Karathport

Districts

Military District

The walled area immediately surrounding the forts

Market District

• Area Surrounding Karathport Harbor
• Where the wealthy and noble class live

Old Town

• You can find most of the taverns and smith shops in old town
• Middle and lower class live here, depending on what side of the river you are on.

Demographics

The people of Karathport are a heterogeneous group of races and religions.

Noble Class

Dragonborns and Humans make up most of the noble class

Middle Class

The middle Class such as shop owners, harbor masters, soldiers are a healthy mix of humans, dwarves, dragonborn, and Halflings

Lower Class

Humans, Halflings, gnomes

Defences

• Built with two forts on either side of the river, built on two hills. The forts are then joined by a fortified skywalk called the “brow of Bahamut”
• Between the two forts are two sets of chains, referred to as “Bahamut’s Teeth” In times of war, both chains are raised, blocking passage into the harbor
• Surrounding the city is a wall of pure Obsidian. It is said that the blocks of obsidian were melded together by Bahamut himself thus creating the smoothness of the walls.
• The river is lined with obsidian, causing erosion to be of no concern

History

Founded by the Dragonborn, House of Medrazh in 10 AN, Karathport is the oldest city in Arna.

Architecture

• Architecture is mainly based off of the Old Medrazh (Far Eastern)
• Golden Dragons adorn most buildings, and it is considered a mark of good fortune to have the 7 dragons painted above your door
• All timber is imported from Pelagahir and then painted Red, the color of Karathport

Geography

The city was built to fortify the mouth of the river from the ocean.

Observes

The Death and Birth of The Light

Founding Date

10 AN

Type

City

Location under

Arna

Included Locations

• Dawnshadow Tomb