Kanokiri (Total War)

Kanokiri was large Kokiri vilage located on the western border of the Kokiri Forest, built on a natural bluff that originally was the site of one of House Rhoam's vassal holdings and later the headquarters of the Kokiri Bandits. It is located roughly 25 miles west of Deku Tree's Grove.

History
Kanokiri traces its origins to the Tribes of Akkala as they emigrated from Arcadia. Like other Akkalan settlements, it began as a sheltered community, a central Noble manor or castle home to one of the larger Houses, surrounded by rural villages governed by their bannermen, in this case one of House Rhoam's retainers. Circa 100 AG, during the Century of Decline began, a plague struck the holdings of House Rhoam and its bannermen, forcing them to abandon their holdfasts and leaving the forest in anarchy. During this period, former Rhoamians took to banditry and formed the Kokiri Bandits, taking the abandoned manor at Kanokiri as their headquarters. Among them was a former blacksmith and his young son, Gulley, whom forged weapons for the bandits.

Their rapacious nature of the Bandits as they preyed upon the creatures of the forest drew the eye of Kasuto, Sage of Forests, also known as the Great Deku Tree. He would eventually lead the Forest Alliance to slaughter the bandits to the last man and woman, only taking mercy on the young son of the blacksmith. Seeking to free the boy from the violent nature of Hylians, Kasuto used his power as Sage to transform Gulley into the first Kokiri. As the Kokiri came into existence they resettled the ruins as one of their first villages, and it eventually grew into one fo their cihef settement

In 126 AG, while accompanying Princess Oraiya Nohansen Zelda IV and her daughter Tetralyna Nohansen Zelda V on a summer retreat, Lord Akazoo Vapith and his adopted daughter Agitha set out to bury Gohma hives under and around the city, allowing the Gohma to consume the city's populace in exchange for Akazoo enacting his revenge on the hated Princess himself. Agitha and her ally Mido brought forth a swarm of Gohma from the west, and secretly awoke the hives under the city. These combined forces overwhelmed the city garrison, killing much of the city's populace and using their bodies to feed a Hive from which they could strike east into the Kokiri Forest to free Sulkaris. The Princess was seemingly killed by Akazoo and her daughter abducted, and the city served as a Gohma Hive for several weeks before the Gohma, led by Sulkaris, traveled north to Lanayru Province. The city was subsequently recaptured and restored by the Kingdom of Hyrule.

The city is well known for its lush orchards, with the sigil of its founding house being a silver apple tree. Its proximity to the Kokiri Forest makes it an ideal summer retreat, with access to many tropical foodstuffs imported from the east. The Royal Family constructed a large summer palace within the city, fringed by lush gardens and open arcades and boasting a large library. The city is located along a small lake, with a dock merchant promenade, and encircled by wooden palisade walls. Malkariko is famed as a center of weapon and armor production, with its chainmail considered some of the finest in the kingdom.