Kalathyr

Kalathyr was a small fishing village that stood at the mouth of the River Specie in Amn.

Description
The village was a small collection of muggy huts. Kalathyr was permeated with the smell of dampness and mold and surrounded by mud, sea-chills, and seemingly ever-present swarms of nasty stingflies and bite-gnats. The village's population was around twenty families as of the late 14 century DR.

Kalathyr lacked any guest accommodations and had no inns for travelers to spend a night in. The best they could hope for was a spot on a local tavern's floor. Its streets were decorated with hanging lantern lines, lit for signaling. Seabirds often used these lines and became sling target practice targets for the Kalath kids.

Trade
The village's main industry was fishing. Locals caught abundant silverfins and burdolins. The latter fish was a bottom-feeder flatfish, beloved for its flavorful stomach-warming flesh and extremely unappealing appearance reminiscent of a pile of rotting seaweed. Burdolins were a popular treat and started gaining popularity in Athkatla as of the late 14 century DR. When hauled to shore, silverfins were turned into saltfish, pickled for export to be cooked into fishpaste by purchasers or smoked and made into smoked fish tarts.

The lands around Kalathyr – the Zehoarast Floodplains, were treacherous, hiding areas of deadly mud. Kalath people knew their way around the most dangerous mud pits of the floodplains and navigated the mud and River Specie on skiffs. These flat-bottomed vessels were primarily used to haul trade goods to and from Kalathyr.

Kalath folk consumed other creatures apart from fish. The village's abundant seabirds shot down by children were among the most common dishes. Kalathyr cuisine consisted of chopped and fried eels, shovelbills, mudfrogs, and seagulls.

History
Kalathyr received an unfavorable mention in Volothamp Geddarm's published guide to Amn and Tethyr. He recommended travelers avoid the squalor village, and he speculated that Kalathyr's unremarkable nature was hiding a smuggling operation hiding in plain sight.

Notable Locations
The village of Kalathyr was known for remnants of a huge ship stuck in the mud, surfacing every low tide. By the late 14 century DR, only ribs and a keel were left from the vessel, still ensnared by a body of a great water dragon – the cause of the ship's demise. The ship's name was thought to be lost to history. The only evidence of its origins were peculiar blue-hued electrum coins from early Nimbral that regularly washed ashore around the wreck. Occasionally, old ensorcelled rings and gauntlets could be found washed ashore, but their magics were almost completely gone.