Port Ormos
Last updated 2026-09-02
Port Ormos is a subarea located in Ardravi Valley, Dharma Forest, Sumeru.
Port Ormos is the largest port in Sumeru and serves as a hub for trading and travel. It is located beneath two giant trees, between which a river runs from Sumeru City to the port.
Though parts of Port Ormos are under the supervision of the Akademiya, smuggling and other illegal activity is more common at Port Ormos than in Sumeru City.[1] Prices also tend to be lower than in Sumeru City.[2] Most long-term residents in the port are traders and laborers who grew up in the area,[3] but a number of Eremite merceneries from various factions can also be found there. Students often come to the port when academic life gets too stressful, and it is even considered good luck to some.[4]
Kaveh was responsible for the design and construction of Port Ormos' arch bridge.[5]
Points of Interest
There are 5 points of interest in Port Ormos:
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Acara Crafts is a toy store that was first featured during the Graven Innocence event, during which Mamdouh and Fayez attempted to make a Prototype Aranara toy for children. As of Yoimiya's Story Quest, Carassius Auratus Chapter: Act II - Star-Pickers' Passage, it is a popular business, whose Aranara toys are a best-seller. |
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Pharos Lighthouse is considered a "paradigm of Sumeru's architecture." Architects such as Kaveh are responsible for renovating and restoring it to keep it in shape.[6] |
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The interior of Shapur Hotel is only accessible during Emilie's Story Quest, Pomum de Ambra Chapter: Act I - Floral Debt, Blood Due. |
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Wikala Funduq is located towards the southeastern side of the port. It is the port's trade hub and the center of Sumeru's commerce.[7] It is under the control of the Sumeru Akademiya.[8] |
Quests
Archon Quests
Story Quests
Hangout Events
World Quests
Requests
Commissions
NPCs
Northern Docks
- Arya
- Behaim
- Bhai
- Durgar — Carpenter
- Elham — Tailor
- Gulabgir — Snake Handler
- Jayant — "Know-It-All"
- Kayvan
- Kira — Fisherman
- Kutta (Dog) — Sumpter Beast Dog In-Training
- Nazenin
- Nika
- Peseng
- Pooria — Goldsmith
- Salm — Sumpter Beast Keeper
- Royinjan — Jewelry Shop Owner
- Shyam — Sheriff
- Sisi (Cat)
- Taraneh — Street Performer
- Zai
Eastside Docks
Westside Docks
- Ami
- Anand — Ship Technician
- Berat — Eremite Mercenary
- Bita — Dockworker
- Fariba — Cashier
- Feroz — Eremite Captain
- Innam — Eremite Mercenary
- Kamla
- Mahshid — Mahamata (Daytime)
- Matari — Eremite Mercenary (Daytime)
- Neriman — Porter
- Roya — Fresh Produce Vendor
- Servan — Stall Vendor
- Xiaodong — Merchant Ship Captain
- Oguz — Eremite Mercenary
Near Djafar Tavern
- Abbanes — Merchant
- Behrouz — Merchant
- Eymen — Bartender
- Mahshid — Mahamata (Nighttime)
- Matari — Eremite Mercenary (Nighttime)
- Nesmil — Tavern Hostess
- Roshana — Tavern Hostess
- Parisa — Researcher
Near Pharos Lighthouse
Upper Tier
Vendors
- Babak — Shop Owner
- Butrus — Fishmonger
- Jahangir — Food Shop Owner
- Loumelat — Sumeru Fisherwoman
- Qiuwei — Merchant
- Rama — Spice Merchant
Descriptions
"Bah! The lectures of the sages are beyond boring. Why don't we get ourselves some fine wine garnished with floral honey and set out on a journey across the seven seas?"
Soundtracks
| No. | Soundtrack Name | Album | Played In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Hustle and Bustle of Ormos | Forest of Jnana and Vidya | Port Ormos (day) Quests, Event Gameplay, Serenitea Pot |
| 15 | End of the Feast | Forest of Jnana and Vidya | Port Ormos (night) Quests |
| 16 | Bustling Streets | Forest of Jnana and Vidya | Port Ormos (day) Event Gameplay |
| 17 | Sleepless Night | Forest of Jnana and Vidya | Port Ormos (night) Quests |
Lore
According to the researcher Farahnaz, Port Ormos was originally known as Orghana, the city of the Twenty-Nine Deys. These Deys were all leaders of pirate crews who created an alliance with each other to create a fair division of power and maintain peace and prosperity. However, infighting led to instability, and all of the Deys were eventually wiped out by an attack by a particularly powerful sea monster.[9]
An alternate account in The Shepherd and the Magic Bottle claims that the city of the Twenty-Nine Deys was called Orghana, and Port Ormos is mentioned separately in the same book. The book is set fifteen years after Port Ormos' construction, after a boy from the Gravelsong Dunes living near the city discovers a magic bottle containing a jinni, but the book's credibility is questioned in its description.
Trivia
- It is possible that Orghana is the original city which Port Ormos was later built over, and Farahnaz is retroactively calling the original city by its modern name. (See the Etymology section below for details.)
- Orghana, under the Twenty-Nine Deys, partially takes inspiration from the Barbary States which is where the Barbary pirates thrived. They were located in the Maghreb region, touching the Mediterranean sea.
Etymology
- Ormos (Greek: όρμος) is a Greek word which means "cove" or "small bay."
- Port Ormos may also be a reference to the Kingdom of Ormus (or Hormuz) (Persian: هرمز), which was located in southern Iran and controlled a major port city along the Strait of Hormuz, similar to Port Ormos' location in southern Sumeru. The etymology of Ormus/Hormuz has been debated, but the prevailing theory is that it comes from Hormazd/Ohrmuzd (Persian: اورمُزد), the Middle Persian name for the Zoroastrian creator deity and Lord of Wisdom, Ahura Mazda.
- Hormuz Island, which was named after the Kingdom of Ormus/Hormuz and was later the location of the kingdom itself, was known as Organa (Ancient Greek: Όργανα) to the ancient Greeks. This is likely the etymological basis for "Orghana" in The Shepherd and the Magic Bottle.
- Ormazd, or Ohrmazd, was the third-to-last ruler of the ancient city of Gurabad; his name is one of the many variations of Ahura Mazda, whom the real-life Kingdom of Ormus was named after. However, Ormazd's name is instead derived from the Sasanian ruler Hormizd IV, making it unlikely for Port Ormos to be connected to the latter.
- Orghana (Orakina or Ergene Khatun) was an Oirat princess of the Mongol Empire and Empress of the Chagatai Khanate. She was a daughter of Torolchi, chief of the Oirats and Checheyikhen, daughter of Genghis Khan.
Gallery
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Port Ormos |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 奥摩斯港 Àomósī-gǎng |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 奧摩斯港 Àomósī-gǎng |
| Japanese | オルモス港 Orumosu-kou[10] |
| Korean | 오르모스 항구 Oreumoseu Hanggu |
| Spanish | Puerto Ormos |
| French | Port Ormos |
| Russian | Порт- Port-Ormos |
| Thai | Port Ormos |
| Vietnamese | Cảng Ormos |
| German | Ormos |
| Indonesian | Port Ormos |
| Portuguese | Porto Ormos |
| Turkish | Ormos Limanı |
| Italian | Porto Ormos |
Change History
References
- ↑ NPC Dialogue: Shayan
- ↑ Point of Interest, Port Ormos Bulletin Board: Shapur Hotel
- ↑ NPC Dialogue: Neriman
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act I - Through Mists of Smoke and Forests Dark, Part 6: Lost in Prosperity
- ↑ Hangout Event, Hangout Event: Kaveh, Act I - The Pendulum of Weal and Woe: A Refuge in the Sands
- ↑ Serenitea Pot, Companion Dialogue: Kaveh (Friendship Level 7)
- ↑ NPC Dialogue: Balfour
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter III, Act I - Through Mists of Smoke and Forests Dark, Part 7: Ever So Close
- ↑ NPC Dialogue: Farahnaz
- ↑ Map, Label: Port Ormos (Japanese)
