Besten (city)

Besten, formerly and still commonly known as Geird, is a city situated on the Geird River. It is Grassland's second-largest city after Grassland City. An important Grassland port on the Strait of Grassland, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).

The city was founded by King Lepul in 991, on the site of a captured fortress. It served as a capital of the Gerd tribe and the subsequent Kingdom of Geird from 1000 to 1140 (being replaced by Bredelven for a short period of time between 1100 and 1102), until they were defeated by the Kingdom of Bredelven and became a part of the Kingdom. Bredelven later became the Kingdom of Grassland and gave Geird city status.