Sedeq

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Sedeq
(City)

Nation
Region
Size
Population
89,760
Source: The Inner Sea World Guide, pg(s). 153

Sedeq1 is a city in southern Qadira and the center of the nation's lucrative slave trade. It is located on the Alavah Peninsula south of the Zho Mountains, and is also known for its warm breezes and lush gardens.23

Economy

Sedeq is the eastern hub of the lucrative North Tack trading route, and countless goods make their way from the eastern empire of Kelesh through Sedeq to the Inner Sea.4 The city offers much more than merely slaves, and the Qalli Spice Market alone is so large as to contain several smaller markets within it.5 The Aspis Consortium, an international trade organizations with interests throughout the Inner Sea region is well aware of the city's commercial importance, and has placed its regional headquarters in Sedeq.6

Slavery

In Sedeq, slaves are shorn, processed and readied for the auction block. In addition to the more traditional humanoid slaves, Sedeq is also known for its genie binders, masters of capturing and imprisoning all manner of genies and the elemental races derived from them, such as janns, naaris,7 and oreads. Sedeq genie binders even offer the highly prized (and fiendishly expensive) bottled jaathooms8 and jabalis9 encased in amber. Enslaved genies and their kin are sold to those with enough coin, though sometimes a genie escapes its binder and wreaks havoc on the city.3

References

  1. The map of Qadira in Qadira, Jewel of the East spells the city "Sedaq", but this is an error according to the book's author.
  2. Erik Mona, et al. “Chapter 2: The Inner Sea” in Campaign Setting, 121. Paizo Inc., 2008
  3. 3.0 3.1 James Jacobs, et al. The Inner Sea World Guide, 153. Paizo Inc., 2011
  4. Erik Mona, et al. “Chapter 5: The World” in Campaign Setting, 240. Paizo Inc., 2008
  5. Jonathan H. Keith. The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch, 6. Paizo Inc., 2009
  6. James Jacobs, et al. The Inner Sea World Guide, 263. Paizo Inc., 2011
  7. Paizo referred to ifrits as efreet and naaris as ifrits until the publication of Highhelm. See also Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13, 18.
  8. Paizo referred to jaathooms as djinn until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.
  9. Paizo referred to jabalis as shaitan until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.