The Darkwind Keep was the border fortress from the times of ancient Xu to its very south close to the Black Jungle.
Story[]
See below the story of the Darkwind Keep.
Ancient Xu[]
It was responsible for keeping the border between the Black Jungle and the civilized country of Xu safe. In the times of ancient Xu the keep was guarded with the men of the Golden Army of Empyria, with the fighters of the Kathai and with the wise men and mages of the order of the Zerbites.
Convocation Wars[]
After the Convocation broke out and the islands were shattered, the old alliance with Empyria turned into dust, the order of the Zerbites was obliterated by Hokan Ashir and thus the keep was only guarded by the Kathai and they alone were not enough to hold it against the forces of the Black Jungle.
SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix[]
Shortly after Hokan Ashir arose once more the keep of the Darkwind Keep was unmanned as the Sha and the Monkeys had overrun the defenses of the Kathai. Together with Hokan's undead said forces pressed forward and were even close to overrunning Kathai itself but they were stopped by the rune warrior and pushed back to the Darkwind Keep.
There the dwarven and elven rune armies of said rune warrior pressed against the armies of the Black Jungle and the Blades and were able to win. Jenquai and some Kathai warriors then retook the Keep and promised to keep it safe again from any further attackers of the jungle.
Inhabitants[]
Noteable Individuals[]
- The Beast
A wolfling creature of terrifying strength in the south - Lord Bongo
Leader of the local monkey tribes of the Darkwind Keep - Soulforger
Leader of the local Blades of Hokan Ashir
Monkeys[]
The monkeys were a tribe of intelligent beasts from the Black Jungle able to use mind and black magic spells. They often did appear in packs and they were extremely tough opponents to deal with.
Sha[]
The lizardmen of the Black Jungle were tough warriors and they did fight together by supporting each other with ranged fighters, aura mages and strong fighters.
Blades[]
The undead masterpieces of Hokan Ashir were extremely dangerous and thus were the backbone of Hokan's army in the Darkwind Keep.