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[Kulan] The Lands of Harqual (Updated: Feb 3/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 1631698" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><span style="color: darkorange"><strong>ONAWAY</strong></span></p><p><strong>Small City</strong></p><p><strong>Other Names:</strong> The City of Tangles.</p><p><strong>Political/Religious Affiliations:</strong> Onan Terrirtories (captial city); Church of Ptah (minor); Temple of Dionysus (major); Temple of Hela (major).</p><p>Power Center: Nonstandard (senate of elders).</p><p><strong>Alignments:</strong> Lawful Neutral, Neutral, Chaotic Neutral.</p><p style="text-align: center">_________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Population:</strong> 8,200</p><p><strong>Demographics:</strong> Isolated (95% human, 2% halfling [hairfoot], 1% dwarf [sundered], 1% half-orc, 1% other races).</p><p><strong>City Type:</strong> City-state.</p><p><strong>Fortified?:</strong> Yes; stone (thin), wood (thick), and the tangles. Onaway's outer walls are a patchwork of ancient, crumbling stone walls. The interior of Onaway is divided from the outer wall by old, overgrown ruins called the tangles and a strong wooden interior wall.</p><p><strong>Epic?:</strong> No.</p><p style="text-align: center">_________________________________________________</p><p><strong>GP Limit:</strong> 10,000 gp</p><p><strong>Assets:</strong> 4,100,000 gp</p><p><strong>Main Import:</strong> Craftsmen, especially stonemasons.</p><p><strong>Main Export:</strong> Tangleberry wine.</p><p style="text-align: center">_________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Authority Figures:</strong> Dalam Shallot, a Onan senator (male half-orc); Than LaMarche, Lord of the Senate and Commander in Chief of the Onan Territories (human male).</p><p><strong>Important Characters:</strong> Beasley, a local merchant and gentleman thief (male human); Clade, local warrior and son of Lucius (male human); Claris, local wizard and ex-member of the Onan Guardsmen (female human); Connor Kassadine, an Onan nobleman and an arcanist (male human); Lucius, owner of the The Burning Fowl Tavern (male human); Rilius, owner of the The Creeping Vine Inn (male human); Sylvania, local priestess of Hela (female human); Telis the Clockmaker, owner of The Clockwork Haven (male human); Ten Balm Hillim, local hedge healer and rogue (male halfling [hairfoot]); Verga Solemnstone, an Onan noblewoman (female dwarf [sundered]); Vestin, member of the Onan Guardsmen (male human).</p><p><strong>Organizations:</strong> The Cultivators (guild), Onan Guardsmen (city guard), Tanglewalkers (guild), and the Trappers (guild).</p><p><strong>Adventurers Welcome?:</strong> Varies; Onans have always been a bit suspicious of outsiders, but they usually welcome anyone that can help the city; however, despite recent changes, the city's citizenry is still very suspicious of arcanists.</p><p style="text-align: center">_________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> The City of Onaway is one of the most unique city-states in the Lands of Harqual. Onaway has been in constant state of disrepair since it was claimed (and renamed) by the Onan clan lead by Than LaMarche decades ago. The city-state has never been completely rebuilt and their are many gaps in its walls; however, the city is one of the most well defended communities of the Sword Gulf. For just within the city-state's patchwork walls is the city's most interesting means of defense, the maze of greenery known as the tangles.</p><p></p><p>The tangles are what is left of the ruins of a previous city. These ruins date back to the end of the Second Ogre War and they are used by the city-state as a maze that is difficult for outsiders to navigate on their own. The tangles are constantly patroled by a group of rangers and druids known as the Tangle Walkers. The tangles are like a dangerous garden overrun with plants and animals (almost no vermin, however). There is only one direct path through the tangles to the interior of the city-state from the outer walls and it is heavily guarded.</p><p></p><p>Many in the city-state wish to completely reclaim Onaway's exterior region but there is a great deal of support for keeping the city-state the way it is. Most of this support comes from the families that have been a part of the Tangle Walkers from the very beginning. The senate knows they would have a tough time protecting the city without these families so they keep the status quo as much as they can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 1631698, member: 2012"] [color="darkorange"][b]ONAWAY[/b][/color] [b]Small City[/b] [b]Other Names:[/b] The City of Tangles. [b]Political/Religious Affiliations:[/b] Onan Terrirtories (captial city); Church of Ptah (minor); Temple of Dionysus (major); Temple of Hela (major). Power Center: Nonstandard (senate of elders). [b]Alignments:[/b] Lawful Neutral, Neutral, Chaotic Neutral. [center]_________________________________________________[/center] [b]Population:[/b] 8,200 [b]Demographics:[/b] Isolated (95% human, 2% halfling [hairfoot], 1% dwarf [sundered], 1% half-orc, 1% other races). [b]City Type:[/b] City-state. [b]Fortified?:[/b] Yes; stone (thin), wood (thick), and the tangles. Onaway's outer walls are a patchwork of ancient, crumbling stone walls. The interior of Onaway is divided from the outer wall by old, overgrown ruins called the tangles and a strong wooden interior wall. [b]Epic?:[/b] No. [center]_________________________________________________[/center] [b]GP Limit:[/b] 10,000 gp [b]Assets:[/b] 4,100,000 gp [b]Main Import:[/b] Craftsmen, especially stonemasons. [b]Main Export:[/b] Tangleberry wine. [center]_________________________________________________[/center] [b]Authority Figures:[/b] Dalam Shallot, a Onan senator (male half-orc); Than LaMarche, Lord of the Senate and Commander in Chief of the Onan Territories (human male). [b]Important Characters:[/b] Beasley, a local merchant and gentleman thief (male human); Clade, local warrior and son of Lucius (male human); Claris, local wizard and ex-member of the Onan Guardsmen (female human); Connor Kassadine, an Onan nobleman and an arcanist (male human); Lucius, owner of the The Burning Fowl Tavern (male human); Rilius, owner of the The Creeping Vine Inn (male human); Sylvania, local priestess of Hela (female human); Telis the Clockmaker, owner of The Clockwork Haven (male human); Ten Balm Hillim, local hedge healer and rogue (male halfling [hairfoot]); Verga Solemnstone, an Onan noblewoman (female dwarf [sundered]); Vestin, member of the Onan Guardsmen (male human). [b]Organizations:[/b] The Cultivators (guild), Onan Guardsmen (city guard), Tanglewalkers (guild), and the Trappers (guild). [b]Adventurers Welcome?:[/b] Varies; Onans have always been a bit suspicious of outsiders, but they usually welcome anyone that can help the city; however, despite recent changes, the city's citizenry is still very suspicious of arcanists. [center]_________________________________________________[/center] [b]Notes:[/b] The City of Onaway is one of the most unique city-states in the Lands of Harqual. Onaway has been in constant state of disrepair since it was claimed (and renamed) by the Onan clan lead by Than LaMarche decades ago. The city-state has never been completely rebuilt and their are many gaps in its walls; however, the city is one of the most well defended communities of the Sword Gulf. For just within the city-state's patchwork walls is the city's most interesting means of defense, the maze of greenery known as the tangles. The tangles are what is left of the ruins of a previous city. These ruins date back to the end of the Second Ogre War and they are used by the city-state as a maze that is difficult for outsiders to navigate on their own. The tangles are constantly patroled by a group of rangers and druids known as the Tangle Walkers. The tangles are like a dangerous garden overrun with plants and animals (almost no vermin, however). There is only one direct path through the tangles to the interior of the city-state from the outer walls and it is heavily guarded. Many in the city-state wish to completely reclaim Onaway's exterior region but there is a great deal of support for keeping the city-state the way it is. Most of this support comes from the families that have been a part of the Tangle Walkers from the very beginning. The senate knows they would have a tough time protecting the city without these families so they keep the status quo as much as they can. [/QUOTE]
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