The old fort on Weston Hill is nothing particularly interesting or unusual. It stands vigil over the countrysides in that western bit of the empire, sort of like a gargoyle on a ledge warding against evil spirits. Like the gargoyle statue, though, the old fort is nothing but a symbol. It’s was abandoned before construction was fully complete seventy-five years earlier, and no one’s seen fit to man.

The fort was almost completed. In fact, the only construction left to be done was in the tower crowning the barracks, and even that was mostly completed. The fort consists of the aforementioned barracks, a smithy, stables, church, mess hall and kitchen, all surrounded by a tall wall with a single entrance. Twin portcullises block the entrance.

The reason the fort was abandoned is a matter of some speculation. The official story is that the commander was a traitor to the crown and wanted to claim the fort as his own dominion. The man’s second in command, the nephew of the king, successfully lead a mutiny against the commander and his men. In the end, only seven people survived, including the smith and the king’s nephew. He convinced the king that it was a fool’s errand to waste any more resources on the fort, and that’s the end of that.

Most of the survivors disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances in the following months. Some claim that it was a curse, other’s say it was the king’s nephew trying to cover up what really happened.

Encounters with The Fort at Weston Hill

A smith, claiming to be the grandson of the smith who survived the Weston Hill Mutiny, tells the PCs of stories his father told him; a crate of a rare, and potent, metal abandoned when they left. If the PCs will retrieve the metal for him, the smith can make them weapons of the most exquisite quality.