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Citadel Sigmifell

Citadel Sigmifell has stood in the bitter cold of the Ironback Mountains for almost eight centuries, impregnable and defiant. The fortress, carved out of a mountain spur, consists of two great towers ringed with spikes to keep large flying creatures from landing to attack the structures directly. The great chimney of the citadel's central foundry stands between the towers, belching smoke like a volcano about to erupt. Ringing the citadel is a host of platforms, battlements, and arrow slits from where defenders can fire crossbows at foolish attackers. A great drawbridge allows no one to enter the dwarven and dragonborn enclave except patrols and honored guests. Cleverly hidden traps await those who storm the halls uninvited, and beneath the citadel is an expansive network of tunnels and caverns designed to confuse would-be invaders. If Sigmifell's defenses should ever prove inadequate, the dwarves and dragonborn have created a secret evacuation tunnel that stretches for hundreds of miles, connecting to passages that lie under Kara-Dur to the southwest. The population of Citadel Sigmifell was severely depleted by the War of Dragons, which drew away many of Sigmifell's greatest warriors, including its long-ruling king, Emerus Warcrown. Unfortunately, the great hero-king died during the war, as did many of his Knights of the Mithral Shield. Since Emerus's death, leadership of Sigmifell's people has fallen to Emerus's distant kin, King Morinn and Queen Tithmel. The two monarchs rule wisely as equals, and luckily the Iron Guard - Citadel Sigmifell's defending army - remains strong.