Khilgand

Bones of Khilgand

Castle Khilgand is north of the Branchard hills. It is the abode of the red dragon dracolich Nveryioth. This beast has been around since the Horgon Era, and even though it is a dracolich, she spends a considerable amount of time sleeping. This is not an unguarded sleep, because she is served by the cultists of Sos Vrii, a regional cell of the Cult of Dragon.

Khilgand was built in the Horgon Era by those that worshiped Nveryioth as a god, along with thousands of slaves. She had the mortar of the place mixed with the powdered remains of a primordial sand worm named Khilgand. The petrified remains of this worm, one slain when Golruwyrm perished in the Dawn War, were plundered from the Sands of Hell and then carted and carried nearly 400 miles to the construction site.

Late in the Horgon Era, the forces of Khilgand threatened as far north as Belêth-Kazîr where they were checked by the eldritch giants and their army of mages, golems, and magical creatures. By the beginning of the Second Epoch, Khilgand laid claim to territory as far west as Sareon and always were in some sort of conflict with the minions of Rilthang. Later on in the Second Epoch, Nveryioth was no longer the aggressor with the Orchish Empire proving too big to tackle. The High Command forged a treaty with Nveryioth that alloted her gold for maintaining Khilgand and other expenses. In return, she would aid the Orchish Empire in any conflicts in sector Thingrorn. As time went on, Khilgand became a place to support the Cult of Dragon rather than a marshaling area for conquest.

Khilgand's garrison is comprised of several hobgoblin tribes which given protection to the place and in return have a dragon at their back, or at least the threat of one. Khilgand's defenses also include a skeletal legion which is mainly used to occupy the vastness of the place and deter any who seek to plunder its rumored riches. These rumors are often spread by Nveryioth with the intent of luring adventurers into her lair.