![[z_Publish/_assets/Iskavar Isles.png]] # General Select Category: Landmark *Mother-house of [[2-World/Groups/the Scales of Vesharra.md|the Scales of Vesharra]] · in [[2-World/Regions/The Sworn Reach.md|The Sworn Reach]]* The Bastion of the Open Hand is a white fortress-monastery built on a high sea-cliff above the brightest channel of the Sworn Reach. Its walls are smooth and almost featureless, its gates stand open from dawn to dusk, and its great tower is crowned with a silver hand, palm open, that catches the morning sun and can be seen from miles out to sea. This is the home of the Scales. Every knight of the order sails here once in their life to swear their final vows in the **Hall of the Open Hand**, before a white stone throne that stands empty. The order's leader, [[2-World/People/Dame Aldis Corvane.md|Dame Aldis Corvane]], the Knight-Arbiter, governs the Sworn Reach from here. Visitors are welcome, as long as they come unarmed through the open gates. Squires train in the courtyards from first light, and the Bastion's infirmary treats anyone who asks, oath-keeper or not. # Travel | Destination | Distance / Notes | | --- | --- | | [[2-World/Hubs/Lumen Quay.md|Lumen Quay]] | A few hours by road along the cliffs. | | [[2-World/Hubs/Scalecross.md|Scalecross]] | A day's ride south over the long bridges. | # Scene Summary ### The Open Gates The gates have no doors, only hinges. The story is that the first Knight-Arbiter had the doors thrown into the sea, because a house of justice should never be closed. ### The Courtyards Squires drill in white tabards. Knights spar without shouting. Nobody strikes first, even in practice. ### The Hall of the Open Hand A long, cool hall of white stone ending in an empty throne under a silver hand. Knights kneel here for their final vows, and their oaths are repeated back to them by the Hall itself, in a voice like their own. # Quests - [ ] Meet the Knight-Arbiter. *(none published yet)* # People The following people are associated with this location. # Encounter Lists any mentioned monsters in this note.