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Floating amid the Elemental Plane of Fire, the City of Brass was the epicenter of efreet culture and was where the Sultan of the Efreet ruled from.[5]

GeographyEdit

Hovering in the hottest areas of the Plane of Fire, the City of Brass sat in an enormous hemisphere of brass some 40 miles (64.4 km) across.[5] A curtain of beaten brass surrounded the entire city, stretching for hundreds of miles and giving the city its name. However since the brass hemisphere gave the city its ability to fly (albeit slowly), these impressive walls were typically unmanned.[4] Throughout the cosmopolitan city the dangerous fire effects of the Elemental Plane of Fire were suppressed by the will of the Grand Sultan in an effort to foster more interplanar trade.[1]

Surrounding the city itself were large tracts, known as the Obsidian Fields, used for the cultivation of the exotic crops that inhabited the plane of fire. Examples included qamah, habbat, verdobba, umbelin and tergamit.[7] There were also areas for slaves to mine tin, copper and diamonds for their efreeti masters.[5]

Geographical featuresEdit

GovernmentEdit

The City of Brass was governed by the undisputed Sultan of the Efreet, who ruled the city with a tyrannical hold over his subjects. On occasion the Sultan would oversee important legal matters of noble efreeti but mostly focused on wider policies. Although the Sultan was the paramount authority in the City of Brass, he generally delegated the day-to-day affairs to his vizier. Around 1367 DR[note 1] the title of Grand Sultan was held by Marrake al-Sidan al-Hariq ben Lazan.[5]

Law & OrderEdit

Although the streets of the city were bustling with trade and crammed with crowds during the day, by night a strict curfew was enforced by the Illuminated. All shops were shut up and all citizens returned to their homes, else they faced arrest, the loss of a hand or even death.[8]

Slaves were obligated to bear bracelets that displayed their servitude and who their master was at all times. It was common for visitors to the city to become slaves by defaulting on borrowed money. In addition, this servitude could be extended by additional offences that could add days or even years to their thralldom.[9]

TradeEdit

The City of Brass was a shining beacon for trade and commerce throughout the planes, beckoning many planar travelers to its bazaars, souks, slave markets and metalcrafters. Famed for its vendors of smoke, incense and tobacco, the city was also noted for the azer smiths who worked ceaselessly for the efreet, crafting arms for the armies and the sultan.[10] The city's harbour became a hub of activity when the City of Brass was set down near the surface to take on slaves and goods. This was done only by the Sultan's decree but could allow vast amounts of food and goods to flood into the city.[8]

Behind closed doors, the efreet of the City of Brass had trade links with the Baatezu. Numerous portals to the Nine Hells, allowed frequent trade of slaves and information.[7]

DefensesEdit

The armed forces of the city of brass dwarfed the largest armies of Faerûn and came in a bizarre array of legions.[6] These legions and their numbers follow:

In addition to these considerable forces, a colossal navy of 18,000 individuals crewed the Sultan's personal fleet.[11]

HistoryEdit

Over the years the City of Brass was subjected to a number of attacks from outsiders. One notable occassion was when an archmage by the name of Tzunk attempted to conquer the City of Brass with the help of the potent artifact, the Codex of Infinite Planes. Even with the powerful tome he could not best the four million efreet that protected the city and was eventually defeated and bound before the Sultan.[12]

At some point the frost giant, Kostchtchie, led an attack on the City of Brass in a devastating raid. By travelling aboard the flying Ark of Kwalish, he and his followers caused much chaos.[13]

Rumours and LegendsEdit

Plots and rumours abounded in the City of Brass and a large degree of that concerned the efreet, if only for their numbers. Reputedly the Sultan's court trafficked with baatezu from time to time, though much of these secret dealings happened behind closed curtains and only added to the tyranny of efreet rule.[11]

Notable locationsEdit

Throughout the city the common efreet and their slaves had their own houses.[3] The houses of noble efreet, on the other hand, teemed with servants and easily doubled as small fortresses.[2]

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City streets.

The FurnaceEdit

This was the core of the city and where the Charcoal Palace of the Sultan resided. The other districts of the city surrounded the Furnace in ever widening circles.[3]

Official buildings
Barracks of the Ring of FireBreath of the SultanCharcoal PalaceRed Pillar Halls
Temples & Shrines
Eternal Flame PavilionFlamesight MosqueGuardians of the Three Flames ChapterhouseMosque of Blistering AtonementMosque of the Irreducible

AvencinaEdit

Cracked and rocky ground marked this area clearly for the slums it was.[3]

Shops & Businesses
Burnt Bean

KeffinspiresEdit

The gilded towers of the azer, connected by numerous high-flying walkways, made this quarter their home.[3]

Shops & Businesses
Golden Tower of the Azer Steel GuildThe Great Smithy
Roads & Streets
Street of Steel

AshlarksEdit

Many efreet commoners resided in this district and even noble efreet made their way here if they were keen on slumming it.[3]

Official Buildings
Krak al-Tawil
Shops & Businesses
Commoner’s MarketZam-Zam

RookeryEdit

This quarter was infamous for being a hive of illicit and treacherous activities, so much so that even the Sultan’s men were fearful of setting foot there. Rife with gambling dens and pit fights it accommodated a lot of firenewts.[3]

Shops & Businesses
KalianKhat MarketSeven Maidens Gambling Den
Steets & Roads
Street of the Vine

PyraculumEdit

Within the Pyraculum district was the city’s market that attracted countless craftsmen.[3]

Shops & Businesses
Edible BazaarHayyat SuqMarabout SuqMarakish BazaarMehara BazaarQahwa Suq
Streets & Roads
Street of CraftsmenStreet of Stelae

MarlgateEdit

Next to Pyraculum lay Marlgate, a warehouse district which only catered to dao merchants and vermin.[3]

Official Buildings
Dao Guard Drillgrounds
Streets & Roads
Scorpion Alley

IskalatEdit

In this district were the public docks, primarily used for interplanar vessels. A lively district with a multitude of races from across the planes and was dotted by inn and taverns.[14]

Official Buildings
Octagon

The FoundryEdit

Comprised of wide streets, plazas and the homes of the most powerful and affluent efreet in the city.[3]

Other Buildings
Fountain of Clearest Aure

Glory MineEdit

Nestled in the very rock of the city, this was the domain of the salamanders. Without a salamander guide the warren was virtually impassable.[3]

The PlumeEdit

A quarter with streets of small shops, coffee houses and stalls that welcomed visiting merchants and Dao to its exemplary accommodation.[3]

Official Buildings
Krak al-NayyiranMaidanObelisk of the First SultanStreet of the Last HousesWatchfire House
Shops & Businesses
Ashinat Bazaar

The CharEdit

Walled off from the rest of the city, the Char was where the slaves of the Sultan and his nobles lived. Slave barracks and tenements served as housing whilst smelters, smithies and shops were where the slaves plied their trades.[3]

Shops & Businesses
Forge of ManaclesRed Wyrm Smelter
Streets & Roads
Locksmiths Row

CastingsEdit

Home to the efreet army that stayed within the cavernous barracks, the castings was a district of frequent skirmishes and duels.[3]

Official Buildings
Embassy of the Brotherhood of the True FlameGate of the FallenRing of the Unquenchable

CindersweepsEdit

Here the navy of the Sultan was stationed.[3]

Official Buildings
Krak al-Zinad

ArchesEdit

Near to the naval yards and within the shadow of the city's hills was the staging area for receiving slaves.[3]

Shops & Businesses
Slave Market

InhabitantsEdit

AppendixEdit

NotesEdit

  1. Canon material does not provide dating for the Al-Qadim campaign setting. For the purposes of this wiki only, the current date for Al-Qadim products is assumed to be 1367 DR.

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel (July 2004). Planar Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 138. ISBN 0-7869-3429-8.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 22. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 24. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 23. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 25. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Monte Cook and William W. Connors (December 7, 1998). The Inner Planes. (TSR, Inc.), p. 47. ISBN 0-7869-0736-3.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  9. Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel (July 2004). Planar Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 139. ISBN 0-7869-3429-8.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 26. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  12. Template:Cite book/Secrets of the Lamp/Adventure Lore
  13. Mike Mearls, Brian R. James, Steve Townshend (July, 2010). Demonomicon. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786954926.
  14. Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel (July 2004). Planar Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 141. ISBN 0-7869-3429-8.

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