Myratma Myratma was one of the most important cities in Tethyr , known around Faerûn for the quality of its textiles , owing to the output from the Tethyr Mills outside its walls . It was once called Artrimmar . Geography and Layout . Myratma was located in County Elemetar in the Purple Marches at the intersection of the Red River and the River Ith . The city was divided into a total of six districts . Ten percent of the city was occupied by the former estate of the Jhannivvar clan , which was surrounded by its own wall in the northeast quadrant of the city . Architecture . The city was ancient and still bore signs of Calishite and even Dwarven architecture well into the 1370s DR . Ruined dwarven stonework could still be seen in the city walls and streets . Defenses . Myratma had three gates to defend entry into the city : Westgate , Southgate ( or " Trader ' s Gate " ) , and Eastgate . Each gate contained a contingent of 20 guards . Bridges crossed the rivers to reach Southgate and Westgate . Government . Officially , the city was ruled by the Myratman Town Council , which consisted of one Councilor for each of the six districts . A seventh member , the Councilor - Vizer , presided over the Council and would break tie votes . Guildmasters were often seated on the Town Council . In 1370 DR , the town council was secretly a puppet government for Rhangaun of the Twisted Rune , who controlled Councilor - Vizer Jamil al - Ferasi by means of magical charms . He had had control of Jamil ' s family for five generations by that time . Armed Forces . The city maintained a watch of 150 members and a garrison of 400 royal soldiers . Trade . Myratma became known as the Textiles City because of its high - quality canvases , silks , and other fine textiles . Most of these were produced in the Tethyr Mills , just outside its gates along the River Ith . The city depended on commerce and trade for its livelihood . Most of the agricultural produce from the center of the country flowed through Myratma on the way to other lands by sea . The goods were floated down the River Ith by barge . Calimshan was a major purchaser of Tethyrian grain coming through Myratma . With the exception of Zazesspur to the north , the markets of Myratma tended to sell at higher prices than other cities of Tethyr . In 1370 DR , port and dock duties were three gold coins ( " aenar " ) , and caravan and wagon tolls were one " aenar " . Market fees varied , depending on the season of the year . History . The site that would later become Myratma was first settled by the subjects of the Great Pasha Memnon sometime between - 6800 DR and - 6400 DR as part of the kingdom of Memnonnar . This city was laid to ruin during the Era of Skyfire and subsequently rebuilt by the dwarves of High Shanatar , who removed the brass and red brick from the original buildings to adorn their new tunnels and halls . Myratma was first settled by humans sometime after the Second Age of Calimshan when the Calishite s began establishing outposts and garrisons in what they called the Purple Marches . It was founded by the Jhannivvar clan . During the Tethyrian rebellion against Calimshan in that country ' s Fourth Age , the city changed hands several times . It was first taken from Calimshan by Tethyr in - 307 DR , at which point it was renamed " Artrimmar " , then taken back for Calimshan in - 230 DR . Tethyr took it back again in - 212 DR , when Darrom Ithal brought independence to Tethyr until the time of the Shoon Imperium . ( Myratma was , in fact , the original home of the infamous Akkabar Shoon the Elder . ) Myratma was to play a key role during the Reclamation Wars . It was the site of two major battles , the First and Second Sieges of Myratma . In 1368 DR , " Prince " Yusuf Jhannivvar claimed rulership over the city and refused to submit to the new queen of Tethyr , Zaranda Star . For a month , the Reclamation Army laid siege to the city , but by the last day of Eleint that year , they were defeated , and Zaranda Star and several other leaders of the Loyalist movement were taken prisoner and tortured . The Second Siege began on the Feast of the Moon , when Prince Haedrak Rhindaun III arrived and gathered the army together again . The Second Siege lasted three months , during which time a successful rescue attempt by Haedrak and Timoth Eyesbright was made to recover the queen . While the rescue was under way , Vajra Valmeyjar , Perendra Raslemtar , and Onyx the Invincible sabotaged the city , clogging the wells and weakening its walls . The siege finally ended in a battle known as the Storm Siege on the last day of Ches , 1369 DR , when Loyalist druid s and cleric s bombarded Myratma with lightning and blew open its gates . The army stormed in , and the city was taken when Haedrak and Zaranda slew Yusuf on the west wall . Reconstruction of the city ' s Eastgate and walls were completed by 1370 DR . Rumors and Legends . Below the city of Myratma , the ruins of the first efreet settlement there still remained . A mummified sorceress , Kalloch , lived in the undercity for centuries , building an army of flameskull s , ghast s , ghoul s , and other undead .