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| − | Essembra was settled when the Ordulin-Hillsfar road was cut through the Elven Court.<ref name="TheDalelands |
+ | Essembra was settled when the Ordulin-Hillsfar road was cut through the Elven Court.<ref name="TheDalelands"/> The town was named for the legendary adventuress Essembra, really the [[song dragon]] [[Essembramaerytha]]. The statue to [[Aencar Burlisk]] was built on the site of her supposed birth. Her identity as a song dragon was revealed when she married a [[silver dragon]].<ref name="FRCS-p121"/><ref name="DoFp97">{{cite book/Dragons of Faerûn|97}}</ref> |
| − | For centuries, Essembra was barely even a hamlet. When Aencar became the Warlord of Battledale in [[1030 DR]], he declared Essembra to be his seat since it was near his [[Aencar's Manor|ancestral manor]].<ref name="TheDalelands |
+ | For centuries, Essembra was barely even a hamlet. When Aencar became the Warlord of Battledale in [[1030 DR]], he declared Essembra to be his seat since it was near his [[Aencar's Manor|ancestral manor]].<ref name="TheDalelands"/> |
In 1422 DR [[Sembia]]ns allied with [[Netheril]] fought forces from [[Myth Drannor]] near Essembra. The battle forced abandonment of the town.<ref name="FRCG-p110">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|110}}</ref> |
In 1422 DR [[Sembia]]ns allied with [[Netheril]] fought forces from [[Myth Drannor]] near Essembra. The battle forced abandonment of the town.<ref name="FRCG-p110">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|110}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:36, 3 June 2015
Before it was abandoned in 1422 DR Essembra was the largest town in Battledale in the Dalelands.[1]
History
Essembra was settled when the Ordulin-Hillsfar road was cut through the Elven Court.[3] The town was named for the legendary adventuress Essembra, really the song dragon Essembramaerytha. The statue to Aencar Burlisk was built on the site of her supposed birth. Her identity as a song dragon was revealed when she married a silver dragon.[1][4]
For centuries, Essembra was barely even a hamlet. When Aencar became the Warlord of Battledale in 1030 DR, he declared Essembra to be his seat since it was near his ancestral manor.[3]
In 1422 DR Sembians allied with Netheril fought forces from Myth Drannor near Essembra. The battle forced abandonment of the town.[5]
Geography
Sitting astride Rauthauvyr's Road,[1] Essembra saw a large amount of traffic on that road between Sembia and the Moonsea. The town itself was deeply in the forest of Cormanthyr and there was a central walled section of the town surrounded by fields.[citation needed]
Notable locations
Essembra city map
Inns and taverns
- Bold Banners
- Elf on the Flying Stag
- Four Flying Fish
- Green Door
- Lonely Mermaid
- Silver Taproom
- Watchful Eye[6]
Shops
- Beldarag's Finest
- Dunstable's Sleeping Cat - Guarded Warehouse
- Durn's Forge
- Findar's Bag O'Nails - Capentry and Woodworking
- Hitching Post
- Old Hoof a gristmill
- Sarguth's Wheelworks
- Tantul's Old Tankard
Temples
- House of Gond
- Swordspoint Shrine dedicated Tempus
Other locations
- Ilmeth's Manor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 121, 122. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Richard Baker (1993). The Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), pp. 17, 18. ISBN 978-1560766674.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). Dragons of Faerûn. Edited by Beth Griese, Cindi Rice, Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 97. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
Sources
- Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.