Thelgaard
Thelgaard is located in the Solamnic province of Heartlund in Solamnia. It is west of the great city of Solanthus, and north of Garnet and Lytburg between the Vingaard Mountains to the west and the Garnet Mountains to the east.
Almost the entire city was built of gray stone. As you pass through the gray city walls, one will notice that all the buildings are square blocks with worn wooden shutters. There was no decoration on these buildings, living or merchant. The more wealthy and official buildings have marble on the outside of the building. This marble was brought from Garnet.
When the people of the city speak they put an accent on the second syllable of their words. Thelgaard Keep plays host to the Midsummer Tournament every year, and the city is know for having olive trees growing through it. The ruler of Thelgaard, or in later years the Duke of Thelgaard, sits on the Throne of the White Swan.
A might fortress, Thelgaard Keep is the residence of the Duke of Thelgaard, a Knight of Solamnia and many other local nobles. Located in the middle of the city and surrounded by a grove of olive trees.
After the defeat of the Solamnic army at the hands of the red Dragonarmy, the keep was mostly undefended and fell quickly. The general’s council room, found on the upper level, was repurposed by the Dragonarmies for their own strategy meetings.