Halruth

"You musn't go there! Don't even dare to look to its horizon." - Corben loses his cool when speaking of the Black Castle.



At a Glance
Nestled in the dead-realm of The Shadowfell, the black castle Halruth was an impenetrable fortress belonging to The Raven Queen. The castle itself resonated with such powerful arcane magic that it tore a hole between the dimensional realms separating it from The Near Reaches. Through the castle's gates one could travel deeper into The Shadowfell, but why anyone would wish to do do would be madness.

The castle was manned by legions of revenants and spectres which guarded its entry. Enveloped by the castle's magics, the Lost City sits partially within it's realm-splitting aura. Notably, the appearance of Halruth on the mortal plane was responsible for the construction of The Golden Bulwark which stood in opposition of it for millenia, and the eventual destruction of the Deva cities of Andea and Dondea.

Command of castle was held by Oros, the champion of the Raven Queen's armies.

Halruth
The Black Castle came under seige when the forces of The Band of the Thorn fought its armies in an attempt to distract Oros from their true intentions.