Zazesspur

The ancient port city of Zazesspur was the former capital of Tethyr. It was a city of legendary wealth and full of intrigue.

Description
Architecturally and culturally, Zazesspur was an odd mixture of Tethyrian and Calishite influences, with others blended in. Its skyline contained many tall spires. Most buildings were several stories tall and constructed of tight-fitting stone. They were decorated ornately around windows and doors and along the edges of the roofs.

Geography
The coastal plains around Zazesspur were markedly more green than the lands further east and inland. The city was bisected by the Sulduskoon River as it flowed into the sea.

Government
The city was ruled by a council of lords.

Slavery had been illegal in Zazesspur for generations. Prostitution was legal.

During the Interregnum, the city guard of Zazesspur bore halberds and crossbows. They were uniformed in bronze morions (with the symbol of the city) and cuirasses and puffy blue shirts and pantaloons.

Defenses
The walls of the city stood high in some places. They had many gaps in them after the fall of the royal family during the Ten Black Days of Eleint.

Notable Locations

 * Dung Gate : A breach in the outer wall of the city.
 * Street of the Seamstresses : A street known for its brothels.
 * Thread-Biters' Lane : A street once known for its brothels.

Inhabitants
The city did not have as large a population of spellcasters as one might expect for a city of its size. Wizards coming from Amn in the north usually continued on to Calimshan in the south, expecting higher sources of income and greater comforts in that country.

History
In ancient past, the area now occupied by Zazesspur was above major regions of Old Shanatar.

The city was first settled by Calishite humans as a fishing village. In, it became a fortified city and the seat of the Calishite Emir of Tethyr.

In the, Zazesspur was conquered by Tethyrian barbarians.

The population and prestige of Zazesspur began to decline with the establishment of Darromar as the new capital of the kingdom under Queen Zaranda and King Haedrak. The citizens were not fond of their change in societal status in the country.

Trivia
Male and female prostitutes were known as "notch-tooths" within the city, because they used to work on Thread-Biters' Lane.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Dungeon #38, "A Blight on the Land"
 * Novels
 * War in Tethyr