Fiction:Dar-Nahalant

Dar-Nahalant (Protodynastic: Dār-Nahālant), also known as the Great Citadel of the God-Emperor is an ancient citadel constructed by the during the rule of the God-Emperor  in the early twenty-seventh millennium BNA. Dar-Nahalant is the oldest and most intact surviving instance of Orichalcum Elf architecture on Koldenwelt, having been uninhabited and untouched for the vast majority of Koldenweltian history. In ancient times, Dar-Nahalant acted as the seat of power of the Orichalcum Elf Imperium and during the Conquests of Keleivel.

Architecture


Dar-Nahalant, undisputedly, is the oldest remaining instance of Orichalcum Elf architecture anywhere on Koldenwelt, and is also the most intact with only vague erosion from sand damaging the exterior over the course of twenty six thousand years. Built during the early twenty seventh millennium BNA, the architecture is considered a part of the protodynastic style seldom found elsewhere on Koldenwelt. As the most ancient form of architecture also erected by the Order of Sol, it is an example of very early heliomantic warding that was essential in ancient times in protection against s. A vast number of Dar-Nahalant's walls, namely the exterior walls and many within the fortress is carved with countless inscriptions from ancient heliomancers to create a powerful shield over the citadel. The wards have also assisted in preventing the architectural decay of the fortress, and remains as structurally sound as it when it was originally constructed millennia ago.

Exterior and Citadel
Dar-Nahalant is situated within an enclosure of a mountain range; the natural formation that surrounds the citadel is partially the reason as to how it had gone undiscovered for over twenty five thousand years, alongside the warding of the citadel as to prevent it from being discovered altogether. A narrow pass obscures Dar-Nahalant from the rest of the Sea of Sand, as mountains over a kilometre high encircle the land. Dar-Nahalant uses both constructed walls and the mountains to create a mixture of a natural and elf-made barrier, built out of polished granite and limestone blocks that measure over ten metres thick and over eighty metres high. The height of these walls aided in watch patrols in antiquity, overlooking the narrow pass that opened up onto Dar-Nahalant.