Where Might I Find a Castle Under Siege?

[Feegle]

If I wanted to set a series of encounters around a castle besieged by an army somewhere in the Inner Sea Region - not in Tian Xia - where are the places that this might fit? Here are some thoughts that I have, but I'd like to have the most extensive list possible before I make my selection:

1. Somewhere around the Hold of Belkzen, either in or on the border with a non-orc territory
2. The Worldwound or Lastwall
3. Somewhere in the River Kingdoms
4. Nex/Geb/Alkenstar

[Deadmanwalking]

Nirmathas/Molthune. The two are at war, after all.
The River Kingdoms. Just the River Kingdoms.
Brevoy. There's a civil war brewing there.
Irrisen/Land of the Linnorm Kings border. There's a cold war going on.
Taldor/Qadira border. Again, brewing war.
Cheliax/Andoran border. For obvious reasons.
Sargava. In the 'European castle besieged by natives' sense.

[W E Ray]

I would add Galt and the Taldor/ Qadira border to the others listed.

Thinking about it, it would maybe be easier to list places that wouldn't likely have active sieges than it would to list good possible locations. Lots of choices.

[Feegle]

Possibly - but I was looking for a place with a hot war between two armies; I don't see a cold war being a place where you might find an army actively trying to take a castle/keep/fortress from another army.

I'm also, for reasons of my particular species of mild OCD, reluctant to develop canon past the "brewing war" to the "actual war," state, if you see what I mean.

Are Cheliax and Andoran actively fighting to take territory from each other?

Looking at Nirmathas and Molthune, that might work for me. But it strikes me that a Molthune/Nirmathas conflict looks more like Molthune invading and Nirmathas attempting to fight them off with guerilla tactics - does Nirmathas have a standing army, or at least individual lords/barons with levies to call on?

Thanks for the help, DMW and WER. :)

[Deadmanwalking]

Feegle wrote:

Possibly - but I was looking for a place with a hot war between two armies; I don't see a cold war being a place where you might find an army actively trying to take a castle/keep/fortress from another army.

The River Kingdoms are the easiest. Plenty of armies and always at least one war.

Feegle wrote:

I'm also, for reasons of my particular species of mild OCD, reluctant to develop canon past the "brewing war" to the "actual war," state, if you see what I mean.

Totally understood. I feel the same to some degree.

Feegle wrote:

Are Cheliax and Andoran actively fighting to take territory from each other?

Officially? No. But considering the vast hostility and shared border an unauthorized expedition of some sort seems possible.

Feegle wrote:

Looking at Nirmathas and Molthune, that might work for me. But it strikes me that a Molthune/Nirmathas conflict looks more like Molthune invading and Nirmathas attempting to fight them off with guerilla tactics - does Nirmathas have a standing army, or at least individual lords/barons with levies to call on?

Usually? Sure. But a Molthune fortress near the border being besieged is possible, as is a keep in Nirmathas.

And any organization in Nirmathas would be a lot less feudal than that, but a local leader might absolutely have a fortress and loyal men fighting for him. Though you'd need a good reason he couldn't just abandon the fortress and hide out in the woods as is more typical.

Feegle wrote:

Thanks for the help, DMW and WER. :)

No problem, always happy to help. :)