Ipeq (pronounced ahy-PECK) is the largest city in southern Osirion, located along the banks of the Crook. According to the legend, Ipeq was summoned into existence by the Pharaoh of Blades. The city's history has been linked to the nation's defense and the projection of pharaonic power and influence toward the south. The construction of Ipeq was the first stage of the Osirian invasion and subjugation of Katapesh. Even after the wane of Pharaonic influence in the south, the city served as a bastion of Osirian power. Any army seeking to invade Osirion from the south has to cross the river either at Ipeq or at the Khopesh Span built in -2370 AR.