Half a day's ride from the Queendom's southern coastline, the capital was a hilly region that also boasted vast plains, thick forests, and rich valleys.
The Royal Palace, a giant and near-ancient collection of loosely interconnected buildings, was located on top of a defensible hill. Made almost entirely of stone, it had layers of walls within walls, over a dozen towers of different heights, shapes, and designs, and blue roofs with spires whose tips all pointed to the sky.
Put simply, it was a castle right out of fairytales. And because it's on elevated ground, if one stood behind any of its outward-facing windows, one could see the breathtaking and seemingly endless plain that made up the city of Oste.
Similarly, no matter where anyone stood on that plain, one could face towards the ve
