Dunbrook

• Obsidian Walls: Crafted from the very hillsides they defend against, 20-foot-high walls of reinforced glass obsidian, lined with steel crossbows and flintlock turrets are manned by consistent rotation of guards.
• Golem Sentinels: Joint constructs of powerful golems with sapphire inlays remain stationary along the wall's perimeter from Citadel Ward and Forge Quarters, their control rods secured but available during a crisis in which several drills have tested the response time to any threat that might arise.
• Fire Blast Cannons: Markian cannons line the far northern riverbank in osilated outposts, targeting open land threats with salvos.
• Watchtower Network: Towers with glass blown telescopes are capable of scanning forests and the Peaks from Blade’s Edge and the Iron Forge, alerting to any kind of enemy movements.

Notable Sub-units stationed in Dunbrook:

• 11th Iron Legionnaires - 1st Steel Phalanx: A subunit of heavy infantrymen, the 1st Steel Phalanx specializes in forming shield walls within difficult terrain, their reinforced armor etched with red rose motifs. They are equipped with steel-tipped spears, tower shields, and flintlock rifles.
• 23rd Emberforged Artillery - 2nd Cannon Vanguard: Comprising siege engineers, the 2nd Cannon Vanguard operates from Forge Quarters, mastering the deployment of lightweight cannons. Their red-tiled workshop echoes with the blast of test shots.
• 7th Forest Rangers - 3rd Shadow Arrows: A strong archer squad that excels in guerrilla strikes from forested areas, longbows and crossbows adorned with red feathers for camouflage from treelines.
• 20th Inferno Reclaimers - 4th Blaze Sentinels: The 4th Blaze Sentinels are stationed at The Iron Front, specializing in incendiary shells that light up the northern forest under storm light. Clad in blue-trimmed fire-resistant gear, they coordinate with Markian cannons, their explosive expertise a deterrent against goblinoids.
• 3rd Windstriders - 5th Swift Hawks: A reconnaissance unit that operates using hit-and-run tactics with blue-cloaked agility across the battlefield. Trained in Markian scouting, they track their opponent's movements, their speed being a key asset.
• 1st Earthshapers - 6th Obsidian Crafters: Comprising of golem engineers, the 6th Obsidian Crafters works in Forge Quarters, providing their crafting experience in maintenance of siege golems with obsidian harvested from The Burnt Peaks. Using blast furnace techniques and aqueduct-fed cooling, they reinforce Dunbrook’s walls as well, their prototypes a point of pride.

• South Slums: The South Slums, a sprawling shanty township in Dunbrook’s southern reaches, is a gritty haven for the working class, its rickety wooden homes and mud-brick shacks built from scavenged materials, sustained by coin earned in the city and fish from the canal. Separated from the Homeward District by a sluggish canal fed by the eastern river, the district’s narrow alleys reek of damp wood and desperation, where fishers mend nets and laborers barter for scraps on occasion. The canal, bridged by rickety planks, serves as a lifeline and barrier, its waters often clogged with storm debris, forcing residents to adapt with makeshift boats. Beneath the slums’ exterior the poor trade illicit goods under night’s cover, their activities fueled by the city’s infighting and yet the slums’ resilience shines through in communal cookfires burning with scavenged emberbrush. 
• Homeward District: The Homeward District encircles Dunbrook’s interior wall, a bustling zone where soldiers find respite in barracks and businesses thrive on military demand, its cobblestone streets lined with taverns. Stone and wood buildings echo with the clatter of blacksmiths forging steel and the tune of bardic songs in numerous bars, catering to the garrison’s needs with weapon smithies and herbal apothecaries.
The district’s markets offer opportunities for trade negotiations while some might investigate illicit networks or bolster patrols, finding it a vital yet contested hub.
• Citadel Ward: The Citadel Ward, Dunbrook’s central district, houses the Joint Command Citadel in a towering fortress, its rib-vaulted halls a hub for war planning and city headquarters for 500+ officers and staff. Once unified, its spires now fly tattered Lavonian red and Markian blue banners amid infighting over defense priorities and loyalty to their home cities. The ward’s elevated position offers a vantage over the city, but its isolation invites risks.   Beneath the ward’s grandeur lies a network of qanat-like bunkers, storing gunpowder and military maps, rumored to hide a secret war room where coup plots brew, guarded by golem sentinels.
• Greenway: Greenway is a south eastern district that serves as Dunbrook’s agricultural heart, its aqueduct-irrigated fields feeding the garrison with farmers and workers in earthen tiled farmhouses. The fertile plots, carved from the forest edge, grow emberbrush and ashwood nuts, while patrols from the 7th Forest Rangers march the treelines, their accents blending with the foliage. The working class toils under The Burnt Peaks’ shadow, their labor vital yet undervalued.
• Blade’s Edge: Blade’s Edge, a rugged training district, houses soldiers in barracks and contains several open yards and battle studios, stonework training rings dotting every corner. The district’s barracks see frequent brawls, normally internal strife and blowing off steam but lately elevating to kingdom rivalry. Various warehouses and stockades of goods can be found here and there are rumors of old but powerful weapons and armor buried in the mundane.
• Stone Crown: Stone Crown is a small cluster of abandoned buildings outside the interior wall, founded as an early outpost, now are weathered stone structures acting as home to questionable squatters. This "district" and its cracked red-tiled roofs and derelict collapsed walls, houses some questionable practices.  The district’s isolation draws the occasional snake oil salesman and smuggler, its abandoned state a cover for illicit meetings, with qanat-like tunnels beneath rumored to connect to a hidden base in the deep forest.
• Forge Quarters: Forge Quarters, nestled within the interior walls, is a bustling district where all types of engineers and smiths craft equipment in blast furnace-lit workshops. Clay tiled roofs shelter forges powered by aqueduct-fed bellows produce steel weapons and golem armored parts for the city’s defense, with a central armory guarded by golem sentinels storing obsidian experimental weaponry. The district’s industrial hum is a lifeline, its proximity to the Iron Forge a strategic asset.   Infighting has split the workshops, with Lavonian and Markian crews clashing over resource allocation, their rivalry stoking tensions near the northern wall.
• The Iron Forge: The Iron Forge, the most northern district within the interior wall serves as Dunbrook’s frontal defense to the north, housing guards who are manning patrols and guardposts. Massive stone towers perch on the wall, armed with Markian cannons and Lavonian ballistics, overlook the northern forest, river, and Burnt Peaks, their artillery tracking any movements under the storm’s lightning.