The largest city in the Himalayas, the gateway to the roof of the world, Kathmandu has an incredibly storied history, with the earliest proof of settlement dating back to 185. The north of the region first served as a Buddhist monastery, birthing Newar Buddhism as Shakya refugees settled in the region. A number of settlements were founded in the location, with some of the earliest villages unified under Gunakamadeva, thus forming, if only in small scale, the modern city of Kathmandu.

From there, Kathmandu became a major centre for trade and travel, serving as a connecting sinew between China and India and serving as a centre for art. During the thirteenth century, a mixture of earthquakes and attacks harmed, but did not destroy its previous hegemony, slowly integrating more cities across its valley. Kathmandu became the capital of the Gorkha Empire as it conquered Nepal, seeing significant military development as constant war led to its economy stagnating. After being forced into numerous concessions to the British, Kathmandu's economy struggled further under the Rana through isolation, and was further hampered by an earthquake in 1934.

Yet still, Kathmandu remains as the central settlement within Nepal. It still serves as the path for numerous trade routes. The city has mostly recovered from the earthquake, and is slowly undergoing a renovation of its older infrastructure. The monarchy has reasserted its dominance over the Rana, now subsuming the country's multi-party democracy, but its efforts to restore diplomatic ties with India has thrown the city into the heart of the power struggle between Bose and Nehru. None would be so suicidal as to throw their troops into the Himalayas, but another war could still lead to the Roof crumbling down.