Alabaster Coast

The Alabaster Coast or Alabaster Shore is the strip of coastline extending all around Turazan's western tip, and up onto the west coast of Baudros as well. It has always been an exceptionally prosperous area: Not only is the farmland along the coast very rich and productive, but the port cities of the region lie at the nexus of maritime trade routes running up to Thelbiron, down to Belekesh, and west to the Azarian Isles, Taijuria, and then the Sarpic Seas. 
Kerestes of Mimyran reached the Alabaster Shore after journeying from Phoacia, and his conquest of its city-states established the nucleus of the Sarcian Empire. Today the region makes up part of the core provinces of the empire. The imperial capital Sarcedon (formerly Tusuba) is located on the Alabaster Shore, as are several other large and important imperial cities.
The region's name comes from the high, white chalk cliffs that define much of its coastline. These are up to 1500 feet tall in some areas, although heights of a few hundred feet are more typical, and can be dazzlingly bright when the sun is on them.