> [!infobox|right] > #### The Openfield Grounds > ![[5e_openfieldgrounds.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Martial Training Grounds,<br>Order Facility | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Directly behind [[The Crimson Coinhall]],<br>[[Silvercross]] | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Operational | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | 1470 DR | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | ~23 Years | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | Captain [[Aeris Coinflare]] | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | [[Cormyr]] | > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | ???? | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | ???? | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The Openfield Grounds stretch behind [[The Crimson Coinhall]] as a wide expanse of packed earth and marked training space, established in 1470 DR to serve as the primary martial training site for the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]]. From sunrise to dusk, the grounds remain in constant motion; the clash of practice steel, the rhythm of drills, and the steady cadence of instruction carrying across the field without pause. Weapon racks line the perimeter, filled with dulled blades, spears, and shields, while strike-posts, running paths, and sparring circles etched in red chalk divide the space into zones of focused training. Recruits and veterans alike move through these areas in cycles of repetition, correction, and refinement, each session building upon the last with little room for deviation. Under the command of Captain [[Aeris Coinflare]], the Grounds have become less a place of practice and more a system of discipline. Every movement is observed, every misstep corrected, and every success measured against a higher standard than the last. Aeris oversees it all from both field and platform, her voice carrying with calm precision, never raised, yet never ignored. Those who train here quickly learn that skill alone is not enough; consistency, control, and readiness define success within her ranks. Even the more forceful personalities of the Order temper themselves within her presence, understanding that on these grounds, discipline is the law that governs all. Beyond Silvercross, the Openfield Grounds have earned quiet recognition throughout the [[Eastern Heartlands]] as a place where warriors are not simply trained, but shaped; where [[Tymora]]’s faithful learn that fortune is not granted freely, but forged through preparation, repetition, and unwavering control.