Dirawaen
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The Dirawaen, (also seen as dirawein[1] or dirawaen roads) are thoroughfares found in the former Great Kingdom which allow magically faster travel (40% faster) which is not impeded by weather.[2]
Description
The roads are magically enchanted. "Dirawaen" means "magical road" in Old Oeridian.
The dirawaen were "crafted by combat mages using earth elementals they otherwise commanded in battle. With special weather-resistant magics woven into their crafting, these roads made travel and provisioning much easier."[3] "The dirawaen roads provided superb highways for merchants to travel with great wagon convoys."[2] Delaric is a major trade center at the heart of a central network of dirawaen.[4]
Even after the Greyhawk Wars and the fall of the Great Kingdom, the roads were "still in excellent repair"[2] most likely due to their magical nature.
"Along most of the dirawaen roads there used to be toll stations at 10-mile intervals, where tolls were levied. Merchants conducting a great deal of trade could buy seasonal exemptions from local landholders for a negotiated fee. ...
[After 585 CY], most toll stations are abandoned or else occupied by bandits and ambushers or desperados who will try to extract whatever they think they can get from anyone passing through. However, in some lands—which have a gazetteer summary entry for "rulership" as medium or higher—the toll stations are still manned normally and the charges above apply, plus a surcharge of 10-100%"[5]
"Travel taxes—on tolls along the dirawaen roads, and on import and export of goods—were generally low.[6] However, "militia are supposed to ... extract appropriate taxes, tithes, and tolls on the dirawaen roads to Delaric and Roland. They generally do so, but in some areas the local rulers are uncaring, and the militia extract whatever monies and goods they can from those passing through—unless the passersby have guards and fighters of their own."
Later, "the southern dirawaen road is not used for trade to Rinloru, given the evil triumphant there, though Atirr militias regularly patrol it close to the border. And there are fortified garrison houses at regular intervals along it."[7]
See Also
See also:
- Coach Keeps, settlements/fortifications along some dirawaen.
- Windmarch, travelling faires using the dirawaen throught the Great Kingdom.
External links
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- Discussion of dirawaen on Canonfire.com
References
Citations
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.25, 73.
- ↑ a b c Ivid the Undying (1995), p.17.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.6.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.80.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.17-18.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.18.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.51.
Bibliography
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Dirawaen {Dirawein} Roads | Infrastructure | Street or road, | Dragon magazine #204 | 56 |
| Dirawaen {Dirawein} Roads | Infrastructure | Street or road, | Ivid the Undying | 6, 17, 18, 40, 43, 51, 53, 66, 80, 120, 121, 123 |
| Dirawaen {Dirawein} Roads | Infrastructure | Street or road, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 25, 73 |