Athkatla/Temple District

Despite its name, the temple district of Athkatla was home to many of the city's businesses and manors of some of its wealthier citizens. While it was previously home to a number of churches and temples, they were mainly destroyed in fires that raged through the district in the late 13 century DR.

A number of the district's streets had names that reflected its divine history, such as the Street of Seven Alters and Godsmoot.

The district was the northern-most section of Athkatla, connected to a number of wards on the northern bank of the Alandor River.

Society
Social status was extremely important to the residents of the temple district. They would often gossip to one-another about their neighbors' comings and goings, scrutinizing any changes in their

Description
The district was fairly plain, and average in appearance, that lacked the magnificent estates of say the scepter, the ostentatious designs found in the gem district or famous landmarks such as Waukeen's Promenade in the center district. It had a handful of shops, a single tavern and no inns of note.

Many of the buildings in the district were refurbished abbeys and holy houses, remnants from the time before the fires in northern Athkatla. Several homes and mansions possessed the stately columns and other architectural features that were more common among temples.

History
During the years when Athkatla was the hub of arcane power within the nation of Amn, the temple district was home to grand temples of Azuth and Mystra and even a magical academy called the School of Wonder.

In the late 1200's DR, a tanar'ri demon was released from the school and went on a rampage through the country of Amn. In response, King Dhanar outlawed arcane magic and wizardry, declaring them an act against the monarchy in 1267 DR. The temples to the arcane gods were set ablaze and the fire spread to other buildings on the portion of the city north of the Alandor River. The city fell to anarchy.

In the chaos, noble families struck out against one another, acting on old feuds and rivalries that dated back to the Trade Wars. Several houses set the torch to the respective churches that sponsored their rival Athkatlan families. The death and destruction led to the exile of several merchant families at the hands of the nobles, which in turn led to the eventual assassination of King Dhanar in 1276.

The district's names, along with those of its streets, were a constant reminder that the deities of Faerûn should be held in reverence when compared to the daily affairs of the mortals, not matter how rich, who lived int he city.

Notable locations

 * Crown Aflame: This grand theater was housed in an exquisitely and stately building that was once a temple of Azuth
 * Harfin Draether
 * High Hall of the Radiant Heart
 * Seven Songs Importing
 * Society of the Lost Ingot

Residences

 * House of Klarynda Bellasdreia
 * House of Isker Lhavanas
 * House of Marimmal Theer
 * House of Thammas Thoul

Shops

 * Pride of Athkatla
 * Silkstone Fashions
 * Temple Bell

Temples

 * Temple of Helm
 * Temple of Athkatla
 * Temple of Talos