Fallhorn's Peak

Fallhorn's Peak, nicknamed the Horn, currently is a ruined city and castle in the West. It used to be the mighty capital of House Braeden.

Geography
The city is located along the Bay of Whales, which borders the West-End Deep. The Southern Way starts at Fallhorn's Peak and runs all the way via Westwatch and the Capital to Arrowton in Aurelia. The smaller Western Way runs through the province and ends at Geoffport.

Description
It used to be the second largest city and port in Scaeptre, but many now deem it forsaken and others have even forgotten about it. Only the Capital was larger, Geoffport and the Gate smaller.

The city itself was renown for its small and busy streets, where mysterious traders from all over the world came to sell their goods. Only the Capital and Geoffport ousted the city's trading profit. Narrow channels were dug by the earliest lords of the city in order to make trade in the city on boats easier.

The castle, the High Peak, was raised on a cliff in the middle of the city, where a wall could easily be built around it. At the edge of the cliff, a single fortified and huge round fortress towers over the city. Lord Braeden resided inside the highest floor, with a panoramic view across the bay and city.

History
Many claim that westerlings are the purest of Scaeptarians. The stories say the first men on the continent settled the far west and Threshold Point. The largest of these settlements grew into a town, which grew into a city. The speculations claim this was around a thousand years before the coronation of Aurelius, others say it is closer to 500.

Some centuries later, Jarl Lägh made his presence felt along the coast of the Braeden shores, where he and his fellow migrants raided villages. The westerlings, who had access to better weapons and tactics, pushed them back. Lägh met with Lord Boryssian Braeden, who allowed them to settle in the Woods further east.

House Braeden and Fallhorn's Peak willingly entered the Empire of Scaeptre under the reign of Aurelius, though revolts and raidings were common.

King Tyran Carlysle I did not manage to conquer the West. House Braeden longed for independece after 400 years of submission under House Augustus. This led to the First Braeden Rebellion, which lasted 39 years and the Second Braeden Rebellion, which lasted 5 years and caused the deaths of King Krystan Carlysle and King Janyn Carlysle, as well as Lord Gavyn Braeden. The Battle at the Horn was an epic meeting of swords at Fallhorn's Peak between the forces of King Janyn, Lord Gavyn, and later James Carlysle.

In 220 A.K., distant issue of Lorelle Braeden claimed the throne at Fallhorn's Peak and sacked Westwatch, causing the start of the Third Braeden Rebellion.