Stradsett

Greyhawk Settlement

Stradsett
General information
Realm:	The Pale
Size:	Small city
Government
Authority:	Prelate Andon Kavelle
Government:	Theocracy (Pholtus)
Demographics
Population:	10,900 (591 CY) 13,000 (594 CY)
Races:	Human, half-elf, elves
Groups
Organizations:	Prlatal Army, Church Militant

Stradsett is a small city on the road between Oak Bend and Abbotsford. It is the capital of the Prelacy of Gamboge. The city is located in the southeast region of the Theocracy of the Pale, along the northern edge of the Gamboge Forest. The Living Greyhawk Cities of the Theocracy of the Pale (doc) (RPGA, 2008) presents the bulk of known information about the city.

Cityscape

"Stradsett is built in a circular form spreading out from its small logging-town roots (so to speak).

The city is organized in varying degrees of grids and more disorganized communities. The closer to the forest one gets, the more disorganized the city is, while northern portions are laid out in grids for easy movement and organization.

The Cathedral of Law is located almost directly at the separation point of these two districts of the city. This temple of Pholtus is the highest church in the prelacy and is constructed from a mixture of marble from the Rakers and wood from the Gamboge.

The headquarters of the Pale Diplomatic Corps is located in Stradsett and with so many diplomats wandering around the city, the people can't help but be more inclined to talk out their problems than fight. The large complex which the Diplomatic Corps is housed in is located in the eastern section of the "Law Quarter," as the citizens have dubbed the more organized half of the city. The area is filled with many sub-embassies of countries that negotiate with the Theocracy (aside from their chief embassies in Wintershiven), in order to be closer to Andon Kavelle's most dedicated diplomats.

The city also houses a small guildhall of the Arcanist Guild. This small hall is capable of supporting many brothers and sisters of the guild, but is a simple structure, rather than the grand hall of most other cities.

The "Jumble Quarter," as the more disorganized half of the city has come to be known, is dominated by a large lumber industry.

The city has large numbers of farms located around it due to its proximity to the huge open plain of central Pale. The farms are mostly dedicated to hardy wheat grasses and other vegetables during the Pale's short growing season, but a few are dedicated to fruit-bearing trees."
—Cities of the Theocracy of the Pale (RPGA 2008

People

"The residents of Stradsett are known as especially tolerant. They enjoy talking and bargaining with others, a trait they may get from their Prelate, Andon Kavelle, who is also the Circle of Nine's chief negotiator as well as the head of the Pale Diplomatic Corps."

Population

In 591 CY, the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000) gives its population as 10,900.

Later, during the LG campaign, by 594 CY Stradsett has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

Demographics

90% are human, 5% are half-elf, 3% are elves, and 2% are other demi-humans.

Notable individuals

• Prelate Andon Kavelle is a man of culture and learning. He prefers to solve problems through negotiation and not violence. He is neither afraid to fight nor incapable of doing so, he just prefers to solve problems through negotiation. He is the prime organizer of the Pale Diplomatic Corps, maintaining the Pale's presence throughout the eastern Flanaess, in order to keep the Pale safe from its enemies (and aware of possible opportunities to exploit).
• Colonel Eldarion Amanodel is the commander of the Prelatal Army's Seventh Dawn Command. He is the only other half-elf (besides Kiana Gunnhild) to have reached this rank in the Prelatal Army. He guides his forces with a stern but fair hand and has been instrumental in ensuring the troops of the Seventh Dawn Command are trained in the proper way to fight in the Gamboge Forest.

Religion

As is common throughout the Pale, worship of Pholtus is commonplace, if not compulsory.

Government

Military

"Stradsett is home of the Prelatal Army's Seventh Dawn Command. They maintain a walled complex of buildings inside the city. The Pale Patrol maintains its own walled complex outside the city walls. The Church Militant maintains a small contingent in Stradsett as well. Their complex is located in the western section of the 'Law Quarter'."

Economy

Trade

"The city does a fair amount of logging in the Gamboge Forest, although many loggers have become more cautious in recent years with the rumors coming up from Nyrond about the Green of the Gamboge, a terrible dragon."

Currency

As a city of the Pale, the common coinage of the Pale is used in Stradsett: Bright (pp), gold glory (gp), silver sun (ep), silver moon (sp), basic (cp)

References

Bibliography

• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean Reynolds and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Item code 11743.

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Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Stradsett	Settlement	Theocracy of the Pale, Settlement, (591 pop: 10900),	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	80