Caelam's Fist

Located in Anteron, the mountain stronghold of Caelam's Fist is the seat of power of the Faith of Ael. It is named after Caelam of the Azure Flame, one of the two main gods of the religion.

Layout
The mountain has three peaks. The lowest peak has its own independent entrance in the city, and houses a large hall used for sermons and public events. The middle peak has an aerie, in which the Justicars train and house wyvern mounts. The tallest peak contains nothing but a massive spiral staircase that exits onto a small shrine for prayer at the helm of the world.

The vast majority of the stronghold can be found within the belly of the mountain. Deeper within the ground levels of the fortress, there are several armories, garrisons, mess halls, and various commodities necessary for maintaining an army. The higher levels are devoted more to living space and general religious upkeep; they are home to the Great Library, the dormitories, and classrooms for education about the faith. Most of the dormitories for the people of the Faith are along the outer edge of the mountain, where there are windows carved into the stone to let natural light in.

There are several courtyards cut into the higher reaches of the mountain. They are well-shielded from the wind and the elements based purely upon their location. These courtyards are typically used for sparring, training new Justicars, and for ease of access to other parts of the mountain.

Caelam's Fist is built to be able to house an army if need be. As such, many of the hallways are very wide, and there are a great many gates and portcullises throughout the fortification that allow for quick and easy segmenting and lockdown of different areas of the fortress. There are small side hallways that are used by servants in times of peace to travel quickly or to be unseen, much like in a regular palace or fortress, that contain arrow slats and the means to close gates in times of war.