The fortified town of Runegate is a little less than a mile away and the walls of the city are plainly visible, as is the smoke, rising from the workshops and forges and hearth fires contained within. The small walled town of Runegate squats atop a low rocky rise on the northern bank of the Swan River. It is the market and religious center of three local clans of the Colymar Tribe. Runegate was the site of a major battle when the Red Emperor invaded Sartar in 1602. The town survived an assault of undead from the Upland Marsh only to be destroyed by the Crimson Bat. It was subsequently rebuilt; as a result, most of the buildings are less than a generation old and most are built out of wood and lime plastered adobe.