Tantras
Tantras is a city on the east coast of the Dragon Reach between Calaunt and Ravens Bluff.
Tantras was one of the five so-called "sister cities" of the Vast, together with Calaunt, Procampur, Ravens Bluff, and Tsurlagol. Ravenians liked to think of Tantras as their city's "dark twin", though Tantrans thought otherwise.
Demographics
In 1357 DR, the city had an estimated population of around 69,000 people. This could rise to ~86,000 in the summer. However, the city had space to comfortably house up to 89,000. This made it the third-largest city in the Vast at the time. The mostly human population is of largely Chondathan and Damaran extraction.
History
During the Vast's so-called Time of Glorious Fools (from 649 DR onwards), Tantras was among those harbors that served as landing spots for immigrants and rest stops for pirates. These harbors were developed as trade ports for the trading vessels came from Aglarond, Impiltur, Sembia, and Westgate.
Eventually, noble merchant families became established in Tantras, and they led the city for at least four generations by the mid–14th century DR.
Type
Large city
Location under
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