Highmere

Highmere is one of the biggest cities in Verlost Helshire. Ever since it's creation, the city of Highmere has been ruled by the Jakoll family.

Description
Highmere is a city known for a resting place for pilgrims that used to take the journey to the North Point, but that tradition has died out. Highmere is a medium-large city led by the Jakoll bloodline through generations and generations and has always been very loyal to Aaerier and their ways. Serving as the "pulse" of the North, the leader as well as his people and soldiers serve a great role in the Purge of Velost Helshire.

Origins
Its creation is unknown to this day, but it's known that it originally was a simple shrine for pilgrims but expanded as the years wore on. Once the castle was built, it was given the official rank as a Capitol, and Highmere was officially created as the Point of the North, and it serves now as the regional capital with it's loyalities and allegiance sworn to Aaerier. Highmere is now most known for its ancient shrines and God's Rock.

Current
As of 2916, Highmere has suffered greatly from an incident involving Atarith. More about this event remains unknown...

Layout
Highmere is a medium-large city created for human - based life styles. The main street is riddled with markets and buildings that sells and trades items for every-day needs. By the base of the mountain stands Highmere Castle on High Rock, a large castle where the ruler and their family resides. Average people have access to the main hall and to the Ruler's official chambers, the rest is guarded and people outside of the Jakoll family or has their approval is allowed deeper into the castle.

Notable Rulers and Residents
The current leading pair of Highmere is Lord Atarith and Lady Delesi and they share the responsibilities. While Atarith takes care of the outside buisness and serves as it's role as the Guardian, Delesi takes care of trouble from inside. It's here who all the Jakolls currently lives, those being Sirla, Echon, Lykseth, Ashkil and Kaily.

Location
The city is located far north along the mountain ridge of Bree, and is settled by the base of a mountain known as High Rock. The land is barren and tundra-like, and part of the open field is almost marsh like. Due to it's location it's well known that many Caits has met their ends in the cold climate, and it's not uncommon to meet Frostbite; A deadly illness that freezes the body.

Trivia

 * Highmere was the first official city to be created for Whitefall.