Ithal Road was a major trade road from Zazesspur[2] to Saradush and Ithal Pass.[3] It also passed through the center of Darromar, the capital of Tethyr, within which it was called Star Street.[2] The stretch between Darromar and Zazesspur was called the Zazesspur Road.[1] It was one of the only two major east–west routes in Tethyr,[1] (the other being the Tethir Road.)
Description[]
The road from Zazesspur was well-kept and easy to travel on, but—at least during the Interregnum—it was preyed on by bandits.[1]
In Darromar, the road divided the city north to south, while the River Ith, which was crossed at the Ithal Bridge, divided the city east to west. Two large markets, the Queen's Market and the Wheel Market were located west and east of the road, respectively.[2]
In the east of Tethyr, the road split at the fortress of Barakmordin with separate forks leading to Saradush and Ithal Pass.[3]
History[]
The Ithal Road was completed during the time of the Shoon Imperium under the leadership of the vassal kings of Tethyr.[4][5][note 1]
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- ↑ The road may have expanded upon the earlier military road, begun in −1300 DR and completed in −1130 DR, that stretched from Zazesspur to Akkabbel/Ithal Pass.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Victor Milán (October 1995). War in Tethyr. (TSR, Inc), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-0184-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 90. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Two: Amn”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 17. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.