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{{Greyhawk Settlement
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|name = Cauldron
| caption      = The Cauldron Region, from the adventure path hardcover, cartography by Christopher West.
|motto =The Shackled City
| motto         = The Shackled City
|realm = Independent
| realm         = Independent
|size = Large town
| size         = Small city
|established = Approx. -6 [[Common Year|CY]] to 95 CY
| established   = -86
|government = Mayorship
| government   = Mayorship
|alignment = Neutral good
| alignment     = Neutral good
|population = 4,500 adults  
| population   = 7,500 adults{{csb|SCAP|11}}
|races = 79% [[human]], 9% [[halfling]], 5% [[gnome]], 3% [[dwarf]], 2% [[elf]], 1% half-elf, 1% half-[[orc]]
| resources    = Obsidian, Diamonds, Sugarcane, Coffee{{csb|SCAP|13}}
|languages = [[Common]]
| races         = 79% [[human]], 9% [[halfling]], 5% [[gnome]], 3% [[dwarf]], 2% [[elf]], 1% half-elf, 1% half-[[orc]]
|religions = [[Kord]], [[Pelor]], [[Saint Cuthbert]], [[Wee Jas]], [[Ebon Triad]]
| languages     = [[Common]]
|authority = [[Severen Navalant]], [[Terseon Skellerang]], [[Orbius Vhalantru]]
| religions     = [[Kord]], [[Pelor]], [[Saint Cuthbert]], [[Wee Jas]], [[Ebon Triad]]
| authority     = [[Severen Navalant]], [[Terseon Skellerang]], [[Orbius Vhalantru]]
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'''Cauldron''' is a city in the ''[[Shackled City]]'' Adventure Path. The city is nominally located in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]''.
'''Cauldron''' is a city in the ''[[Shackled City]]'' Adventure Path, in the southwestern ''[[Flanaess]]''.


==History==
==History==
The city of Cauldron was founded by [[Surabar Spellmason]] around 500-600 years before the nominal "present day" in the campaign.
The city of Cauldron was founded by [[Surabar Spellmason]] 680 years before ''[[The Shackled City]]'' adventure path takes place. (c.[[-86 CY]] since the AP is officially set in [[593 CY]]).{{csb|SCAP|12}}


==Geography and population==
==Geography and population==
Located in the caldera of a dormant volcano, Cauldron is a medium-sized city. The city has extensive subterranean caverns that connect at various places to the [[Underdark]].
Located in the caldera of a dormant volcano, Cauldron is a small-sized city.{{csb|SCAP|11}} It has extensive subterranean caverns which connect at various places to the [[Underdark]].  Cauldron is connected to [[Sasserine]] via the [[Amedio Highway]].  


In the ''World of Greyhawk'', the city is set in the [[Hellfurnaces]], near the [[Amedio Jungle]], east of the [[Sea of Dust]], and southwest from the [[Azure Sea]] and [[Jeklea Bay]].
Cauldron is in the [[Hellfurnaces]], near the [[Amedio Jungle]], east of the [[Sea of Dust]], and southwest from the [[Azure Sea]] and [[Jeklea Bay]].
 
==Economy==
===Resources===
{{quoted text|Cauldron's major exports come from two sources: mines and plantations. Both industries are based in the hills surrounding the city, and are managed by the various noble families who live in the area. Obsidian and diamonds are the primary products mined in the region. Plantations usually produce sugarcane and coffee.|{{csb|SCAP|13}} }}
"Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea—as well as some more traditional farm crops—make up Sasserine's plantations' most abundant products."{{cite dragon|349|78|Savage Tidings: Beyond Sasserine}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
[[Image:Cauldron01.jpg]]
<gallery>
Image:Cauldron01.jpg|''[[Lazzaretti map]]'', art by [[Rob Lazzaretti]]
</gallery>


==Bibliography==
==External link==
<!-- Deprecated link to deleted page on Wikipedia *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauldron_(Shackled_City) Cauldron at Wikipedia].  -->
 
==References==
===Citations===
<references />
===Bibliography===
*[[Decker, Jesse]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Tito Leati]], [[David Noonan]], Christopher Perkins, and Chris Thomasson. ''[[The Shackled City]]''. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
*[[Decker, Jesse]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Tito Leati]], [[David Noonan]], Christopher Perkins, and Chris Thomasson. ''[[The Shackled City]]''. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
{{index}}


==External link==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauldron_(Shackled_City) Cauldron at Wikipedia].




[[Category:Greyhawk settlements]]{{index}}
[[Category:Settlements]]

Latest revision as of 13:30, 29 January 2025

Greyhawk Settlement
Cauldron
The Cauldron Region, from the adventure path hardcover, cartography by Christopher West.
General information
Motto:The Shackled City
Realm:Independent
Size:Small city
Government
Authority:Severen Navalant, Terseon Skellerang, Orbius Vhalantru
Government:Mayorship
Alignment:Neutral good
Established:-86 CY
Demographics
Population:7,500 adults[1]
Resources:Obsidian, Diamonds, Sugarcane, Coffee[2]
Races:79% human, 9% halfling, 5% gnome, 3% dwarf, 2% elf, 1% half-elf, 1% half-orc
Languages:Common
Groups
Religions:Kord, Pelor, Saint Cuthbert, Wee Jas, Ebon Triad

Cauldron is a city in the Shackled City Adventure Path, in the southwestern Flanaess.

History

The city of Cauldron was founded by Surabar Spellmason 680 years before The Shackled City adventure path takes place. (c.-86 CY since the AP is officially set in 593 CY).[3]

Geography and population

Located in the caldera of a dormant volcano, Cauldron is a small-sized city.[1] It has extensive subterranean caverns which connect at various places to the Underdark. Cauldron is connected to Sasserine via the Amedio Highway.

Cauldron is in the Hellfurnaces, near the Amedio Jungle, east of the Sea of Dust, and southwest from the Azure Sea and Jeklea Bay.

Economy

Resources

"Cauldron's major exports come from two sources: mines and plantations. Both industries are based in the hills surrounding the city, and are managed by the various noble families who live in the area. Obsidian and diamonds are the primary products mined in the region. Plantations usually produce sugarcane and coffee."[2]

"Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea—as well as some more traditional farm crops—make up Sasserine's plantations' most abundant products."[4]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ a b The Shackled City (2005), p.11.
  2. ↑ a b The Shackled City (2005), p.13.
  3. ↑ The Shackled City (2005), p.12.
  4. ↑ "Savage Tidings: Beyond Sasserine".  Dragon #349 (Nov 2006), p.78.

Bibliography

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

Cauldron city Settlement Dragon magazine #356 71
Cauldron of Corruption Item Artifact, Dance of Demons 200, 202, 206, 210, 222
Cauldron of Night Place Dragon magazine #206 38, 40, 43, 44
Cauldron of Night Place Dragon magazine #291 98
Cauldron of Night Place Dragon magazine #294 93
Cauldron of Night Place Dragon magazine #299 103
Cauldron of Night Place Ivid the Undying 7, 22, 38, 39, 85, 91, 93, 153, 155, 157
Witch Queens Cauldron Ale Item Beverage (ale), The Adventure Begins 102
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