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| ==== Skyss - Story Background ==== | ===== Skyss - Places ===== |
| This is a web version of the notebook that has the background to my NaNoWriMo 2016 entry //'[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/88886601-noren-the-strong|Noren the Strong]]'//, which is a medium-level fantasy story set in a world of my own creation. | This is a web version of the notebook that has the background to my NaNoWriMo 2016 entry //'[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/88886601-yngvild-and-noren-nanowrimo-2016|Yngvild the Fierce]]'//, which is a medium-level fantasy story set in a world of my own creation. These are some of the places that feature in the story. |
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| * [[:skyss:places:world]] | * [[:skyss:places:world]] |
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| | ==== Skyss ==== |
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| * [[:skyss:places:skyss]] | * [[:skyss:places:skyss]] |
| * [[:skyss:places:straven]] - where our story starts | * [[:skyss:places:straven]] - where our story starts |
| * [[:skyss:places:kronstadt]] - The Capital of Skyss | * [[:skyss:places:kronstadt]] - The Capital of Skyss |
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| | ==== Salicia ==== |
| | * [[:skyss:places:beretha]] - the main port of the [[:skyss:places:salicia|Kingdom of Salicia]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:citadel]] - the capital of the [[:skyss:places:salicia|Kingdom of Salicia]] |
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| | ==== Cottalem ==== |
| | * [[:skyss:places:cottalem|Kingdom of Cottalem]] - the neighbours of Salicia that claim the throne |
| | * [[:skyss:places:riggindale|Riggindale]] - Significant valley region |
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| | ==== Dael Riata ==== |
| | * [[:skyss:places:daelriata|Kingdom of Dael Riata]] |
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| | === Major Cities === |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch|Dalreoch]] - The Capital and Grand Duchy of Reoch |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalmuir|Dalmuir]] - Premier port and shipbuilding centre |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalry|Dalry]] - Major northern port city |
| | * [[:skyss:places:norpen|Norpen]] - Walled stone city on the Easter Isles |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalcot|Dalcot]] - Regional capital of the south-west |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_riata|Caer Riata]] - The ancient capital |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_linead|Caer Linead]] - Significant northern port city |
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| | === Notable Sites in Dalreoch === |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:kings_keep|King's Keep]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:gallows_market|Gallows Market]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:university|University of Dalreoch]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:water_gate|Water Gate]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:river_fort|River Fort]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:merchant_city|Merchant City]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:berenician_embassy|Berenician Embassy]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:the_drum|The Drum]] - Tavern on Gallows Street |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:kings_head|The King's Head]] - Tavern on King's Way |
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| | === Ancestral Seats and Fortifications === |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_alpin|Caer Alpin]] - Seat of House Alpin (Ardmor) |
| | * [[:skyss:places:duffjordhead|Duffjordhead]] - Seat of House Sioltach (Duffjord) |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_murchadh|Caer Murchadh]] - Island seat of House Murchadh (Uisdean Mor) |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_suibhne|Caer Suibhne]] - Island fortress of House Suibhne (Douglas) |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_aifric|Caer Aifric]] - Seat of House Sithech (Aifric) |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_righ|Caer Righ]] - Strategic river crossing guarding the Righ |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_cinead|Caer Cinead]] - Seat of House Gilcinead (Craigmuir) |
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| | === Educational Institutions === |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalreoch:university|University of Dalreoch]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:caer_riata:university|University of Caer Riata]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:dalmuir:university|University of Dalmuir]] |
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| | === Significant Towns and Localities === |
| | * [[:skyss:places:blackwater|Blackwater]] - Major town and port for the Douglasmouth |
| | * [[:skyss:places:ardrigh|Ardrigh]] - Royal town within the Grand Duchy |
| | * [[:skyss:places:eskdale|Eskdale]] - Agricultural hub of the fertile lowlands |
| | * [[:skyss:places:eastportb|Eastport]] - Small eastern port town (not to be confused with the Berenician Capital). |
| | * [[:skyss:places:knockry|Knockry]] - Known for sheep and wool trade |
| | * [[:skyss:places:glasholm|Glasholm]] - Seat of the Dukes of Glasholm |
| | * [[:skyss:places:nordhaven|Nordhaven]] - Northern stopover town for open-ocean travel |
| | * [[:skyss:places:douglasmouth|Douglasmouth]] - Estuary settlement in the south |
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| | ===== Geographic Features ===== |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_reoch|River Reoch]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_righ|River Righ]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_ard|River Ard]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_douglas|River Douglas]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_aodh|River Aodh]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:river_esk|River Esk]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:easter_isles|The Easter Isles]] |
| | * [[:skyss:places:glen_aifric|Glen Aifric]] |
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