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| | [[File:BisselFlag.jpg|right|thumb|Bissels's Flag.]] |
| |name = March of Bissel
| | '''Bissel''', properly known as the '''March of Bissel''', is a nation in the [[Flanaess]]. |
| |image =[[Image:Bissel01.jpg]]
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| |caption =The arms of Bissel, as depicted in the ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]'' (2000). | |
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| |region = [[Sheldomar Valley]] | |
| |ruler = Margrave [[Larrangin]]
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| |government = Feudal monarchy owing fealty to [[Gran March]] and [[Veluna]], with Margrave chosen by the leadership of the [[Knights of the Watch]]
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| |capital = Pellak
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| |major towns = [[Pellak]], [[Thornward]]
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| |provinces = Twenty-six knight-baronies, eight townships, and one capital township
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| |resources = Foodstuffs, cloth, gold, gems
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| |coinage = [Modified [[Keoland]]] griffon (pp), lion (gp), eagle (ep), stag (sp), roc (cp).
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| |population = 123,880
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| |languages = Common, various Baklunish dialects, Dwarven
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| |religions = [[Heironeous]], [[Zilchus]], [[Fharlanghn]], [[Geshtai]], [[Rao]], [[Istus]]
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| In the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, '''Bissel''', properly known as the '''March of Bissel''', is a political state of the [[Flanaess]].
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| ==Geography== | | == '''Geography''' == |
| Modern Bissel is generally located in the western-central portion of the Flanaess. It is bordered by the [[Barrier Peaks]] to the north and west, by the [[Dim Forest]] to the south, and by the [[Lorridges]] to the east.
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| As of 591 CY, the most populous towns are Thornward, and Pellak (pop. 2,300). Thornward itself was once the capital of Bissel, but is now a town governed jointly by Bissel, Gran March, Ket, and Veluna (resulting from an agreement know as the Thornward Division).
| | == '''History''' == |
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| ==People== | | == '''Population''' == |
| ===Population===
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| As of 591 CY, the population of Bissel totaled 123,880 persons, over 80% being humans of [[Oeridian]], [[Suloise|Suel]], and [[Baklunish]] descent. Approximately 10% of the population is [[Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)|dwarven]], with other humanoid races making up the remainder of the population.
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| ===Religion=== | | == '''Religion''' == |
| The most popular deities among Bissel's citizens are [[Heironeous]], [[Zilchus]], [[Fharlanghn]], [[Geshtai]], [[Rao]], and [[Istus]].
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| ===Languages=== | | == '''Languages''' == |
| The most widely-spoken languages in Bissel include Common, various Baklunish dialects, and Dwarven.
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| ==Government== | | == '''Government''' == |
| Bissel is a feudal monarchy, and ruled by His Lofty Grace, [[Larrangin]], the Margrave of Bissel, and owing fealty to [[Gran March]] and [[Veluna]]. The margrave is chosen by the leadership of the [[Knights of the Watch]].
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| The country itself is divided into twenty-six knight-baronies, eight townships, and one capital township, for the national capital of Pellak.
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| ===Heraldry=== | | == '''Culture''' == |
| Bissel's coat of arms is blazoned thus: ''Per pale indented gules and argent, over all a tower sable''.
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| ==Economy== | | == '''Military''' == |
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| Bissel is noted for producing foodstuffs, cloth, gold, and low-quality gems from mining operations.
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| ===Currency=== | | == '''Resources''' == |
| Bissel's standard coinage is modelled after [[Keoland|Keoland's]], and consists of the platinum griffon (pp), gold lion (gp), electrum eagle (ep), silver stag (sp), and copper roc (cp).
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| ==Bibliography== | | == '''Foreign Relations''' == |
| *[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''The World of Greyhawk''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
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| *-----. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
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| *[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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| *[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
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| *[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
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