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Fort Freedom
Fort Freedom is liberated but revealed as an algae-infested ruin whose confederate government had already ceased functioning.
Story so far
Signet's surviving assault force defeats the guards and takes the castle. The confederates had long since stopped governing, the throne room belonged to Claude, and structural decay would likely have destroyed the fortress within months.
The reclamation formally completes part one of Vengeance of the Daughter. Signet must eventually choose another ruler to repair the castle and restore order among the surviving naiads.
Appearance
A decaying submerged castle choked with green algae, blood, and abandoned governmental chambers.
Role
The liberated castle is a symbolic victory but an enormous reconstruction and governance burden.
Relationships
Signet — She reclaims it but does not intend to rule there personally.
Naiad Confederacy — Its remaining leadership is defeated inside.
Vengeance of the Daughter — Its liberation completes the quest's first part.
Sources — 6 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 15
- The Naiad river palace, renamed by the revolution that took it, now the fortress Signet intends to storm.
Chapter 24
- The mostly submerged former naiad palace that Signet's assault team is gathering to attack from an all-tree rendezvous.
Chapter 25
- A ruined, partially submerged castle held by the Naiad Confederacy and protected by river approaches, traps, and a narrow walkway.
Chapter 26
- The apparently weak river fortress conceals a lethal counterattack that tears apart Signet's amphibious force.
Chapter 27
- Fort Freedom's hidden threat proves to be a resident Eryops boss admitted years earlier during a failed fundraiser.
Chapter 28
- Fort Freedom is liberated but revealed as an algae-infested ruin whose confederate government had already ceased functioning.