Eshpurta
City in Amn · the Shield City of Amn
Eshpurta, the Shield City of Amn, is a fortified military and trade city in eastern Amn, home to a large garrison and a base for the realm's armies.
Drums and drill calls echo from the barracks, soldiers fill the taverns, and the walls face the hills to the south as if expecting an attack at any moment.
Eshpurta at a glance
- Also known as
- the Shield City of Amn
- Type & size
- Fortified garrison city, About 105,000 with its garrison before 1370 DR; under 25,000 after the war (1372 DR)
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Amn
- Ruled by: A general commanding the garrison
- People & culture
- Mostly humans, with many soldiers and mercenaries; disciplined, tough and suspicious of strangers
- Key exports & trade
- Soldiers and mercenaries
- Arms and military supplies
Overview
Eshpurta lies in eastern Amn where Trifin Creek meets the River Rimril, south of the Snakewood; on our map the Tejarn Hills are just to the south-west. It is a military city: Amn bases soldiers and mercenaries here to guard its southern borders and the roads toward Tethyr.
Life in Eshpurta revolves around the garrison. Smiths, armourers and suppliers serve the troops, and mercenary companies come here looking for contracts.
In adventures
Eshpurta is the place to find mercenary work in Amn, or to get caught up in border wars with raiders and monsters from the hills.
At the table
- A patrol from the garrison has gone missing in the Tejarn Hills, and the commander wants it found by people who are not on the army's rolls.
On the map
Regions nearby
- Tejarn HillsHills · ~12 mi south-west
Nearby places
- EsmeltaranCity · ~84 mi
- RiatavinTown · ~87 mi
- TrademeetTown · ~89 mi
- PurskulTown · ~206 mi
- CrimmorCity · ~239 mi
- AsbravnTown · ~267 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.