Banathar

Banathar, also called Banthar, was a small mining village in Turmish in the Vilhon Reach in the 14 century DR.

Geography
The humble village of Banathar was located on the southern border of Turmish, on the slopes of the Aphrunn Mountains. Banathar was connected to the city of Merrydell by a small trail and lay south of the Turmway. Historically, Banathar served as a waystop on the Lilit Pass trail.

History
Banathar began its life as a brigands' stronghold. But by the mid–14 century DR, the stronghold was abandoned and the village took on a new identity as a sleepy mining and sheep-herding village.

Sometime circa 1358 DR, an adventurer descended into a local cellar and discovered a sack of precious rubies.

Notable Locations
Despite Banathar's diminutive size, the town held a shrine to Silvanus, like many of the smaller villages of the Vilhon Reach.

Rumors & Legends
There were many stories that claimed that the bandits who settled Banathar left behind countless buried treasures, there for adventurers' picking. Over the village's history, many coin-filled leather satchels had been discovered around the village, with the finding of the rubies being the most significant by 1370 DR.