Unlike the royal capital where guards just stand watch without asking questions or charging tolls, it is natural that in this port city they search people who want to access the city.
Within my research this is because they care for and protect the alliance with the Wood Elves. So they must protect the safety of the place where the Wood Elves gather to trade with humans.
Wood Elves might seem super friendly and approachable, but they really don't let other races into their territory. If it weren't for the fact that they are very sociable and interact with other races, I could almost swear that they are a very xenophobic race.
But although they interact with other races and are not xenophobic, the Wood Elves do not allow any human to freely enter their cities and towns. So, the Wood Elves prefer to come to this city to trade with their spices, cloth, and other products and materials, as well as come here to buy everything they need and want.
