Fort Daxio

Fort Daxio is a massive stronghold under the rule of the Tal'Dorei Council. It is built at the western base of the Cliffkeep Mountains and guards the Othendin Pass and the approach to Emon. The fort serves as the training ground and base for the Republic's only standing army during peacetime, the Daxio Outriders.

Description
As of 812 PD the fortress held around 4,400 standing soldiers and 500 civilian support staff.

General Elle Gorgofon told Vox Machina that Fort Daxio was about five or six days from Emon on foot, but the distance could be traversed with a horse in one day's breakneck travel without rest.

Notable people

 * Warmaster Mikael Daxio: Leader of Fort Daxio until retirement in 831 PD.
 * General Elle Gorgofon: General of the Aegis Regiment and leader of Fort Daxio as of 836 PD.
 * General Fei Yujian: General of the Dusk Regiment.
 * General Jillian Sylph: General of the Gale Regiment.
 * General Kay Clearsight: General of the Tide Regiment.

Regiments
As for 812 PD, Fort Daxio had four regiments: the Dusk Regiment, the Gale Regiment, the Aegis Regiment, and the Tide Regiment. Each regiment is lead by one general, each of whom in turn reports directly to Warmaster Mikael Daxio. Regiments are at times sent to support other areas of the Republic of Tal'Dorei or allies of the council.

Background
The Othendin Pass was stone giant territory until humans arrived and discovered rich mineral deposits, leading to clashes with the giants over the territory until the giants were forced to retreat into their caves higher in the mountains to the northeast. After the Scattered War the humans established Fort Daxio to hold on to the land by guarding against potential attacks from the giants.

Since then, Fort Daxio has been the seat of Emon, and Tal'Dorei's, military might. Fort Daxio soldiers were mustered against Errevon during the Icelost Years, and against Thordak in the 790s PD and later during the Chroma Crisis.

Campaign One: Vox Machina




 General Gorgofon fought alongside her soldiers as Fort Daxio was under siege by Thordak's forces. After the battle ended, she thanked Vox Machina for their assistance. She then went to help her soldiers gather the bodies of the dead.

Post-Campaign One
In 831 PD, Mikael Daxio was murdered by the vampire Vrylaska Fellbranch using a dagger of frozen blood in the bottom floor of the Watchman's Rest pub within Fort Daxio. Following investigations, Fellbranch escaped capture and Daxio was resurrected. He subsequently retired from commanding the fort and passed command onto General Elle Gorgofon.