Durgam’s Folly
The mighty fortress of Durgam’s Folly has long stood guard on the shoulders of the Stoneheart Mountains, serving as a bastion between the civilized lands to the south and the wild steppes of the north. It predates the creation of the Wizard’s Wall, having been founded by the military captain Durgam Volmsmer in the earliest years of the Great Colonization of the steppes by Reme. It was nicknamed Durgam’s Folly by those who believed that it would never stand and expected it to quickly succumb to the evil creatures of the Stonehearts. Early attacks on the citadel by forces of orcs and goblins seemed to confirm these expectations, and the name stuck, despite all of the attacks invariably failing. It is now said that Durgam’s Folly is in fact unconquerable, proof against any external threat. Such would be a good thing, as since the raising of the Wizard’s Wall, Durgam’s Folly now guards the eastern flank of the wall and the only passes through the mountains leading to the southern lands of Reme.
It is said that Durgam’s Folly was originally built on the ruins of an older fortification of unknown provenance. Of late, the grand duke has sent one of his court’s wizards to the fortress to develop new magical defenses that could be employed were a new attack to come from The Haunted Steppes.
The citadel is currently commended by Captain Evrik, a capable soldier.
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