Rhygyfarch, Shieldcrest

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Rhygyfarch, Shieldcrest
Nation: The Resurgent Dream
Function: Major city
Population: 904,522
Leader: Mayor Rannilt Shone

Rhygyfarch, Shieldcrest is a city in the Resurgent Dream. It is the seat of Rhygyfarch Parish. Rhygyfarch is the tenth largest city in the Resurgent Dream and the second largest city in Shieldcrest, after Narich.

Rhygyfarch is named after High King Rhygyfarch, the first High King of the Resurgent Dream.

Rhygyfarch is known, among other things, for its very good municipal school system, widely considered the best in Shieldcrest. Because of this, independent and parochial schools are few in number and small in enrollment in Rhygyfarch.

Rhygyfarch is located in the First Parliamentary District of Shieldcrest, represented in the Danaan Parliament by Rhodri Llewelyn, currently the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.

History

Rhygyfarch was first founded in 1021, by settlers from nearby Narich. Although Narich would go on to be a city of many millions, at the time it was believed that it's 9,220 inhabitants constituted a degree of overcrowding requiring the settlement of new towns.

By 1124, Rhygyfarch had established itself as a center of learning, housing a large library where many scribes copied the classics of antiquity as well as the few original works then being produced in the Resurgent Dream. From this small beginning, Rhygyfarch developed into a book publishing center. This reputation has placed Rhygyfarch in the heart of conflicts about censorship. The Danaan Free Speech League and the Family Friendly Publishing Alliance are both headquartered there.