Nadhani
On a wide plain at the mouth of the Negovan River, surrounded by white beaches and clear blue sea, Nadhani is widely thought to have the most beautiful setting of any of the kingdom’s cities. The city is built primarily of white stone so it, too, gleams in the sun. Unfortunately, Princess Mwajume has little interest in the upkeep of the city. She is more interested in using tax money to beautify or amuse herself and opens the public purse only for expenses (such as the upkeep of the port) that will bring in more trade and thus more tax money. After three years of official neglect, the city is finally starting to lose its luster.
Riches pour into the city in the form of sacks and barrels of spices, carvings and goods made of exotic woods as well as logs of the wood for use in ships or building, and even the occasional shipment of ivory from the forest elephants used as work animals far up the river. A crown-sponsored road connects Nadhani to Ompeshi in the west and all the towns and villages in between, and goods come from that direction as well. Trade is brisk; sellers don’t dare undercut the official prices, but have no qualms about offering to throw in a little something extra or offer a special gift to persuade a buyer. With the princess looking the other way, an active slave auction system even developed, rather than slave purchases being handled privately as they are in the rest of the kingdom. Some people are starting to grumble about the departures from previous rulers, but others with long memories point out that things could be much worse. So far, no one is willing to journey 300 miles to Ompeshi to complain to her magnificence the queen, so the situation stays as it is.
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Nadhani, City of
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