Fort Maddox

The blasphemous Fort of a Tyrant Emperor

## History

Fort Maddox was not always the Imperial Stronghold it once was. It was formerly known as Fort Ragathiel, a dwarven fortress city of trade. While on the edge of civilized world that could trade with, they offered the most exotic trade goods procured from the wildlands. The inhabitants were zealous followers of the Empyreal Lord Ragathiel, and were slightly martially trained because of that. When the Verk Empire began its rapid militarization and expansion, Fort Ragathiel managed to hold them back for over a decade. When the Fortress finally fell, the Emperor decided to entirely destroy the foundations of what the city was to make an example for any future attempts to resist his rule. All forms of worship towards Ragathiel were purged from the city: the clerics hung, burned, crucified, and various other executions, the temples leveled, and all holy texts, symbols, and weapons burned and melted down. The city was made a shell of its former self.

In that shell, the Emperor filled it with Imperial Military Might. All former dwarven inhabitants were relocated to the mines of the Empire, and replaced with trained Imperial Soldiers to make it the staging grounds for further western expansion into the wildlands and eventually taking down the port town of Fair Maiden. The Fort was renamed Fort Maddox to further spit in the face of the zealous dwarves and their deity.

The Fort fell to the rebellion on 1st of Kuthona, Year 43 IA. A group of adventurers made their way into the lair of the The Emperor's Prejudice and destroyed it. With its influence gone, the fort was easily taken by Rebellion forces and expert diplomacy by other adventurers to prevent further excessive casualties. The Fort is currently undergoing heavy changes as it gets re-purposed to either return it to its original inhabitants, made into a new military stronghold, or made back into a civilian town.

## Town

The town part of Fort Maddox is heavily militarized. Martial Law is constantly in effect, which does not bother the inhabitants one bit as ever single person down to the children are indoctrinated into the military of the Verk Empire. The city runs like clockwork, producing more brainwashed conscripts to throw at the Rebellion and the wildlands while also moving military provisions from within the Empire to the front lines of the war effort.

## Defenses

Fort Maddox sports some good examples of Verk Military Magitech. Fireball Cannons, Lightning Ballistas, something called The Emperor's Prejudice, said to be capable of taking down a hoard of monsters or a battalion of rebels that would assault the fortress, though no one has ever actually seen it in action. Its position makes it difficult for anyone to assault as it is in the middle of the mountains, and even if you do make the trek, the Fort sports solid walls of former dwarven craftsmanship that were enhanced and repaired with Imperial Magic.

### Outpost Towns

Fort Maddox has several forward outpost towns that it uses as checkpoints to launch assaults on the wildlands and the Northern Rebels of Fort Fair Maiden.

## Location

Fort Maddox is located directly west of the Capital of the Empire and North of Grey Hollow. It is South East from Fort Fair Maiden. It is located in the Merovingian Mountains.
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