Under the hood bug fixes

Cherry Blossom Hollow was named after the incredible explorer who first discovered the area. Her name was Cherry Blossom. No really, it has nothing to do with the cherry blossom trees. It's just a happy coincidence. There's also a breed of badgers that live in the hills which were discovered by the same explorer, who aptly named them blossom badgers.

One of the oldest keeps in the kingdom, Eagleview Manor sits serenely along the banks of the North Fork River, in the Greenleaf Forest. It protects the area from attacks along the river. Not that anyone or anything has ever attacked along this river, but you never know.

Summercoast Castle was built by the king for his son, Prince Callahan, when he came of age. The king assigned his son many important duties to be performed there, far from the capital city, such as naming forests, and monitoring cloud movement. It certainly had nothing to do with the King wanting his annoying son out of the way. No, certainly not.

Whisperwind Hall is the home of Shepley, the King's construction adviser. It was built in secret, under cloak of night. At least that's the rumor. Considering that some of the walls are a bit crooked, that makes sense that it was done in the dark. Shepley's favorite pastime is to explore the surrounding Whisperwind Woods and collect leaves for his leaf collection. He insists that it is a very interesting hobby.

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The town of Chasmere was built, believe it or not, in a chasm. It primarily houses the legion of miners who mine aetherium from the caves all throughout the kingdom. Chasmere has also become famous for having one of the best dumpling shops in the land.

Arcanmere Bastion was built overlooking the eastern sea channel. It serves as a lookout for any armies invading via the channel, as well as an excellent whale-watching location. If you're afraid of heights, it's recommended that you do not climb the furthest spire.

The keep at Highwatch serves as both a guard tower for the valley, as well as a dam to control the flower of water from the mountains above, to keep the villages below from flooding. Skylights were added only after the initial construction, due to an oversight in the building process. Lately, they've begun selling tickets to take a whitewater raft down the falls. Public opinions seems to be that these tickets are overpriced.

Winterthorn Castle rests on the border between our kingdom and the kingdom of Bjornstad. We built it as part of a peace treaty, or more specifically to keep them from attacking and occupying us from the north.

The Frozen Veil has become the King's most favorite winter vacation spot. Or at least top five, for sure. His favorite activities there include sledding, ice sculpting, and long walks on the snow beach.

Windrest Barrow is a cozy little snow town on the Timberpoint River. Covered in snow ten months out of the year, the other two months it spends covered in mud from the snow melt that still hasn't quite dried. Locals while away the hours watching boats try to make it under the deceptively small bridge. They've considered hanging a sign displaying the clearance height, but it's just too fun to watch the boats hit the bridge.

The Chateau at Mythwood Fjord was built for the King's nephew, Maurice. The location was chosen for its incredible natural beauty, and also its extreme remoteness, as the King was quite sick of his nephew and wanted him nowhere nearby. There is a whale that lives in the fjord, which Maurice has befriended and named Ernesto.

The fog of Gloomgulch rolls slowly over the walls of the crypts as the moon peaks through the clouds, lighting the walls of the palace in twilight. The Crypts of Gloomgulch may look old and creepy, but they were built that way to serve as a haunted house for Halloween. It also gets rented out for weddings at other times of the year, to... strange people.

The Bridges of Skyhold were built as part of the Royal Road, to provide a more direct route over Skyhold Mountain. As the spires of Skyhold are quite remote, various restaurants, shops, and inns were added along the way. There's even a snow cone cart!

Perched on the edge of the Whispering Abyss, guarding against the evils of the Tideless Trench below, sits the imposing Fortress of Mermanor. Built to defend against an attack by the Octofolk looming in the dark, it is home to over a thousand Merwarriors, Merarchers, and Mermages. Though it's quite dirty and disheveled because they currently have no Mermaids. - Under the hood improvements + bug fixes

Perched on the edge of the Whispering Abyss, guarding against the evils of the Tideless Trench below, sits the imposing Fortress of Mermanor. Built to defend against an attack by the Octofolk looming in the dark, it is home to over a thousand Merwarriors, Merarchers, and Mermages. Though it's quite dirty and disheveled because they currently have no Mermaids.

Under the hood tech improvements

The Rocky Top School for Gifted Children was built as a safe haven for orphan children, and definitely not as a jail for hooligan kids who aren't allowed to leave. The bars on the windows are for the children's safety, so they don't accidentally fall out.

The Summit Veil. Home of the sky people. The King is coming soon to negotiate a new treaty, and the sky people have requested our help preparing a location for the negotiations. A palace here at the summit.

Here we are, the Tempest Crossing. Where the east, west, and north meet each other at the Cliffs of Tumult. The only road connecting each of these lands. The King's party will be traveling through here soon, and the bridges must be built anew.

Welcome to Reeftide Rock. Don't be confused by the name, it's actually three rocks now. The water used to be lower and they named it when it was just one rock. Used to be an old pirate stronghold, and the King is coming here to search for pirate treasure. We've much work to do to get this place safe for him to be exploring it. Let's get to it!

Watch your step there. It can be quite slippery on the rocks here at Eagle Man Falls. You know, it's named as such because of a man who slipped and fell down the falls and very much resembled an eagle on his way down. This is the primary source of clean water for the kingdom, and the King is coming soon to inspect the water collection facilities. We'll need to get it all in tip top shape in advance.

We've no time to waste. There is a summit being held here, and the king and his entourage will be arriving imminently. We've much construction to do. You'll need an enormous amount of stone, but there's actually a mine in the mountains to the north where you can collect it. Just watch out for the yeti. I haven't seen it myself, but the locals swear that it lives up there.

This is Highland Dale, the King's favorite polar bear hunting getaway. Oh, but don't worry, he doesn't kill any polar bears. The King doesn't actually like hunting. He just likes all the relaxing around the fireplace that comes with a hunting trip. I've prepared a list of things that must be built before his arrival. Including a new fireplace.