Giltbough
The eponymous capital city of the Kingdom of Giltbough is one of the oldest settlements in the northern kingdoms having grown around a massive grandfather tree known as the First Tree. Home to a variety of species, it is mostly populated by wolves, foxes, rabbits, and squirrels. Along with being the capital city it is the home of the leadership of the Arboreans. One of the most popular tourist destinations in the reaches, as well as being the final stop in the Arborean pilgrimage trek, Giltbough has a near-constant influx of visitors on top of its above average permanent population for the region.
Giltbough has no walls, as well as no proper castle, the royal family instead stays in a large palace built directly against the trunk of the Great Tree known as the Court of Golden Needles. The city is protected by the Royal Knights of Giltbough and has a thriving merchant class. The wealthy citizens of Giltbough live in a ring directly in the shadow of the Great Tree, with some of the buildings being made from grandfather wood and the streets lit with grandfather pitch torches giving the district a soft, golden glow at night
Further out from the First Tree, just past the shadows of the branches, lies an extensive market district with plenty of accommodations for pilgrims and other travelers as well as a plethora of shops of all varieties. Notably, the artisans of Giltbough are renowned for their exquisite woodwork and they produce the majority of the grandfather wood carvings that are becoming popular among the noble families of the northern reaches.
Even farther removed from the First Tree, ringing the rest of the city are a network of farms that support the city of Giltbough as well as the neighboring villages. Many of these farms are family owned, though the Royal Family and the Church of the Trees maintain their own small farms for producing crops for the festivals and holidays which are common in the city. These state-owned farms are usually tended for profit by local farmers or otherwise unemployed citizens of the city and the neighboring villages.
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