Taer Syraen
Near the western edge of the Karrnwood, the Winter Citadel rises through gray pines, the bluewhite stone of its slender towers and delicate minarets sparkling in the light. Fragile bridges span the gaps between, giving the place the appearance of a crystalline web formed from ice. A steep ice wall surrounds the eladrin spire. Helmeted guards, their faces hidden behind grim visors, stand guard, watching for enemies and intruders alike.
Each night, eladrin knights ride forth from the citadel on white horses, bringing winter’s breath to the surrounding woods. Their passing freezes the needles on the pines and leaves icy impressions of their horses’ hooves in the ground. The riders are slender, with pale skin and blue-white hair. Dressed in milky white armor and armed with matching blades, they brook no trespass on their lands, cutting down any interlopers they find.
Karrnath has sent emissaries to treat with these newcomers, but each expedition has been turned away. One group arrived within sight of the walls before the eladrin drove them from the wintry woods. The feyspire’s refusal to negotiate irritates Kaius ir'Wynarn III, who is gradually coming to see them as a threat. His warlords urge a campaign to crush the arrogant eladrin and take their secrets for the nation, but for now the king remains cautious and hopes for a peaceful solution.
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