Kingsgate

Kingsgate, formerly known as Paletine, during the days of the Romulan Imperium, is a city located in Ithil. It is one of the largest cities in Caenterin, and was the de-facto capital of the Alliance of Caenterin, as well as an independant Ithilian city state.

History
Kingsgate was constructed in the middle of the Fourth Age by Tuskan natives from the Ithilian Peninsula. Legend itself says that two brothers founded it, naming it Paletine, and became the city's first kings. While little is known about the early rulers, the city-state's monarchy was eventually overthrown by revolutionaries who reorganized the government into the Romulan Republic.

The city then grew, becoming the largest on the entire continent, and was a cultural hub. When the Republic was reorganized into the Imperium, the city grew even more, its population increasing drastically. Once the True Faith was adopted by the Imperium, numerous religious buildings were erected, and it became home to the Lyght of the West.

The capital was relocated to Tyr Constantine in the year 300 of the Fifth Age, but it quickly returned to Paletine following the Romulan Civil War. The city, however, was dying, and it was nearly burned to the ground when barbarians attacked the city in 500 F.A.

But the city was rebuilt, and the Lyght of the West remained in Paletine, which became a major religious center, inviting pilgrims to visit the sacred sites that it had to offer. When the Alliance of Caenterin was formed, the emperor set up court in the metropolis, making it a capital of sorts. Around that time, it was renamed Kingsgate.

Kingsgate stood as a testament for many years, being almost two-thousand years old. While it declined in size and upkeep throughout the early Fifth Age, it reclaimed much of its former glory, achieving the status of being the largest and most politically significant centre in Caenterin.

However, in 2020 F.A., three years after the fragmentation of the Alliance, the city was invaded by Nightwalkers under the command of the Dark General. Both the Lyght and the emperor were killed and the government was forced to relocate to Dam, where it was reorganized into the Alliance in Exile. The city now lies in ruin, and is supposedly the Dark General's headquarters. Despite this, however, a resistance movement was formed, which will stop at nothing to reclaim the former capital and drive the Nightwalkers out.