The name given to the miscellaneous collection of open ground lying in a triangle, roughly bordered by the three roads between the Cities. The land is state property, and the Councils have long had to resist demands that it be turned over to housing to deal with the over-population problem. The three roads are the Marble Mile (commonly still called Gungaman's Way) Jalkin-Yaleth, Newton Avenue Jalkin-Forgar and . Much of Rykes Gardens are a mixture of allotments and vegetable gardens, leased by Cities residents. Between Yaleth and Jalkin is a long stretch of parkland, lawns and orchards, which is known as Rand Park, a popular place to bring children on days off as well as a rather notorious spot for lovers after darkness (the Randy Park nickname is painfully obvious). The Ruarn Arena lies in the centre of Rand Park, a big ominous oval-shaped building which was the site of gladiatorial combats under the old Kingdom of Dorlaf. With that now banned the Arena ekes out an existence hosting athletics events and markets, particularly livestock sales. Though the Garreday Games sees the Ruarn Arena packed with thousands of people, much of the time it is a deserted, under-utilised and rather forlorn site. Ownership of the Arena passed into the hands of Jalkin Council, more or less by default, long ago; the Council regard it as a money loser as it is without paying anything on maintenance and the whole edifice is rather decaying. Inside rows and rows of stone seats bank sharply up, built of crumbling stone Astonishingly there have been no major accidents at the arena during any Garreday Games, though the consensus it that the Council is severely pushing its luck. The one impressive aspect, beyond the sheer size of the bowl, is the large arch built over the eastern stand, added to commemorate victory over the Erish. Closer to Yaleth is the Nichols Bridge where the Marble Mile road crosses the eastward-curving Brail (see Bridges file). Jalkin-Forgar lies . between which is the Temple of Morunun, the main cemetery for the Cities. Forgar-Yaleth????? Rykes Gardens slope up towards a hillock in its centre, named Laer Heln (Elvish word, tr. as Hill of Humanity; unlike Suln Tres the Elves didn't christen it thus, it got its name from an idealistic architect during the first construction wave). Climbing up Laer Heln is a popular local walk offering good views over the Cities, and the sight of the sun setting in the east lighting up the city walls is said to be a belter.