Cloister of St. Ramedar

The Cloister of St. Ramedar was Tethyr's most renowned prison and sanitarium for the mentally ill. It was run by the Ramedaran Brotherhood, a monastic order in the church of Ilmater, circa the mid–14 century DR.

Geography
The Cloister was located on the southern face of Mount Adiir, one of the highest peaks in the Starspire Mountain range, approximately northwest of Zazesspur. The entrance was about above a sheer drop to the Bay of Bormul. A gravel road wide enough for a single wagon left the Trade Way about north of Zazesspur and wound its way west and upward to the redoubt.

Government
The Ramedaran Brotherhood was chartered by the Crown to administer Tethyr's penal system and care for the mentally ill. In the, Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran was the Cloister's top administrator, leading a group of about 45 painbearers and over 65 monks of the order.

Trade
The Cloister was supported by contributions from Tethyr's cities and the nobility. The Brotherhood used this income primarily to import food for the inmates and caretakers at least once a tenday.

Defenses
The sheer cliff, known as "The Wall", on the southern face of Mount Adiir rose some from the water and at a distance appeared to be a smooth, rippling granite surface worn by sea and weather. From a much closer proximity, over one hundred small windows (little more than arrow slits) could be seen in multiple rows high above the water. Given the paucity of handholds, slick surface, and buffeting winds, the Wall was extremely difficult to climb. The windows of the cells were protected from entry or exit by a specially designed wardmist spell, cast and maintained by wizards in payment for the care of relatives and other favors granted by the Ramedaran Brotherhood.