Sigiliem
The city of Sigiliem is in south Jorlinum, and has grown out of the mining and stoneworking trade arising from teh mountains to the east of that former Imperial nation. While mining is still a local trade, the old town found itself on one of the major trade routes and the expansion of commerce after the unification has seen it expand.
Being nestled up to the foothills of the mountains it had no farmland until some time between the 1250s and 1280's, but now even this has reached this high location. and the land seems to be thriving among the growing riches.
The city status is a recent addition. It was only granted in 1391, when church of Anbartae expanded its operations in the old town to include a new cathederal, near to where Pendaroch had theirs. Since then, Danethrae too has added its own impressive cathederal to the city. It is a smaller building that those in many other cities, but it fits well among the local architecture.
Location
The old town sat between between two arms of a river. To the north, and flowing away to the south is the River Kinner, while its southern tributary, the River Stant flows to the south. The town always occupied the higher land to the north of a flood plain, part of which has now become the new farmlands.
This placement meand the city needs three river crossings to service the roads that pass west to Malberina, north to Wolsnium and south-east which is the trade road to Cerlain which leads to the City of Aromon. Each of these crossings is made by a small bridge, the northern one is the Lantich bridge, the western one is the Walen bridge and the southern one is often called Sigiliem Bridge, but it's real name is Stant Bridge.
Facilities
Inns
As it is part of the trade network for goods passing from Malberina and Shemonen (and hence from Ticetia) to Cerlain, it has excellent inns along the road, expecially in the Walen district to the west of the city and to the south of Sigiliem in the Gatehouse district. Finding somewhere to rest along the road here is usually easy.