Fosúmo Keep

, called in the, is a settlement located in the  which lies within  located in the  in eastern. It was built in 624 atop a rock outcrop that commands the surrounding area and provides an excellent view over the. The keep was granted to the, a an , in 654. Fosúmo is commanded by Sir, a senior (knight commander) of the order. The of this order holds.

Overview
Fosúmo Keep stands atop a rock outcrop that commands the surrounding area and provides an excellent view of the. It is commanded by Sir, a senior (knight commander) of the. The order’s, , spends his time on religious matters and maintaining political support for the order, leaving Sir Selic to prosecute the crusade against the and maintain the road patrols. Sir Selic prefers to lead from the front; he lets Fosúmo’s steward, Sir Nettin Conderi, manage the keep in his absence.

Built in 624 as one of a series of new settlements along the Núem River, Fosúmo was held by Sir Daryn Toron, a favored cousin of the king. Due to the financial burden of starting all the new s, a small fortified manor house was built instead of the planned keep. A proper keep was constructed over the following decades but was badly damaged by a fire in 653 that took the lives of Sir Daryn and his family.

granted Fosúmo and its subsidiary manors to the order in 654. The order established a at Fosúmo and rebuilt the fire-ravaged keep to accommodate its members. The keep’s defenses were mostly ignored, as attacks by the Solôri tribes have always been rare in this area. Although Fosúmo is the largest chapterhouse in the Nuem Valley, it is likely the weakest keep in Melderyn. Like, many of the men here are old or injured; Fosúmo is a favored place for older members of the order to retire. The bulk of the fighting forces are generally patrolling south of the river or at one of the order’s forts.

Sir Selic sees the Solôri as subhuman and unworthy of ’s blessing; he has no interest in converting them. He believes they will never stop their raiding and that exterminating them is the best way to bring peace to the. Although he believes that the ’s dogmatic religious views are hurting the order, Sir Selic is a good Laránian and will not act against his superior. Sir Selic has been particularly irritated by the daring and imaginative attacks by a Solôri chief named Tosech. He is determined to rid himself of the man and has placed a reward of 100 on Tosech’s head.

The at Fosúmo was started in 687  with the hope that it would be the center of worship for the area. Funding from the was halted when the order started acting independently of his wishes. dreams that his temple will one day be the seat of a new. Sir Selic shares this goal, believing it will make Fosúmo the most important settlement in the region. With the crusade against the Solôri a constant drain on the order’s resources, the temple sits unfinished. Services are held in the roofless ; the small church in the village is used during bad weather.

The order breeds and trains excellent s at but in insufficient numbers to provide mounts for all its knights. The chabla’s agents purchase the rest from manors throughout the north. Sir Selic would like to establish a breeding stable at but has not found a master  he trusts.

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