Kirkwall¶

Nystria — Duchy. Story coverage through Book 01, Chapter 94 (Story Day 123). Duchy geography from _Author_Reference/Nystrian_Duchies/Kirkwall/ (author reference). Relative directions from Nystria.jpg (labeled locations only).

Population: Nystria_Population_and_Agriculture.md. RW analogue Scotland (shape); mostly wooded.

Population (planning)¶

Item	Value
Duchy total	~42,000
Yorvik	~12,000 — only city in the duchy
Other settlements	<500 each (hamlets; incl. Peterborough as largest northern hamlet)

Leadership¶

Office	Holder	Notes
Duke	Peter (initial; not yet mentioned on-page)	Succeeds to Devin
Duke	Sir Devin of Peterborough	Loyal to Robert; later mediator with Matthias

Extent¶

Watford to Heltland in the Sheffield Islands. Map: northern third of the main landmass (Peterborough, Yorvik, Watford); south along the mid-landmass to the Midlands border at Telford.

Settlements: Yorvik (city); Peterborough, County Cathures, Chatham, Harborough, Visby, Oldham, Watford (hamlets <500 except Yorvik). (Telford lies in Midlands, on the Kirkwall border.)

Heltland: Annexed to Nystria (Kirkwall duchy, Sheffield Islands). See Nystria — historical dates.

Peterborough¶

Map: far north, northeastern coast. Hamlet (<500); seat of Count Morgan (not a city).

Person	Notes
Count Morgan the Elder
Countess Marjorie
John, Janelle
Sir Devin, later Duke Devin	Succeeds Duke Peter as Duke of Kirkwall

Yorvik¶

Map: south of Peterborough; central northern interior. Population ~12,000 — Kirkwall's only city.

Red Stag Inn.

Watford¶

Map: west of Yorvik; western flank of the northern/central landmass. Southern anchor of Kirkwall extent (Midlands border to the south).