Ortís
The town of Ortís was built after the Alcaldrich conquest of the Channel Lakes to provide a secondary guard on the entrance to the lake system. Ortís has good docks and several ships of the Imperial Fleet are based here. In the past year, they have been busy providing security for the merchant shipping in the area as the naval vessels in Caduvar have been guarding that city against threatening Castorhagi warships.
Unlike the steep, rocky coast south of Caduvar, the seacoast in the area of Ortís has beautiful white sand beaches. Many of the wealthy people in the western Channel Lakes region have villas in the area to get away during the hot months to where they can enjoy ocean breezes and some sea bathing. An official seaside residence for the sebastos is maintained here year-round. Although the current officeholder rarely uses it herself, it often hosts visiting diplomats and is the site of occasional informal government meetings.
After the establishment of San Caseo and the growth of the Channel Lakes as a corridor for trade, many noble estates were granted in the area between Ortís and the capital city for the purpose of supplying agricultural products to the growing communities. A maintained road winds through the haciendas between the two cities, the only city-to-city land route in the region. Noble estates in the area include those of the marqués of Zapardiel, the condesa of Fresneda, the condesa of Lanzuela, the condesa of Saldón, and the conde of Yebra.
Settlement
Ortís, Town of
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Town
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