Developed by Alistair
Population: 12,426
Wealth: Slightly Poor
Location: West of Ne'haer, Located on the Isle of Astryn
Primary Biomes: Hills, Coastline, Valleys, Forest
Major Imports: Spices, Wheat and Barley
Major Exports: Lumber, Fish, Salt, Stone
Ebondell, also known as The Ebon Highrest, is a town and region within the island west of Ne'haer, Astryn. Once the prosperous capital of the island nation-state, and the seat of the noble House Kerwyn, the city-turned-town now exists as a trading settlement, fishing village and lumbering area with a fairly low population and a great deal of urban deterioration. Its most obvious feature, Castle Ebondell, was the seat of House Kerwyn until Arc 609 - after nearly a century of abuse and neglect towards the common people, the population of the city dispersed into the remainder of the island, with the noble family eventually dying of starvation, few remaining to tow the fields and none left to enforce their will. The populous elected to starve their belligerent Lords, with the entire ruling family and even their young children passing to bitter cold and famine in Cylus 609.
Since then, the town has remained fairly quiet, a shadow of its once exceptional history. With the decimation of Argos, however, a wave of refugees have fled to the abandoned houses of the province, arriving in tandem with settlers from Rynmere and some of those displaced by the conflicts within the realms so near to the east.
Ebondell is regionally known as a trading port, generally considered the default harbor for trade between coastal cities and the Lotharen Horde, and previously Argos.
Travel: Every five trials, generally the fifth, tenth, etc of each season, a boat will travel to Ebondell from Ne'haer. The voyage usually only takes three days each way by ship - many also travel via Mergala Equestor, due to the coastal, shallow seas.