Qysaghanni Fortress

The Qysaghanni Fortress was the headquarters of the syl-pasha of Calimshan's Imperial Guard, el Qysaghanni.

Location
The fortress was located in Palace Ward of Calimport, but it did not belong to any of that wards sabban. It was immediately adjacent to the Pasha's Sabban to the north. Its walls bordered Darehj Sabban to the west and Najlet Sabban to the east. To the south was Tavihr Sabban in neighboring Armada Ward.

Structure
The fortress was a cluster of three- and four-story buildings and included a five-story, free-standing minaret.

The minaret was called the Lambent Minaret and stood in the center of the fortress complex. It appeared to be made entirely of transparent blue crystal; one could see through the tower to see the fortress walls on the other side. However, it was impossible to see anything on the actual inside of the tower, even through thew open archways at the minaret's balconies.

Defenses
The defensive walls of the fortress connected to the neighboring wall of the Pasha's Sabban, and they stood taller than the parallel walls of the other three bordering sabbans.

Interior
The fortress contained an armory and a library. (A full half of el Qysaghanni were wizards. ) There was a courtyard for combat drills and spell practice.

Secret passages from the fortress led through sabban walls into the Pasha's Sabban, to each of its buildings.

Inhabitants
The fortress served as a garrison for the 500 troops of el Qysaghanni.

Activities
The Qysaghanni owned a set of five flying carpets, with which they frequently set out patrols over the areas surrounding the Pasha's Sabban, launching from the Lambent Minaret.

Errata
The word "Qysaghanni" is several times misspelled as "Qysagghani" in the Calimport sourcebook.