Post by DM on Feb 25, 2014 18:59:20 GMT
ATHKATLA
(Fortified City, Capital)
Athkatla, the City of Coin, is the capital, oldest city, and mercantile and social center of Amn. As the seventh busiest port city of Faerûm, business is its lifeblood, and anything or anyone can be bought or sold here. The law here is often blinded by the glint of gold.
Who Rules:
The Council of Six
Who Really Rules:
The Council and the Shadow Thieves
Population:
Varies by season: minimum of 130,000 natives during the winter and spring, with well over 400,000 in the summer (90% human, 10% other).
Major Products:
Every product traded in the Realms Above (and many from Below, the Underdark) is available in this city-for a price.
Armed Forces:
A garrison of 4,000 men led by Captain Beelars Orhotek, with the small Council Navy (eight ships and crews, 900 trained sea-warriors). Each of the major mercantile houses and families of the city controls from 100 to 500 (legal maximum) guards.
Notable Mages:
Any wizards of notable skill are either puppets of the Council or are well hidden.
Vynmarius, one of few wizards openly known in Amn, emanates an aura of distrust and menace. He is feared as a well-known agent for the Council of Six (and, some say, for the Cult of the Dragon). Puhrain Bollivar, a guarded woman in her late 40s, is known as a book peddler and odds-taker in the Quill District of Athkatla. She is secretly a diviner and an agent (and lover) of the Council’s Tessarch.
Notable Clergy & Churches:
Given the symbols of Waukeen (pearls or coins) stamped into many doors and signboards in Athkatla, nearly every street comer there could be considered a shrine to the Coin Goddess.
Many small, opulent shrines honor Chauntea, Talos, and Umberlee; one lone shrine is Ilmater’s.
Prominent families:
As in Waterdeep, powerful merchants here influence, control, or own nearly every business interest in the city. Among the most powerful Athkatlan families are the Alibakkars, Argrims, Bormuls, Colwyvvs, Gheldiegs, Jysstevs, Lurraxols, Ophals, Selemchants, Tanisloves, Vymmars, and the Zoars.
Of course, the Council of Six counts as the most influential “family” in Athkatla. It controls most of the trade in Maztican gold, silver, spices, and food.
(Fortified City, Capital)
Athkatla, the City of Coin, is the capital, oldest city, and mercantile and social center of Amn. As the seventh busiest port city of Faerûm, business is its lifeblood, and anything or anyone can be bought or sold here. The law here is often blinded by the glint of gold.
Who Rules:
The Council of Six
Who Really Rules:
The Council and the Shadow Thieves
Population:
Varies by season: minimum of 130,000 natives during the winter and spring, with well over 400,000 in the summer (90% human, 10% other).
Major Products:
Every product traded in the Realms Above (and many from Below, the Underdark) is available in this city-for a price.
Armed Forces:
A garrison of 4,000 men led by Captain Beelars Orhotek, with the small Council Navy (eight ships and crews, 900 trained sea-warriors). Each of the major mercantile houses and families of the city controls from 100 to 500 (legal maximum) guards.
Notable Mages:
Any wizards of notable skill are either puppets of the Council or are well hidden.
Vynmarius, one of few wizards openly known in Amn, emanates an aura of distrust and menace. He is feared as a well-known agent for the Council of Six (and, some say, for the Cult of the Dragon). Puhrain Bollivar, a guarded woman in her late 40s, is known as a book peddler and odds-taker in the Quill District of Athkatla. She is secretly a diviner and an agent (and lover) of the Council’s Tessarch.
Notable Clergy & Churches:
Given the symbols of Waukeen (pearls or coins) stamped into many doors and signboards in Athkatla, nearly every street comer there could be considered a shrine to the Coin Goddess.
Many small, opulent shrines honor Chauntea, Talos, and Umberlee; one lone shrine is Ilmater’s.
Prominent families:
As in Waterdeep, powerful merchants here influence, control, or own nearly every business interest in the city. Among the most powerful Athkatlan families are the Alibakkars, Argrims, Bormuls, Colwyvvs, Gheldiegs, Jysstevs, Lurraxols, Ophals, Selemchants, Tanisloves, Vymmars, and the Zoars.
Of course, the Council of Six counts as the most influential “family” in Athkatla. It controls most of the trade in Maztican gold, silver, spices, and food.