Fort Longbottom (Easternlands)

Fort Longbottom is a stronghold garrison located in the west of the East Port Bay. It stretches 60 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide. It is built on the crossing between Riverside and the Capital Province towards the East Port Bay, the Vale and the Capital City.
The stronghold consists of two buildings: the larger building includes a Chapel, a Garrison, the Tower of Armory, Soldiers' Quarters, the Lord Commandant's Quarters, and training grounds; a smaller building that has the Watch Commander's Quarters, the Tax Collector's Office, and the Gates of Fort Longbottom; and a fortified bridge that overlooks the Southeastern Mandon River.
It is a major barrier to travelers, merchants, and mercenaries alike traveling from the Northern Region of Sternlands to the Western Easternlands (Riverside) and the Capital. It lies directly on the main route from the Vale to the Capital. Fort Longbottom represents the only crossing point over the Southeastern Mandon River for about fifty miles in either direction. Travelers heading south who cannot pass southwest over the fort must pass southeast along the Kingsroad.
== History ==
=== Origins ===
In 56 CE, the Kingdom of Estonia called the Banners of War for its military campaign against North Vale and the Hill Tribes. Ser Nolton Easternling, a close companion and brother-in-arms of Lord Dustin Brenwal from their campaigns in the Balkans arrived in the Capital with a hundred Frank Knights to aid in the campaign. After the campaign that lasted almost two years, the North Vale's nobility and revolt was crushed who once more swore fealty the Crown of Estonia and the Vassal State of the Vale, while the Hill Tribes were killed brutally with the remaining fleeing to the Northlands.
Following his military prowess, Ser Nolton, an Andal Knight was given land and appointed Guard Captain of the Garrison of Fort Christoph that lied on the crossroads of the Southern Vale and the East Hills with Lord Dustin appointed as the Garrison Commander of Fort Christoph. The surviving Frank Knights remained in the Kingdom of Estonia under the command of their leader and as member of the Fort Christoph Garrison.
In 61 CE, Lord Dustin Brenwal was given the Lordship of Arville, who took the title as "Lord Baron", who founded his own heraldry of landed knights, House Brenwal. He ordered the construction of a garrison fort that overlooked the Southeastern Mandon River, that would act as the crossing between the Vale and the Capital, which quickly grew wealth for Lord Dustin by charging passing travelers for the use of the crossing fort that also acted as an Inn. The bridge is a massive arch of smooth red stone, wide enough for two wagons to pass abreast.
=== Rise to Power ===
Following the growth of wealth of House Brenwal by the crossing fort named Fort Longbottom for the castle's depth and strength (made from red stone), Lord Dustin formed the Order of Saint Arville, an order made up of the finest knights as protector of the region. They often consisted of Frank, Talmerian-Emperius, and Tymerian Knights, as well as Latino Soldiers, and Ser Nolton was appointed as its First Garrison Commander.
Following the dominance of the garrison fort, Estonia appointed the Eastguard Knights as ranger knights of the region and member of Fort Longbottom's garrison with its leader from among the Kingsmen.
=== Lordship of Fort Longbottom ===
In 63 CE, Fort Longbottom faced a southern threat of outlaws led by an exiled knight and former war companion of Lord Dustin, Lord Jéor Eastborn. Ser Nolton led the fort's garrison against Lord Jéor, successful in crushing the outlaw army but died in the process, leaving behind his only son orphaned, who was later adopted by Lord Dustin as his ward. After the death of Ser Nolton, the Kingsmen Knight and Commander of the Eastguard Knights was appointed as the new Garrison Commander, but was soon replaced by Ser Eugéne of Pyne, a Kingsmen Knight and Member of the Order of Saint Stëphen.
Meanwhile Ser Nolton's son, Austin was raised alongside Lord Dustin's sons in Fort Lucius (named after Lord Dustin's grandfather), and joined the Military Academy of Arville in 67 CE...