Castle Ehlenestra

Castle Ehlenestra marks the western boundary of the Flare Line. The castle gets its name from an Old Elvish variant of the name of the goddess Ehlonna. The castle’s construction is unusual, with a stone wall surrounding internal buildings made of fine Vesve wood.

The garrison of the castle is a force of 400 militia soldiers, drawn from the Vesve woodsmen.

Next to the castle is an area of roughly two square miles surrounded by a high wooden wall. Inside the wall is very wild woodland, which contains powerful illusion spells. This woodland is home to a collection of faerie creatures. The most important are brownies, who act as spies and messengers in concert with brownies within the Vesve. They also deal with beastmen, who are more ready to trust such small folk than they are to trust humans.

First-time visitors to the castle are often astounded by the sight of whole packs of canines wandering inside its walls. The tyrgs of the castle are very famous. Mist wolves visit at night, somehow mixing with the powerful spotted dogs without causing barking matches or aggression.

These creatures are the servants of the lady of the castle, the ranger Sharnalem, a swanmay Knight of the Hart. She has magical ability to control canines. Her tyrgs are trained to sniff out orcs and other goblinoids and to attack them on sight. These animals gain +1 to all attack and damage rolls versus goblinoids. Sharnalem is known to have many friends among the Highfolk. While she is a shy and elusive woman her gifts of tyrgs to Kalinstren have earned his gratitude. Kalinstren also values the role of this castle as a recruiting post. Warriors looking to aid in the defense of the barony and the Vesve often come here for help and advice. Sharnalem is wise, and has priests of Corellon and Ehlonna among her valued and well informed advisers.