Arabel
City in Cormyr
Arabel is a large trading city in the north of Cormyr, where caravan routes from the northern passes enter the kingdom.
Caravans from the northern passes rumble through the gates, merchants haggle in crowded squares, and the snowy peaks of the Storm Horns stand on the horizon.
Arabel at a glance
- Type & size
- Fortified trading city, About 30,000 (1372 DR)
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Kingdom of Cormyr
- Ruled by: A royal governor in the name of the crown (Myrmeen Lhal held the post from 1353 DR to at least 1372 DR)
- People & culture
- Mostly humans; independent-minded merchants with a long memory of quarrels with the crown
- Key exports & trade
- Jewellery
- Coal for all of Cormyr
- Horses
- Dry red wine, black beer and cheese
Overview
Arabel stands in the open farmland of northern Cormyr, with the Storm Horns about twenty miles to the north and the Hullack Forest to the south-east. Roads link it to Marsember and the towns of the kingdom, and caravans from the north come through the mountain passes to its markets.
Its merchants are rich and independent, and the city has a history of rebelling against royal authority. The crown governs it through a royal governor and keeps a strong garrison of Purple Dragons here.
In adventures
As Cormyr's gateway to the north, Arabel is where reports of goblin raids, mountain monsters and smugglers in the Storm Horns first arrive.
At the table
- A caravan is overdue from the northern passes, and the governor wants it found before the merchants' guild blames the crown.
On the map
Roads from Arabel
Regions nearby
- The Storm HornsMountains · ~20 mi north
- Hullack ForestForest · ~23 mi south-east
Nearby places
- EveningstarVillage · ~58 mi
- WaymootTown · ~73 mi
- ImmerseaTown · ~98 mi
- WheloonTown · ~118 mi
- SuzailCapital · ~127 mi
- MarsemberCity · ~140 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.