Hildebrand Bridge

Hildebrand Bridge stands as the major entry point into the northern section of Isenwalt. Without having to travel through the perilous and almost impassable Felsig Mountains, the Hildebrand Bridge is used for all types of commerce and travel into northern Isenwalt. Lake Hildebrand itself is rather large and used quite often by fishermen, catching the aquatic life that are more suited to the cold environment of the frigid north.
This stone structure, that proudly displays the image of a beloved former king in the form of two large marble statues seems to stand and guard vigilantly the future of Isenwalt, however, it also seems to permeate echoes of the past.

Purpose / Function

The Hildebrand Bridge provides entry into the northern parts of Isenwalt for the common populace and a way to maintain and monitoring those that wish to make their travels to the capital.

Architecture

This arch bridge seems to be a simplicity of architecture, it's piers thick and sturdy and it's surface easy to traverse across. Due to it's simplicity in design it allows for the bridge to be reinforced rather well and easy to maintain from the small fort above. As carts, carriages, horses and any other form of travel are used to cross the bridge, the sight of two substantially large marble statues would be extremely hard for any traveller to miss. The statues of King Alain Hildebrand are displayed here, in honor to his deeds for the great empire, and in honor to his namesake, the very bridge that is stretching out over the side of a numbingly cold lake.

History

At the end of The Coward's War, the allied forces of Alain Hildebrand had begun their final march towards Himmelstern. The outcome of the coming battle was as clear as day, thousands of innocents would die if King Gert Weimrot did not surrender his forces and forfeit the war. Hildebrand's forces outnumbered the populace of Himmelstern by a considerable amount and even if it was morally negative, the commander of the allied forces was prepared to do anything to set the brothers and sisters of Isenwalt free. Given, his natural kindhearted outlook and against the word of his peers, the uncrowned king offered King Gert Weimrot the chance to surrender on the night of Fiurgeban beside a lone lake at the entry to the north. So the allied forces began to stake out the site of what would eventually become a namesake of the Hildebrand name. They waited three days until the 11th of Sunfall, the day of Fiurgeban for the Coward King to show up at the lake, with the allied forces giving up much of their hope and patience along the way. But on the final day, just as the army was beginning to grow tired of this supposed agreement, Gert Weimrot showed his face outside of the city of Himmelstern for the first time since the war had begun. The surrender was not a long or tedious one, as the king was willing to do whatever he could to spare his own life. Gert Weimrot was stripped of all titles and therefore banished from Isenwalt, never to return.
After the war had ended, King Hildebrand ordered construction of a bridge near the lake at which the surrender took place, to monitor and allow passage for those travelling through Isenwalt. However, as all who know this tale of Alain Hildebrand are aware of, the man that would be crowned as king soon after did not have a long or fruitful tenure as ruler of Isenwalt. With Alain Hildebrand's sudden death, the bridge that was being constructed would take on his name, in his honor, giving him life after death and eternal glory for evermore.

Type

Bridge