The Approachable East, Vol. 4

A neatly bound journal, written by Rian Forbeck. A purple dragon is firmly embossed on the cover.

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• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 14 gp

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What a land is Cormyr! Certainly, the geography is dramatic - edged by mountains and sea, filled with forests and swamps - but why dwell on these when the great walls of Suzail loom ahead?

One sees the city's walls as one approaches, but there is no understanding them from a distance. It's only as one gets close, and they loom higher, and higher, and higher, that one appreciates the majesty of Suzail. I passed through gates the size of castles to enter this magnificent city. The streets are patrolled by elite armoured knights known as Purple Dragons and frequented by nobles in the most elegant fashions.

Its port is filled with ships from across the Sea of Fallen Stars, carrying goods from lands I only knew from legends. The docks overflow with fruit, spices, silks and animal pelts. You will not see a finer market, if you have the golden lions to spend.

Also, the harming of cats is strictly forbidden. A thoroughly civilised land.