Sasserine
| Sasserine | |
|---|---|
 A seaside view of Sasserine. Art by Ben Wooten (2006). | |
| Government | |
| Government: | Oligarchy, representative democracy |
| Established: | -124 CY |
| Demographics | |
| Major towns: | Sasserine, Cauldron |
| Population: | 15,650 (city only) |
| Races: | Human |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Wee Jas, Kord, Saint Cuthbert, Fharlanghn, Olidammara, Procan, Xerbo, Osprem |
Sasserine is a city-state in the Amedio Jungle which serves as the starting point for the Savage Tide adventure path published in Dungeon magazine. The name may also refer to the city's founder.
History
Sasserine was founded in -124 CY by a group of pilgrims led by a priestess of Wee Jas named Sasserine, who was inspired to found the town after receiving a vision. Not much is known about the early times of the city outside of Sasserine's death in a battle with a marauding black dragon named Zelkarune. However, after her death, the town gradually grew and expanded until it encompassed not merely the area inside the city walls, but a number of farming plantations lying on the outskirts. The success of the city made it a target for raids from pirates as well as attempts of subversion by the Scarlet Brotherhood, which the city would first encounter in 30 CY.
After a time, a family named Teraknian, descended from Sasserine's lover, began to rule over the city as lord mayors, taking advice from the clergy of Wee Jas and Kord. In 480 CY, Orren Teraknian, the last of the lord mayors, began a reign of terror, and launched a persecution of the church of Wee Jas in the city. Orren was deposed soon after the city was conquered by the Sea Princes. The Princes kept the existence of Sasserine a secret from the rest of the Flanaess to prevent the city from being taken from them. The subjugation would last for a century, until the Sea Princes were forced to let go of Sasserine due to internal turmoil in their own lands as a result of the Greyhawk Wars. The city is still recovering from its century-long domination and isolation.
Geography and climate
Sasserine lays on the coast of the Amedio Jungle, very close to the Hellfurnaces mountain range and about 20 miles north of Cauldron, to which it is connected via the Amedio Highway. Its nearest neighbor across Jeklea Bay is the Hold of the Sea Princes.
Sasserine is built on a series of islands where the Thunder River, Crab River, and Emerald River converge before flowing into Jeklea Bay, which make water travel through the town a vital link for intra-city trade, much like in the real-world city of Venice .
The climate is generally tropical, with high temperatures (but not unbearably so) and high humidity.
People
Population
Sasserine totaled 15,650 people in 596 CY, with over three-quarters of the population being human. There is a small but sizable population of half-elves and halflings, with the rest of the population composed of minor amounts of dwarves, gnomes, elves, and other races.
Religion
Each of the different districts in the city holds a different patron deity, in particular: Wee Jas in the Noble District, Kord in the Champion's District, Saint Cuthbert in the Cudgel District, Fharlanghn in the Merchant's District, Olidammara (under an alias) in Shadowshore, and a syncretic religion composed of the worshippers of sea gods Procan, Xerbo, and Osprem in the Azure District. Gwynharwyf also has a secretive temple in the city. Religious tolerance is prevalent throughout Sasserine, although the churches of Wee Jas and Kord are in a state of cold war that has persisted since the persecution of the Jasadin by Orrin Teraknian.
Government
The city of Sasserine is a mix of oligarchy and representative democracy. Citizens are allowed to propose and vote on legislation. The decision to enact any passing legislation is left to the seven-member Dawn Council.
Administrative divisions
Executive branch
Legislative branch
The city of Sasserine is a mix of oligarchy and representative democracy, in which the people are allowed to originate proposals and vote on them, with passing resolutions sent to the Dawn Council, which then decides whether or not to enact them. The council itself is composed of noble representatives, one from each district in the city.
Judicial branch
Law and order are for the most part relaxed in the town (partly owing to a reaction against the somewhat harsh rule of the Sea Princes), and only the more egregious crimes such as murder and theft are actively pursued. Prostitution and the sale of exotic and potentially dangerous creatures goes on more or less legally within the city limits (although the exact lassitude varies from district to district), for instance.
Heraldry
Economy
Resources
"Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea—as well as some more traditional farm crops—make up Sasserine's plantations' most abundant products."[1]
Currency
Transportation
Military
Gallery
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Sasserine Environs, Dungeon Magazine #140, (Nov 2006), Rob Lazzaretti -
Lazzaretti map, 2005, Rob Lazzaretti -
Sasserine, Savage Tide Player's Guide, 2006, Rob Lazzaretti
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Jacobs, James. "Sasserine." Dungeon #139. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publihing, 2006.
- Jacobs, James, Erik Mona, and James Sutter. Savage Tide Player's Guide. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
External links
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabanis (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Arena (Sasserine) | Building | Arena, | Dragon magazine #348 | 73 |
| Azure District (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67 |
| Beyond Sasserine (Savage Tidings) | Publication | Backdrop, | Dragon magazine #349 | 74-80 |
| Champion's District (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67, 73 |
| Church of Whirling Fury (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #348 | 68 |
| City Watch (Sasserine) | People Group | Army, | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 |
| Cudgel District (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67 |
| Dawn Council (Sasserine) | People Group | Council, | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 |
| Dawn Council (Sasserine) | People Group | Council, | Dragon magazine #356 | 70 |
| Dracktus (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Islaran (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Knowlern (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Lidus (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Lorchester (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Merchant District (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67 |
| Noble District (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67, 72 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #344 | 94 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #348 | 67-73 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #350 | 64, 65, 66, 69 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #351 | 60, 67 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #356 | 70 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dragon magazine #359 | 96, 97 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dungeon magazine #139 | 48-55, Insert (Poster Map) |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Dungeon magazine #147 | 50 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Oerth Journal #25 | 31 |
| Sasserine | Settlement | City, (591 pop: 15650), | Oerth Journal #32 | 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38 |
| Seekers (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #348 | 71 |
| Seekers (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #350 | 68 |
| Seekers (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #356 | 71 |
| Shadowshore (Sasserine) | Place | City Quarter/Districts, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67, 69 |
| Sunrise (Sasserine) | Place | District, | Dragon magazine #348 | 67 |
| Taskerhills (Sasserine) | People Group | Dragon magazine #348 | 69 | |
| Witchwarden Tower (Sasserine) | Building | Defensive Structure, Tower, | Dragon magazine #348 | 72 |
| Witchwardens (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #348 | 68, 72 |
| Witchwardens (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #356 | 71 |
| Zelkarune's Horns (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #348 | 73 |
| Zelkarune's Horns (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #350 | 68, 69 |
| Zelkarune's Horns (Sasserine) | People Group | Organization/Society, | Dragon magazine #356 | 71 |