Festine Fortress

the Town of Festine

Festine Fortress is a cliffside coastal town on the north side of Oberun's Islein Tobia's Gulf. Named after a Novya fortress that once stop at the tip of the rocky outcropping on which part of the town is built on, Festine long stood as an outpost for Novyum control of the region. With the decline of the United Kingdoms of Novyum and an independent Tinjir the fortress fell out of use for generations. The current town was built up with the birth of the nation of Toemanshire. The old fortress' foundations and stones used to build a lighthouse at the peak.

When when modern Festine was first built, it stood more as a luxury estate for the kings of Toemanshire than anything else. The lighthouse built at the peak of the outcropping, was more for status than use. The town quickly grow up around the cove Festine was built on. Nobles invested in estates to be closer to the king. Their servants needed homes. Fishermen found the waters off Oberun's' Isle pristine for fishing. As time passed Toemanshire kings lost interest in their family estates on the island, and with them their noble entourage. The town remained, however. Many of its residents had lived in Festine Fortress a generation or more at that point. The town shifted into a fishing community housed in wealth built apartments. The lighthouse remained a marker for the northern point of Toemanshire, and a sign for ships that they neared the southern kingdom of the Farlands.

In the orc horde invasion of Toemanshire, Oberun's Isle was occupied as well. Undefended the people of Festine Fortress did not even try to fight. An act that most like saved them and their town. The orcs occupied the city, forcing the people into labor for them, but letting them continue their daily lives in their town.

Festine Fortress was a key location for King Wilhelm Alyster's attack to retain his kingdom. Advance forces invaded and freed Festine from orc occupation, establishing a beachhead for the king's fleet to gather before the mainland assault. The lighthouse has been used by Toemanshire militia as a makeshift military fortress since its liberation.

The cove which Festine is built around is near exclusively used for small fishing or luxury boats. However, it is deep enough to 'park' a full-sized ship within if the crew is skilled enough to navigate into its tight space and sharp turn.