"Buried under the darkness is a bastion of light." — Evenari Proverb
Keph is one of the largest strongholds on the mainland of Tyve, outside of the Sheared Peaks. In recent memory, it has been home to the Blood Sorcerers, who rule over the Somber hills with a ruthless hunger.
Keph was originally constructed by the Vey thousands of years ago as an outlook to the inner sanctum. After the untelling, the keep passed through many hands, and its crystal facade was covered in metal. The longest inhabitant was Lord Accuras, the Blood Sorcerer.
Under Accuras's leadership, Keph was a sanguine temple of debauchery. The blood sorcerers lorded over their underlings, drunk on the power of blood. When Accuras was felled by the Harbingers of Light, the Knight of Ithelias freed the keep's captives and restored a sense of order to the keep and its surrounding denizens.