Fort Manades

A small fort established in the early days of the Kingdom of Dubria. Farmland around Fort Manades is not particularly fertile, and the fort is occasionally swarmed by migrating Minos, so apart from the military detail kept there by order of the Dubrian Crown, there are no other inhabitants of the fort or its surrounding areas.
Assignment to Fort Manades is generally considered to be either terrible misfortune, or a harsh punishment for incompetence. Courier services can take months between visits, meaning little outside contact for friends and family, and there is little to do beyond drill, attend to the fort's farm and animals, and make repairs where necessary. It's said that the greatest risk at Fort Manades is death by boredom.

Purpose / Function

Fort Manades was established to be a military deterrent and early warning system for Dubria directly following the Kraemian War of Secession. To that end, it has seen very little of actual use, in part due to its proximity to the Pentella Desert.

Alterations

Following the first Minos Migration that the fort experienced in 52, the commanding officer at the time, Rickard Manades, ordered the construction of a new stone wall to be built, extending the reach of protected areas of the complex. These would later prove to be effective during future stampedes, but they inhibited further expansion of the fields and as such the fort has not grown any larger since.

History

Established in 47 by Grast as part of the Dubrian Expansion .

Alternative Names

The Lonely Fortress Manades

Type

Fort

Owning Organization

Dubria