| abstract | - Nantambu is also called the Song-Wind-City. It is a colourful, cheerful town situated on a canal which joins up to the Vanji River between the two Aspis Consortium outposts of Whitebridge Station and Nightfall Station. The city was founded towards the end of the Age of Anguish by Old-Mage Jatembe and his Ten Magic Warriors, heroes who sought to bring back learning to the world in the dark times of that Age. Old-Mage Jatembe also established here the Magaambya, the oldest arcane academy in Golarion. Today the Tempest-Sun mages of Magaambya remain a force to be reckoned with, and followers of the Beast Demon Angazhan think twice before entering Nantambu lands. The raiders of the Aspis Consortium do not dock in Nantambu for the same reason, and are careful to keep their weapons sheathed when in sight of the town's mosaic-decorated towers. Nantambu is a haven of peace, learning and culture within the Expanse. It does not threaten its neighbours, but the presence of the Magaambya deters aggression against the city. Neighbouring villages willing pay tribute to Nantambu, and serve as the city’s eyes and ears in the jungle. In addition, the tall Nantambiyan tower houses the Watcher’s Stone of Jatembe, an ancient magical scrying globe. Chimes of coloured glass hang from many buildings. They are considered to be signs of good luck, and replicas are sold to visitors, who seek to carry a representation of Nantambu’s enlightenment back to their own villages. Nantambu is home to Sharrowsmith's Exports, a small but successful independent exporting company which trades in local produce such as fruit, grain, hardwood and sugarcane. In fact the company's premises are the site of a pathfinder lodge, the only active one in the Mwangi Expanse.
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