Looking at Sword-Singer's Redoubt from a strategic point of view:

Sword-Singer's Redoubt is a superb fortress. Completely enclosed by massive rocky cliffs it has two well designed entrances. The southern entrance facing Satakalaam is a small door in a stone archway embedded in the rock face. The northern approach via the Bankorai gate is a narrow twisting passage designed to squeeze the invading forces tightly together with no room to manoeuvre. From this natural choke point the enemy now enters our bailey.

The two towers are a mystery to me. Why are there no doors? The windows are sealed and there is no way to reach the fighting platforms in these towers. The task ahead was to bring the towers into use and turn the ground below into a murder zone.

First a ramp added to the left tower and all vegetation was removed from the bailey. Then a wooden bridge was built to connect the two towers. This provided an additional platform for our archers to rain death on the enemy in the bailey below.

Veteran sword-singers complained that structures made of wood and rope could be easily destroyed by fire or swords. However the elder sword-singers explained that the final strategy against an overwhelming enemy would be a last stand on the fighting platform of the right hand tower. In this eventuality the bridge would destroyed by the defenders while retreating.



After many years a major redesign of this strategic addition was finalised. Now the wooden ramp and walkway were replaced by stone structures with a double trapdoor separating the two towers. The elder sword-singers glowed with approval at this refinement of their original last stand strategy with the right-side tower still the final battleground.



Stone walkway in peacetime with the trapdoors closed.



Stone walkway in wartime with the trapdoors open.



The view from the bailey.



And the inner wall protecting the crafting and merchant areas.



With the defensive strategy in place it's time to decorate the bazaar