Dol-Makjar is a large cosmopolitan city located on Aramán,[4][5] at the eastern edge of the land of Kahad.[1]
Description[]
Often hit by rain and thunderstorms,[5][6] Dol-Makjar is a city of gray stone and towering spires. The River Vrosh runs down from the mountains of Kavros, stepwise, along the eastern edge of the city,[1] and turns into waterfalls once out of the city and into Lake Nahami.[7]
Dol-Makjar is surrounded by the nearby ancient Tintazy Wood.[8] The Dvalmar Pass crosses the Kavrosi Mountains east of the city, and holds the road leading to Obridimia and the fallen Obridimian Empire.[9] To the north lies the Kingdom of Timmony, generally reached via a well-traveled road called the King's Road (sometimes "King's Highway" or "King's Way").[10]
Caravan Hill[]
One of the lowest neighborhoods of the city. It is a trading hub for orcish goods, frequented by merchant caravans, hence its name.[11]
- Sir Ogrimok's Market,[11] or Ogrimok Marketplace, with some of the finest armorers and weapons dealers in the world, as well as a variety of other goods for sale: textiles, food, spices[12]
- Mercanaud Couturier, a tailor near the Marketplace; the Mercanaud family are correctly rumored to be allies of House Halovar who make their problems go away[13]
- The Guard Tower, a tavern known to be frequented by the Crow Keepers[11]
The Lloy family was originally settled in this area.[14]
The Embers[]
The Embers is the dwarven neighborhood of the city and it borders that of Rozigar. Dwarves carved their dwellings into the side of the Kavrosi Mountains.[15]
- The Penteveral, an academy
- Underwallen & Sisters, a wainwright workshop[16]
The Fray[]
The lowermost neighborhood of Dol-Makjar,[17] not far from The Rookery, where there are potters' galleries.[18]
- Potter's Field, a tavern[17]
- Speak No Evil, a private area that acts as a den of fiendish magic and other illegal activities[19]
Lugzash[]
The neighborhood of Lugzash is located near the headwaters of the River Vrosh on the northern part of Dol-Makjar[20] across from Mirzash.[21]
- The Archanade, a museum[20]
- Palazzo Davinos,[22] estate of House Davinos in Dol-Makjar, located near River Vrosh[23]
- Other riverside palazzos"Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 4:17:52
Marud[]
The highest neighborhood in the city.[24]
- The Grey Tower, the seat of government of the city[25]
- Falcon's Rest, a monument created to commemorate the Falconer's Rebellion and the lives lost there (with names written on its surface), as a way of the city to hide some of their shame for not helping the rebels. There's an actual falcon's nest there too.[3]
Mirzash[]
Mirzash is located in the high western ward of Dol-Makjar,[26] across from Lugzash, and towers over the lower neighborhoods of the city.[21]
- Villa Aurora, the palatial home of House Halovar[27][26]
- Lloy estate, home of the Lloy family in Dol-Makjar[21]
The Rookery[]
On the eastern edge of the city, this neighborhood is named for its many perches and aviaries providing homes for the city's magpies, as well as other birds like the off-white rock doves or the occasional bird of prey (like owls or falcons).[28] It is built of conical shingled towers and sky bridges, a quirky Bohemian quarter where writers, artists, and performers reside. Many of the rooftops hold seating facing toward a stage along the River Vrosh. Near the top of a hill is the medium-sized but many-bedroomed home of Halandil Fang.[29]
At the very base of the hills, in the outskirts, is the dithyramb of Azgra, an ancient amphitheater recently deeded to Halandil Fang.[30] He renamed the place "The Hallowed Round" and transformed it into an open-air public theater.[31]
Rozigar[]
The neighborhood of Rozigar borders that of the Embers.[15]
- The Tangled Sheet[32]
Rubble Cliff[]
- The Brethren Hall, base for the Revolutionary Guard[33][34]
The Tanners[]
A grimy neighborhood to the south of the city.[35]
- Obrimus Manor, House Tachonis's manor[36]
- Ograhmson Leather Tannery, which also holds a hidden flop house that can be accessed using the S in the name of the establishment[37]
Other points of interest[]
- The Guardian Wall: a massive stone construction at the eastern edge of the city surmounted by eighty-foot-tall statues of the heroes of the Shapers' War that lean outward, seeming to hold off the nearby Kavros Mountains; there are balconies built on the shoulders of those statues.[2]
Other places[]
Society[]
Demographics[]
Dol-Makjar was originally founded by orcs,[41] but now many people of different backgrounds live there; due to the history of the region there is still a strong presence of population of orcish, dwarven, and human ancestry in the city.[7]
Notable people[]
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aetheon | NPC | Celestial father of Godard Halovar. |
| Agony | NPC | Demon aspirant at the Candescent Creed, and one of the three sisters of Tyranny. |
| Alogar | NPC | Son of Halandil Fang and Thaisha Lloy. |
| Amariya Cormoray | NPC | Member of the Sundered House of Cormoray, and an agent of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory. |
| Aranessa Royce | NPC | Member of the Sundered House of Royce, and the widow of Thjazi Fang. |
| Cruelty | NPC | Demon aspirant at the Candescent Creed, and one of the three sisters of Tyranny. |
| Edrian Fazir | NPC | Captain of the Arcane Marshals. |
| Ellipides Tallbarrel | NPC | 4th dean of the Penteveral. |
| Elodie | NPC | Rich merchant of Dol-Makjar, partner of Halandil Fang, mother of Hero. |
| Enmity | NPC | Demon aspirant at the Candescent Creed, and one of the three sisters of Tyranny. |
| Ethrand Tachonis | NPC | Member of the Sundered House Tachonis and bother of Occtis Tachonis. |
| Filoneus Halovar | NPC | Head of security of the Sundered House Halovar, and Wicander Halovar's uncle. |
| Godard Halovar | NPC | Member of the Sundered House Halovar, and Wicander's father. |
| Harondus Einfasen | NPC | Lord Knight of the Sundered House Einfasen. |
| Hero | NPC | Daughter of Elodie and Halandil. |
| Iris Halovar | NPC | Member of the Sundered House Halovar, and Wicander's mother. |
| Jacques Malterres | NPC | Nobleman of House Malterres, vassal of Sundered House Halovar. |
| Kora Klepenvaisreck | NPC | 5th dean of the Penteveral. |
| Olgud Akarat | NPC | Theatrical producer, and the business partner of Halandil. |
| Primus Tachonis | NPC | Head of the Sundered House Tachonis, and father of Occtis . |
| Raimond Davinos | NPC | Head of the Sundered House Davinos, and father of Julien Davinos. |
| Shadia | NPC | Daughter of Halandil and Thaisha Lloy. |
| Temoday Wurnst | NPC | Benefactor of the Archanade. |
| Yanessa Halovar | NPC | Photarch of the Sundered House Halovar, and grandmother of Wicander. |
| Zebani Halovar | NPC | Member of the Sundered House Halovar, and Wicander's older sister. |
Factions[]
- The Revolutionary Council, nominal rulers of the city.[42]
- The Sundered Houses, a collective of noble families with growing political influence.[43]
- The Crow Keepers, the oldest thieves' guild in the city.[44]
History[]
Long before the Shapers' War, Dol-Makjar was a bastion on the border of the orcish realm standing against mountain dwarves from the east and humans from the north.[7] It is because of those conflicts and the defensive role of the city that it was named "Dol-Makjar".[45]
Centuries later, the city had become a metropolis and was, seventy years before the beginning of Campaign Four, the seat of the revolution against the gods.[46][47][7] In the years after the Falconer's Rebellion, the Chamber of the Lords-Advisory gained more and more power within the Revolutionary Council.[48] Some time around the events of Campaign Four: Overture, the Revolutionary Council, under the impulse of the Chamber of the Lords-Advisory, passed laws to restrict arcane magic[49][50] and started to break up the Revolutionary Guard.[51]
Trivia[]
- Brennan Lee Mulligan confirmed that the prefix "Dol-" in several place names in Aramán is a old orcish or Kahadi naming convention. "Makjar", in turn, has the connotation of "shield" or "wall", since that region had acted as a barrier during a conflict against dwarves.[52]
- It's not uncommon for couples in Dol-Makjar to start families without ever marrying.[53]
- Thjazi Fang's execution was the first in the history of the city of Dol-Makjar carried out exclusively under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory of the Sundered Houses.[43]
- There is a custom of raising birds for messenger purposes in Dol-Makjar.[54]
- In terms of diversity and activity, Dol-Makjar seems to be inspired by New York City.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:01:12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:01:30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:28:18.
- ↑
Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham! at 26:23 (subscription required).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 See "What Is Campaign Four? at 9:44.
- ↑ The city's heavy weather may be attributed to its proximity to the Barrowdell of Stormwrack. See "Branching Paths" (4x05) at 0:00:23, also at 2:31:54 and at 2:32:49.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) from 2:07:20 through 2:08:24.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 2:24:15.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:04:56. See also at 3:09:53.
- ↑ See "Branching Paths" (4x05) at 1:56:00.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) from 4:11:17 through 4:12:22.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 0:06:55.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 0:12:01.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 0:07:20.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:32:20.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 1:41:45.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 See "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 0:00:09.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 2:35:25.
- ↑ See "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 4:03:33.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 43:21. See also at 2:34:15.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 See "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 4:33:13.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:09:20.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 4:32:10. See also "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 4:17:40 and at 4:33:05.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:17:44.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:21:10. Loza mentions that the Grey Tower is "asleep at the wheel" when talking about the Revolutionary Council.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:45:47.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:32:00.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:59:51.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:28:23.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 1:48:25.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 2:09:00.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 2:58:38.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:46:53.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 3:19:21.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 1:59:03.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 1:01:31.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 2:02:57.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:49:47.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:00:57.
- ↑ See "Stone-Faced" (4x04) at 3:14:26.
- ↑ See "Overview of the Overture | Campaign 4 | Ep 1-4 Recap at 0:51.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:12:44.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:05:21.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 2:51:09.
- ↑ Brennan Lee Mulligan confirmed that the prefix "Dol-" in several place names in Aramán is an old orcish or Kahadi naming convention, and that "Makjar" means something like "shield" or "wall". See "Brennan Lee Mulligan Talks DELETING Characters In Campaign 4 & Araman Lore!" at 03:05
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 1:31:48.
- ↑ CR Cooldown C4 E001 at 22:30 (subscription required) (Transcript).
- ↑ See "Critical Role Campaign Four | Official Trailer" at 0:20.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:21:17. See also at 3:22:41.
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 0:07:45. See also at 1:08:10.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) from 3:24:48 through 3:27:33.
- ↑ See "Brennan Lee Mulligan Talks DELETING Characters In Campaign 4 & Araman Lore!" at 03:05.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 1:34:24.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 0:34:42. Shadia mentions she wanted to send birds to her brother. See also 1:00:17, when it is mentioned that doves, unlike other birds, are free and people don't keep them.
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