Surthani
This city is the headquarters and launching place for merchants who want to trade with the great markets of The Delta. Each faction has warehouses and waystations here, but public inns are also available. It is also one of the nearest ports for those who come from a distance; The Delta itself is too shallow for oceangoing vessels, so the city’s great docks do a brisk business. Surthani seems to have imbibed some of the free spirit of The Delta, because it is the most chaotic of the cities of Bhanakhiri, which are usually quite staid.
A unit of the army is stationed here, ostensibly to guard against attacks from Kaldiloora or from the River People. Since no such attacks have taken place in over 200 years, the posting has been considered a very soft duty. In the past two years, though, pirate raids have taken place on both Surthani and nearby Delta areas and the military has been called on to defend against those.
This is a city where Sifkra, Who Loves Coins, is worshipped but also important is Ghamia, the River Lady. Many of the less-lawful people in the area also worship Erka, Who Moves in Shadows; Surthani is the only city where a temple to her is publicly available.
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Surthani, City of
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