1. Locations

Brokenblade Castle

Stronghold

The royal residence rises from an island in the middle of the Howling River. Two bridges connect the isle to the south bank. Streets climb a steep hill and end at the tall gate set in the castle’s high stone walls. According to legend, the castle takes its name from Galifar’s conquest. At one point while in these lands, he broke his blade in battle but somehow managed to win the day. He had the fortress built to commemorate the victory, and it’s said the blade remains inside its walls still.

Brokenblade Castle contains royal apartments, garrisons, armories, kitchens, and other rooms and features necessary to keep the place in full operation. King Kor ir'Wynarn oversees the castle when not attending to his responsibilities at the King’s Citadel.

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The ancestral home of the rulers of Breland, Brokenblade Castle features darkgray stone piled high to create a powerful keep and towered castle. A sturdy wall surrounds the grounds, creating a defensible position within the walled city. It is further protected and set off by being constructed atop a man-made island in the middle of the Howling River, at the place where the river widens before meeting up with the Dagger River.

The castle features both living quarters for the royal family and public areas where the king and his court can conduct the business of state. The Great Hall, a massive chamber decorated in the rustic style, with open hearths, log-framed ceilings and walls, houses the king’s public throne. This massive stone-and-wood chair seems to fi t Boranel like a glove, and he holds court and hears petitions while seated in it.