Kestrel Isles

The Kestrel Isles (Burgoignesc: Les Crecerelles, East Gothic: Die Falkländer, Fhasen: Eileann Bacain, Hendalarskisch: Dí Ostinselen, Pentapolitan Argot: Die Wershinsel), also known as the Barrier Isles, are an archipelago of eleven major islands and several hundred smaller ones, located in the central Vandarch in northwestern Levantia. Divided between Hendalarsk (the Pentapolis), Faneria and Yonderre, the islands have functioned as a vital crossroads between the Gothic and Gaelic worlds for centuries and also serve as an important stopping-point between the Grand Vandarch Canal in the northwest and the Carolina-Grand Canal in the southeast. The archipelago additionally serves a profoundly important ecological role; its rocks and waters provide shelter and unique habitats for a wide array of terrestrial, marine and airborne species (including the Vandarch kestrels from which the archipelago takes its name), as well as many forms of plant life which have adapted to the sea's changing conditions over millennia.

Kestrel Isles

Descending, from left to right: A typical landscape in the smaller Kestrel Isles, an aerial view of Falcsbourg, and the old town of Wrzeszcz-Kokoszki, the archipelago's largest settlement.
Geography
Location	northwestern Levantia
Adjacent bodies of water	Vandarch
Total islands	583
Major islands	11
Administration
Hendalarsk
Pentapolis	Wrzeszcz-Kokoszki, Hukenen, Miledaas
Capital	N/A (the Pentapolitan capital rotates between each Pentapolitan city, two of which are not in the Kestrels)
Largest settlement	Wrzeszcz-Kokoszki (pop. 2,865,108)
Főpolgármesternő	Snéder Ana
Yonderre
Grand Barony	Kestrel Isles
Capital and largest city	Falcsbourg
Grand Baron of the Kestrel Isles	Auguste IV de Somua
Faneria
Part of	Gotlann Province
Demographics
Population	c.8,500,000 (2020)
Languages	Burgoignesc, East Gothic, Fhasen, Hendalarskisch, Khunyer, Pentapolitan Argot
Additional information
Time zone	Vandarch Mean Time (UTC-1)
• Summer (DST)	Vandarch Summer Time (UTC0)