The Vanguard of Fort Valiance
Garrison
200 Valiant Guard
Commander
Kael Stormwatch
Distance
50 mi northeast
Purpose
Defense & relic recovery
Perched at the base of the rugged Blackspire Cliffs overlooking the primordial Wyrmshadow Forest, Shadowreach is a bastion of order amidst chaos. As Fort Valiance's spearpoint into Morgath's interior, it serves as both shield and staging ground for military campaigns and relic recovery expeditions.
Commander Kael Stormwatch leads with stern pragmatism. The garrison houses 200 soldiers, plus adventurers, mercenaries, and the Keepers — arcanists who catalog relics from the wilds.
Steel-reinforced barrier flanked by twin towers with ballistae and arcane wards
Central keep of blackened stone — command center, barracks, and armory
Training grounds where the Valiant Guard drill and prepare for missions
Where expeditions are planned, bounties offered, and relics evaluated
Orc warbands from the Ironclaw Peaks launch testing raids
Blightspawn creatures wander from deeper Morgath
Evidence of cultists seeking to awaken forgotten evils
Arcane anomalies from ruins — wild surges, illusions, mutated beasts
Remote location makes resupply caravans vulnerable to ambush