Imnescar

Imnescar was one of the many large fortified towns that still dot Amn. It was a walled city that rested through the Lion's Pass, defending the passage from the Ogres' armies of the south. The city was built on different elevated plateaus, making it look like three big steps.

In 1380 DR, the city fell to the relentless siege of the Sothillisian Empire, partly due to the impossible odds of numbers and partly due to Amn's strategic calls. The city was sacked and its population slaughtered, for the Six barred the borders back to the northern edge of the Small Teeth, blocking the survivors from crossing back into the mainlands. Orcs and fell beings caught up to them and left none alive or unspoiled.

Currently, the city is but a ghostly skeleton of its former self. The buildings stand cold and empty, most of them being half destroyed or burnt, devoid of life. The Ogres ran through the city to locate specific treasures of value and when they realized that this was not the place they calculated for, they pillaged and abandoned it. Imnescar is in ruins today, silent and frozen. Scholars consider the city cursed for the world rarely saw a massacre such as that; doomed enough, to even drive the Ogres out after their victory.

The Wards
The city is separated in three major Wards, each Ward elevating the city by 50 feet. The Low Ward housed the citizens of lesser status and the bulk of the trade warehouses. Moderate inns and taverns are scattered from gate to gate. The High Ward housed the richer or higher-status citizens. The Castle Ward, which is the highest, includes the city's castle and surrounding compounds with the smiths, barracks, stables, training grounds, and stock warehouses.

The Market
Located in the Low Ward, it was a very busy though serene place, compared to the markets of other cities. It was filled with stores and tents on the streets, trading on all kinds of goods. The Market surrounded the Scar Tree that stands in its center.

The Gates
The city has two gates. The Lion's Gate guards the northwest and the Fox's Gate checks on the south. Both gates used to depict the according animal in gold on the top of the arcs, but they were looted by the ogres, leaving only the stone under-sculpts behind.

Stormwatch (temple of Helm)
This used to be a tall cathedral full of life and power, dark gray and militaristic, dedicated to the god Helm. It's one of the few buildings in the city that were left untouched. A great plaza surrounds the cathedral.

Spring of Gold (temple of Waukeen)
A great cubical building of whitestone that rests on the southern end of the Market. Its top used to be a dome made of gold, but the Ogres pillaged that and left the temple to ruins.