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Trying to find information about this Chelish city other than...
Its location, as labeled on the various maps of Cheliax and described in the Pathfinder Wiki
Its population of 19,500 residents as listed in the ISWG.
It features an abandoned Hellknight Citadel nearby, vacated by the Order of the Nail 30 years ago, as briefly mentioned in the timeline with the 'Path of the Hellknight' article in Council of Thieves 4, Infernal Syndrome.
Any ideas?
Huh. I assume the most recent information should be taken?
That's what we finally decided upon until there's a clear statement from Paizo.
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The Wiki article on Remesiana has been updated to include ALL published canon material on the city. Note, however, the discussion on the original location of the Order of the Nail: Conflict.
Clear statement from Paizo:
Okay. So. The former headquarters of the Order of the Nail was Citadel Altaerein in Isger. While "east of Logas" is correct, the map of Isger in the Inner Sea World Guide shows that heading east from Elidir is a slightly more expedient way of getting to the Citadel.
Citadel Altaerein was constructed in Cheliax's Isgeri holdings because of the region's issues with savage races - goblins and hobgoblins in particular. As the Order of the Nail directly opposes savage cultures, a fortress close to the battle lines between civilization and the wilds seemed optimal.
That said, Isger is not the only realm in Golarion with a problem with savage cultures. To facilitate their movement beyond Cheliax's borders, the Order of the Nail also maintained the much smaller, but still heavily fortified wharves known as Citadel Draythe near Remesiana. While not the command center of the Order's lictor, it did serve as the disembarking point for questing Order of the Nail Hellknights heading forth to frontiers like the Mwangi Expanse, the Land of the Linnorm Kings, Qadira, and - fatefully - Varisia.
When the Order of the Nail was convinced to relocate its headquarters to the Varisian frontier, most travel passed down the Conerica River to the River Iseld and ultimately to the Order's holdings at Remesiana. From there the Hellknights debarked to Varisia, where the majority of their Order remains to this day. Both citadels continue to operate as Hellknight holdings, though with only small garrisons.
Wow, thanks for the LENGTHY clarification, Wesley!
Wow, thanks for the LENGTHY clarification, Wesley!
Not a prob!
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That is awesomesauce! I LOVE PAIZO! ^_^
Are there any plans to describe Remesiana in the near future?
I was thinking it would be a city built atop and into the cliffs, above the natural gorge created by the River Iseld crashing into the Bay of Solva in a glorious waterfall. Shipments would come out of the river barges at the massive docks upstream, in a pool created by a weir. They're transported through the city by carts and lowered onto oceangoing vessels in the bay by way of a series of pulleys and cranes for shipment around Golarion.
That is awesomesauce! I LOVE PAIZO! ^_^
Are there any plans to describe Remesiana in the near future?
I was thinking it would be a city built atop and into the cliffs, above the natural gorge created by the River Iseld crashing into the Bay of Solva in a glorious waterfall. Shipments would come out of the river barges at the massive docks upstream, in a pool created by a weir. They're transported through the city by carts and lowered onto oceangoing vessels in the bay by way of a series of pulleys and cranes for shipment around Golarion.
That sounds SUPER COOL! If you go on ahead and do a lot of work on Remesiana, totally post it up here. While we don't have any specific plans for the city at this moment, that could change any minute. And if you've already done a bunch of cool stuff with the city and thrown it up here, you never know what might get nabbed. Today's home brew could be tomorrow's canon!