Ice Reach Castle
Two hundred miles south of the northern border of Icereach lies Icewall Castle. The castle lies at the peak of a monstrous cliff, hundreds of feet above the glacier. One of the main features of the castle is a huge watchtower, which rises two hundred feet above the structure, and serves as a lookout over a vast area of Icereach.
The entrance towards Icewall Castle is done via scaling a vertical crevasse in the ice, which leads upwards towards the castle courtyard. Prior to reaching the courtyard is an area known as the "Secret Way", which is a series of caves that led to a treasure cave. Other than this cave, the castle is divided between the Lower Reach and the Upper Reach.
The Upper Reach contains the remaining parts of the original castle, which chiefly comprise of the courtyard and surviving buildings. Whereas the Lower Reach is a series of ice and stone carved tunnels that were either naturally formed by ice movements or created by the denizens of the castle in the Age of Despair.
History of Icewall Castle :
Prior to the Cataclysm, the fortress was known as Summerbane Castle and was used as a keep and a lighthouse that stood on a great cliff that overlooked the sea. Located on an island south of Tarsis, its beacon fires would guide ship to Tarsis, and also were used to warn of enemy ships approaching. After the Cataclysm, the sea receded leaving the island surrounded by land.
When the sea froze over, the castle became stranded in the ice and was abandoned. Since then, many of the walls have collapsed and the castle fell into a state of somewhat disrepair, although many of the original buildings remained intact. Several centuries prior to the War of the Lance, a Dragon Orb was hidden in the castle walls, in the hopes that it would remain free from dark forces.
Age of Despair :
White dragons seen in the area

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