Location from The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
Styria's greatest city — a rich, beautiful port where commerce and assassination coexist with practiced ease.
Talins is rich, gorgeous, and lethal. Its palaces host feasts where the wine might be poisoned. Its bridges span canals where bodies float regularly. Its ruling class considers murder a form of competitive governance. Monza Murcatto rules here by the end of Best Served Cold — the mercenary general who conquered the city she was supposed to die defending. Whether she's a better ruler than the men she replaced is deliberately left ambiguous.
A grand port city of white stone, red-tiled roofs, and wide harbors. The architecture is elegant and the views are spectacular. The beauty is genuine — Styria's wealth is real, even if everything else about it is a lie.
Also known as: Talins