Torond

Torond is the capital city of Torania, although not the largest settlement within the kingdom, the “timbered city” is home to much of the kingdoms institutions and the castle turned palace of the ruling monarch. 
Although Torond is a large settlement and well deserving of its place of importance within the kingdom, it is set apart from most other major cities of the central kingdoms as it shares large architectural similarities with the more rural areas of the kingdom. The buildings are primarily built of logs and timbers, finished with daub and brightly coloured washes. Many visitors to Torond comment on its almost warm and homely atmosphere, with its quaint wooden houses lined up upon twisting streets that flow out from large designed parks. Despite the obvious setback of wooden housing, Torond has never recorded a fire within the city and much of its historical and remarkable building remain intact. Of course, there are exceptions to this style within the city, the most obvious being the monarchs castle and palace. The old stone keep the lay at its centre had been a modest lordly home before it became the seat of the monarch. Since that time a great curtain wall with turrets and towers sprung up around it and engulfed a large acreage by the river, halls and other assorted building had then been constructed. A moat carved from the river surrounds the palace, turning the monarchs abode into an island. The palace is instantly recognisable due to the prominent green roofs adorning many of its towers, perhaps regular slate drenched in moss or perhaps an impressive display of copper mined in Morduk.

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Capital