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Located at the mouth of a great bay that opens up into the ocean, Pash is an economically and militarily powerful city- state that facilitates major international trade. The Pashan International Bank is the largest bank in Gathandia and contains a vast sum of riches. When Pash is threatened by a foreign power, the autocrats weigh the costs of fighting the invading force or simply bribing them to move on. This calculation, when also weighed by the aggressor, usually mitigates bloodshed. | Located at the mouth of a great bay that opens up into the ocean, Pash is an economically and militarily powerful city- state that facilitates major international trade. The Pashan International Bank is the largest bank in Gathandia and contains a vast sum of riches. When Pash is threatened by a foreign power, the autocrats weigh the costs of fighting the invading force or simply bribing them to move on. This calculation, when also weighed by the aggressor, usually mitigates bloodshed. | ||
Pash also controls a handful of mining towns located along the Vaenyth River, south and east of Vaenyth’s border. The climate ranges from mild to hot each year and is always quite humid. | Pash also controls a handful of mining towns located along the [[Vaenyth]] River, south and east of Vaenyth’s border. The climate ranges from mild to hot each year and is always quite humid. | ||
=== Academic. === | === Academic. === | ||
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=== Aristocratic, Political, and Militant. === | === Aristocratic, Political, and Militant. === | ||
Pash is ruled by an autocracy. Military generals are also legislators and magisters, overseeing every aspect of Pashan life. Both the Pashan army and navy are well-equipped, well-staffed, and well-trained. The military keeps everything in Pash carefully | Pash is ruled by an autocracy. Military generals are also legislators and magisters, overseeing every aspect of Pashan life. Both the Pashan army and navy are well-equipped, well-staffed, and well-trained. The military keeps everything in Pash carefully controlled. Their borders with Vaenyth and [[Roshallan]] are both heavily guarded and fortified. | ||
=== Mercantile and Trade. === | === Mercantile and Trade. === | ||
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=== Quest Ideas === | === Quest Ideas === | ||
* Pash’s enormous crime syndicate recruits the heroes to help siphon funds from the Pashan International Bank. | |||
* Pashan merchants pay the heroes to infiltrate and expose the leaders of the city’s criminal empire. | |||
* One of the most lucrative mining outposts has gone quiet, so the autocrats hire the heroes to investigate. | |||
* The first floating island mine is about to become operational, but a dangerous creature has taken up residence in the mineshaft. Can the heroes defeat it? | |||
* Roshallan, Vaenyth, or another nation poses a threat to Pash and is unwilling to accept bribes. Will the heroes help protect the independent city-state? | |||