Flen

Overview

The City of Flen (pop. 11,900), third largest in Keoland, is nestled in a small valley formed by the northwestern verges of the Good Hills. This city of low towers and squat dwellings is surrounded on three sides by steep bluffs. Its fortified walls guard the way to the major ford across the Javan leading to the March of Sterich and its capital at Istivin. 
It was during the second century of Keoland’s existence that the borders of the growing kingdom first expanded over the Good Hills, all the way to the Javan River. The Throne of the Lion desired a strong presence along this mighty riverway, which Keoish cartographers maintain is the longest in the Flanaess (this is disputed in Furyondy, which maintains the preeminence of the Velverdyva). Two large city states were subsequently founded along the eastern bank of the river valley. Later expansions would lead to the establishment of Sterich a century later, increasing the strategic importance of the northern province, called Flen. The county was awarded to a clan of primarily Oeridian descent, which promptly took a seat in the Council of Niole Dra.

Type

City