Vaishau Ruin

The Vaishau Ruin is the grey, scorched remains of an old fortress located in the foothills of the Hungry Mountains of Lastwall, just a stone's throw from the Ustalavic county of Virlych. The ruin stands on the banks of the Mesmos River, which cuts the main pass through the mountains and connects Vigil with Gallowspire.

History

The Vaishau Ruin was once a stone fortress run by the army of the Whispering Tyrant Tar-Baphon. In 3824 AR, three years before the final defeat of the lich-king, the forces of the then-mortal General Iomedae conquered the fortress and razed it. They added further protections to the ruin to avoid resettlement by the forces of evil by seeding it with powdered silver and cold iron. However, their victory and the precautions administered to the Vaishau Ruin do not prevent the continuing and regular return of evil creatures and undead to the site, and it is not known whether the evil is drawn from outside or spawns from within. This respawning necessitates regular patrols from Vigil to the ruin every few months to combat and destroy the threat before it regains any significant power.