as noted in 1489 DR
Population -125.000
Suzail is the royal capital and richest city in Cormyr, and is home to all of the most important nobles and merchant houses in the country. The city is divided into two distinct districts. At the northern end of the city is the Royal Court, containing the palace, the Royal Gardens, and numerous noble estates. The Royal Court is separated from the rest of the city by Lake Azoun, which serves as a small natural moat. A long semi-circular street known as the Promenade runs along Lake Azoun from Eastgate to Horngate, defining the border between the Royal Court and Suzail proper.
South of the Promenade lies the common portion of the city, where rows of neat little shops and houses line the streets. To the east stands the market hall, where farmers from outside the city gather early each morning to sell their wares. The houses and shops on the north of town, near the Promenade, are typically tall, narrow, and well kept, and gradually grow less impressive as one nears the docks and open market. Taverns and inns are plentiful, and a custom among wealthier merchants and nobles is to have meals from their favorite establishments “run-in”, which is to say delivered hot to your door. All of the buildings in Suzail are stone, by civic law, to prevent fire and damage from the wind and rain that sweeps in off the Dragonmere.
To the south, along the banks of the Dragonmere, are three distinct harbors. To the west is the Basin, a deep harbor that is regularly dredged and can accommodate up to twenty large ships. The central harbor can accommodate up to thirty large ships and dozens of smaller crafts. This is the primary harbor for commercial vessels. The central wharves are accessible only through large royal warehouses, where goods are painstakingly inspected and taxed as necessary. The eastern most harbor contains the royal docks used by the Cormyrean navy, known colloquially as the Blue Dragons.
Suzail is also the military center of the realm. A mighty eighty foot tall curtain wall surrounds the landward side of the city, Purple Dragons and War Wizards maintain a large garrison within the city’s barracks on the far south-eastern side of town, and the Imperial Navy is harbored in the royal docks. From here, the military of Cormyr is able to rapidly deploy to nearly any part of the interior of the nation, ensuring that revolutions are short lived and ill-advised.
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