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The World of Teréth End - Gazetteer - Places - Evàlshat |
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Links Home "...[name] stood in the [name2] Hall, a hundred peers watching from the galleys above. She called her Provider's name, and all could feel the power she commanded. [name3] summoned his wards, but all that watched knew his efforts were in vain. The next name she offered was his, and the misery of [name3] was legend." translated
from Dekàlan fragment
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The Oth Bar-Dágul Bridge High along the Old Taládan Road which once connected Taldàna and Oth, stands an old stone bridge. A rutted stone arch spanning a deep rocky chasm, the Oth Bar-Dágul Bridge is both an historic landmark and marker. Details A simple stone span ... History The dragon-bridge was built by Dwürden stonemasons in the late 12th century HK to replace an older stone bridge that had stood on the spot for hundreds of years. The Old Taládan Road itself is an artifact of a much earlier time, constructed by Dwürden craftsmen to permit Uren passage from Oth to the lowlands of Ezmir, without needlessly wandering the mountains. The Dwürden are believed to have built the road as a measure of good will toward the powerful Dekàlan Empire in the twilight of their own influence and strength. In exchange for the road the Othic High Lord of the time extended great privileges to the Dwürden including low-tariff trading and access to the forges of the iron City. The Oth Bar-Dágul Bridge marks the southern border of the Othic city-state and the now abandoned Dwürden nation of Glor Dün. Traditionally, crossing the bridge symbolized a passing from the protection and rule of the High Lord of Oth to the King of the Mountain, but the border was not always so peaceful. Between 411 and 415 HK the Dekàlans and the Dwürden were at war along the length of what would become the Old Taládan Road. The final battle of this conflict took place below where the Oth Bar-Dágul Bridge now stands. According to records of the battle, the Dwürden had suffered greatly at the hands of the Dekàlan invaders despite the Dwürden advantage of steel. At the chasm the Uren army (within scouting range of their goal, Oth) were met by two armies of Dwürden infantry. The Uren armies were pinned in the valley for several days without relent before the valley was filled with a terrible fire. As the Dwürden armies fled the battlefield the terrible fire rained down upon them again and again. Historians who have studied the reports (both Dwürden and Uren alike) do not agree on the source of the terrible fire". Some claim the battle to be the first record of a Dekàlan Dágul used in battle, while others (mainly those who dispute all such claims) suggest that it was an early Dekálan use of wizards on a battlefield. Whatever the cause, the Dwürden were routed and the Dekàlan army was able to continue its march into the lands beyond the Evàlshat and into the Othic basin beyond.
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Geography The Gazetteer details the following regions:
Emer (The Lost Isle) The Cosmography details more "distant" locations:
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Ref. PHB (Player's Handbook), © Wizards of the Coast  |
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