Skarou was the capital city of the nation of Khazari.[1]
Description[]
Sitting where the Jumpa and Shyok Muren rivers met[4], the city of Skarou was well fortified due to the divided nature of the nation's politics. Though the capital of the nation, Skarou was considered run-down and ramshackle for its size, due to most of its power having been taken by the nobles of the nation.[1]
Inside the city was the Seven-Tiered Palace, from which the royalty of Khazari ruled, the Monastery of the Flowing Water, and the largest monastery of the Red Mountain sect. There was also a small monastery of the Yellow Mountain sect inside the city, resulting in some feuding between the two groups.[1]
Skarou was one of the five great cities of Khazari legend, along with Manass, Taghla, Barkhul and Alashan.[1]
Appendix[]
Note[]
While shown as Skarou on maps, the city was called both Skarou and Skardu in The Horde booklet.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 103. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ Cover Sheet Map included in Troy Denning (1990). Black Courser. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-858-7.
- ↑ David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 69. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.