Heath

The second largest city in the Kingdom of Thyssen, ruled by Anna Meckheart, Heath is an important trading settlement near the southern end of Thyssen. It is situated on the Thane River, which drains into Turokh's Eye, from where Heath can trade with all of Central Magnia. It is the growing economic power of the Thanes and even began to mint its own coins in 1387. A linear defensive earthen work of guarded walls and trenches, 30 kilometres long and 3-6 metres high, forms a protective barrier between the mountains and the Karpland flatlands. 
Heath is large and crowded, with small houses clustered tightly together in a grid, and diseases such as the Coughing Death and the Pox are rampant. Despite their economic status, the townsfolk are poor in goods and riches and it was once commonly said that more babies are drowned here, than anywhere else in the world. 
== Economy ==
As the major trade hub of the Kingdom, the lords and merchants of Heath have grown wealthy on all the country has to offer. The Gold Road, which begins in Kastamir, runs through here and all the way to Valona. Down the road, from Heath, pours the most splendorous gold and silver from Kastamir, the heaviest and shiniest gemstones, as well as amber, lumber, walnut and charcoal. There is even a group of craftsmen selling jewellery made of what they claim to be real dragon scales from a dragon allegedly slain by King Esterad in 1428. In turn, wine and beer, silk, and livestock are imported in tremendous amounts every year.