The keep was first built around 350 and was used as a base of operations by Fierth the Usurper during the Kaldoric Civil War. Jedes stands on the east bank of the River Kald and has a boat wharf to facilitate river communication with Tashal, 14 leagues upstream. The constable, Sir Shernath Mirdarne, is a childhood friend of the Earl of Balim, whose principal seat is Kiban. King Miginath is known to be fond of Jedes; he spends more time visiting it, at the earl’s expense, than any other fief except Olokand.