Tir-Gach Connighclann

The region so defined includes the majority of the Irontip Mountain Range, along with a large portion of the Ferric Woodlands on the mainland. It also encompasses the isle of Higbolv in its entirety. In total this region includes the nation's capital of Geata-Iarainn, which is a massive metropolis and center of industrial and military power, accounting by itself for a little under one half of the region's population. Besides this it includes two other major cities, Higveld and Seal Point, both located on the Isle of Higbolv, along with 6 towns and 15 villages. These are the large centers of population, relatively speaking, places of permanent power, places where there is some permanent military presence, regardless how small. Those whom settle around such places in smaller outlying communities are counted among the larger central community as part of its population. Geata-Iarainn is the exception to this, where its population refers wholly to those living within her walls and city limits.
  Each city deserves and will have its own entry within my tome, but below they shall be listed, with their populations, as well as the major towns. The townships I shall give some brief information here, but they are all well worth the visit.

Cities and Towns of the Tir-Gach Connighclann

Cities

Geata-Iarainn (151753): The capital of the entire Kingdom of Suranth

Higveld (39604): The city of Higveld, upon the southern tip of the Vogenvald Pennisula, along coast of the Vogen Bay, it is the largest city on the Isle of Higbolv. A busy naval station, garrison, and fishing port, crab and lobster being major industries here. The city itself, like all the major cities, is a self sufficient fortress of a settlement, housing a relatively massive military presence amongst the population. Salt is mined here extensively as well, another major industry of the city.

Seal Point (31643): Along the river delta of the River Eian out into the Nor'Westor Sea on the Isle of Higbolv's eastern coast, the city of Seal Point gets its name for the fact that the seals along the beaches outside the city outnumber the people every year for several weeks. This is major business of course, hence the name, but the city itself is also built amongst marble cliffs, and quarrying the rock is major business in the city. It is in fact the dominant industry, although fishing and kelp farming are also notable business. Sealing is big business during those few weeks as well, as one might expect.

Townships

Blackdale Reach (11134): The town of Blackdale Reach is a military fortress first and foremost, the town itself having a population of some 6295 of the township's population. It is named for the battle that took place here, famously, the battle where High King Cormac built the reputation that eventually saw him chosen as the first High King. The region is rich in black slate and granite, and many small quarrying communities lie all about the region within a day or two's travel, mostly south and west of the garrison town.

Dawnholst (12706): The township of Dawnholst is a major rail town, a processing and fueling facility for locomotives en route into Geata-Iarainn, or leaving the city, and a place where the rail crews coming in swap out for new crews. The capital is too busy, too heavy in traffic for the yards there to want to handle loading coal or crew swapping, the capital's yard is on a very tight schedule. It is also a shipping point for something else entirely, one of the major ingredients for smoke powder, which is mined in the township of Smoke-Stone, a little east and north. The town itself is home to some 7144 of the townships citizens. There are small limestone quarries and forestry hamlets and villages all about Dawnholst, about a day or two on foot away from the main town itself.

Boomendaal (10207): The township of Boomendaal is one of many places on Suranth where ingredients of Smoke-Powder can be found in large natural deposits and mined. In the region both Sanfir and Saltpeter can be found and are mined extensively. Sanfir is a large industry here, and the main town itself is built around and home to a large sanfir mine. The main town is home to some 5138 of the regions populace. Other small settlements around mine saltpeter which can be found in natural deposits in different areas within a day or two's travel of Smoke-Stone proper. The town is also a refinery town, smokepowder is produced here, as charcoal is also produced in two or three hamlets in wooded valleys near Boomendaal itself. Though Sanfir is only 10% of the composition of smokepowder, it is an important piece, it is this part of the composition that gives the powder its distinctive cracking sound, and its sheer power that can even sound through magick trying to deafen noise. It acts as an accelerant of sorts, though it is not fully understood how it works.

Foliean's Point (9526): At the mouth of the delta of River Foliea that enters Vogen Bay from the north-east, Foliean's Point itself is home to some 5102 of the people that call the township home, it is a relatively busy naval garrison, one of those that are a meeting place between river and sea. The surrounding small villages and hamlets are mainly hunting and fishing communities.

Moosehead Banks (8701): On the northern banks of Antler Lake, this township is well known for two things. Leather and fur production, of moose and other smaller animals in the region, and the surrounding communities are mainly hunting and trapping communities, yet that is only one half of the story. The town proper itself, home to some 4398 of the townships population, is known for two very large companies. Antler and Tack Brewery, known for their wide variety of amber and dark ales that they produce, along with Black Bear Distillery and Spirits, known for their strong whiskeys and cognacs specifically.

Screecher's Banks (10040): On the north-eastern banks of Screecher Lake, where the River Eian flows out from the lake towards the sea. Unlike many of the other townships, the town proper here, which is home to some 7083 of the townships inhabitants, has no singular industry, it is more of a river equivalent of a crossroads town, and in some wierd ways, a tourist destination, for those sorts whom seek to find or see the 'Screecher' which gives the lake its name. Surrounding villages and hamlets are a mish-mash of sorts, fishing, hunting, even snow-berry farming.