Kingheda

Kingheda is the capital city of Gabrainn, lying on the country's northern coast. It lies on a crossroads between Lough, Kilsale and Mulricke.
Kingheda was originally the residence of the Dukes O Cailin of Garbin, subordinates of the Kings of Faramond. When the latter began to disintegrate, house O Cailin seceded and was declared the ruling house of the new Kingdom of Gabrainn. The country is too poor for a palace, so the royalty has lived in a well-maintained timber longhouse since the secession.
The city is a town in all but name, housing around twenty thousand people. This is because, until recently, Kingheda was only a ducal residence and had no surrounding settlement. The new town is laid out like a barracks: it has straight, square city blocks and is surrounded by a tall wooden palisade taken from the Ruadhain Forest to the southwest. Most agriculture is outsourced to the surrounding towns, so Kingheda mostly produces iron- and steelwork, pottery, wood crafts and rope, using materials mostly obtained from the plentiful imported goods from nearby Ducsport.
Recently Kingheda has been occupied by Lacrivian forces during the War of the South Lake. It held out for six weeks before the garrison, led by Captain of the Guard Reamonn Somhairle, were starved out. A skeleton force of Lacrivian soldiers, led by the Cont Richaud dò Dalaix, currently governs the city.
Category:Settlements
Category:Gabrainn