Namran
On the east coast of Imya, Namran sits at the mouth of the Yuhanem River where it enters the Boiling Sea. The surrounding region supplies primarily agricultural products, but among these are cane sugar, cocoa beans, and several types of spices, so it provides its share of wealth for Axuumite merchants. Mulya Hutar is often under pressure to increase production to meet the demand in various markets, but he is wise enough to realize that the land needs care in order to maintain its abundant yields for future years. He works with expert growers to find ways to mollify the traders without exhausting the land.
In addition, ingots and finished goods from the adamantine mines and smithies around Yamnat come down the river to the docks at Namran. These shipments are always accompanied by a contingent of royal soldiers and remain under guard whether at a warehouse or on the dock until they are loaded aboard a ship and on their way to Axuum. Most locals know to avoid the docks when a shipment is ready to be loaded, since the soldiers view anyone in the area as a likely thief and often take extreme action to defend the shipment from anyone they may suspect of ill intent, on even the slightest suspicion, and no matter the reasonableness of an offered explanation.
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