Castle Reikguard is the fortress and headquarters of the Grand Order of the Reiksguard Knights. It is located south-east of the grand city of Altdorf, along the confluence of the Reik River.[1a]
The castle is also the hereditary, ancestral seat of the Reikland princes, as well as Karl Franz's summer home.[3a] During the rampage of Gorbad Ironclaw, Emperor Sigismund ordered the castle converted into an Imperial Fortress—to turn the Reikland princes' family seat into a citadel capable of holding a thousand soldiers and staff—a task he entrusted to the Dwarfs. They carved the hill the castle sits upon into a honeycomb, and built the harbour and outer walls as well.[3b] Runesmiths also carved runes of warding into the wall's foundations, to protect against undead.[3c]
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- Falken Reiklander is the Emperor Karl Franz's cousin.[3b]