Death Notice

Amn, often called the “Land of Merchants,” was the youngest kingdom in the southern part of the Sword Coast. Most Amnians worshipped Waukeen, the goddess of trade and wealth. Money was not as highly valued or circulated in any other country as it was in Amn.

Every merchant in Faerûn had some connection to Amn—either they traded directly with Amn, or they passed through it several times a year.

Amn’s geographical location gave it a unique advantage in continental trade routes. It lay exactly in the middle of the mainland trade route, connecting the north and south of the Sword Coast. Products from the two great powers, Calimshan and Tethyr, needed to pass through here to be sold to the north, while the abundant natural resources of the Northlands needed to be transported through Amn to the southern industrial area of the Steaming Lake.

This gave Amn a status in trade equal to “Sembia” and “Deepwater City.” These three regions also engaged in a long and continuous competition over who could become the continent’s trade center.

The highest leader of Amn was not a king but a council of six formed by six large merchant groups. Due to their backgrounds, the Council of Six set very low commercial taxes for Amn, removed most domestic checkpoints, and largely achieved free trade. This was the fundamental reason why Amn became the trade hub of the southern Sword Coast.

However, because of their respective merchant group interests, the Council of Six often failed to unite. They also had little control over other domestic guilds and organizations, leading to chaos in Amn’s governance outside of trade.

According to inaccurate statistics from the administrative bodies under the Council of Six, Amn now had a population of about three million, most of whom lived in the Two Rivers Region between the Sword Coast and Lake Esmel.

The vast majority of Amn’s population were humans, with a small portion being Half-Beings. Dwarves and Elves rarely appeared openly in Amn. The former lived in Amn’s mountainous areas, while the latter lived in the Serpent Forest.

In fact, most of Amn’s dwarves were Gray Dwarves. In ancient times, they were driven underground by the Sannata Dwarves. Their status among the Dwarven race was similar to that of the Drow Elves among the Elven race. The Elves in the Serpent Forest were scattered tribes with few members, lacking their own Elven Court. Even Milleras did not plan to formally visit them.