Ascalon
Ascalon is a profitable port in the Khemitian Governate of , the eastern-most city along the coast. It is built on a bluff overlooking the Sea of Baal, with a huge semicircular fortification protecting it on the land side and the port at the base of the bluff. Ascalon’s port provides an eastern location for launching Khemitian merchant or warships into the Sea of Baal, but it gives only a little protection against storms. This sizable fortress lies directly on the land trade route from Khemit to Numeda and points beyond. It is the headquarters for a large body of troops whose stated purpose is to protect the eastern trade from bandits. Their unstated purpose, however, is to protect the border of Khemit against incursions from Numeda. Having an excellent underground water source, Ascalon is able to withstand long sieges and held out for several months at the time Khemit fell to the Hyperborean conquest.
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