HighHall

HighHall is surrounded by the Daybreak Wall, a large ringwall encircling the city and the Dawnflower Fields. This wall was built after the Ever Fort fell in the Gods War and HighHall was made into the capitol. The city was built on a large hill surrounded on both sides by the Mansfell River, the only large river in the Human Lands. The central fortress overlooks the rest of the city, which has extended into part of the river to accommodate its size. Surrounded by farmland, it is also the center of Human trade. The Great House Sentinels Hand hold the central Citadel, and therefore greatest authority over the city.

The city is divided into seven walled off sections, each inner wall higher than the one below it and surrounded by a white wall, with the exception of the Daybreak Wall, for which the lower half is made partly from a black stone. The Great Gates of HighHall face enormous bridges over the river on the East and West sides of the outer wall, guarded by huge stone towers and fortified positions. The gates were built with siege in mind: constructed of thick timber from the Stormlands and reinforced with iron, they are extremely difficult to break into. The West gate has only ever been assaulted and felled once, and its replacement has been doubly reinforced, making it near unassailable.

The gates of the Second Level through the Sixth Level were built so that they were at different positions of the wall. The Second Level gate faces south-east, that of the Third north-east, and so forth. This measure was designed to make capture of the already heavily fortified city even more difficult.

The gate of the seventh and final level is reached by a lit tunnel from the Sixth level. Within the seventh wall is the Citadel which stands near 100 meters taller than the first level. The topmost level also contains lodgings for the Great House, the Lumatorium, the Hall of Feasts, barracks for the Sentinel Guard, and a few other buildings for guests and workers.