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Castle Summerhal is a lightly fortified castle used as a summer palace and hunting lodge for Kythrian royalty. It was constructed during the early Third Era by Emperor Richard I Viromaro, and it offers a place of tranquility away from the busy metropolis of Helmira.

Due to the castle’s relative isolation it has been a preferred rendezvous point between Imperius and Kythiran dignitaries during both the Third and Fourth Era. During the Alcanzar Slave Rebellion of the Fourth Era, the castle was the site of the Massacre at Summerhal, and the death of Emperor Charles II Viromaro. The palace fell into disuse, with Charles III Viromaro building Fort Winterhal in Helmira, and Alexander Viromaro building the Skaði Palace in Ardoragh as a new hunting lodge. Emperor Louis Viromaro renovated Summerhal, and used it occasionally for royal hunts. After his forced abdication, he used the palace as a residence for a few years, until he was ordered to move to the smaller Villa Isla de Peligro.

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-The Palace of Summerhal is a Kythiran royal palace overlooking the Cape of Sol. The palace, constructed during the Third Era, is the primary retreat for members of Kythiran royalty, offering a place of tranquility away from the busy streets of Helmira. The palace is fully focused on leisure, offering two walled lush gardens, a grand ballroom, plenty of guestrooms and a small pier on the Cape. Two large towers provide a great view over both the cape, the countryside as well as the city of Solleria.
+Castle Summerhal is a lightly fortified castle used as a summer palace and hunting lodge for Kythrian royalty. It was constructed during the early Third Era by Emperor Richard I Viromaro, and it offers a place of tranquility away from the busy metropolis of Helmira.
+Due to the castle’s relative isolation it has been a preferred rendezvous point between Imperius and Kythiran dignitaries during both the Third and Fourth Era. During the Alcanzar Slave Rebellion of the Fourth Era, the castle was the site of the [[Massacre at Summerhal]], and the death of Emperor Charles II Viromaro. The palace fell into disuse, with Charles III Viromaro building Fort Winterhal in Helmira, and Alexander Viromaro building the Skaði Palace in Ardoragh as a new hunting lodge. Emperor Louis Viromaro renovated Summerhal, and used it occasionally for royal hunts. After his forced abdication, he used the palace as a residence for a few years, until he was ordered to move to the smaller Villa Isla de Peligro.
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