For this reason, the Purple Dragon forces in Arabel were ever vigilant. The Zhentarim kept an eye on it from the Stonelands, though their Feywing riders seldom dared pass over the city itself, raiding caravans and wayfarers on the road only when good opportunities arose.
It was a perfect way stop for weary caravan merchants bound for the heart of the realm or headed out to trade for the riches of the Moonsea and the Dales.ĭominated by overland trade and a long-established local gem industry, Arabel was often threatened by Zhentarim forces. Like Suzail, the diligent work of the authorities and the amount to which they regulated affairs kept the city clean, uncluttered, and relatively safe in recent years. Long an independent city-state, Arabel was the site of Condegal’s short-lived court (the Lost King) and retained surprisingly sophisticated shops and services for such a backland center. Arabel (Original Backstory, slightly modified)Ī frontier feeling pervades the Caravan City of Cormyr, though the recent addition of Tilverton to the realm had done much to lessen Arabel’s role as a base for prospectors, big-game hunters, Purple Dragons, adventurers bound for the Stonelands, and upland ranchers.
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