Pyre

The capital of the land of Kadar and one of the largest castles in all the four realms of Valarien.

Origins
A century ago, a large band of Margrave barbarians to the south invaded southern Kadar that resulted in the destruction of the largest stronghold ever built in Valarien. The great castle of Caradrin. After its demise the survivors fled north and built one of the largest pyres ever built for the burial funeral of the Lord-Commander who died defending Caradrin. In his honor they built the foundations of a new home on that site, and called it Pyre.

Mordern Day
In time Pyre grew to becoming one of the more intimidating strongholds of Valarien, yet still a mere shadow of what Castle Caradrin once was whose ruins would still loom over the highest wall or tower in Pyre. Regardless, it was adopted as the capital of the realm of Kadar and is the city where the ruling Lord-Commander resides in. It is also home to the majority of Kadar's armed forces.

Tourney of Pyre
Since the time of the "loose" alliance between the four realms, a yearly tournament has been held at Pyre. It is the most prestigeous tourney held each year. One where warriors, archers, great magicians, and many other such individuals come to to compete with the best of Valarien. The most prestigeous event is the Champion of Valarien single elimination competition. Where round by round the greatest warrior in the four realms is determined by single combat, where use of any weapon or magical talent is permitted. The greatest tourny fighter to ever live was Morton of Redmoot, a small village in the northern Dawnlands, who was a giant of a man standing well over seven feet tall and he was crowned Champion eight times before his "accidental" death at a tourney where he was shot in the back by a stray arrow fired by a long time rival of his, who'd finished 2nd behind Morton six times.