While the leonin are a nomadic people, the mountain city of Tethmos serves as the default capital of Oreskos, as well as a last vestige of civilization in the grasslands. This den was originally used to train leonin for skirmishes against intruding humans,, however, it has since been used as a point of tentative trade between Oreskos and the human poleis, as well as a political sphere where matriarchs meet to discuss matters of importance and elect a new Speaker.