Location from The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb
The heart of the Six Duchies — the coastal duchy that holds Buckkeep Castle and the Farseer throne, where every political crisis eventually comes home.
Buck is where power lives in the Six Duchies, and it feels like it. The duchy is prosperous, well-defended, and acutely aware of its own importance. The people are proud of their connection to the Farseer line and judgmental of anyone who doesn't share it. The coastal towns bore the brunt of the Red Ship raids, and the trauma lingers in watchtowers that are never unmanned and harbors that keep signal fires ready.
A duchy of rocky coastline and deep harbors, backed by forested hills. The land is fertile enough for farming but defined by the sea — fishing villages dot the coast, and the smell of salt is never far. Buckkeep town clusters around the base of the castle cliff like barnacles on a rock.
Also known as: Buck Duchy