Outlawry and exile are good ways to get your adventurers out of their homeland. They might have killed someone in another community, angered their local leaders, or gotten too involved in politics…
Tag: New Pavis (small city)
Biggest Sartarite Cities
The biggest Sartarite city – as described in the Dragon Pass book – is Boldhome, with over 10,000 residents. It is twice the population of the other cities around the Quivin Mountains…
Introducing RQ to new groups
When introducing RQ to new groups – folk totally unfamiliar with RQ or Glorantha such as at a convention or game store – I find Pavis and the Big Rubble is probably…
Sartarites and Dwarves
The two groups of dwarves that Sartarites are most likely to be familiar with are: Dwarf Mine. This very large dwarf community rarely interacts with humans outside of Dwarf Stronghold Inn and Goranthal….
Leading Families of New Pavis
Several leading families control most of Pavis. The families are extended and clannish. Their membership is large and they can recite their genealogy backwards with pride to their first known ancestor. Family…
New Pavis and the Big Rubble Adventures
A few thoughts about New Pavis and the Big Rubble when we think about them within the context of an RQ game or campaign. The Big Rubble is where we go to…
The Pavis Road
The Pavis Road runs from Torkan’s Last Fort across Prax to New Pavis. It is the shortest direct path from Dragon Pass to New Pavis – one can do it in a…
Population demographics of New Pavis and the Big Rubble
If we look at Pavis and the Big Rubble as a whole, there are some 7400 humans, 2500 trolls, 1000 aldryami, 200 dwarfs, 150 dragonewts, and 750 other sentients (including broo &…
Crime and Law in Orlanthi cities
There really aren’t police or courts as we understand it in Orlanthi cities such as Boldhome, Jonstown, or New Pavis. There is usually a city guard that guards the city gates, maintain…
Lanbril rings in New Pavis and the Big Rubble
A few notes on the various Lanbril rings in New Pavis and the Big Rubble: Yes, that means there are some 800 or so people associated with the Lanbril cult, even if…
The Pavis Temple in 1625
For those of you who are interested in the makeup of the Pavis Temple in 1625, here’s some notes: Current Members Former Members Notes on Ranks
Lunar Governors of Prax
As an aside, it is worth comparing Sor-eel, the first Lunar Governor of Prax, to Halcyon var Enkorth, the second Lunar Governor. Sor-eel the Short was a member of one of the…
Ruling Pavis after the Lunar Occupation
For most of the last fifty years, the city government was run by the city council, whose members are appointed by tradition from the guilds and the ruling families. This means the…
The Lunar Religion in post-Liberation Prax
Following the liberation of Pavis by the White Bull, the Lunar Army was forced out of Prax, and all arrangements those dependent on the presence of the Lunar Army collapsed. The governor…
Badside – Outside Pavis & the Big Rubble
About 1490 there was a new settlement started outside of the walls of Pavis. It was called the City of Thieves (now called Badside), and it was permitted both as a favour…
The Lightbringers in New Pavis
There are some 1200 initiates of the Seven Lightbringers in New Pavis, fully a third of the adult residents in the city. Now more than half are Orlanth initiates, and Orlanth is…
Kinship Groups in New Pavis
Outside of the Big Rubble, there are some 24,000 humans in Pavis County. About 2/3rds of them are Sartarite settlers or their descendants. The first settlers came with Dorasar in 1550. They…
The Zola Fel Cult in New Pavis
The Zola Fel cult in New Pavis is fairly small, perhaps only 200 or 300 initiates. Nonetheless, their importance in providing food and river transport makes their cult very significant in the…
The Cult of Pavis II
The Pavis cult actually has fewer initiates in New Pavis than Storm Bull or Humakt, but far more lay members than both together. Almost every permanent resident of New Pavis is a…
Yelmalio in New Pavis
The Yelmalio cult of New Pavis is about the same size as the Storm Bull or Humakt cult, with somewhere around 300 initiates. The cult is centered on the Yelmalio temple in…
Other Prominent cults in New Pavis
After Orlanth and Ernalda, the most prominent cults in New Pavis at this time are the war gods Humakt and Storm Bull, with over 300 devoted cultists each, with nearly 700 in…
The Biggest Cults in New Pavis
By far, the biggest two cults in New Pavis are Orlanth and Ernalda. Let’s start with Orlanth. Since the city’s liberation, the Air Temple has been restored and is at the center…
Dorasar, Prince of Pavis
Eonistaran the Sage, a son of King Sartar, lived in Jonstown as the chief librarian of the Jonstown Library. His sons were raised in Boldhome with their cousins, the princes of Sartar….
The Pavis Dwarfs
There are some 200 to 300 dwarfs in Pavis. They are all members of the Flintnail cult. Most are masons and metal-workers, and are willing to teach humans these skills or trade…
The Knowledge Temple, New Pavis
The Knowledge Temple in New Pavis is the largest collection of scrolls, books, parchments, etc. in all of Prax. The Knowledge Temple is the largest repository of information about Pavis and the…