Purskul
Town in Amn
Purskul is a granary city and caravan stop in Amn, with a large half-orc population whose ancestors were brought here as labourers.
Granaries tower over busy caravan yards, half-orc guards haggle for contracts, and the empty temple of the harvest goddess stands silent in the square.
Purskul at a glance
- Type & size
- Granary city and caravan stop, About 12,000 (1370 DR); about 27,000 (1372 DR)
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Amn
- People & culture
- Humans, halflings and a large half-orc community, descended from orcs once forced to labour here
- Key exports & trade
- Grain
- Caravan guards and mercenaries
Overview
Purskul lies in northern Amn, near the Cloud Peaks. It stores grain for the realm and is an important stop for caravans. Many of its half-orcs work as caravan guards and mercenaries.
Its half-orc community dates back to 1235 DR, when Amn's armies captured orcs and forced them to work in labour camps here; those who worked hardest won their freedom and stayed.
On the map
Regions nearby
- The Cloud PeaksMountains · ~11 mi north-west
- The Green FieldsPlains · ~55 mi north-east
Nearby places
- CrimmorCity · ~64 mi
- EsmeltaranCity · ~126 mi
- TrademeetTown · ~156 mi
- AthkatlaCapital · ~170 mi
- NashkelTown · ~201 mi
- EshpurtaCity · ~206 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.