Geography and Defence ====
The city is defined by its dramatic littoral topography. Access is controlle... skyss:places:bot|Board of Trade]] (BoT) maintains its primary headquarters here, often identified by its distinctive blue flags featuring a green ship and a... ture ====
The city's infrastructure reflects both its immense wealth and its demographic pressures. Th
near-total dominance over global commerce through its administrative apparatus and naval superiority. C... merchant hulls currently traversing known waters. Its society is characterised by a highly developed ur... sun does not rise above the horizon. To maintain its massive industrial output, the Skyssians practice... s into:
* **Households:** Communitarian legal units for property and residency.
* **Crews:** The pr
ta is a poor land sandwiched between mountains to its North and East, and the Sea on the West. To the south sits the related but way more prosperous [[:skyss:plac... s:bernicia|Bernicia]] and the internal rivalry of its noble houses.
==== Founding and Early Dynasties =
story that pre-dates the formation of the Kingdom itself. While it is now a sprawling centre for advanc... ss:places:dalreoch|Dalreoch]], it is renowned for its studies in the liberal arts, philosophy, and its cutting-edge (if occasionally volatile) research into... ary** (the future 1st Earl of Dalmuir) serving as its first Chancellor before the wars of the 520s. Tod
reoch's notable taverns, famed for the quality of its wines - most of which are imported from southern ... the city center, this institution is renowned for its library and its expertise in the "dangerous arts," such as fire and transmutation.
* [[:skyss:places... Water Gate - the only tavern in Dalreoch to have its own gate and jetty, rumoured to have been involve
[:skyss:osnines|Osnines]]. It is characterized by its high degree of organisation, a thriving economy b... social hierarchy of powerful Dukes and Earls. It sits immediately south of the related but significantl... , a mountain chain rich in iron ore and coal deposits. These resources feed the massive smelters of [[:
mall township of those that support the keep. It sits mostly on the Northeastern bank of the river, and... rogress further up river is to pass by the castle itself, or under the fall of shot from the catapults ... re impregnable than the keep of Caer Suibhne, it sits atop a 200 foot sheer rock cliff, access is via a
keeps for their wool and milk. Characterised by its extreme northern latitude of 63.5 N, the community is defined by its isolation, self-sufficiency, and adherence to the... ommunity operates a single fishing boat that exploits the rich waters to the west. A high degree of lit
gin as an Outer College ====
The university began its life as an "outer college" of the [[:skyss:places... ers who study natural philosophy and mathematics, its reputation is built upon the **practical applicat... Ian Gilruary]]: The founder of the university and its original patron.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:alpin|E
nchor of the city’s "New Market" district, which sits between the Old West Gate and the outer walls, se... local operative known to frequent the market and its surrounding closes.
* [[:skyss:chars:daels:gilr
