Estanil

Estanil is a small burg located in northern Semphar, near the Shalhoond forest.

Description
The town of Estanil is considered a rarity in Semphar, for the fact its buildings are made mostly out of wood, a rare resource in that land.

The town is surrounded on three sides by a wooden stockade, and on the fourth by the waters of the Gbor Nor lake. Built around a small harbor, the town's primary center is a collection of sawmills located on the Estan river.

Most houses inside the city are two stories high, though poorer farmers live in smaller homes outside the stockade.

Economy
Considered bustling for its size, the town has is a major center of the lumber industry in the region, taking lumber from the nearby Shalood forest, and shipping it to the other ports on the Gbor Nor. Some of the lumber cut there is shipped as far as Thay and Mulhorand.

Population
Largely independent in personality, the city contains a number of Elves and goblin-kind, due to being so close to the forest. Each of these groups live in different parts of the city, as riots and brawls between them are common.

The Caliph of Semphar has stationed around 5,000 men in the city, led by Amir Abui Fiydah, in an attempt to hold on to such a isolated and independent town. However, the amir's power is limited, as he can rarely defy the Council of Loggers, who use threats of strikes, embargoes, and even secession, to get what they want. As the city controls the nation's only source of lumber, he is often forced to comply with their demands.

The Caliph is not all powerless in the situation however, and has several times burnt down the town, and slain its citizens, when he get tired of their actions.