Zjarra

Zjarra

(City)

Titles

The Hearth

Plane

Plane of Fire

Size

Metropolis

Demographics

Munsahirs, ifrits, elemental scamps, salamanders, geniekin, Keleshites, planar travelers and merchants

Images of Zjarra

Source: Planes of Power, pg(s). 37

An ambassador of Zjarra.

Zjarra, informally also known as the Hearth, is a city on the Plane of Fire that is relatively hospitable to inhabitants of the Universe, particularly when compared to Medina Mudii'a. It is potentially the second-largest city on the Plane of Fire.

Geography

A protective dome of impenetrable crystal reduces the inhospitable heat of the Plane of Fire to a point where the plane's native beings can safely interact with those who cannot tolerate it otherwise. Jungle foliage fills the city and supports a constructed ecosystem that has sustained itself for millennia.

The city's Embassy Square hosts diplomatic missions from the empire of Kelesh on Golarion, Hell, the Outer Rifts, the Netherworld, the First World, and Leng, as well as delegations of ravids from Creation's Forge and a delegation collectively representing the Upper Planes. Other quarters are aquatic, and some hospitality structures contain atmospheres of planets that differ from Golarion.

Notable locations

• Fireside Stay, an inn on Luminarati Row near Embassy Square.
• The Eye of Flame magic shop, located between a salamander scale groomer and ifrit's copper wholesaler, is owned and operated by the fire scamp oracle Malini from the Realms of the Living Goddess.
• Kelesh's embassy in Zjarra connects to a corresponding dais in Katheer that is enhanced to eliminate the typical margin of error in such magic.
• Several ifrit noble estates, such as the Brightcoal Estate of Basira Karama and Cinderstone Manor of Qalkami Mishalq, have dotted Zjarra.

Economy

Zjarra is the source of much of the Padishah Empire's extraplanar trade, including metals, gemstones, and creatures, and Kelesh maintains partnerships with ifrits, fire scamps, onkushus, and the court of Ymeri via Zjarra. Some local establishments, including inns, are run by Keleshites and accept payment in gold, while others request music, food, or information. The Tetrad, a consortium of witchwyrd traders, is among the consortia doing business in Zjarra.

History

The city was founded by axiomite and inevitable explorers from Axis who have long since left the site. Kolyaruts still frequently visit the city and serve as its peacekeepers.

People

Most of Zjarra's population consists of munsahirs, ifrits, elemental scamps, and salamanders. The rest comprises a cosmopolitan population of hundreds of other ancestries and beings with representatives from nearly every plane—including angels walking the same streets as devils. The city is also welcoming to geniekin, who help represent the city to the many types of visiting beings.

Some of the city's inhabitants are Keleshites who were raised in Zjarra to further their family's interests and improve their understanding in planar languages, travel, and cultural customs. The city's peoples often speak Kelish as frequently as they do Common tongues.

Notable inhabitants

See also: Category:Zjarra/Inhabitants

• Arundhati Zoii, proprietor of Hot Dotty's Tours
• The water naga Soheila, a merchant representative of the Cerulean Wave in Zjarra
• Yasmine Zamara, a Keleshite ambassador

References

Paizo set the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild scenario The Cindersworn Pact in Zjarra.