
Colossal War and completed in 268 AR. The original
fortress was greatly expanded after the completion of
the nearby Cygnaran fortress in 326 AR.
Ravensgard has always served an important role
in Khadoran military operations against Cygnar and
Llael, though never so much as in the present. The
camp based at the fortress is home to tens of thousands
of Winter Guard, Iron Fangs, Widowmakers, and Man-
O-War shocktroopers. The few scant miles of trenches
that separate Ravensgard from the Cygnaran fortress
of Northguard is perhaps the deadliest ground in all
of western Immoren where soldiers and warjacks clash
in tightly packed earth-in-wood fortifications beneath
a deadly rain of mortar, cannon, and sniper fire.
Rustok Castle: Overlooking the Iron Highway,
Rustok is the only civilian-owned and operated
fortification of its size in Khador. As one of the
founding families of the original Khadoran Mechaniks
Assembly, the Rustoks have a long history of invention
and governmental supply. Though from the outside
Rustok Castle appears like any other castle or keep,
the constant stream of smoke from its grounds reveal it
to be much more. Protected by hundreds of Assembly
mercenaries, Sergovi Rustok (male Khard Ari4/
Exp7) uses his personal familial fortunes to purchase
resources from nearby Khardov, make them into
military grade mechanika and firearms, and sell them
to the Khadoran army for a slight profit. The Rustoks
have been acclaimed by four different kings and
queens, and statues in their honor grace the streets
of some towns throughout the Motherland. Some
wonder whether or not this is a gesture of patriotism or
a quest for personal fame, but so long as Rustok goods
maintain high quality and low price, no one harps on
the issue all that much.
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