WINDKEEP

windkeep is a castle in the capitol. it is the and is the home of the lochmunn family, the royal family of the capitol.

## LAYOUT

the castle is made of beautiful white and grey marble bricks, on the inside and on the outside - all with flecks of gold, from the toadstall mountains. some say that it's almost blinding when hit at the right angle. it's the typical fairytale castle - seventeen stories tall, with turrets and towers with pointed roofs. along with this, it's main building on a summit of four hundred and twenty metres high - adding to the large scale of the castle. windkeep is the biggest and tallest of all the castles, as it's fit for a king, and is honestly, in itself, the size of a small city. built on several small but tall islands, it overlooks the greatwood to the north, the lay coast on the east, the toadstall mountains on the south and the forget lakes on the west. these beautiful views also make for amazing defence systems. there are many secret passages within the walls of the castle, often used by rebelling forces and spies, but also by the royal children. being built on several different, close together islands ( or islets, depending on how you look at them ) - parts of the castle connected by large marble damns and wooden bridges.

## ROOMS

### the great hall

the great hall is the most seen of the rooms in windkeep, and is also the largest of the rooms. it is the throne room, and also where all the balls and festivities are hosted. the hall is a tall room, with marble columns holding up. at the centre of the roof is a domed stained glass skylight, which transfers an image of a blue and yellow chimera on the centre of the dancefloor. the floor of the great hall, much like many of the rooms in the castle, is made of marble and flecked with gold leaf - as is the same case with the columns and walls. hanging from the ceilings are often the sigil of the ruling family - in this case, a pink unicorn on a vertical striped blue and purple background. on the far end of the room are the golden thrones of the family.

### the chamber rooms

all of the chamber rooms are almost exactly the same. all draped in blue, pink and purple tapestries and curtains, along with images of unicorns all over, and mythologies surrounding unicorns. all rooms have a large, double four poster bed. each child has their own little touch on the room - but they're largely kept quite uniformed. along with these, family members have their own walk in wardrobes. there are chamber rooms in the hundreds used to host guests too.

### the solar rooms

on the first floor, which is where some of the chamber rooms are, there are a couple of rooms which are called solar rooms. dressed in the similar blue, pink and purple tapestries and unicorns as the rest of the castle. there's a couple of large sofas, a table and a dining room table. this room is more of a traditional living room / dining room, for when the family don't have guests. it's barely used as that anymore, however, and is hardly used at all.

### kitchens

the kitchens is the other room on the ground floor, it is a large and tall ceilinged room, certainly not as fancy as the great hall, with a large fireplace to cook, and lots of tables to prepare food. along with this, there's a large table at the centre of the room, where servants and staff can eat their meals. the kitchens also have pantries, butteries and larders, where food is stored.

### oratory

a small private temple to the gods is attached to the castle. it's covered in the colour green, emeralds and amethysts, as the castle temple belongs to amroth.

### cellar

the cellar, which consists of a casemate, a place of arms, torture chambers and dungeons, has a separate entrance to the rest of the castle. it's, of course, very damp and cold and is made out of stone.

### the glass room

the glass room might be what we call a conservatory or greenhouse. a purely glass room with marble floors and columns, which is full of tropical beautiful plants, and even has a pond in the middle.

### the library

the castle also has a library, about the size of the great hall, and full of various prints of books. just like most rooms in this house, it's in pink, purple and blue and has lots of unicorn imagery. it also works as a study, and is often where the royal children are taught their studies.

### the inner courtyard

the inner courtyard is what is considered the 'formal' royal gardens. much like the glass room, it's full of beautiful flowerbeds and plants, though these ones are usually more used to harsher outdoor weathers. roses, peonies and so on grow here, and it's almost always buzzing with bees and so on.

## OUT BUILDINGS

### the ice house

the ice house is the place where the royal family keep anything that needs to be frozen food wise, like meats or fish or fruit and vegetables that need to be frozen over the winter.

### gatehouse & guardroom

the gatehouse to the castle is around the royal gardens and castle building. it includes a drawbridge ( and moat ), two portcullises, machicolations and arrow loops. there are usually a number of guards situated here.

### stables & paddock

the stables are on the outermost corner of the gardens. there are roughly thirty horses, which are only the horses belonging to the royal family. the stables have a tiny little room attached to them ( it looks like just another horse stable cell ), with a of makeshift bed, a table and a fireplace, which is where the stable hand would sleep. the stables and the paddock are on the mainland.

### kennels

much like the stables, the kennels are on the outermost corner of the royal gardens. there are about fifty hounds - all for hunting or herding, as the pets are usually kept indoors. much like the stables, there's a tiny little room attached to the kennels ( and, again, it looks like just another kennel cell ), with a bed, a table and a fireplace, which is where the kennel hand would sleep. the kennels are on the mainland.

### dovecotes

the dovecotes are where the royal doves are kept, which are often kept to send letters and so on across the country of jassune. much like with the stables and kennels, the dovecotes have a small extra room attached to them with a table, a bed and a hearth, which is where the dove handler happens to live. the dovecotes are on the furthest island from the mainland.