Map of Edur Lands and the North Lether frontier
Brans Keep was a Letherii fortress about two days' journey by horse to the northwest of Letheras.[1] It was the final major fortification passed when approaching the capital city from the north or west. The town of Dissent was a few leagues to the keep's southwest.[1]
The keep was a squat, formidable citadel leaning against a sheer cliff that had been carved into the hillside behind it.[2] Beyond the cliff was a range of barren hills.[3] A wall with corner towers stood in front of the keep, each tower defended by large fixed mangonels and their crews.[2]
On the eastern side of the keep was the artificial Brans Lake along with a seasonal river or drainage channel running to the northeast.[4] To the northeast was an arm of lesser hills and old lake beds.[2] Beyond the westernmost edge of the hills and to the south was the Dissent River.[2]
In Midnight Tides[]
The war between the Kingdom of Lether and the Tiste Edur led to a series of Letherii defeats at Trate, High Fort, Fort Shake, and elsewhere. The remaining Letherii field armies withdrew to Brans Keep to form a final defensive line blocking approach to Letheras.
See also: Battle of Brans Keep
In the battle that followed, the majority of the Letherii army was destroyed, the keep's towers and walls were toppled, and the citadel left a burning ruin.[5]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Midnight Tides, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.645-646
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Midnight Tides, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.671-672
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.669
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.671-672/677
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.675/679