Caenif

Caenif sits at the end of the Carnic Bay. While it is just a large settlement of a city, it has a very well developed marina, with many docks sprouting from the coast. Many of the farmlands in Northern Carna will use Caenif as its hub for maritime shipping.

Most of Caenif sits below a large Ledge that drops off near the Carnic Bay; the North Western quarter of the city is raised to the rest of the city as well, as it was built on a slope leading to the top of the Ledge.

Caenif also has the benefit of being one of the larger settlements where all who pilgrimage to Ring of Trials can stop for urban amenities before the week-long trip remaining to Faren, before taking to the sea. Several miles to the northeast of Caenif,  lies the intersection that connects the Eastern peninsula of Carna with the major trade routes of the rest of the Empire.

Caenif follows the same style as the rest of the sophisticated cities in Carna, and that is a geographic cleanlines,s, and large surrounding walls. These walls also happen to be built at the top of the Ledge, leading to buildings being built flush against the cliff walls of the Ledge. Due to this, a lot of the newer residents of the city have often moved out into the wilderness as farmers, or built upon the structures already in place within Caenif, into the Ledge walls. With more residents in Caenif than when the walls were built, there is not a lot of open space, besides a couple small courtyards and a large market/bazaar area in the center of the city.

At the top of the Ledge to the West of the main plaza, sits the grounds of the Vidame, where he and his staff reside and work as a Governing Council of the city.