| District |
Description |
Location |
| Highest Towers |
The seat of city government, this district is also where airships arrive and depart. |
Upper Central |
| Korranth |
Named for the great temple of Kol Korran that lies at its center, this district is dedicated to wealth and finance. Moneychangers, banks, and grand vaults are found here, in addition to the estates of powerful merchants. |
Upper Central |
| Platinum Heights |
Catering to Sharn's elite, this district provides a wide range of shops and services of wealthy to aristocratic quality. |
Upper Central |
| Skysledge Park |
Home to three sprawling rooftop parks, this district provides a touch of wilderness in the heart of the city. A small community of immigrants from the Eldeen Reaches maintains these groves and gardens. |
Upper Central |
| Ambassador Towers |
This district contains the embassies to the Thronehold nations, along with Aerenal and Riedra. It's also the seat of the Citadel and home to the Brelish Museum of Fine Art. |
Middle Central |
| Dragon Towers |
This is the primary place to do business with representatives of the dragonmarked houses. All the houses have outposts here, and Sivis, Tharashk, Jorasco, and Cannith have their primary enclaves in Dragon Towers. |
Middle Central |
| Sovereign Towers |
A district filled with a vast assortment of temples and shrines. It is home to the two most important temples in Sharn: the Pavilion of the Host and the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame. |
Middle Central |
| Sword Point |
This garrison district houses the forces that police and defend Central Plateau, including the Sharn Watch and a detachment of the royal army. |
Middle Central |
| Tradefair |
A merchant district offering legal goods and services of modest to comfortable quality. |
Middle Central |
| Boldrei's Hearth |
A haven for travelers, this district contains reliable inns ranging from modest to comfortable quality. |
Lower Central |
| Olladra's Kitchen |
Neither the best nor worst Sharn has to offer, Olladra's Kitchen is home to a wide number of Lower Central taverns and restaurants of modest to comfortable quality. |
Lower Central |
CENTRAL PLATEAU
The power and wealth of Sharn are concentrated in Central Plateau. Whether you're looking to deal with powerful merchants, city councilors, dragonmarked barons, or the ambassadors of other nations, Central Plateau is the place where big deals are made.
UPPER CENTRAL
Gold and power flow down from Upper Central. The district of Highest Towers is the seat of government, where city hall and the municipal archives are located.
The Korranath is the name of both the central financial district and the grand temple of Kol Korran that dominates it. This district also houses the Kundarak Bank
of Sharn and the Vaults, House Kundarak's ostensibly impenetrable storage facility.
Some of Sharn's wealthiest citizens live in the Mithral Tower district, and Platinum Heights is the most expensive market district in Sham. It has fewer shops than
the Bazaar of Dura, but if you're looking for top-quality goods or services, there's no finer-or more expensive-source to be found.
If you maintain no better than a poor lifestyle, many people in Upper Central will assume you're a servant or vagrant; this could cause you to have disadvantage on
Charisma checks involving residents.
The ir'Tain fortune is tied to the City of Towers. Tain gold funded the construction of many of the towers of Sharn, and the family owns vast sections of the city. You've likely heard of the Sixty Families of Sharn, considered the guiding lights of the city. Most assume that these luminaries are ancient and established, their status tied to a royal decree. In fact, when the Tains built their mansion on Skyway, they ordered the
architects to design a banquet hall that would seat sixty families and their servants. The original Sixty Families were those that received standing invitations to the first Tain Gala. Though the list has remained generally stable through the years, just last year Celyria expelled the ir'Moros family and gave their place to Saiden Boromar-a surprising advancement for a family that began as Cliffside hooligans.
Anyone who strives to rise in Sharn society must earn the favor of the Sixty. Similarly, those who seek to explore and adventure in the wake of the Last War
can surely find patrons among these elite.
MIDDLE CENTRAL
This part of the city is a center for intrigue. The district of Ambassador Towers contains embassies and consulates from the Thronehold Nations, as well as Aerenal
and Sarlona. Ambassador Towers is also home to the King's Citadel, the headquarters of Brelish intelligence.
Across the ward, the district of Dragon Towers holds the primary enclaves of the dragonmarked houses.
The Sovereign Towers district has the grandest temples in Sharn. The Pavilion of the Host is a complex of nine towers devoted to the Sovereign Host, and the Cathedral of the Cleansing Flame is the seat of the religion. Although these temples are the locations of grand ceremonies and celebrations, many of the most devout priests serve in the city's smaller shrines.
LOWER CENTRAL
This district is peaceful and largely residential; it's the safest and most pleasant of the lower wards. Goods and services are largely priced for those with a comfortable
lifestyle, and the Sharn Watch is plentiful and well paid.
The district of Boldrei's Hearth has many reasonably priced inns (most run by House Ghallanda), and Ollladra's Kitchen has a wide assortment of taverns and restaurants. Myshan Gardens is a residential district that caters to affluent artists, while Vailia Towers has a large community of half-elves.
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