Blackstone Keep
Architecture
Made primarily of stained black stone, the building towers above many as an oppressive bulwark. The inside is refined with wooden flooring and classy furniture but the true aura of the keep is never lost, each corner turning to a new hallway filled with reminders of exactly where one who walks them is. These reminders often come in the form of paintings of the Vikar Bloodline dressed in battle-ready armour or decorative weapons hanging in frames. Numerous rooms contain stuffed heads of game, along with hunting equipment. Cellars hidden beneath the building contain fine wines, ageing slowly. Many statues dot the grounds around the building, depicting past heads and members of the family.
History
Created as a testament to the willpower of the Vikar Bloodline and their indomitable military might, Blackstone Keep has seen many changes over the generations. Once, it was an impenetrable fortress that sat far away from civilisation so that it could protect the otherwise vulnerable northern borders of the Valdarian Empire. As times changed, though, it became less of a functional building and more of a Landmark and statement. The City of @Khorian has developed around it and the coastline lately, bringing with it a population of servants to the Vikar Lords, who were eventually granted the title of High Lords.
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