Anderburg

Anderburg
Anderburg is a city in the Dorian Range. For the last twenty four years it has been the de facto capitol of Caywood. It is a small, dour place built into the side of a mountain. It is accessible by foot only on a single pass a mere 60 feet in width. It can be reached by skilled climbers who must ascend a sheer cliff nearly 1,000 feet or descend the same cliff nearly twice that distance. The western approach is open to the air, and several tunnels into the mountain are in the east but they are quite narrow- none of the surviving tunnels are more than 15 feet in width.

These qualities make it a poor choice of capitol but an exceptional fortification. There is little trade through the city and few inhabitants. There are no libraries or other houses of knowledge.

History
Anderburg was established in 965 DR as a fortified command post and staging area as the Kingdom of Umber waged war with the subterranean kingdoms of Anzak and Tanir. Since the collapse of the main tunnels in and out of the city at the end of that war it has served as a bastion of last resort for whoever controls it. It never developed the infrastructure, cultural institutions, or economic base of a traditional city.

King Aleksi Reeve
The King of Caywood resides in Anderburg. He is a member of a cadet house to the traditional rulers of Caywood, the Aelan family, established through the marriage of a second cousin to the king with nobles from Imperial Aelessia as part of a truce signed in 1533 DR. He ascended to the throne when King Tomas Aelan abdicated without heir in 1594 DR after a brief power struggle. Aleksi is known to be a deeply angry and resentful man, paranoid and violent. The king is 35 years of age and unmarried.