Murann

Murann - Amn (Metropolis, 80,000 year-round, peak summer pop of near 250,000)

The Sailor's City, Murann is said to have sea winds for hair and salt water for blood. Money means everything to an Amnian, but the sea trade is the only thing that has meaning for Muranni.

Who Rules: Harbor King Degos "Full Sails" Angerdboar, a sea captain whose famous order led to the cleaving-in-twain of a Nelanther pirate ship by his own ship's bow and, thus, his nickname.

Who Really Rules: The most powerful local citizen include the following:


 * The Lurraxol Family (Shipbuilding, Navigation), led by the arrogant young Lord Tynsar Lurraxol, whose father's recent passing has left him in control of this part of the family's fortunes (at least, until his Aunt Ximora asserts control over him from Athkatla, as the elder and holder of the Lurraxol fortune.)


 * The Kaptonneme Family (Shipwrights, Shipbuilding), led by the honest, hard-working Lord Juvyrn Kaptonneme, whose Neomar Ships trade company competes with the Lurraxols, who hate him as his ships are of higher quality at equal prices.


 * The Nubaedfyd Family (Whaling, Oil, Ship Outfitting), led by a gruff, hard-bitten seafarer, Lord Segar Eeyescee, a former ship's captain with a peg leg.

Major Products: Sea-oriented trades, import/export of various items, whaling and shipbuilding. Armed Forces: The Harbor Guard is the 3,000-strong police for for Murann, and it is supported by the merchant families. The Council provides a small navy for the guard, in addition to docking Amn's official navy here. The ships are fast cutters and caravels meant to protect a private fleet but not take on any pirates themselves. Notable Mages: Murann is home to Amn's largest alchemists' build. Muranni brag it's equal to any in Cormyr, Thay, or even "Blackwaterdeep." With around 100 members, the guild is sanctioned by the Council of Six; all its members are known to them. All alchemists' guild potions are at twice normal costs because of the rarity of local wizards. Understandably, the most frequently ordered potion is a potion of treasure-finding. The guild shop buys and sells spell components at basic prices, but has little interest in buying most potions. --- Captain Ordl "Starpoon" Fiathm is a Muranni sea captain and owner of the Leviathan's Chase, a whaling ship. His honorific comes from a spell he uses that launches a magical harpoon into a whale and trails an unbreakable magical rope to the caster. The problem lies in ahcoring Captain "Starpoon" to the deck while the whale tries to lose its hunters. Leviathan's Chase has made great profits for captain and crew, ensuring great loyalty. The crew goes along when, once a year when the Council demands it, the captain spends a month hunting down Nelantheran pirates, this service in exchange for his Amnian citizenship. The captain's daughter Marisa is a dead eye with throwing daggers or grappling hooks; her curses are not weaker than her left hook. --- Madame Mygause The Speciemancer. is a popular open secret here. She has developed a special form of soothsaying that has caught the attention of her clients and ensured their discretion. During her special divination, she takes the purse of her subject and she tosses its contents into the air. The coins, gems, and other belongings float slowly above her hands, and the patterns they make as they fall tell Mygause of that person.s future.or so she tells them.

Notable Clergy & Churches: Moonmaiden's Hall - This temple to Selûne was made from the bow of a ship, with the former rear deck above the main floor as the pulpit. The altar is at the center of an intricate armillary sphere, inside which the priest stands. This church is more interested in Selûne.s aspects over navigation, though she is revered in all her forms by her many fervent worshipers in Murann. Lunar Crister Flechan (CG hem P11.Selûne) was a pious navigator who joined the priesthood 30 years ago; he now commands the temple and is a popular local figure.

. The temple to Umberlee is heavily attended the night before any sea voyage, with donations to the church to stave off storms at sea. Wave of Might Whaerd Petayr (LE hm C11. Umberlee) is the high priest; his sermons are more threats of punishment than calm messages of hope.

. Valkur's worship is steadily increasing in the south. The Storm Horn, the only temple to Valkur in Murann, is a small place tended by Duil Dolphinson (N hm P9.Valkur), an affected and fawning little man.