I realize Paizo might not be willing / able to answer some of these questions, but I'll ask anyway. "The squeeky wheel gets the oil."
From the current description, Magnimar "feels" like a new city--or relatively new. On the other hand, Korvosa feels like an older city, almost like it is a hold-over from days when Thassilon held sway in the area. Would this be an accurate statement?
I also wonder how long ago Korvosa started exerting its control over SE Varisia. Was this leadership a long-established tradition, or forged in through war?
Of the towns and villages of SE Varisia, would any of them be considered hotbeds of rebellion against the Korvosian throne?
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Magnimar's about 100 years old.
Korvosa's about 150 to 200 years old.
Thassilon's been gone for thousands and thousands of years.
Anyway, Korvosa's not really a bad place. It's arrangement with its satellite towns is pretty good; they take good care of the place. There's certainly a rift between the poor and the rich, it's far from a perfect city; those who don't get along well with Korvosa's conservative/traditional values more or less moved west to establish Magnimar. Today, the two cities are rivals, but not much more than that.
The only real resistance to Korvosa's Crimson Throne (so named because the throne itself is, well, crimson!) are the barbarians of the Shoanti who mostly live up on the Storval Plateau. The barbarians once lived to the south too, but when the Chelish colonists came up to claim the region that would someday become Korvosa and its outlying regions about 200 or so years ago, they kicked the barbarians out. And the barbarians remain cranky to this day about it, but don't really have the resources or organization to do much about it but stew.
The only real resistance to Korvosa's Crimson Throne ... are the barbarians of the Shoanti who mostly live up on the Storval Plateau. The barbarians once lived to the south too, but when the Chelish colonists came up to claim the region that would someday become Korvosa and its outlying regions about 200 or so years ago, they kicked the barbarians out. And the barbarians remain cranky to this day about it, but don't really have the resources or organization to do much about it but stew.
Are there any sizable Shoanti minorities in the towns of SE Varisia? Perhaps in Sirathu, or some of the (as-yet-unnamed) villages in the region below the Ashwood?
Also, while worship of "the 20" is fairly widespread, do the Korvosians tend to revere any one god over the others? In particular, I'm wondering if one expect to find more worship of Iomedae amongst Korvosian military personnel?
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Are there any sizable Shoanti minorities in the towns of SE Varisia? Perhaps in Sirathu, or some of the (as-yet-unnamed) villages in the region below the Ashwood?
Also, while worship of "the 20" is fairly widespread, do the Korvosians tend to revere any one god over the others? In particular, I'm wondering if one expect to find more worship of Iomedae amongst Korvosian military personnel?
I'm not sure yet if there's any sizable Shoanti settlements in SE Varisia. I suspect not. The SE region of Varisia hasn't had all that much development yet. We'll get there eventually though.
I've done a fair amount of thinking about Korvosa's religions, though. The two biggest faiths there among the military are Abadar and Asmodeus. Iomedae doesn't have much of a following at all in Korvosa, except perhaps for a few small shrines here and there. Her faith's stronger to the southeast in our world.
The SE region of Varisia hasn't had all that much development yet.
Fair enough.
If you had to guess, were there any monstrous tribes in the Yondabakari and Falcon river valleys when the Chelaxian colonists arrived? They obviously had to contend with the Shoanti, but I wonder what other likely regional obstacles stood in their way.
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The SE region of Varisia hasn't had all that much development yet.Fair enough.
If you had to guess, were there any monstrous tribes in the Yondabakari and Falcon river valleys when the Chelaxian colonists arrived? They obviously had to contend with the Shoanti, but I wonder what other likely regional obstacles stood in their way.
There are (and remain) goblins and boggards in the region. Goblins you know about. Boggards are new. They're frog people, and will be detailed in Pathfinder #2. They live in the Mushfens. There's probably more as well, but again, we haven't developed much about the Yondabakari river or Falcon river regions yet. Most of our attention at this point has been on the Sandpoint area.
