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|name = Ket | |name = Ket | ||
|motto = | |motto = | ||
|region = | |region = Baklunish West | ||
|ruler = | |ruler = Nadaid, Beygraf of Ket and Shield of the [[Al'Akbar|True Faith]] | ||
|government = | |government = Feudal monarchy with semihereditary rulership; beygraf must have proven fighting skill and leadership (magical ability also preferred) | ||
|capital = | |capital = Lopolla | ||
|major towns = | |major towns = Lopolla (pop. 27,300), Molvar (pop. 16,000), Polvar (pop. 12,600), Falwur (13,500) | ||
|provinces = | |provinces = Four districts centered around major trade towns, two forest districts (in the [[Bramblewood]]) | ||
|resources = | |resources =Silver, copper, gems | ||
|coinage = | |coinage = Bastion (pp), greatshield (gp), wagon (ep), lance (sp), helm (cp) | ||
|population = | |population = 275,000 | ||
|races = | |races = Human 93% (primarily [[Baklunish]] with some [[Oeridian]] and [[Flan]] admixture), [[Dwarf]] 2% (hill 70%, mountain 30%), [[Halfling]] 1%, Other 1% | ||
|languages = | |languages = Common, Ancient Baklunish | ||
|alignments = | |alignments = LN (dominant), N, LE, CN | ||
|religions = | |religions =[[Al'Akbar]], [[Mouqol]], [[Fharlanghn]], [[Geshtai]], [[Istus]], [[Xan Yae]], other Baklunish gods | ||
|allies = | |allies = [[Plains of the Paynims|Paynims]] (sometimes, [[Tusmit]] (sometimes) | ||
|enemies = | |enemies = [[Bissel]], [[Veluna]], [[Gran March]], [[Furyondy]], [[Knights of the Watch]], [[Empire of Iuz|Iuz]] (sometimes), [[Zeif]] (sometimes), [[Ekbir]] (minor) | ||
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'''Ket''' is a political state in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' | '''Ket''' is a political state in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]''. It is situated in the [[Baklunish Basin]] region of the [[Flanaess]], near the [[Fals Gap]] along the trade route to the [[Sheldomar Valley]] and beyond. | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 2 October 2007
| Ket | |
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| General information | |
| Region: | Baklunish West |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Nadaid, Beygraf of Ket and Shield of the True Faith |
| Government: | Feudal monarchy with semihereditary rulership; beygraf must have proven fighting skill and leadership (magical ability also preferred) |
| Alignments: | LN (dominant), N, LE, CN |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Lopolla |
| Provinces: | Four districts centered around major trade towns, two forest districts (in the Bramblewood) |
| Population: | 275,000 |
| Races: | Human 93% (primarily Baklunish with some Oeridian and Flan admixture), Dwarf 2% (hill 70%, mountain 30%), Halfling 1%, Other 1% |
| Languages: | Common, Ancient Baklunish |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Al'Akbar, Mouqol, Fharlanghn, Geshtai, Istus, Xan Yae, other Baklunish gods |
| Allies: | Paynims (sometimes, Tusmit (sometimes) |
| Enemies: | Bissel, Veluna, Gran March, Furyondy, Knights of the Watch, Iuz (sometimes), Zeif (sometimes), Ekbir (minor) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Resources: | Silver, copper, gems |
| Coinage: | Bastion (pp), greatshield (gp), wagon (ep), lance (sp), helm (cp) |
Ket is a political state in the World of Greyhawk. It is situated in the Baklunish Basin region of the Flanaess, near the Fals Gap along the trade route to the Sheldomar Valley and beyond.
People
The native folk of Ket resemble the mix of cultures that crowd the nation's marketplaces. The people are of Baklunish stock interbred with Suel and Oeridian, resulting in pale yellow, golden-brown, or tan complexions and virtually any hair color possible save the lightest yellows and reds. Racially speaking, Kettites are the least typical of the Baklunish folk.
Government
The ruler of Ket, His Glory and Shield of the True Faith, the Beygraf, is an absolute monarch. The previous Beygraf, Zoltan, was assassinated during the Greyhawk Wars, probably due to political or religious opposition to his unexpected alliance with Iuz. In the power struggle that followed, Nadaid, a respected general, pulled together an alliance of priests, nobles, merchants and military to support his elevation to the throne and thus avert a civil war. At the end of the Greyhawk Wars, Beygraf Nadaid's decision to immediately pull the Ket army out of Bissel, which Zoltan had conquered, was not a widely popular move.
Heraldry
Ket's coat of arms is blazoned thus: Gules, a scimitar in pale argent, the point to the base.
References
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.