Castle Overwatch

Castle Overwatch in Vigil was established upon a rocky hill at the bend of the Path River, called the Watcher's Tor. Castle Overwatch was the epicenter of Tar-Baphon's deployment of the Radiant Fire in 4719 AR, which destroyed most of the city's and castle's buildings.

History

Its 100-pace high central tower provided a clear view of the Hold of Belkzen's frontier, the river, and even the Virlych hills. By night, the great tower and turrets of the keep below were lit with a magically created golden flame that shed light around Vigil and provided an advantage to its defenders against the orcs and many Ustalavic terrors moving in the dark.

The original watchtower of Fort Lorrin, which was located upon the Watcher's Tor, stood as a monument enshrined within the ground floor of the castle's great tower, together with the holiest relic of the Shining Crusade, the Shattered Shield of Arnisant.

The central citadel of Castle Overwatch was home to the Watcher-Lord, ruler of Lastwall, and the buildings of the Crusader War College were in its outer bailey.

An impressive feature of the Castle Overwatch was its extradimensional stable, where hundreds of horses were kept and tended. These horses were Vigil's strategic reserve of mounts, and the stable could be connected to either the southeast or northwest gates of the city to respond to an emergency.