Pa'Gille Caverns Outpost

Drawing of Pa'Gille Caverns Outpost by tumblr user @thewatchau

Location of Pa'Gille Caverns in Duilintinn by tumblr user @thewatchau

Pa'Gille Caverns Outpost is a Watch Outpost located within the Northern Mountains of House Brody, Duilintinn, overlooking the Pa'Gille River and the Cuartalan Wetlands.

## Name Origin

The Pa'Gille Caverns Outpost is named for the Pa'Gille River and the deep cave system that the outpost was built into.

Like other Watch Outposts, it is often referred to by the second word of its name, i.e. "The Caverns."

## History

The Caverns were one of the first outposts to finish their construction/renovation into their modern-day iterations in Duilintinn. In the wake of the growing threat of The Enemy, the kingdom's first priority was to ensure that there would be a safe place to retreat in the most dire of situations. To accomplish this feat of engineering and architecture so quickly, Duilintinn requested the aid of their allies in Haneul to help build an outpost on their shared mountain border. The eastern bridge over the Pa’Gille River was also constructed during this time, allowing Watchers to cross quickly without worrying about whether conditions would allow them to ford the river.

## Layout

The swampy ground of House Brody’s Cuartalan Wetlands makes for poor foundations, so this outpost is settled into an artificially expanded cavern in the side of the Northern Mountains. The dozens, if not hundreds of rooms carved out of the stone make this the largest and most defensible outpost in The Watch. The southern wall juts out slightly from the mountainside, but almost every other part of this outpost is underground.

Behind the outpost, the titular caverns dive deep into the mountains, where emergency supplies and refugee housing is prepared in case of disaster. It’s arguably the strongest, most defensible location in Duilintinn, but extremely spartan in decor. Like all outposts and garrisons, it contains workshops, kitchens, living quarters, bathhouses, a communal place of worship, training grounds, meeting rooms, stables, a rookery, a library, and storage buildings.

While much of the cave system of the caverns has been transformed into safe, navigable halls, there is a point where the renovations stopped, and the caverns continue in their natural state, deeper and deeper into the darkness. Rumor has it that there is a secret passage through these unmapped caves into Haneul, and while this is not impossible, no proof has been found.

Several lookout points are located along the path leading to the Pa’Gille Caverns Outpost along the mountainside While the outer wall of this outpost does have several lookout points that function similarly to the watchtowers seen in other outposts, the view from the outpost itself is somewhat blinkered by the mountain on either side. Therefore, several small gatehouses with their own lookout posts dot the path up the mountain as well.

## Unique Functions

In addition to performing the standard tasks of every Watch Outpost, Pa’Gille Caverns:

* Functions as one of the most defensible keeps in Duilintinn
* Aids refugees during and after The Enemy's raids
* Protects King Sean and other important members of his court in a kingdom-wide emergency
* Maintains border patrols along the Northern Mountains
* Acts as the primary contact between the government officials and citizens of House Brody and The Watch.

## Trivia

* The outside visage of the Pa'Gille Caverns is based on Slovenia's Predjama Castle.