New Sarshel

New Sarshel was a busy trade city on the coast of Impiltur as of the late 15 century DR.
==History==
New Sarshel was founded in response to the decline of trade through Sarshel following the rise of Zhengyi the Witch-King in Damara in the . Incensed by what they saw as indifference on the part of Sarshel's rulers as Damaran trade dried up and the city began to stagnate and shrink, fifteen merchants financed the construction of New Sarshel just across the water. By the , the newly built city was vying to steal business away from Sarshel, especially trade from the east. However, these efforts were largely unsuccessful, and many presumed that the upstart city was as like as not to be abandoned within a year. In the decades that followed, it became increasingly clear that the city seemed doomed to be overrun by banditry and piracy.
After the Spellplague of 1385 DR, the waters of the Sea of Fallen Stars receded, leaving many port cities—like Dilpur and Hlammach—high-and-dry. However, thanks to its history and dire situation, New Sarshel was better able than any other city to rapidly build structures that kept up with the dropping water level, and it thus became an increasingly important and prosperous trading hub as the folk of these other cities flocked there. Competition within New Sarshel was fierce, and as the city became increasingly favored as a trading partner of Telflamm and the Great Dale, it even captured some of Lyrabar's trade. By the , New Sarshel was continuing to grow, and Sarshel had come to be known as part of New Sarshel.
==Inhabitants==
As of the late 15 century DR, several members of Impiltur's ruling council lived in New Sarshel, which increased the city's influence. Owing to the huge influx of people and competition that the city had experienced following the Spellplague, New Sarshel was full of ruined merchants who had to scrounge for other sources of income.
==Notable Locations==
* City Docks 
* Marivaux Manor 
* Marhana Manor
==Notable Organizations==
* Fraternity of Tharos
* Marhana Shipping Company
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Category:Cities
Category:Settlements
Category:Ports
Category:Locations on the Easting Reach
Category:Locations on the Sea of Fallen Stars
Category:Locations in Impiltur
Category:Locations in Northeast Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril