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 =
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
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... d centuries of civil war and foreign invasion. In its earliest form, the curriculum was less specialise
[: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 [[:
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
mall township of those that support the keep. It sits mostly on the Northeastern bank of the river, and... re impregnable than the keep of Caer Suibhne, it sits atop a 200 foot sheer rock cliff, access is via a
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
