Fort Jennings

Fort Jennings is an imperial core city of the Empire of Kufmal. It is best known for its massive castle walls that surround and bisect the city. Fort Jennings is known as the safest city in the empire, and has earned the nickname of "Shangri-La" for at one point being a lost city (see history section).

## Fort Jennings

Flag of Fort Jennings

Fort Jennings at mid-day, 11/13/2022

Map view of Fort Jennings, 11/02/2022

## History

### Early History - The Lost Shangri-La

Fort Jennings began as an unnamed city-state before the founding of the empire. It traded with surrounding towns, most notably Rhebes due to their proximity.

Construction of the city's famous walls began shortly after the Emperor annexed the city in the summer of 2020. This included the keep and the first section of wall encircled the southern and eastern portions of the city, but left the lake shore undefended. However, after this initial stint of building, a portion of the imperial records pertaining to the city's location were lost. Imperial officials knew the city existed, but not where. Thus, the nickname of "Shangri-La" was bestowed onto the lost city. The search to re-locate the city swept out thousands of blocks, finding many new towns in the process. However, search parties had overshot the start of their search, using the Nether Highway Network to start as far south as possible. It turns out the city was north of the search's starting point, only a few hundred blocks south of Carhio. The city was rediscovered on October 22nd, 2020.

### Growth - Of Quartz and Stone

The city was renamed to Fort Jennings soon after it was rediscovered, on October 26th of 2020. The rest of the city's walls were constructed rapidly, as well as an extension of the Southern Canal to join Lake Jennings with Carhio. Trade soon flourished from agriculture outside the walls. The city's nether portal building was also decorated with a Nether Quartz building around it. It was also at this time that the KFP Fast Food corporation opened its very first restaurant in the city, as well as its primary factory and corporate headquarters later on. The most recent major addition to the city is the grand Thermae Publicae Castelli Jennings, also known as the Grand Public Baths of Fort Jennings. The large quartz and alabaster building is the largest public bathing complex in the empire.

## Geography

Fort Jennings is located on the continent of Pinniped, next to Lake Jennings. The city is surrounded by rolling savannah hills to the northeast and desert to the south. The city has a mostly temperate climate that is great for growing fruits such as olives and grapes.

## Demographics

The population of Fort Jennings is mostly still composed of a slight majority of its original pre-imperial residents. Trade over the lake and rivers has resulted in some migration and influx of residents. It is estimated that about 92% of the city's residents are human. This high percentage may be attributed to "gatekeeping", done by citizens or literally at the city's many gates. There is some discrimination to non-humans, but tolerance has mostly been achieved.

## Administration

The local government is run from the central castle Keep. Additionally, the city is home to the Imperial Inquisition, a law department headed by High Inquisitor Altair.

## Infrastructure

* Fort Jennings shares a connection to the Nether Highway Network.
* The city is connected to various rivers and seas via the Southern Canal.
* The city's walls have three main gates, one in the east, south and west. There is a fourth gate dedicated to horse and cart entry that runs under the wall, which can quickly be flooded or buried in the event of a siege.
* Fort Jennings also follows the Imperial Address System.
* The city also has a road connection to the eastern industrial town of Solomnine.

## Economy

The temperate climate and dry summer air of Lake Jennings allows the city's agricultural production to flourish, with notable luxury goods such as wine and olive oil flowing from the city in abundance. Trade is facilitated by a port in the city's west gate on the lake.

## Culture

### Religion

Citizens of Fort Jennings are religiously mixed, with no predominant Religions. There are notably fewer churches and temples in Fort Jennings than in most other core cities.

### Culinary

Fort Jennings has developed a large wine culture, with annual tasting competitions set up for the best growers. There is a similar competition for the quality of olive oil produced by growers. On the opposite end, other busy citizens prefer the convenience of fast food provided by the KFP corporation, even if its quality is questionable.

## Notable People/Characters

* High Inquisitor Altair
* Rinnosuke Morichika

## Notable Structures

* Fort Jennings Walls - (no address, surrounding the city)
* Thermae Publicae Castelli Jennings - 43 Bath Road
* First KFP Fast Food Restaurant - 35 Takanashi Avenue
* Kourindou Department Store and Antiques - 9 Cicierega Boulevard
* Fort Jennings Public Library - 46 Keep Way

## Trivia

* In real life, Fort Jennings is named after a warship designed by Greystar2426 in my *From the Depths* streams called the *Jennings* Class Battlecruiser. This ship is in turn named after former US Secretary of State *William Jennings Bryan*.
* The real life explanation for the lost city / Shangri-La story is that I straight up forgot where the city was for a while lmao. I unveiled that I re-located it in part 40 of the stream series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzIMKQlxfvE