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The Goddess Taandi

shent_lodge — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:18:19 +0000

Taandi Goddess of Weather, Sky, Seasons & Birds. Sometimes called the Storm Goddess.
She appears most often as a Taandi bird, which is a migratory crane found throughout Alidor, and sometimes as a young blond maiden in white robes. When angered, she assumes the form of a swirling vortex, different degrees of anger are represented by the size and the ferocity of the vortex, when agitated she could be nothing more than a dust devil, but her anger can grow to the size of a F4 tornado or worse forming ever further into a Category 4 hurricane when she is really ticked off.

A couple large churches exist, one in Glenfiddich and another in the City of Alidor. Shrines are found throughout the world and on sailing vessels. Taandi birds are considered sacred and are not hunted or harmed by followers of this faith. Carrying a feather is good luck, so is finding a nest with eggs. Though eating the eggs does not good give one good luck.

Symbols are four taandi birds flying in a V pattern on a blue background. In wartime it is a black vortex on a blue background.

Taandi is also the name of the 9th month on the Alidor calendar.

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Merchants of Alidor

shent_lodge — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:15:26 +0000

This is the ring that the merchants of the City of Alidor wear. It is a simple metal ring engraved with the images of the eight statues that hold the great city aloft. Only members of the Alidor merchants guild may purchase such a ring. It is said to be keyed to allow doors in the hall of commerce to open with a simple way of one’s had.

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The City of Alidor

shent_lodge — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:52:29 +0000

Ruled by the Dragon Magnussian Grey Scales

Alidor consists of 8 districts ruled over by Magnussian Grey Scales. A dragon so old she no longer has any color left in her scales. The Dragon maintains 650 Initiates of Magnussian (level 25) to keep the piece and to extend Magnussian’s will out to the masses. These Initiates are the law, and have standing orders to act in the best interest for the city. When not guarding the palace of the dragon, making judgments in court or monitoring meetings of the city aldermen, the initiates can be found in groups of three moving through the city looking for rift raft. The common guards are 10th level Fighters that patrol the city in groups of five.

From above looking down, the city of Alidor looks like an eight-pointed star. The city is held a mile high in the air by eight squatting stone statues. No one knows who built Alidor. The Dragon took over the City 1000-years ago. The city is dead center in the middle of the Valley of the Gods. The City also lies on the equator of the world. With the exception of wandering tortoise cities, Melbrindar Keep is the next closest settlement some 1,000 miles away to the East.

Stats:

Community Size (Adults): 3,531,266
Community Size (non-adult): 673,402
GP Limit: 200,000 average per district
Total Community Wealth: Plenty of Wealth
Power Centers: many
Power Center Alignments: vary between districts
Community Authority: Initiates of Magnussian 650 (lvl 25 caimen eladrin & dragonborn)
Full-time Guards: 7750
Community Milita: 40235

Gladiatorial Champion: Voltak Dogkiller (Distric 5)
Districts
Most districts have their own bodies authority called aldermen. Laws in the city vary from very strict to utterly lawless. The aldermen and Initiates work together to bring law and order to the city.

Utilities & Conveniences
Alidor has electricity, gas, hot & cold running water and sewer systems. It also has a river, a train, two subways, 25 gladiatorial coliseums, 300 dirigible docks. With all these modern conveniences, Alidor still relies heavily on slave labor.

Schools and Colleges
Only the wealthy nobles are trained to read write in formal schools and colleges. Freemen and Coptin’s slaves may hire tutors but are not allowed to attend formal schools.

Slavery
Coptin’s Slaves “Red vests” are educated and well-mannered professionals, most don’t consider their predicament as a bad thing. They are the white collar and blue-collar workers of Alidor. When they get too old to work the Coptin’s retirement commission ensures retirees have housing, food and medicine as long as they live.

Utram Slaves are split into two groups: laborers and gladiators. Neither group has as good a deal as the Coptin’s slaves. Utram slaves live miserable short lives, either in the labor pits or in the arenas of Alidor. Gladiators that show exceptional skill live the life of celebrity and have the opportunity to buy back their freedom. Most Utram slaves are products of war; invading armies sell off their prisoners to the Utram Slave Federation.

Trade
The city requires much more materials than it could ever produce. It relies heavily on trade with gnomes. The city is full of portals to other planes and to other settlements in the world. These portals are taxed by the city. There is no safe land route to the city. Travel to the city is done either by air or by magic portal.

How to find The City of Alidor
Use Findal as your guide and you will make it to Alidor. Pilgrim…

They say all magic portals lead to Alidor; most gnome boats travel to there and there are even a couple roads to the great city, though only a fool would dare walk them. What makes people travel to the worlds greatest city? It is not the colossal greatness of its architecture, nor is it the reputation of the gladiatorial arenas that bring people to Alidor. People are drawn here because of the small stationary celestial body that hovers directly over the city, called Findal.

Champion of Findal
Once in a great while a pilgrim makes it across the Valley of the Gods and climbs the statues that hold up the city and makes her way to the Great Coliseum where she is given a hero’s welcome and given the title Champion of Findal. The Champion of Findal then oversees the gladiatorial matches for a week. At the end of the week, the she is asked to choose a profession and is given permanent residence without having to pay residency tax.

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Night Sky Over City of Alidor

shent_lodge — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:56:57 +0000

Here is an image of the night sky over the city of Alidor.

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Laws for City of Alidor

shent_lodge — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:49:19 +0000

I added laws for the City of Alidor. These laws cover crimes above ground and in the sewers. Alidor’s under city is a vast lawless dungeon which will be covered at a later date.

Table 1: Legal Jurisdiction of the Free City of Alidor

Organization	Authority	Jurisdiction
Initiates of Magnussian	High Justice	All districts of city
District Aldermen	High Justice	Appropriate district
Gentlemen of the Watch	Low Justice	All districts
Sewer Rangers	Low Justice	Sewers and under city
Noble House Guards	Low Justice	Appropriate noble properties

Table 2: Crimes and Penalties

Crime	Class	Penalty
Aiding and Abetting	Low	100 kittens OR 500 kittens OR 1,000 kittens + 4 days in stockade or dungeon
Arson	High	500 kittens +, 1 day in stockade or dungeon
Assault	Low	50 kittens OR 1,000 kittens, 2 days in stockade or dungeon
Banditry	High	Forfeiture of all possessions, 1 day in stockade or dungeon per 100 kittens of stolen goods.
Battery	Low	200 kittens OR 2,000 kittens, 10 days in stockade or dungeon
Blackmail	High	90% of wealth, 26 days in stockade or dungeon
Blasphemy	High	Public whipping
Bribery	Low	Ten times value offered and public whipping OR forfeiture of all kittens carried, and public whipping
Burglary	Low	200 kittens, 2 days in stockade or dungeon OR 1,000 kittens, 10days in stockade or dungeon
Destruction of Noble’s Property	High	Cost of repairs, 1 day in stockade or dungeon per 1,000 kittens of damage
Disturbing the Peace	Low	Up to 450 kittens and/or 1 day in stockade or dungeon
Extortion	High	90% of wealth, 26 days in stockade or dungeon
Forgery	Low	Confiscation of all possessions, 13 days in stockade or dungeon, loss of finger
Fraud Against a Noble	High	Forfeiture of all possessions, 26 days in stockade or dungeon OR death
Grave Robbing	Low	Confiscation of carried goods, 1,000 kittens, 5 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of carried goods, 5,000 kittens, 13 days in stockade or dungeon
Impersonation of a Noble	High	Forfeiture of wealth and all possessions, 52 days in stockade or dungeon OR death
Interfering with the Representative of a Noble	Low	Up to 300 kittens, 4 days in stockade or dungeon
Kidnapping	High	Confiscation of goods carried, 1,000 kittens, 26 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of goods carried, 10,000 kittens fine, 104 days in stockade or dungeon, and loss of eye and hand.
Magical Assault	High	Confiscation of spellbooks, 500 kittens, 4 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of spellbooks and goods carried, 2,000 kittens, 13 days in stockade or dungeon, and loss of ear.
Malicious Mischief	Low	Up to 1,000 kittens, up to 4 days in stockade or dungeon, and full reimbursement of property value
Manslaughter	High	Forfeiture of all equipment, property, and wealth, 52 days in stockade or dungeon.
Murder	High	Death
Negligent Use of Magic	High	Confiscation of spellbooks, 500 kittens, 4 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of spellbooks and goods carried, 2,000 kittens, 13 days in stockade or dungeon, and loss of ear.
Ownership of Illegal Goods	Low	Varies: Confiscation of the item(s) owned and a warning and fine of 100 to 2,000 kittens to exile from the region, as deemed by the item.
Perjury	High	600 kittens, 8 days in stockade or dungeon
Piracy	High	Confiscation of all wealth, 500 kittens, 10 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of all wealth, 2,000 kittens, 26 days in stockade or dungeon, and loss of eye.
Resisting Arrest	Low	300 kittens, 2 days in stockade or dungeon OR 600 kittens, 4 days in stockade or dungeon
Robbery	High	Confiscation of goods carried, 1,000 kittens, 10 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of goods carried, 5,000 kittens, 26 days in stockade or dungeon, loss of hand
Sedition	High	13 days in stockade or dungeon days in stockade or dungeon
Smuggling	High	Confiscation of illegal goods, 2,000 kittens, 13 days in stockade or dungeon, public whipping, loss of a finger. Sometimes exile.
Theft	Low	Confiscation of goods carried, 200 kittens, 5 days in stockade or dungeon OR confiscation of goods carried, 1,000 kittens, 12 days in stockade or dungeon, loss of finger
Treason/Revolt	High	Forfeiture of all possessions, property, and wealth, and death by hanging, draw and quartering, or stoning.
Trespassing	Low	20kittens – 500 kittens

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

4e D&D Core Rulebooks (depreciated in Alidor)

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