Gorgan Castle

the Eye of Ajar

The impressive Gorgan Castle stands atop a rocky his overlooking Wadson Bay, on the eastern tip of the Sruo Hayden peninsula of Ethae. The castle is surrounded by Gorgan Fortress, the capital of the kingdom of Ajar.

The castle was originally built in 5043sc, by the Lakortha during the first wars against the Umaybbad Orc. It, along with a sister castle on the Noyvum coast, created a watch network to keep the Cony Sea as a choke point for Umaybbad aggression north. It was also used as a staging point, massing a large overland army to push into the peninsula. After the orc defeat the fortress remained in use to control Sruo Hayden, but was eventually abandoned after the decline of the Republic of Lakorth.

Grogan Castle was rebuilt by the United Kingdoms of Novyum for their war against the Umaybbad. The castle has remained in use even after the decline of that Novyum power, standing as the capital of the kingdom of Ajar. The castle has become more of a residence for the Ajair royal family than a military fortress in the modern day. For the citizens of Gorgan Fortress, and Ajar as a whole, it is a symbol of their connection to the Heartlands and commitment to remain so, even in the modern troubled times.

A network of tunnels and chambers run through the rocky hill Gorgan Castle sits. These, along with several central rooms and one outer wall are all that remain of the original fortress. The newer sections of the castle, relatively speaking, are modernized for comfort, and often used for dignitaries and nobles.

The castle also holds several libraries throughout its halls, each holding an extensive collection of surviving texts from Ancient Siduum, gathered during the wars against the Umaybbad in Craddle Valley. These libraries have created something of a political stir in recent years with Mysobia. The Sidobians see the tablets, scrolls, and tomes, as their ancestral right. Though this has created several heated exchanges between ambassadors from both nations, there is little fear, so far, of it disturbing the peace in the region. Both sides of this debate seeing this as more of a minor debate, than an unresolvable conflict that should lead to bloodshed.