Shinon

The three borderland citadels currently guard the inner kingdoms from the demon hordes. After DuskHaven fell all three cities sent their armies into The Green Fields to try to protect the farmlands and to retake DuskHaven but the armies were quickly routed by the demon forces and The Green Fields were slowly swallowed by the Wastelands. The last families and villages in The Green Fields were abandoned nearly ten years past and now the border sits just a few wheels to the West of the border citadels.

Shinon is the smallest and youngest of the border kingdoms having been founded just three hundred years ago, prior to that Shinon was just a large port city on the Arnasian Sea. The Shinon family was one of the most prosperous merchant families in the Borderlands and as their wealth grew so did their ambition. Panrol Shinon the family patriarch at the time solicited the help of the armies of Arsel to support his bid to declare independence from Dornet which looked to Darset for support. Darset saw this as another chance to attack Arsel while their defenses were scattered and would not help. Dornet was forced to acknowledge the independence of Shinon but was granted a tribute of gold and ships for not pushing for a far bloodier war. The fact that Galashin remained neutral during the fight but used Shinon for much of their sea traffic helped persuade Dornet to accept a settlement.

Since then Shinon has grown into an even more prosperous seaport and the Citadel of Shinon is a marvel of modern design and defense. The Demon hordes after pushing hard once here have concentrated their attacks on the older citadels of Galashin and Dornet. Shinon has ridden to the aid of the other border cities on several occasions and landed raiding parties deep behind the demon forces to harass them from the rear. Their standard is the blue falcon. After the fall of DuskHaven, Shinon has played host to the last known EarthSeer. Malom died several years past and no new EarthSeer has arrived to take up the post. The Speaking Hole of Shinon is kept under guard as evil lights have flared within it over the last few years and plans have been made to fill the hole in soon if no new EarthSeer arrives to tend to it.