Sliptoe Garrison

Sliptoe Garrison was a Malazan fortification and Garrison built along the eastern bank of the Culvern River by the Malazan 3rd Army during the Genabackis Campaign.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 1, US HC p.15-16 When first constructed, the fort was in the middle of nowhere, leagues from the nearest town and only a handful of villages and hamlets within a half-day's travel. But as the imperial outpost grew so did the town of Culvern established on its southern side.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 1, US HC p.13/15-16
The fort's walls had originally been constructed of wood, but over time were replaced by mortared limestone. They were surrounded by an earthen embankment and narrow trench.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 1, US HC p.15/19
On the fort's northern edge was an abandoned graveyard that predated the fort's construction. It was a strange mixture of beehive tombs, mounded urn-pits, and sunken, tilted platforms suggesting multiple long-forgotten peoples had made use of the site. The fort's earliest constructors--which had included two companies of the Bridgeburners--had cut the defensive trench directly through the cemetery and made use of the upturned stones, brickwork, and platforms in the wall's foundation. Unearthed bones still lay scattered in the tall grasses at the trench's edge.
A new graveyard was built by the Malazan soldiers on the fort's southern side. Its small rectangular stone-block crypts built in the Genabarii-style were accompanied by a longbarrow packed with the bones of a few hundred Malazan soldiers. A small forest had been allowed to grow atop the cemetery grounds which were flanked by a fort wall through which a new gate was built. Outside its borders it was surrounded by the town of Culvern.
Beyond the fort's eastern wall was a training and marshalling ground. Settlement was forbidden, although sheep were allowed to graze to keep the area from becoming overgrown. The fort's western wall had once stood a hundred paces from the Culvern River, but worsening spring floods had cut that distance to less than thirty. These narrow grounds were sometimes used as an encampment by visiting troops.
A gaol with four prison cells was located on the opposite side of the compound from the barracks. It was normally used for the occasional murderer or drunk, or when a private behaviour modification was required of someone in the ranks.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 2, US HC p.35
==In The God is Not Willing==
The for served as the base of operation for Captain Gruff's 2nd Company Marines of the XIVth Legion in their operations against Balk's Company. The company camped on the narrow stretch of land between the fort's western wall and the river.
==Notes and references==
Category:Fortresses