Highcourt, Crodeux
Perched on a sheer rise above the heart of Crodeux, Highcourt is the city’s ancient stronghold and seat of ducal power. Its towering stone castle houses the Ducal Court, where laws are decreed, titles confirmed, and noble disputes settled beneath the gaze of ancestral banners. Though its outer walls have been rebuilt many times, the foundation stones are Imorean, some said to contain etchings and decrees predating the Age of Woe.
Near the castle stands the Lyceum of the Pale Sanctum, a quieter, colder presence. Its spiraling tower rises above the lower roofs of the district, its windows often shuttered and its gates heavily warded. Though the Lyceum and the court share geography, they rarely share purpose—their proximity a matter of necessity, not trust. The Iron Precept maintains a presence in both, ensuring that power, whether temporal or arcane, never goes unobserved
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