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call. Since the inception of the Protectorate’s holy
war, Sulon’s Remembrance has not been so quiet and
still as it is now since never before have so many of its
inhabitants been needed all at once.
Places of Interest
Acrennia: These weather-beaten ruins overlooking
the sea do not do justice to the great city once located
here. Believed once to have been a Menite city second
only to Icthier in its magnificence, the people of
Acrennia devolved over time into a debauched and
corrupted state, and legend has it that the Acrennians
made war against Icthier. Decades of battles resulted
in a stalemate, but suddenly and mysteriously it is said
the Acrennians vanished overnight as if the city had
been swept clean of its inhabitants. Now Acrennia lies
mostly buried beneath the sands. Menites fear and
have no use for it, so small numbers of Idrians have
taken up residence in the region more or less to hide
from their persecutors.
Factorium, The: The Factorium is a secret Menite
factory camp in the shadow of Tower Judgement.
The sprawling metal works is part temple and part
war foundry housing dozens of iron and bronze
forges, mechaniks’ stalls, and smelting furnaces. The
Factorium employs hundreds of faithful Menites and
Idrian slaves and is watched by scrutator overseers
eager to see their new weapons used. The largest
mechanikal manufacturing facility ever constructed
by the Protectorate, the Factorium is the assembly
plant for the terrifying Reckoner warjack, a creation
inspired by the holy words of the Canon of the True Law.
The Factorium is the Protectorate’s first such facility,
but it is only a matter of time before additional factoryarmories
are built elsewhere to fuel the war effort.
Kregor Rock: If Menoth’s Fury is the Blood of the
Lawgiver, then Kregor Rock is the heart that pumps
it. At this secret alchemical refinery in the mountains
north of Tower Judgement, the majority of the
Protectorate’s precious resource is refined, altered,
and prepared for use in any number of technologies
from the propellant in every Skyhammer rocket to the
burning payload of simple firebombs. It is a tenuous
and dangerous process involving hundreds of gallons
of deadly chemicals and explosive mixtures, and only
the best alchemists and mechaniks man it. To help
reduce risk each workroom is built with thick stone
walls and heavy bronze doors and shutters capable of
holding back a small inferno. A single mistake could
lead to a disastrous chain reaction of explosions that
could devastate the facility and cripple the Menite war
effort. It is understood by every Kregor Rock worker
that they will be locked into their workrooms as a
safety precaution and that they would invariably burn
to death for the good of the whole should an accident
take place. It is better to die painfully in the service of
the Creator than hinder Voyle’s holy war.
Due to its necessity, Kregor Rock is never without a
large complement of troops nearby. These forces were
put to the test on Gorim 5th, Goloven 605 AR when
Khadoran forces attempted to sabotage the facility.
Though the Khadorans caused significant damage,
the Menites managed to contain the destruction.
Monastery of the Order of the Fist: The Monastery
of the Order of the Fist is the headquarters and
primary training ground of the Protectorate’s feared
religious law enforcers. At the monastery under
the watchful eye of Grand High Allegiant Haveron
Grayden (male Sulese Mnk19), initiates are tested
to ensure that they have the necessary physical and
mental strength and the devotion to the Lawgiver for
training within the order. Any monk who fails to meet
Grayden’s rigid standards is expelled from the order—
or worse—while those who show signs of exceptional
aptitude are immediately transferred to the monastery
to receive special instruction under his tutelage. These
monks typically rise through the ranks quickly often
becoming heads of monasteries elsewhere.
An immense tower with massive wrought-iron
gates and imposing stone battlements, the monastery
broods menacingly over the banks of the Sithney River.
At all times cadres of monks patrol the grounds and
surrounding territory while others train in its open
courtyards. Despite its imposing bulk, the majority
of the monastery remains unseen, buried beneath
the rocky hills and the massive girth of the tower.
The lower reaches of the monastery include at least
six subterranean levels arranged in a circular pattern.
These levels include barracks for the more than
200 monks who live in the monastery, classrooms,
training areas, and a vast temple at the center. The
temple is maintained by Potentate Hakel Kehtmakha
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