Kantaria

Kantaria

(City)

Nation

Cheliax

Region

Archduchy of Menador

Size

Small town

Population

1,200

Demographics

1,004 humans, 97 halflings, 73 dwarves, 18 cambions, 8 other

Government

Overlord

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Demonym

Kantarians

Adjective

Kantarian

Ruler

House Narikopolus / Governor Oppian Nevilindor

Source: Wrath of Thrune, pg(s). 65

The Chelaxian town of Kantaria stands just west of the Sedna River, between the Barrowood and the Menador Mountains to the north. It is the capital of the Archduchy of Menador.

Economy

Kantaria is the only settlement of note in the region. It relies upon trade of minerals and slaves from the mountains, merchant caravans, and shadow-masters from Nidal traveling to Egorian.

Rumours speak of a nomadic group of escaped slaves being led along the Jeni River by a woman known only as Alessa, who might be the last scion of an almost-forgotten noble family that once ruled Kantaria. Although House Napaciza has sent its best trackers and House Narikopolus its renowned archers to locate this woman, she has thus far eluded capture, and House Narikopolus will not confirm her potentially noble birth.

Government

The town and archduchy is ruled by House Narikopolus, which was loyal to House Thrune during the Chelaxian Civil War. The House has maintained its rule over Menador since the 3800s AR.

History

From 3830–3831 AR, in the absence of its rightful lord—the heirless patriarch of House Narikopolus—the then-mortal Iomedae ruled Kantaria for a year and a day. This reign brought prosperity to the city despite constant attacks by shapechanging horrors called faceless stalkers controlled by veiled masters, which she battled against personally.

References

Paizo published a major article about Kantaria in Wrath of Thrune, and the town is the adventure's setting.

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.