Niole Dra
| Niole Dra | |
|---|---|
 The skyline of Niole Dra, as depicted in Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (2000). Art by Luis Vasquez. | |
| General information | |
| Realm: | Keoland |
| Size: | Metropolis |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Pugnace Dillip (mayor) |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 25,000 |
Niole Dra is the capital of Keoland.
Niole Dra or "Old Dragon", in ancient Suloise, the capitol and seat of royal power for Keoland. This timeless and noble city dates back to the original Suel migrations. It is the oldest known center of government in the Flanaess, and the mixture of races and cultures makes it a colorful and cosmopolitan metropolis of 25,000 people. Niole Dra has been called "the city where beautiful people shop."
History
Though the formal founding of Niole Dra as its own royal district was at the founding of Keoland in -342 CY, its presence pre-existed that, gong back all the way to just after the Great Migrations.[1]
Recent history
In spring of 591 CY, a small earthquake struck Niole Dra. Damage was minimal, but the earthquake was accompanied by an increased number of monsters in the city's sewers. The sorcerer and sculptor Satampra Zeiros unveiled Terrors from the Dark, a popular series of artworks depicting bizarre otherworldly creatures.[2]
At the same time, minor unrest erupted in Niole Dra between noble factions for and against King Skotti's political agenda. Street brawls and dueling among minor nobles have occured,[3] with major Pugnace Dillip demanding an end to lawless behavior.
The Dark Star Guardians set up their base in Niole Dra, c.591 CY. Under the lead of Derapos, an aging priest of Celestian, they are a benevolent group of adventurers active in the Sheldomar Valley who "seek to right wrongs"[4]
Geography
Cityscape
Districts
- Blind Quarter
- Noble District (Niole Dra)[QTR] LGJ#1 - 29
- Merchant District (Niole Dra)[QTR] LGJ#1 - 29
- Hanging gardens[1]
{{quoted text|The city sports only token walls and fortifications, and most of these are adornments that only add to its acclaimed beauty. Niole Dra’s quarters, of which there are more than a dozen, are separated by hanging gardens instead of walls, one more splendid than the next.|[1]
Taverns & Inns
Shops
Business
Temples and religious sites
Residences
Other Notable Sites
- Silent Tower—the headquarters of the Silent Ones lies just outside the Royal District.
Travel
People
Population
Though it has continued to grow enormously, Niole Dra's population in 591 CY rests at 25,000.[7] The citizens' ancestry is most often of mixed Suel and Oeridian descent, with some Flan admizture.[7]
Notable inidviduals
Religion
Heironeous, Phaulkon, St. Cuthbert, Fharlanghn, Ehlonna, Lydia, Osprem, Zilchus, Kord, Xerbo, Norebo, Olidammara, elf pantheon, Trithereon
Languages
Organizations
- Court of the Land—informal name of the Council of Niole Dra, aproximately 100 members[9]
- Thieves' guilds
- There are several competing thieves' guilds in Niole Dra. The biggest of them (usually just called "The Guild") is led by a brooding man named Evon.
- One of Evon's must trusted assistents, Ellinka, is in fact an agent of the Scarlet Brotherhood from Hesuel Ilshar, sent to Niole Dra to maintain friendly relations with the guild, and to support other Brotherhood agents passing through. Ellinka maintains a "safe house" for the Brotherhood, a small appartment in a middle-class portion of the city.[10]
Government
Heraldry
Economy
Resources
Trade
Currency
Rumors and legends
In Living Greyhawk
 | This section contains content from the Living Greyhawk organized-play campaign. |
In the Living Greyhawk campaign, Keoland was a major region, being featured in adventures played in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Niole Dra featured in several adventures. It was also detailed in the "Keoland Gazetteer" fan-created sourcebook. The organizing Triad for the Keoland region created maps of Keoland showing the borders of various provinces, including that Niole Dra fell within the Royal District.[11]
In 595 CY, King Kimbertos Skotti (and his wife) was assassinated during a ceremony involving Blackrazor, throwing Niole Dra into turmoil.[12] In the ensuing choas whilst nobles vied for supremacy, this triggered peasant uprisings, civil war, and near-anarchy. The murder was orchestrated by Jessa, the king's daughter (along with the "Iron Cabal").[13] She had been appointed Regent, and plotted to become Keoland's first queen. After the murderer had been found, Kimbertos was restored to life later that year.[14]
Creative origins
Publication history
See also
External links
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Gallery
References
Citations
- ↑ a b c "The Kingdom of Keoland". Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (Sep 2000), p.10.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #1, p.29.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #5, p.29.
- ↑ Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff (1999), p.69-70.
- ↑ Dragon #92 (Dec 1984), p.23.
- ↑ Dragon #264 (Oct 1999), p.50.
- ↑ a b Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.63.
- ↑ "The Kingdom of Keoland". Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (Sep 2000), p.11.
- ↑ "The Kingdom of Keoland". Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (Sep 2000), p.8.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.34.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (Sep 2000) , map, Inside Back Cover.
- ↑ Bane of the Black Blade (2004) (RPGA).
- ↑ A Tale of Two Lions (2005) (RPGA) , p.2.
- ↑ By Virtue or Venture (2006) (RPGA) , p.6.
Bibliography
- Holian, Gary. "The Kingdom of Keoland." Living Greyhawk Journal #1. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Available online:[1]
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- 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
- Reynolds, Sean K.. Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. Item code TSR11413.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Quarter (Niole Dra) | Place | Quarter, | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 11 |
| Lydia, Temple of (Niole Dra) | Building | Temple, | Dragon magazine #092 | 23 |
| Merchant District (Niole Dra) | Place | District, | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 29 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 70 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 38 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 18 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Dragon magazine #167 | 11 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Dragon magazine #225 | 49 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Dragon magazine #241 | 76, 80 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Dragon magazine #264 | 50 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 20 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 29, 38, 64 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | From the Ashes: References Card | #3 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Greyhawk Adventures | 96 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 15 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 50, 63, 64, 65, 66, 88, 107, 117, 119, 121, 135, 153, 163 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 29, 33 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 31 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 27 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 29 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 29, 31 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 34 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 28 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 49, 56 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 12 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 4 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 27, 55 |
| Niole Dra {Noile Dra} | Settlement | Keoland, Capital, Settlement, (576 pop: 21600), (591 pop: 25000), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IBC |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 65, 66, 88, 135 |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 31 |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 27 |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 12, 13 |
| Niole Dra, Council of {Court of the Land} | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 31 |
| Niole Dra, Treaty of | Kingdom | Treaty, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 7 |
| Niole Dra, Treaty of | Kingdom | Treaty, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 60, 66, 117, 119 |
| Noble District (Niole Dra) | Place | District, | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 29 |
| Wizards, Guild of (Niole Dra) | People Group | Guild, | Dragon magazine #241 | 80 |