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| {{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>“After what the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] have done, it is a scar where we cannot grow. If you seek sanctuary, go there and do no more harm.” '''—Tree Spirits of [[Isonhound]] '''</blockquote>{{Infobox location|title = {{PAGENAME}}|type = Town|location = [[Woldlin]], [[Isonhound]]|Government = Oligarchy|inhabiting Race = [[Dragonborn]]|image=Jadenhill.png|imagecaption=}}'''Jadenhill''' is a town located in southern [[Isonhound]]. Originally founded as a mining colony for precious minerals, the project became abandoned and was resettled many years later as a temple devoted to [[Bahamut]] during the [[PR]] era. It is home to the '''Court of Quartz''', which utilized illusionary magic to hide the temple's [[Dragonborn]] residents during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]. | | <blockquote>“After what the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] have done, it is a scar where we cannot grow. If you seek sanctuary, go there and do no more harm.” —Tree Spirits of [[Isonhound]]</blockquote>{{Infobox location|title = {{PAGENAME}}|type = Town|location = [[Woldlin]], [[Isonhound]]|Government = Oligarchy|inhabiting Race = [[Dragonborn]]|image=Jadenhill.png|imagecaption=A diplomat's amateur woodcut of Jadenhill.}}'''Jadenhill''' is a town located in southern [[Isonhound]]. Originally founded as a mining colony for precious minerals, the project became abandoned and was resettled many years later as a temple devoted to [[Bahamut]] during the [[PR]] era. It is home to the '''Court of Quartz''', which utilized illusionary magic to hide the temple's [[Dragonborn]] residents during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]. |
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| == Population == | | == Population == |
| The residents of '''Jadenhill''' are almost entirely [[Dragonborn]], mostly of metallic ancestry. Shortly before the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], a handful of [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] were born in the town. Unfamiliar with the concept of [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]], these emerald hatchlings were dubbed "patinas" and praised for their psionic abilities and natural prowess in sorcery. They were presumed at the time to be a blessing from [[Bahamut]], but the actual source of their gem ancestry remains unknown. All [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]] hatched within '''Jadenhill''' have been emerald in color, but there is precedent for residents of other gem ancestries being adopted by the town. | | The residents of '''Jadenhill''' are almost entirely [[Dragonborn]], mostly of metallic ancestry. Shortly before the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], a handful of emerald [[Dragonborn]] were born in the town. Unfamiliar with the concept of gem [[Dragon|Dragons]], these emerald children were dubbed '''Patinas''' and praised for their psionic abilities and natural prowess in sorcery. They were presumed at the time to be a blessing from [[Bahamut]], but the actual origin of their gem ancestry remains unknown. All gem [[Dragonborn]] hatched within '''Jadenhill''' have been emerald in color, but there exists at least [[Delphi|one resident of another gem ancestry]] who was adopted by the town. |
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| == Religion == | | == Religion == |
| [[File:Jadenhill woodcut.png|thumb|A diplomat's amateur woodcut of '''Jadenhill''', made from memory.]]
| | The '''Temple on Jadenhill''' was settled by [[Bahamut]] worshippers and continues to be the primary religion practiced by residents of the town. For a brief period between the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] and the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], the temple also added [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux the Dragon Slayer]] to their pantheon of deities. This move made sense to the temple's elders during a moment in history when [[Bahamut]] had been banished from the realm and the only two traceable [[Dragon|Dragons]] in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] were spawns of [[Tiamat]] who had just laid waste to the continent of [[Isonhound]]. They soon retired [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux]] from their pantheon after his church was radicalized against all draconic races and the temple's elders took precautions to protect the residents of '''Jadenhill''' from the impending heedless genocide. |
| The '''Temple on Jadenhill''' was settled by [[Bahamut]] worshippers and continues to be the primary religion practiced by residents of the town. For a brief period between the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] and the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], the temple also added [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux the Dragon Slayer]] to their pantheon of deities. This move made sense to the temple's leaders during a moment in history when [[Bahamut]] had been banished from the realm and the only two traceable [[Dragon|Dragons]] in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] were spawns of [[Tiamat]] who had just laid waste to the continent of [[Isonhound]]. They soon retired [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux]] from their pantheon after his church became radicalized against all draconic races and the temple's leaders took precautions to protect the residents of '''Jadenhill''' from the impending heedless genocide. | |
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| == Court of Quartz == | | == Court of Quartz == |
| The '''Court of Quartz''' is not so much a regal court as it is a visitors center for active and possible trade partners. The presumed high sorcerer still receives the same training as any formal courtier, but their primary duty is to wield the [[Selune Splinter]] and cast an illusionary spell over the temple in order to conceal its residents from potentially hostile outsiders. The court once displayed a number of its gem artifacts in order to flaunt the town's trading potential—such as a large amethyst gem shaped like a [[Dragon]] egg—but the court was ransacked during a [[Dragon]] attack in 825 [[PR]] and robbed of its collection. What remains of the court has been left shuffling to find a new means of protecting their community. | | The '''Court of Quartz''' is not so much a regal court as it is a visitors center for active and possible trade partners. The presumed high sorcerer still receives the same training as any formal courtier, but their primary duty is to wield the '''Selene Splinter''' and cast an illusionary spell over the temple in order to conceal its residents from potentially hostile outsiders. The court once displayed a number of its gem artifacts in order to flaunt the town's trading potential, such as a [[Dragon]] egg-sized gem, but the court was ransacked during a [[Dragon]] attack in 825 [[PR]] and robbed of its collection. What remains of the court has been left shuffling to find a new means of protecting their community. |
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| == Construction ==
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| [[File:Jadenhill painting.png|thumb|Another diplomat's amateur depiction of '''Jadenhill''', this time in a painting.]] | |
| The size of '''Jadenhill''' is limited to the footprint of the former mining colony that it is built in and on top of, thus the town's newer constructions are more vertically oriented to preserve space. The oldest parts of the town reside underground in the reclaimed mining tunnels, these are the only portions to have survived the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] and carry in the style of a more traditional [[Bahamut]] temple. The town's main gate enters through these tunnels, but actually exists at ground level due to the mine being built into the side of a hill. The above-ground portions that exist today were all built post-razing and done in a "Beaux-Arts" style of architecture intended to impress highbrow visitors. The mage tower at the '''Court of Quartz''' is strategically designed to be the tallest point in town, allowing the high sorcerer to amplify their magic using the [[Selune Splinter]]. From this vantage point, they can conceal the town from crusaders by casting a spell of invisibility or ready the residents to receive visitors with a spell of disguisement.
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| == Notable Residents ==
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| * '''Patina'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] and original high sorcerer. Part of the first generation of [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]] born in the town. Served as a founding council member of the '''Court of Quartz'''.
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| * '''Rosella'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] and current high sorcerer as of 826 [[PR]]. Mother to [[Durzibethinus|Durian]]. Notoriously mistrusting of the outside world and spends most of her time in a [[Elf|Wood Elf]] disguise, even when not receiving diplomats.
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| * '''Argonaut'''—[[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] and [[Monk]] practitioner in the [[Monk|Way of the Ascendant Dragon]]. Father to [[Durzibethinus|Durian]]. Very zen in demeanor, trusting that [[Bahamut]] will make all work out as intended.
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| * '''[[Durzibethinus|Durian]]'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Dragon]] and presumed high sorcerer prior to him leaving home. Former adventurer in the [[Into the Greedy Green|Greedy Green]]. During the [[Sardior#Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]], his soul and emerald essence were reborn into [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Durzibethinus, the Emerald Thane of Sardior]].
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| * '''[[Delphi]]'''—[[Dragonborn|Topaz Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Dragon]] and soothsayer. Former adventurer in the [[Into the Greedy Green|Greedy Green]]. During the [[Sardior#Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]], her soul was reunited with her patron [[Silent]] and her topaz essence was reborn into [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Delphi, the Topaz Thane of Sardior]].
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| * '''[[22]]'''—[[Autom]] who resided in the town for several years. Assisted in defending its residents during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]] and helped turn the town into a stronghold for civil rights through their work with '''People Are People''', an alliance of anti-racist activists.
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| * '''Tacciath''' and '''Uldil'''—[[Dragonborn]] twins and allies of [[22]] who returned to the town to help defend their friends and family during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]. '''Uldil''' was slain during a particularly devastating attack.
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