Fort Tufenk was a garrison fort located in southern Tethyr.[1][2] It was also known as the Fortress of Fire.[2]
Location[]
Fort Tufenk was one of the four major forts located in County Calimmon in Duchy Ankaram, guarding the border with Calimshan,[1][2] along the River Agis.[2] It sat upon a ridge overlooking an old trail toward Shoonach.[2]
Structure[]
The fort was a stone-walled enclosure set atop a small hill and surrounded by deep trenches,[1][2] about ten to fifteen feet (three to five meters) deep.[2] The walls were also between ten and fifteen feet thick and stood twenty feet (six meters) high.[2]
History[]
As of 1370 DR, the fort was over 600 years old.[1][2] The legend was that the ridge upon which the fort was built was constructed by jann during the First Era of Skyfire to serve as a defense against Memnon's Army of Fire.[2]
According to some historians, Fort Tufenk was the site where future king and queen Haedrak III and Zaranda I slew Yusuf Jhannivvar after the Storm Siege of Myratma.[1] (Other sources claimed that he was killed upon the ruined western walls of the city.[3])
The Janessar, an organization of warriors and priests who were opposed to slavery in Calimshan, had ties with the leaders of Fort Tufenk.[4]
Inhabitants[]
The fort had a single commander who oversaw ten to fifteen junior officers. Between 200 and 300 soldiers were stationed there.[1][2]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
The four primary Calimmon Garrisons were:
- Fort Agis
- Fort Tufenk
- the Iltakar Garrison
- Fort Calim
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 80. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 92. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 176. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.