Bitterguard Keep
An ancient keep built in times long forgotten by masterful giants, Bitterguard Keep serves as Fisterix's primary bastion on the material plane. Within its walls lies a magical stairway known as The Gate. This stairway is the main passage to and from Fisterix from the material plane, and was a highly used trade route in the land's glory days.
Climate
The name Bitterguard comes from frigid temperatures and near-constant winds that assail the keep. The bitter cold makes effectively staffing the fortress a difficult affair, and was a significant factor in the appointment of frost giant Duke Baas to the Duchy of Bitterguard.Architecture
Built and maintained by giants since time immemorial, the keep is a grand, grim structure of enormous stones, perched atop the Fisterix mountains. Edged on one side by steep cliffs, and on the other by a steep, icy road, the keep's massive walls can be seen for many miles on a clear day, looming grimly over the surrounding flats.
