Well-Known Member
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a home for Clan Kell, and a location to use for future threads on Saqqar.
- Image Credit: Source
- Canon: N/A
- Links: N/A
- Military Base Name: Ijaat Keep
- Classification: Fort
- Location: Saqqar
- Affiliation: Clan Kell
- Population: While the Keep itself is quite large, Clan Kell itself is small at the moment. There are roughly fifty armed Mandalorians in the Keep at any given time.
- Accessibility: Ijaat Keep is hidden deep within the ice mountains of Saqqar, sitting on one of the only fresh water sources on the planet. It is hidden from the public, and few are able to enter freely. The only way to the Keep is by air transport, or through a secret cave system known only to Clan Kell.
- Description: Ijaat Keep is an ancient location, built many thousands of years ago by a people long since forgotten. In his travels, Braan Kell found it by accident when his shuttle crashed into the ice mountains of Saqqar. The Keep itself is divided into three sections, a library and training hall in a tower on one side of a bridge, and the main living and dining hall across on the other. Further up the mountain is the primary military position of Ijaat Keep, the hangar. Any vessels the Clan posses are kept there, and it is fortified to be used as a defensive bastion should the rest of the Keep fall.
- Bridge of Ice: Situated over a running waterfall, the Bridge of Ice connects the lower sections of Ijaat Keep together. Despite the threat of the running water, the Bridge has never once begun to melt, and stands resolute against all the elements.
- Hall of Glory: The Hall of Glory is a massive tower built on the eastern section of Ijaat Keep. Inside rests stored knowledge of the original builders of Ijaat Keep, as well as all the information that has been brought in by various members of Clan Kell.
- Main Hall: The Main Hall of Ijaat Keep is a massive structure several hundreds of meters tall, filled with numerous living quarters, recreational areas, and dining halls for members of Clan Kell. The Clan Council Chamber is within the Main Hall as well, where the leadership of the Clan gather to decide what the Clan is to do.
- The Arch: Carved into the main entryway of the Main Hall is The Arch, a section of the main entryway that has the names of every member of Clan Kell on it. The names are carved by the members themselves upon their joining of the Clan, a ceremony highly ritualized by the Clan itself. When a member of the Clan falls, the Alor personally places a mark next to their name, to make record of their fall. Each mark signifies a different cause of death, allowing others to see how their brothers and sisters have fallen.
- Hangar: The Hangar is a massive, fortified structure built above the rest of Ijaat Keep. Numerous ships of various size reside within the Hangar, as well as vehicles and the main armory of the Clan. In times of strife the Clan can fall back to the Hangar, and defend themselves from within.
SECURITY-Medium
- Clan Kell: The main defense of Ijaat Keep is Clan Kell itself. Every member of the Clan is a trained and lethal warrior, ready to defend their home to the last.
- Perimeter Defenses: Spread throughout the mountain around Ijaat Keep are several point defense systems, ranging from simple radar detection units, to laser turrets placed within the mountain itself.
- Heavy Cannon: Taken from a salvaged freighter that had crashed into Saqqar much the same way as Braan had, Ijaat Keep has a single heavy turbolaser built into the mountain above the Hangar, capable of providing limited, but heavy defense for the Keep.
- Monsters: Through a series of hunts spread out over several decades, Braan has brought back dangerous creatures that can survive on the world of Saqqar, deploying them across the mountain and inside of it. They serve as the front line guards of the Keep at all times.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Ijaat Keep is an ancient place, built many thousands of years ago by an ancient Force Cult on the world of Saqqar. They have long since vanished, leaving their home empty. A few decades ago, Braan Kell discovered the place on accident, when a dogfight gone wrong saw him crash onto Saqqar. He stumbled upon the place, and took refuge inside from the elements. He healed himself there, and explored the ruins. He came to learn the knowledge of the Force Cult, called the Children of Zannah. He established the place as the hokme of his new Clan, and renamed it Ijaat Keep. Since then he has begun bringing in workers and resources to slowly rebuild it, making it livable once again. It now stands as the permanent home of Clan Kell, and the place from which they will make their name.
