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Castles

Castles

Overview

• Castles in Lineage 2 Essence are special buildings that can be captured and owned by clans. The castle owner wields political and economic power over nearby territories. Also, the castle lord can set tax rates in the vassal towns.
• There are 6 castles in the game: Giran Castle , Goddard Castle , Dion Castle , Oren Castle , Aden Castle , and Gludio Castle .
  • For now, only Giran and Goddard Castles are available for sieges. All the others are ruled by NPC.

• By default, only the castle lord can manage the captured castle. But they can change privileges and delegate some rights to their clan members.

To learn more about the sieges, see: Castle Sieges .

Castle Functions

Every clan member can use the following functions:

• private and clan warehouses;
• Chamberlain's store.

The castle lord also can:

• set tax rates from 0 to 10%;
• collect taxes;
• set the 1st level traps before the sieges;
• get a castle lord's special hair accessory - Lord's Crown .

There are several NPC in the castle area:

• Chamberlain;
• Warehouse Keeper;
• Gatekeepers.

Chamberlain

Clan members can buy from Chamberlain the following items:

Giran

Item	Cost
High-grade SP Scroll (Exchangeable)	1,320,000 adena + castle tax
Circlet of Giran	550,000 adena + castle tax
Improved Scroll of Escape (Exchangeable)	22,000 adena + castle tax

Goddard

Item	Cost
Circlet of Goddard	550,000 adena + castle tax
Improved Scroll of Escape (Exchangeable)	22,000 adena + castle tax

Unique Accessories for Clan Members

Lord's Crown is an accessory that can be used only by the leader of the clan owning the castle.

• You can get the crown from Chamberlain when the siege is over.
• You can obtain only one Lord's Crown. Also, it cannot be dropped or sold.
• Lord's Crown disappears from the inventory if the castle is captured by another clan.

Members of the ruling clan can get unique hair accessories: Circlet of Giran (in the Giran Castle) and Circlet of Goddard (in the Goddard Castle).

• The accessories cannot be obtained by members of alliances.
• The accessories become unavailable if the castle is captured by another clan, or the player leaves the clan owning the castle.

Giran Castle

The castle is a residence of the Giran lord. It demonstrates enormous riches of Giran and is more luxurious than the castle of Aden kingdom. The castle is situated on a gulf coast to the east of Giran.

Castle Map

• There are a lot of defense constructions: an outer wall, water ditch, central gates, bridge, and a secret exit.
• When the siege begins, the castle living quarters becomes a starting place for defending clans.
• There is a special zone near the castle where mercenaries are resurrected.
• Giran Relic is placed behind the throne room. Giran Holy Artifact appears in the courtyard when Giran Relic is destroyed.
• There is no hidden path to omit the outer wall and lead attackers right into the castle. But there is a secret tunnel leading defenders outside.

Goddard Castle

The castle is a residence of the Goddard lord. It is situated to the south of Goddard.

Castle Map

• There are a lot of defense constructions: an outer wall, water ditch, central gates, bridge, and an emergency exit.
• The Goddard Castle has unique features. There are 2 Goddard Relics in the castle rooms and 2 Goddard Holy Artifacts that appear on the castle walls when one of the Goddard Relics is destroyed. A clan has to gain control over one of Goddard Holy Artifacts to capture the castle.
• There is a special door that can be found in the hinder part of the castle, opposite to the castle gates. Attackers cannot access it from the outside, but the door can be opened by defenders resurrected in the throne room. As soon as the siege begins, the door becomes locked. It's unlocked once the siege is over.