Jennden
| Jennden | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Realm: | Former Great Kingdom |
| Government | |
| Authority: | Prince Jichrisen |
| Government: | Military Triumvirate |
| Alignment: | Evil |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 6,000 |
Jennden is a one of the largest settlements located north of the tributary of the Harp River in the former Great Kingdom and is connected by road to Innspa.
History
After the Greyhawk Wars the city became more crowded, with refugess flooding in from Almor, which in turn has led to an uptick in disease. Travel along the road from Innspa to the north, which was formerly quite frequent also drastically increased as crime and poverty ran rampant. [1]
Prince Jichrisen, though nominally in charge of the city, made no public appearances for over a year following the war, having been kidnapped and taken to Rauxes during the conflict. The city was effectively ruled in his stead by his brother Horamy leading a cadre of human and orcish soldiers who keep "savage order"[1] among the populace.
Geography
Jennden is located just to the south of the Adri Forest, along the banks of the Harp River, just on the former border with the Prelacy of Almor. [2]
Military
By 585 CY, along with the troops inside the city keeping order, Jennden served as an anchor point for a series of a dozen or so small keeps along the eastern bank of the Harp River. Each had 50 to 100 soldiers, with a few having one or two mages, and with those to the south predominantly held held by good-aligned Darmen and Cranden nobles. Because of this the keeps to the south tended to have better moral, and a few of them even had light cavalry units to patrol the riverbanks. The keeps were not sufficient to properly challenge Szeffrin in a full on assault, but existed mostly as a deterrent.
People
Jenndren is well-known for its evil mercenaries, thieves, and murderers, who tend to threaten the safety of anyone visiting the city.[1]
Notable individuals
Prince Jichrisen is of a Rax-Nyrond bloodline, a heritage which has a history of lycanthropy. This resulted, after Ivid V's priests had worked him over, into the prince being transformed into a snarling beast of some class, who in 585 CY was kept chained up in the dungeons of his own castle by his brother to prevent him from getting loose and wreaking havoc. [1]
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In Living Greyhawk
 | This section contains content from the Living Greyhawk organized-play campaign. |
Jennden is the central city of the Harp Basin, its great road connecting the lands from Innspa to Ralsand and serving as a hub of river trade down the Harp. With a population of slightly over 5,000 people, the city is currently building eastward along two great boulevards to envelop the land surrounding the castle of Myrak, the Cranden ruler of the city. As funds permit, this is being rushed to relieve the crushing overcrowding citizens currently endure. The city has now largely dealt with the disease problems of years past, which included in some instances burning several tracts of houses to the ground and rebuilding.[3]
It should be noted that Jennden is a city of virtual lawlessness, where one owns something if he can defend it from others. For years, the city has lived in a state of virtual anarchy, where lawless men ran rampant and took what they could. A powerful thieves' guild has crushed all opposition in its quarter, and wields great power in the city. Many merchants have paid a small tithe to ensure their customers are not accosted, nor their shops looted. Even now, few of good alignments stay for long. Visitors and natives alike are targets for robbery and assault in Thieves' and Slum quarters; local criminals know that if visitors or select local individuals are murdered the lord of the city will intervene, but the common man or shopkeeper sleeps light and often keeps a cudgel close to hand. Despite this, some merchants head south from Innspa under the protection of both Karasin and the city ruler, and do their business here.[3]
The city has a fair river port, which in recent years has enjoyed ongoing construction both in expansion of facilities as well as the addition of a stout wall and guard posts to discourage thievery. Privately owned by a merchant group, in time they hope to deal in goods from Nyrond, the Flinty Hills and the Adri Forest. While the waters of the Harp and Flessern rivers are dangerous to travel now, as times improve they will be able to provide rapid and inexpensive transport for a variety of goods to their facility, can then be transported downstream to Ralsand for the Ahlissan market, or kept for local sale.[3]
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Citations
- ↑ a b c d Ivid the Undying (1995), p.140.
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.27.
- ↑ a b c The Adri [Das Adri], RPGA, (c.2008).
Bibliography
- The Adri, [orig. Das Adri], LG Regional document, RPGA Ahlissa (Adri-Innspa), Germany. c.2008
- 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennden | Settlement | Settlement, (576 pop: 6000), | Dragon magazine #208 | 48 |
| Jennden | Settlement | Settlement, (576 pop: 6000), | Ivid the Undying | 140, 141 |