Korradath
The Korradath is the former royal castle and seat of Imperial Cheliax in the Rego Corna section of Westcrown. A massive fortified castle, it remains an impressive sight even though it has not seen any major upkeep since before the death of King Gaspodar in Neth of 4622 AR. It is still used by Wiscrani nobles for offices, temporary lodgings, or neutral meeting places for visitors to Westcrown that need to be impressed and protected from the rabble of the streets.1
Structure
The castle has four tall towers, and while it remains a stalwart fortress, it is smaller in footprint than some newer manors in Westcrown.2
Persistent rumors tell of secret, monster-haunted dungeons located below the castle that have not been fully explored since Aroden's Fall.1
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In truth, the castle's several underground levels were once used by the Church of Aroden, who foresaw an oncoming calamity prior to Aroden's Fall and sealed and trapped vast stores of works and relics in what is now known as the Korradath Vaults. They also sealed Chorus-of-Guises, a twelve-headed immortal royal naga servitor of Aroden, inside to defend these vaults. However, after Aroden's death and the rise of diabolic House Thrune to power, the sealed vaults were soon forgotten.3
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History
Old Cheliax (—4622 AR)
The Korradath long served as Cheliax's capitol building.2
With Aroden's death in 4606 AR and the eruption of the Chelaxian Civil War, King Gaspodar ordered Hellknights to Molthune and Andoran to keep order in 4607 AR.4 By 4616 AR, the successes of the knights led the now desperate king to mandate additional orders without consulting the existing lictors.5
Growing increasingly paranoid of assassination attempts on his own life, he sanctioned the Order of the Scar for the specific purpose of overseeing his well-being. The Hellknights successfully thwarted more than 40 assassination attempts, two of which originated from the king's own family.6 However, in Neth of 4622 AR, Gaspodar, by now senile, was mysteriously slain in what had been considered a safe area of the Korradath despite his Hellknight protectors being only rooms away. His left ring finger and royal seal were never found.7
House Thrune (4640 AR—)
Following the Thrune Ascendancy, the new rulers moved the capital to Egorian and left the Korradath to fall into disrepair. It is officially used only for occasional meetings.2
Glorious Reclamation (4715–4716 AR)
Under the brief rule of the Glorious Reclamation, the Korradath served as the organization's seat of power under Lord Marshal Alexeara Cansellarion.2
References
Paizo set "Assault on the Korradath", part four of Hell Comes to Westcrown, in the Korradath.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 . “Westcrown” in The Bastards of Erebus, 48–55. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 . “Westcrown Under the Glorious Reclamation” in Hell Comes to Westcrown, 67. Paizo Inc., 2016
- ↑ . “Hell Comes to Westcrown” in Hell Comes to Westcrown, 44–45. Paizo Inc., 2016
- ↑ . “Molthune” in Lands of Conflict, 13. Paizo Inc., 2017
- ↑ . “Path of the Hellknight” in The Infernal Syndrome, 64–66. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . “Lesser Orders” in Path of the Hellknight, 54. Paizo Inc., 2016
- ↑ . “Path of the Hellknight” in The Infernal Syndrome, 66. Paizo Inc., 2010
