Sinner Rest
Sinners Rest is a stronghold on an isle far up in the icy north, where the barbarians of the Tjarnlands dwell.
Heretics, rapists, betrayers of the empire and far worse scum are banished there for the crimes they committed. They work hard under the watch of the Winter Guard, a special unit of Stromus Solare deployed for observing the Tjarn activities. Many prisoners die within the first week, cause the night is so cold. It's like you breath small ice Crystals. At daytime the sun doesn't give you any warmth. People perish by cold, even at their fireplace.
The only safe place is inside the walls of Sinners Rest, where they use magic that prohibits the cold from crawling inside the castle through cracks in the walls. Even then the prisoner's locations aren't protected that well.
Purpose / Function
Besides being a prison for the worst scum, it is the headquarter of the Winter Guard.
Architecture
The centre of this castle is a tall tower, which is built out of stone which is as white as snow. The tower is walled by the same white Stone. After this wall you can find the barracks, a scaffold in the centre next to a huge fireplace. On the other side in the west of this isle live the prisoners, all of this place is encircled by a huge wall. You have descend for about 1200 meters in height to reach the docks in the south.
The Tower itself is protected by a light blue magical sphere.
History
A mighty and ambitious mage used to live in this place before Stromus Solare cast him out. This used to be an even more uninhabitable place when the mage ruled here. The mage created and tamed Ice Wraiths, those were so cold that they froze the blood in the veins of their victims. Nobody knew about this magician until the day he started to attack small villages in the Middle Realm. The first responses from the military led to nothing but the cold death of the soldiers. It was Heinrich Eisenherz, a young captain of Stromus Solare with few men, who tracked the mage down to Sinners Rest. After a long battle with the mage and the wraiths, during which many men suffered and died. Heinrich managed to rout the magician. After this battle the Winter Guard has been established, to watch over the north.
The isle and the stronghold still contain a lot of secrets that are to be lifted.
Alternative Names
Tower of Ice
Type
Castle
Owner
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