Diblatham
Diblatham is on the coast of the Sea of Baal at the mouth of the Fara River. It is one of the two largest ports in Ifthaaz, and large quantities of wine, cork, and other products are shipped from its harbor to many far locations. One specialty here is cotton cloth dyed in bright colors. Ifthazites tend to dress in combinations of these eye-catching fabrics, so that a group of people on a street appears more like a bouquet of flowers or a flock of bright birds. The seacoast between Diblatham and Ephron is the habitat of rock snails, from which the dye the Hyperboreans called “imperial purple” is made. Several villages along the coast make the purple dye, which became the foundation of a many-hued dyeing industry and made Diblatham an important location in the trade of dye itself as well as colored cloth.
A specialty of the local sailors is smuggling. Several of the merchant ships take on special cargo for delivery from and to various places along the coast of the Sea of Baal, from the caliphate around to Guurzan. They may even smuggle things back into Ifthaaz, although that is almost pointless; some do it just to stay in practice.
Diblatham is ruled by Patriarch Hacmon, a distinguished-looking man of middle years. He takes his responsibilities to his clan very seriously and has retained the leadership for over a dozen years. However, he also enjoys the occasional prank and has been known to do elaborate preparations taking weeks or months to set up a joke or a prank on someone.
Settlement
Diblatham, City of Clan Guelmin
Type
City
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