The Reds were the first to join together. The first to build. The first to conquer nature. Caerreyn, the Fortress of the Reyn stood as their ultimate triumph. -Lucian, through narration

The Royal City-State of Caerreyn is the capital of Reynland and home to its institutions of government. A massive fortress shaped like a star, protected by magical wards and anti-airship cannons, Caerreyn is nearly impenetrable. In the center of the city is the Queen's Palace, from where Queen Avelina reigns over Reynland. It also acts as the prime fortress of the Red Reyn and is pimarily populated by that race of Reyn. The city is also home to the Red Reyn's main religious and cultural institution, the Church of the Stars, as well as the nation's primary government-sponsored Mage's Academy. Caerreyn is directly governed by a mayor who serves on the Queen's Council.

The city is located at the bottom of a valley and is ringed by tall ice-capped mountains. The valley floor appears to mostly be grass with a few scattered trees and has a river flowing through it. The city is organized in a shape like a many-pointed star, surrounded by high walls protected by anti-airship cannons. In the center is another set of significantly walls also organized like a star that surround the Queen's Palace, the Mage's Academy, and other civil buildings. These inner walls also act as a docking port for airships both commercial and military. The river flows through the city and the palace ground, with large openings in the walls allowing passage of the river. The densely populated city is organized much like a typical medieval city, with narrow winding streets, blind alleys, and a complex system of drainage canals to control wastewater. Buildings in the city appear to be made primarily of various-colored stone bricks and are almost universally red-roofed.

• The name Caerreyn means “Fortress of the Reyn”.
  • “Caer” is Welsh for “Fortress” and is seen in many placenames throughout wales, such as in Caerdydd (Cardiff in English) and Caernarfon.
  • Reyn refers to the Reyn, the vulpine race that is the focus of the comic. The origin of the name “Reyn” is unknown.
• Caerreyn is a massive example of a Star Fort, a kind of renaissance-era fortress shaped like a star that became prominent due to the advent of gunpowder. While cannon-fire could easily fell castle walls when the shot was directed perpendicular to the wall, cannons did much less damage when striking at an angle, and star forts minimized the ability for cannons to fire at walls perpendicularly.
• The inner walls have been depicted at different heights through the comic. Pages 11 and 393 both depict the inner walls as fairly short, while in page 220 the inner walls appear to tower over the outer city.

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