River Ladan
The River Ladan,1 also called the River of Qadira,2 is a Qadiran tributary of the Jalrune River. It begins in a pass between the Zho Mountains east of Koor and flows west for approximately 25 miles before turning northwest. It meanders for another 50–60 miles before being joined by the smaller Jackal River from the west. After this it flows from the western foothills of the Zho range and continues northwest for another 50 miles before joining the Jalrune east of the Taldan town of Demgazi.34
History
The river marks the line of farthest northern expansion of the forces of Kelesh during its initial invasion of Avistan in -43 AR.5 Its headwaters were the home of the faydhaan6 Moukadeem, a wicked and cruel tyrant, more than 700 years ago.7
Locations
Naamat, the largest qedeshatam in Qadira, is located on the shores of the River Ladan.8
References
- ↑ The map of Qadira in Qadira, Jewel of the East spells the river "Landon", but this is an error according to the book's author.
- ↑ . “Taldor, Empire in Decline” in Taldor, Echoes of Glory, 6. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ Distance calculations in this article are based on rough measurements from the Inner Sea Poster Map Folio, and should not be taken as definitive.
- ↑ . Inner Sea Poster Map Folio, 1. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Life in Taldor” in Taldor, the First Empire, 11. Paizo Inc., 2017
- ↑ Paizo referred to faydhaans as marids until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.
- ↑ . The Forbidden Furnace of Forgotten Koor, 4–5. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Adventuring in Qadira” in Qadira, Jewel of the East, 50. Paizo Inc., 2017
