South Gate Castle

South Gate Castle was constructed shortly after the founding of the Coderite city of Canten. Canten straggled both banks of the Codota River, but was primarily situated on the north side, leaving the south vulnerable to Dorone raiders. This castle was a response to that.

It remained standing as a center of the city's defense for centuries, through Canten's inclusion into the Taronian Coderite Empire, and even as the city limits expanded far past the original southern gate which the castle guarded. In the 1340s, in response to the influx of trade entering Canten from more distant regions, South Gate Castle, which was now only vestigial as a defensive structure, was remodeled into a marketing center. As time went on, it became a hub for the elite among Canten's businesspeople, with it being considered of great prestige for one to stay overnight in the castle's many upper floor apartments. South Gate Castle continued to modernize with the times and remained a prominent feature of the city through the twenty-second century and the empire's collapse.

Information
Commissioned: 963

Completed: 967

Location: South bank of the Codota River, Canten.