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|picture=uselix-arms.png | |picture=uselix-arms.png | ||
|culture_lvl=Medieval | |culture_lvl=Medieval | ||
|terrain=Temperate forest clearing | |terrain=Temperate forest clearing | ||
|year_formed=351 BC | |year_formed=351 BC | ||
|population=17,090<ref>Server canon: inflated to be on the | |population=17,090<ref>Server canon: inflated to be on the low end of a typical medieval city. No original number was given.</ref> | ||
|races=Humans | |races=Humans 87%, dwarf 10%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1% | ||
|languages=[[Balok | |languages=[[Balok]], [[Dwarven]], [[Common]] | ||
|religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Cult of Hala]] | |religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Cult of Hala]] | ||
|government=Feudal Monarchy | |government=Feudal Monarchy | ||
|ascendant_title=Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by [[Valentin von Zarovich]] | |ascendant_title=Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by [[Valentin von Zarovich]]<ref name="placed_unplaced">In canon Uselix is an unplaced city, given a description but not a home. In the module, it is located in the south of Barovia, between [[Cuzau]] and [[Hoessla]]. Rulership has largely been invented (the burgomistress) or implied by its position (Valentin).</ref> | ||
|descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | |descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | ||
|title=Burgomistress of Uselix | |title=Burgomistress of Uselix<ref name="placed_unplaced"></ref> | ||
|inheritance=Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan | |inheritance=Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan<ref name="placed_unplaced"></ref> | ||
|ruler=Burgomistress [[Fiona Aredelan]] | |ruler=Burgomistress [[Fiona Aredelan]]<ref name="placed_unplaced"></ref> | ||
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'''Uselix''' is an southern Barovian city<ref name="placed_unplaced"></ref>, best known to outsiders as the place where a golem was once hunted by [[Terrence Crannock]].<ref name="vrmhc1_226-227">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]] p.226-227, 230</ref> | |||
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A city of craftspeople and thriving trade in those crafts, it would be little surprise that such a creation would find its maker in Uselix, but despite the blotch that this creation was on its city's reputation, now the subject of many a tall tale or scary bedtime story told by local parents to scare their children into doing their chores, the city has a thriving metalworks of several varieties. While Atanase arms may have a reputation for the finest of Barovian Steel, Uselix's blacksmiths make up its most proliferating smithies of the somewhat prized steel arms. | |||
== Places to Go == | |||
== Law & Order in Uselix == | |||
== Inhabitants of Uselix == | |||
== Streets of Uselix == | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 15 November 2024
| Municipality of Uselix | |
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| File:Uselix-arms.png | |
| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate forest clearing |
| Year Formed | 351 BC |
| Population | 17,090[1] |
| Races (%) | Humans 87%, dwarf 10%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1% |
| Languages Spoken | Balok, Dwarven, Common |
| Religions | Church of Ezra, Cult of Hala |
| Government | Feudal Monarchy |
| Ruler | Burgomistress Fiona Aredelan[2] |
| Ruler Title | Burgomistress of Uselix[2] |
| Title Inheritance | Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan[2] |
| Title Ascendant (Above) | Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by Valentin von Zarovich[2] |
| Title Descendant (Below) | Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant |
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This section contains canon Ravenloft information from officially published sources; see the References below. |
Uselix is an southern Barovian city[2], best known to outsiders as the place where a golem was once hunted by Terrence Crannock.[3]
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This section contains server-canon Ravenloft information from the Time of Unparalleled Darkness server; see the References below. |
A city of craftspeople and thriving trade in those crafts, it would be little surprise that such a creation would find its maker in Uselix, but despite the blotch that this creation was on its city's reputation, now the subject of many a tall tale or scary bedtime story told by local parents to scare their children into doing their chores, the city has a thriving metalworks of several varieties. While Atanase arms may have a reputation for the finest of Barovian Steel, Uselix's blacksmiths make up its most proliferating smithies of the somewhat prized steel arms.
Places to Go
Law & Order in Uselix
Inhabitants of Uselix
Streets of Uselix
References
- ↑ Server canon: inflated to be on the low end of a typical medieval city. No original number was given.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 In canon Uselix is an unplaced city, given a description but not a home. In the module, it is located in the south of Barovia, between Cuzau and Hoessla. Rulership has largely been invented (the burgomistress) or implied by its position (Valentin).
- ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I p.226-227, 230
