Ortem-Vellak is one of the city-states of the Iron Authority.
Description[]
Little is known about Ortem-Vellak that is not true of the rest of the Iron Authority, which is marked by towering structures of black iron on a plateau of volcanic rock where no plant life grows. Its one distinguishing description, both in 812 and 836 PD, is that it is called the petrified elventree.[1][2]
Society[]
Demographics[]
Presumably, like the rest of the Iron Authority, Ortem-Vellak is dominated by hobgoblins, who rule over other goblinkin (mainly goblins) and slaves of various races.[3]
Notable people[]
Ortem-Vellak is ruled by one of the four royal generals serving under Tz'Jarr, the Iron Emperor.[4]
History[]
Background[]
Ortem-Vellak is the easternmost and northernmost city situated on the volcanic Beynsfal Plateau, the soil of which was reduced to ash and permanently sterilized during the final battle of Bane, the Strife Emperor and his goblinkin legions during the Calamity. For centuries afterward, those hobgoblins who remained asserted power over the other goblinkin, and launched grand military campaigns to grow their holdings, but conquest was always followed by collapse. Then, around 722 PD,[5] the Iron Regiment devoted itself entirely to Bane, impressed their kin into military service, and began a series of conquests called the Iron Tide that conquered the entire Beynsfal Plateau in a decade and brought all of its city-states, including Ortem-Vellak, under its firm control.[6] That empire has lasted through at least 843 PD.[7][8]
References[]
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 77.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, pp. 113–114.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, pp. 119–120.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 120.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 76.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 113.
- ↑ In early 843 PD the Qoniira Tetrarchy, perceiving omens of terrible things to come, sent people south toward the Iron Authority to see if that empire had anything to do with the omens. See "Exandria Unlimited: Kymal, Part 1" (E2x01) at 0:06:11.
- ↑ At least several months later, the Maiden's Wish casino in Kymal had a buffet option called the Iron Authority Grill. See "Exandria Unlimited: Kymal, Part 2" (E2x02) at 1:52:28.
Art:
- ↑ Official map of Ortem-Vellak and the rest of the Beynsfal Plateau, with the Rifenmist Jungle to the north, by Andy Law from Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting. This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
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