Greyhawk - Chendl (City) Question

[Baumi]

HiHo!

My players are on there way to Greyhawk but they will first arrive in Chendl, the Capital of Furyondy. But I know nothing about the City besides the fact that it is the Capital and that 15.000 people live in it.

Is there anything special about Chendl?

My Problem is that the Characters have never been in a City before, so this will be their first, but soon they will arrive in Greyhawk an even BIGGER City .. I want to make them both interesting but different from each other.

Any suggestions?

 

[sckeener]

HiHo!

My players are on there way to Greyhawk but they will first arrive in Chendl, the Capital of Furyondy. But I know nothing about the City besides the fact that it is the Capital and that 15.000 people live in it.

Is there anything special about Chendl?

My Problem is that the Characters have never been in a City before, so this will be their first, but soon they will arrive in Greyhawk an even BIGGER City .. I want to make them both interesting but different from each other.

Any suggestions?

hmmm...ok here's all I know about the city

Around CY583 humanoids laid seige to Chendl and took Crockport. Using resources it can not afford to spend, King Belvor IV and his nobles over see the rebuilding after the seige. Belvor's palace is the last of the building planned to be repaired. They lost their navy on Whyestil Lake and a ton of man power. The Fellowship of the Torch gain a lot of influence during the seige.

To work in a profession in Chendl, you have to have a license and with a license means you have taxable income.

Karzalin is the Master Elementalist of Chendl's Renowned Chamber of Four.

Chendl is one of the cities in the network for the Mail Riders.

Belvor has troops stationed in Chendly and the city watch are usually veterns from the siege during the war. Belvor also has some merc forces in town.

Heironeous has a Cathedral of Valor in Chendl.

if you want more, I suggest getting WGR4 The Marklands TSR9398. I believe it has a whole section devoted to the city including a map.

 

[billd91]

I like to come up with a "character" or atmosphere for a city when I present it to players. Digging around by doing some research on medieval cities can be of some help. For Chendl, for example, I'd probably base some of the city's character on some continental European city, like in France or Germany.
Heavy cavalry is a specialty of Furyondy's if I remember correctly, so nobility should be a fairly big deal. Same with agriculture, being a country dominated by plains.

By comparison, Greyhawk is a big commercial center. I'd probably be inclined to base it more on something in northern Italy like Florence or Milan. I usually also base Dyvers on another northern Italian city to help build up the feeling of rivalry between the two places.

I'm not sure it helps the players much, but it helps in my visualizations.

 

[Erik Mona]

A decent map and some sketchy background on the city appeared in Fate of Istus, which is probably worth the download fee if you're interested in the cities of the World of Greyhawk. The overall campaign is unfortunate but the city snapshots are quite worthwhile.

--Erik

 

[Baumi]

Thanks!!!

 

[Joshua Randall]

(contact)'s storyhour is also a good source.

link

 

[grodog]

Here's the info on Chendl available from Jason Zavoda's Greyhawk index (explanation for abbreviations, etc. found in the file, hosted at Harvester's Heroes @ http://www.harvestersheroes.com/cms2/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewforum&f=22

Allitur, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84

Assassins, Guild of (Chendl)[GLD]
WG8 - 83

Bellas Casino (Chendl)[SHP]
WG8 - 84

Chendl (Pop 15,600)[TWN][CAP]
AOE - 7,167,200,211,217,218,224
CED - 37
COG:FFF - 8
COG:GOTF - 18
DRG#241 - 76
DRG#253 - 44
DRG#256 - 50
DRG#263 - 49
FTAA - 6,8,25,79
FTAC - 70-72,81
FTAR#2
FTAR#3
GW:ADV - 10,11,15,20,30
LGG - 33,41,45,46,47,130,132,151
LGJ#1 - 6
LGJ#3 - 27
LGJ#4 - 28
LOG - 62
SAF - 37
SLV - 6,12,13
TAB - 20
WG8 - 1,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,95,126
WGG - 10
WGM1 - IBC,8
WGR4 - IC,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,17,19,24,25,26
,27,29,36,38,39,50,52,59
WGR5 - 4,31,33,34,89
WGR6 - 10,13,14,29,62
WOGA - 22
WOGG - IBC

College of War (Chendl)[SCL]
SAF - 37

Delleb, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
DRG#263 - 49
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Field of Honor (Chendl)[PLC]
WG8 - 84,91

Four Brothers Warehouse (Chendl)[SHP]
WG8 - 84

Golden Wheel Casino (Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 84

Heironeous, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Heroes Rest Inn (Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 83,84
WGR4 - IC,25

House of Chance (Chendl)[SHP]
WG8 - 84

Inner City (Chendl)[QTR]
WG8 - 83,84,86,87,90,92

Istus, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Ki-Rin Gaming House (Chendl)[SHP]
WG8 - 84

Kings Arms Tavern (Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 83,84
WGR4 - IC,25

Kord, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84

Library Temple
SEE Delleb, Temple of (Chendl)

Pelor, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Pholtus, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Ranjandums (Chendl)[SHP]
WGR4 - IC,25

Rao, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Royal Palace (Chendl)[QTR]
AOE - 200

Saint Cuthbert, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WG8 - 84
WGR4 - IC

Savants Hospital
SEE Delleb, Temple of (Chendl)

Smiths, Guild of (Chendl)[GLD]
WG8 - 84

Sutters (Sutturs)(Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 83,84
WGR4 - IC,25

Teamsters, Guild of (Chendl)[GLD]
WG8 - 84

Thieves, Guild of (Chendl)[GLD]
WG8 - 83,84
WGR4 - 24

Torcs House (Chendl)[PLC]
WG8 - 84

Trithereon, Temple of (Chendl)[TMP]
WGR4 - IC

Weatherhaven Inn (Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 83,84
WGR4 - IC,25

Windward Avenue (Chendl)[STR]
WG8 - 84,86,88

Wizards, Guild of {Mages}(Chendl)[GLD]
WG8 - 83,84

Wyrm (Chendl)[INN]
WG8 - 83,84,86,87
WGR4 - IC,25