Construction on Inchlass Palace was started by Prince Breannain, third son of King Kenrick, and his wife Lady Lucile Farrell. Situated on a hill overlooking the island’s capital, it is protected by cliffs on two sides and a canyon at the back. Further protection is provided by towering walls enclosing twin drainage ditches and a broad strip of bramble-filled land. Two hundred years after construction began, the palace is now home to Prince Akran al-Rishad, his sons, Katan and Akran, and his wife, Lady Jullen. It is a key location in the first two books in the ‘Amast’ trilogy.