Merkzport
If the central hub of Tokmor is the heart of the Starfall State's industry and commerce, then Merkzport is its lungs. Firestone, iron and other minerals mined from the crater, and hemp and cotton from the farms on the outer regions all flow through the extensive ports here on the specially built longboats that traverse the Starfall Lake and its many rapids, shallows and other hazards. Because no meat is farmed on Starfall Isle, Merkzport is also Tokmor's only source of meat products - mostly fish from Glendale, and sheep and goats from small settlements in the Dinga Hills.
The Mayor of Merkzport is an important position on the Tokmor council. Whoever holds this position may make use of a rich palace on the northern bay's shore, supposedly for meeting and governing the many local functionaries and councils of the surrounding towns. In practice the Mayor is rarely to be found there, but locals can petition the palace to sue for the Mayor's judgement on matters, and such petitions have a reputation for being handled with effeciently.
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