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|terrain=Temperate forest clearing | |terrain=Temperate forest clearing | ||
|year_formed=351 BC | |year_formed=351 BC | ||
|population=17,090<ref> | |population=17,090<ref name="may">{{SC ND|author=Maiyannah}}</ref><ref extends="may">Inflated to be on the low end of a typical medieval city. No original number was given. Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|races=Humans 87%, dwarf 10%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1% | |races=Humans 87%, dwarf 10%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1%<ref extends="may">Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Dwarven]], [[Common]] | |languages=[[Balok]], [[Dwarven]], [[Common]]<ref extends="may">Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Cult of Hala]] | |religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Cult of Hala]]<ref extends="may">Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|government=Feudal Monarchy | |government=Feudal Monarchy | ||
|ascendant_title=Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by [[Valentin von Zarovich]]<ref | |ascendant_title=Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by [[Valentin von Zarovich]]<ref extends="may">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). Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | |descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | ||
|title=Burgomistress of Uselix<ref | |title=Burgomistress of Uselix<ref extends="may">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). Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|inheritance=Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan<ref | |inheritance=Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan<ref extends="may">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). Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
|ruler=Burgomistress [[Fiona Aredelan]]<ref | |ruler=Burgomistress [[Fiona Aredelan]]<ref extends="may">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). Written 2024-09-11.</ref> | ||
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'''Uselix''' is an southern Barovian city<ref | '''Uselix''' is an southern Barovian city<ref extends="may">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). Written 2024-09-11.</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. | 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. | ||
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== Places to Go == | == Places to Go == | ||
== Law & Order | == People to See == | ||
=== Law & Order === | |||
== | === Other Notable People === | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 7 May 2025
| Municipality of Uselix | |
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate forest clearing |
| Year Formed | 351 BC |
| Population | 17,090[1][1.1] |
| Races (%) | Humans 87%, dwarf 10%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1%[1.2] |
| Languages Spoken | Balok, Dwarven, Common[1.3] |
| Religions | Church of Ezra, Cult of Hala[1.4] |
| Government | Feudal Monarchy |
| Ruler | Burgomistress Fiona Aredelan[1.5] |
| Ruler Title | Burgomistress of Uselix[1.6] |
| Title Inheritance | Female-Preference House Senority, lead by house Aredelan[1.7] |
| Title Ascendant (Above) | Boyar of the Sawtooth Mountain lands, held by Valentin von Zarovich[1.8] |
| 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[1.9], best known to outsiders as the place where a golem was once hunted by Terrence Crannock.[2]
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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
People to See
Law & Order
Other Notable People
References
- ↑ Server Canon:(?) Written by Maiyannah.
- ↑ Inflated to be on the low end of a typical medieval city. No original number was given. Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 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). Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 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). Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 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). Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 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). Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 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). Written 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I p.226-227, 230
