Kella's Ford

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Kella's Ford is a town built in the midst of an ancient fortification from the days of the Kingdom of Thorns.

The Fordwalls

These massive forty foot tall walls are unlike anything else seen in the Kingdom of the Blue Rose: even the Old Wall of Aldis City is not built so obviously to withstand attack. The wall of the Ford is a thick stone construction, mostly made of granite, pulled up out of the earth without seams or individual bricks; its length is studded with occasional streaks of obsidian swirled into its length.

The Fordkeep

In the western portion of the wall is the great Fordkeep, whose outer towers soar over the city: the tallest of them is a hundred feet in the air. The interior of the Fordkeep has a variety of buildings that see to the administration of Kella's Ford. The Fordkeep itself is a holding that is granted to the Keeper of the Ford, as the local landed noble is titled.

The Lack of Gates

A trait considered quite noticeable is that despite the number of clear gate-breaks in the walls, they do not actually have bars or great doors of any sort to bar entrance. The walls themselves have not been needed for the town's defense in many a century, so there are no standing gates to lock anyone out. The spaces between gate towers are simply open passages, some of which even have buildings erected between them.

The Towers

Tall towers some sixty to seventy feet in height run up and down the length of the wall. Where once these towers housed engines of defense and the means to keep the ford and its inhabitants safe from attack, the towers no longer serve that purpose. The upper two stories of each tower are allocated to the town's defense, manned with guards, but the lower levels now serve as high-rent real estate for successful businesses, or as the homes of the very wealthy.

Important Individuals

The Keeper of the Ford

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Kella's Council

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