Lore:Fallowstone Hall

Fallowstone Hall was a historical hall located in the northern hills of the Rift, in the province of Skyrim. It was an ancient site built and occupied by the Companions, the guild of mercenaries active in Skyrim. It was their main holdout in the region, created by one of the original Five Hundred Companions and it currently serves as both a museum and mortuary for their dead brethren.   
 

History
Captain   and her crew, the   traveled south past the mountain range,   and discovered the Rift. From there, the crew hunted down   settlements until the elves eventually assembled for one final battle. This battle took place on a hill west of modern-day   and lasted a day until the elves were ultimately defeated. Many warriors died from that battle, such as   and  , but also Captain Gurilda. To honor them, the Companions toiled through the hill and built a Hall of the Dead, with a great stone cairn to mark it. Gurilda's first mate,   decided to end the Fallowfire's journey in the Rift and built a great hall on the battle site called Fallowstone Hall, in homage to their ship. 

Fallowstone Hall became a museum for past heroic actions committed by either the Five Hundred Companions or the Fallowstone Companions. For one they have memorabilia from the past, such as a ruined statue of  ,  's oldest son who died during the   and the sword of  ,  . They also have trophies from their past triumphs, such as a   skull of  , which dates back to the   and the skull of  , a beast of legend that slaughtered 15 warriors before it was taken down by the Fallowstone Companions.  One of their most prized artifacts was  , the ancient battleaxe used by Ysgramor in the Return. 

By the mid-Second Era, Fallowstone Hall served as the Companions' main headquarters, and its harbinger was  .  Sometime in  , the   formed an alliance with three   clans, the  , the  , and the  . In a combined effort, the Rageclaw led by Chieftain   assaulted Fallowstone Hall to steal Wuuthrad in the hopes of reviving the   chieftain,   and his army. The recruits that stayed to protect the hall were killed and its sage,   was also killed in action. Most survivors fled to the shrines while the Reachmen sealed themselves in the inner vault. 

Harbinger Vigrod and the   led the fight to retake Fallowstone Hall, first by rallying any survivors. When the Companions realized that the Reachmen placed a ward on the vault, the King's Arrow made contact with Tirora's spirit, who dispelled the barrier. While the Harbinger fended off the Reachmen, the King's Arrow defeated Chieftain Frostfang but found Wuuthrad was gone. As Fallowstone Hall recovered from the attack, the   continued the fight against the Reach clans until they cornered them in  .  With the lack of a sage, the skald,   took on the trials with the King's Arrow to become Fallowstone Hall's new sage. The ritual was a success and Svari was able to continue with Tirora's work.  

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Notes
Sometime in the Second Era,   was invited to Fallowstone Hall by Vigrod Wraithbane and documented his time there as part of   He noted that the hall's foundation was very secure and that the timber and woodwork were of surprising quality. It had firm trestles and it made good use of both   and  , but also an abundance of carved dragon skulls. 
There is a similarly named place called   located northeast of   and southeast of  . It is normally occupied by   and it leads into a grove deep into the  . It is unknown how these two locations are related other than their similar name.

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