Aten-Seyal
This town lies in the curve of the Astebera River, separated from the Ruby Sea by the Geb-el-Mardikh Mountains. A system of canals provides water for agriculture, but the ground is not as fertile as the valley of the Stygian so more work is required to supply the needs of the area. Aten-Seyal is the headquarters and supply center of two different mining operations that mine for diorite (for statues, memorial vases, and similar carvings), and possibly other minerals in the nearby foothills. Materials are shipped downriver by barge but must be transshipped at the first cataract on the Stygian, just below the river’s junction with the Astebera. Tales have been told for years about the riches that can be found in the mountains, but whatever may be there doesn’t seem to be making its way into this small town.
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