Iron Keep
Fortress in Gwynneth, Moonshae Isles
Iron Keep is a ruined town on Oman's Isle in the Moonshae Isles, once the capital of the powerful Northlander kingdom of Oman and named for the huge fortress above it.
Empty longhouses rot around the foot of a rocky hill, and above them the vast fortress of Iron Keep broods over a silent bay where great longships were once built.
Iron Keep at a glance
- Type & size
- Ruined Northlander town and fortress, About 5,700 (1372 DR); abandoned by the late 15th century DR
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Once the capital of the Northlander kingdom of Oman
- People & culture
- Abandoned
Overview
Iron Keep lies on the eastern side of Iron Bay, where a broad valley meets the shore. Longhouses spread around a rocky hill crowned by the sprawling fortress that gave the town its name, and the long beach was where Oman built its famous longships.
Oman's kings were once the strongest of the Northlander rulers in the Moonshaes. The kingdom later collapsed, and by the late 15th century DR the town lay abandoned and in ruins. Our map marks it as a fortress.
At the table
- Treasure hunters say the vaults of Iron Keep were never emptied when Oman fell.
On the map
Roads from Iron Keep
- RogarsheimBy sea · 102 mi
- Caer MorayBy sea · 165 mi
- DynnegallBy sea · 171 mi
- FarviewBy sea · 269 mi
- Caer WestphalBy sea · 362 mi
Regions nearby
Nearby places
- RogarsheimTown · ~86 mi
- Caer MorayTown · ~98 mi
- DynnegallTown · ~102 mi
- FarviewTown · ~132 mi
- Caer CorwellTown · ~165 mi
- Caer WestphalTown · ~227 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.