> [!infobox|right] > #### <div class="ingani-text">Sembia</div> > ![[5e_sembiamapold.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Nation,<br>Merchant State | > | ![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | [[Eastern Heartlands]],<br>[[Sea of Fallen Stars]] | > | ![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Unknown | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Unknown | > ##### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | Merchant Council | > | ![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | Independent | > | ![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Forces**: | Unknown | > | ![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Unknown | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2">HOME</a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - [[Sembia]] is a nation east of [[Cormyr]], along the [[Sea of Fallen Stars]], best known for its merchants and the rather impressive amount of influence coin seems to buy there. Growing up in [[Silvercross]], I heard plenty about Sembian traders and their dealings throughout the [[Eastern Heartlands]]. I've traveled through parts of the region during several of my lives, though never stayed long enough to concern myself with its politics. From what I understand, the country has had its share of troubles over the years, but trade remains its primary concern. Can't say I know much about who's currently running the place, and frankly, I doubt they'd care much about me either. - I do remember passing through Sembia during my [[16 - The Burning Building|sixteenth cycle]], when I came across a chapel being burned by the [[Church of Beshaba]]. That particular encounter ended with me rescuing [[Lira Morningvale]] from the flames, only to be crushed beneath the collapsing building myself. Not exactly my fondest memory of the region.