Danchester-Lexington (Leonia)

Danchester-Lexington is the capital and largest city of Leintonium, with a population of approximately 2 million people. It is also one of the 31 counties that complete Leintonium.

Geography
The city surrounds the River Cappernet, which flows inland from the Scrapot Channel further east.

Formation
The city was formed in the An 3 PK as Danchester (on the north side of the river) and Lexington (on the south side of the river) during the civil war under the first Kingdom of Leintonium. At the time, it was simply a place for those who wanted to escape the atrocities occuring in the south, during the tyranny of King John III. The village was lawless for 3 more years and remained small until both sides of the river were designated as the capital of two newly formed Kingdoms, the north becoming the capital of the Kingdom of Danchester and the south becoming the capital of the Kingdom of Lexington.

78-An Fire
On the 78th An, a blacksmith whose house was on the Lexington side of the river, reported to the city guard after a fire place began burning out of control. The premises were set ablaze. "The wind is spontaneous, warm and rapid" wrote Timothy Harriet, who was a reporter for the Kingdom of Lexington Monarchy. The fire spread across the southern side of the city, destroying many buildings, including the Palace of the Old Parliament Hill. Wooden bridges, which spanned the river Cappernet, were destroyed to prevent the fire from spreading to the Danchester side. The city was destroyed and the Kingdom went into a near collapsed state, after housing problems became widespread.

The city could not afford to clean up the mess and rebuild housing. A report from the Lexington Budget Office states that "[we] have a total of 22,000 Florins left in the treasury this month, significantly down from last month's 569,000f. As requested by King Frederick, numerous city guards have been removed from their posts in order to resume obtaining income."

War between the Kingdoms of Lexington and Danchester
As soon as King Frederick died, his son, Prince Robert took the throne and felt that Danchester had deliberately maltreated his kingdom by failing to help them in times of crisis, especially of the great fire of An 78 and the ensuing economic disaster. King Robert I supported expansionism, so Danchester's isolationist actions when Lexington needed help only fuelled his anger and outrage. Without consulting his parliament, King Robert declared war on Queen Beatrice's Danchester.