Windrise Ports

The Windrise Ports were a loose confederation of independent, free port cities on the southeastern shores of the Dragon Sea. Those ports served as bastions of trade and civilization in Returned Abeir.

Government
Each port was an independent and self-ruling state, rival to each other but able to cooperate when was needed.

Geography
The Windrise Ports were located on the eastern shore of the Dragon Sea.

Locations

 * Tarmalune&mdash; The largest and the most prosperous of the Windrise Ports, equivalent to Faerûnian Waterdeep.
 * Harglast&mdash;A spartan trade port ruled by the dragonborn.
 * Imdolphyn&mdash;A wealthy city, rival to Tarmalune and specialized in shipbuilding and textiles.
 * Ramekho&mdash;A dilapidated city with little or no laws that was popular with adventurers.
 * Sambral&mdash;A city of eloquent blademasters who prided themselves on their taste and style, located in the Bay of Pearls.
 * Nightmare's Hoof: A mountain range that separated Sambral from the rest of the Windrise Ports.

History
The Windrise Ports were originally a territory dominated by the primordial Achazar long before the Spellplague. Eventually, Achazar fell into a deep sleep and never awoke again, and the Windrise Ports declared themselves free. Dragons shunned the Windrise Ports out of fear of Achazar, who sleep in the form of giant pillar of fire amid Tarmalune, allowing the Windrise Ports to grow in wealth and influence across Abeir.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Lord Hamminas Dorn, the ruler of Tarmalune in 1479 DR.
 * Rathgar Malynd, Lord Hamminas' main oppositor.
 * Halagothra the Healer, a woman who can magically heal without using divine magic.
 * Lord Merchant Belror Tethel, the ruler of Harglast in 1479 DR.
 * Lord Othmeera Talask, the ruler of Imdolphyn in 1479 DR.
 * Althea Mecatoris, head of the merchant House Mecatoris in 1479 DR.
 * Yulis the Fortune Teller, a diviner who lived in Harglast as of 1479 DR.