Saerloon
City in Sembia
Saerloon is an old Sembian port on Saerloon Bay, the rival of Selgaunt, known for its gothic architecture, its exotic tastes and a trade seasoned with thievery and intrigue.
Gargoyles leer from gothic rooftops over a harbour busy far into the night, and every deal in the waterfront taverns seems to have a thief somewhere in it.
Saerloon at a glance
- Type & size
- Port city, About 54,500 (1372 DR)
- Allegiance & rule
- Allegiance: Sembia
- Ruled by: City officials and merchant families, with thieves and intrigue never far away
- People & culture
- Mostly humans, with sailors and merchants from across the inner sea; worldly, fond of exotic tastes and used to intrigue
- Key exports & trade
- Art and woodcarvings
- Carriages, furniture and small ships
- Wine, pewter, ironwork, copperwork and tooled leather
Overview
Saerloon is one of Sembia's oldest cities and a long-standing rival of nearby Selgaunt. Its busy port on Saerloon Bay works late into the night, and the city has built on every scrap of land that touches the water and spread for miles beyond its old walls.
It is known for its gothic buildings decorated with gargoyles, its taste for the exotic and its intrigue. A Thayan compound at the north end of the harbour has long been shunned by the locals.
In adventures
Saerloon is a good setting for intrigue, theft and dealings with Thayan agents.
At the table
- A Thayan merchant in the harbour compound offers the party a job, and half the city is watching who goes in.
On the map
Roads from Saerloon
- IlipurBy sea · 155 mi
- SelgauntBy sea · 189 mi
- WestgateBy sea · 195 mi
- MulhessenBy sea · 234 mi
- StarmantleBy sea · 292 mi
Nearby places
- MulhessenTown · ~44 mi
- SelgauntCity · ~81 mi
- DaerlunCity · ~110 mi
- IlipurPort · ~130 mi
- OrdulinCity · ~167 mi
- WestgateCity · ~179 mi
Distances as the crow flies, measured on our map.