Graghane Ak

Graghane Ak is the traditional home of Clan Dyaus. Located between the Upper Vale and the Midlands. Graghane Ak was raised to mark the point where a legendary Lord of Clan Dyaus was struck by lightning during battle and continued to slay all his enemies, plan the movements of his men and order commendations to those that fought alongside him before succumbing and bursting into flames. Graghane Ak does not protect particularly valuable land, being built based on auspice rather than tactics however since the ascent of Clan Dyaus it has become more important for reasons of wealth and potentially valuable prisoners from Clan Dyaus.

Structure
Graghane Ak is situated in the center of a large round basin that floods during rainfall, built up onto a raised stone plinth it requires maintenance to fight the forces of erosion a factor that consumed a significant portion of Clan Dyaus incomes before it ascended to Kurgan, this cost did not come without benefits however, the basin forms a natural moat during rainfall that can persist for some time rendering seige very difficult.

Graghane Ak protects a city and keep which are accessed by a vast bridge which is lowered and raised over the basin using ten thick iron chains and cranks a sign of Clan Dyaus wealth originally it was hauled up and down by a vast number of ropes and hooks by crews of hundreds and before then the castle was innaccessible during periods of wet weather except by boat. Although it's walls are not as strong as some castles the basin makes it very difficult to approach with seige weaponry and therefore the castle is primarily designed to protect against invasion rather than destruction. Six freestanding towers surround a large wall around the city and keep, connected to the wall by removable bridges so as to prevent any one tower or the walls being taken meaning free access to all of them. The keep of Graghane Ak is a tall Hexagonal structure of common design however it's most formidable defense is its fabled network of secret passages the secrets of which are kept within Clan Dyaus. Graghane Aks walls have a broad angled base making it more difficult to climb and apply ladders to, this combines with the vertical angle of the plinth that is built in the Basin to make a fomidable defense.