Summit Hall was established long ago as a fortified monastery by the Knights of Samular, an order dedicated to Tyr, god of justice. A paladin of Tyr named Samular Caradoon founded the order and its monastery. A tomb within the monastery contains Samulars remains as well as the phylactery of his brother, Renwick Caradoon, who dwells in the Sacred Stone Monastery as a lich.
Lady Ushien Stormbanner (female Tethyrian human knight of Tyr) oversees Summit Hall. Veterans, many of them scarred and grim, train novices and instruct them in the moral "Rule of the Knights" (an extensive series of "in this situation, a knight shall do this" guidelines). Life here is very regimented. The occupants of Summit Hall grow their own food and keep perpetual watch over nearby lands. They are always ready for battle, and fully armed and armored if encountered outside their walls.
The hall contains the structure and infrastructure of a small settlement, but the traffic and frequent visitation means things you would expect to only find in a large city are obtainable here.