Ruined Keep

Mysterious Past
The Ruined Keep's past has been shrouded in mystery for many years now, it is rumored to have housed a great evil long ago, although many adventurers have been eager to explore the ruins, not many have lived to tell the tale.

What information is relayed from the souls that returned from the Keep are as follows.

"Ai, I went ta' tha' keep, tha' place is a nightmare, traps as far as the eye can see, and bodies, some still moving about with dark magic, I'm lucky ta' be alive." -Durgen Stormhammer

"Its deeper than it looks, my... group managed to get down four sets of staircases, as you go further down it gets colder, not hotter like it does elsewhere." - Shara Glitterwind

"It is a place of great Evil." - Archmage Scorn, when asked about it's history.

The keep itself is on the border of Leistrad and Riverwatch, and is as large as a major settlement, it's crumbling stone walls are marked with strange glowing sigils that appear to be demonic in origin. From the surrounding towns and villiages one might hear the villagers whisper of 'The Ice Queen' who resides within.