Fort Klyr



= Fort Klyr =

Location
The Fort Klyr is located in the northern part of Astyllea below Gebel. Its owned by Paul von Klyr. Gebel is also the city that controls the area around the Fort. The climate can be described as dry and arid. To the west of the castle there is a desert while to the right there is a grassland with some sprucewood trees growing. The Area includes, besides the castle itself, some old ruins and a racetrack, also operated by Paul of Klyr.

Ancient History
Some rumours say that an ancient settlement existed on the top of the hill of Fort Klyrs Mountain. There is a high possiblity for these rumours to be true since the place itself is not far from the centre of the world and wasn't far away from the important north-south trading routes. Sadly potential evidence has been removed during the clean-up of the castle.

The Squatters
Later the mountain was taken by illegal occupants who erected two towers on top of it and set three wall rings around the castle. The place had extreme defense meachnics that gave defenders a good advantage holding the hill. While most of these defense mechanisms have been removed due to safety concerns some can be still seen today.

Recent History
In January 2022 Count Trollerio allowed Paul of Klyr to construct a track for ice boat racing in the south of Gebel. While he built the track he often times looked up to the old ruins of the castle. The huge ruin often attracted shady persons which led to some unpleasant situation at the nearby racetrack. In February then he was allowed by Count Trollerio to restore the Castle. First he repaired the lower two walls and terraced the hill to make it more accessible. Then he removed the highest wall, which was made from raw Diorite. The diorite was then polished and used to build floors for one of the towers. Then debris that was all over the place and probably originated from a battle that happened on the hill was cleaned up. A staircase was added and a gate. Then a church was added as the first new building of Fort Klyr.

The Two-Bridge-Ring
The racetrack was constructed in January. It offers space for up to 10 boats but its recommended to use only up to 5 due to the technical aspects of the track that makes it quite hard to keep on track while maintaining high speed. The garages on the pitlane offer space for 10 teams. On top of the garage is a tower for the race control. The surface consists of packed ice.