The Jewel Cities
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Welcome to the Jewel Cities of Talavaar

The Jewel Cities is the name given to a collection of around two dozen cities that surround The Cut on the eastern coast of Talavaar.

Famed for their fortunes, the jewel cities have a rich history of trade, politics, and war.

Alignment

Various

Government

Multiple

Languages

Predominantly Talavaar Common, with regional speakers of other languages including; Ngawe, Iruxi, Valorosi

Common Ancestries

• Humans
• Dwarves (Cinder Dwarves in the Howling Badlands)
• Elves (Red Elves in the Howling Badlands)
• Half Elf
• Gnomes
• Halflings
• Goblins
• Ratfolk (Ysoki)
• Grippli
• Kobold
• Leshy
• Lizardfolk
• Orc
• Half Orc
• Tengu
• Tiefling

Uncommon Ancestries

• Gnolls: Found mainly in the Expanse.
• Aasimar
• Changeling: Accepted in most areas other than the
Hinterlands, where shape changing is seen as the practice
of demons.
• Dhampir: Found in the city of Shadar and the
surrounding Ash Pits in the south of the Dusk Empire.
Far less accepted outside this region.
• Ifrit
• Oread
• Sylph
• Undine

Dominant Religions
( Full Pantheon)

Kardia the Maiden [NG], Hagan The Warrior [CN], Aldifae The Defender [LG], Sedna the Tempest [N]

Currency

  • Talavaari Leva: Silver piece and the predominant coin in circulation.

  • Bits: The smallest denomination made by breaking a Leva into 10 equal pieces.

  • Crowns: Gold coin, very rare in general circulation, usually used as shorthand for 10 leva strung together.

  • Scales: Platinum coins. Rare even among the wealthy, these coins are usually used by financial institutions as a was to more discretely move large sums of wealth between locations. Worth 100 Leva (or 1,000 bits). Scales are very unlikely to be accepted as legal tender in most shops.

Key Locations

  • The Dusk Empire: The former ruler of Talavaar.

  • The Unclaimed Lands (Ngawe): A region of jungle and swampland that was never conquered by the empire during the Subjugation.

  • The Vale: A small, well defended region that gives worship to the Maiden.

  • Iruxis: Home of the lizardfolk, closed to outsiders except for a single road, and one area of their main city.

  • Aeldal: A feudal nation with a proud history of chivalry and valor. Worshippers of Hagan, god of strength.

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