Kolopa

Kolopa is a city in Vegas.
It's Thane is Carris, the father of Carab.
Places
Executions take place at the
Hard Rock Tree 
Events
The Battle of Kolopa
Quotes
Once we reached Kolopa, I got the feeling of real wilderness, the climate was totally different, it was late summer now, and the evenings were as clear and crisp as crystal. The people that we saw working in the fields beneath the tall, incredibly tall mountains, were all fair, and very rugged in appearance. Lahtl was the southern most of the thraldom's, and the one that belonged to Carab's father, Carris. 
Carab described the thrall system to me. Thralls were not slaves exactly, but bondsmen, who were bonded to their land. It was a mutually beneficial system, he assured me, the bondsmen certainly didn't have anywhere better to go, and the freemen had all the headaches of taxation, war payments, army service and a hundred other things. All the bondsmen had to do was work, and all their needs were taken care of.
Apic and I made short work of all that sort of stuff, needless to say, as it certainly sounded like slavery to us, just by another name. Carab may have continued to defend the status quo in his country, but Adea had a few choice comments to make as well, and soon he agreed that he had no more liking for it himself, especially having experienced slavery first hand personally. He shrugged and said that it was the way that it had always been. It was a tough place to live, in winter particularly, and if you couldn't say anything else for this feudal system, then it did at least make sure everyone got fed. I pointed out that the bondsmen we could see working in the fields, although they seemed happy enough, were wearing metal collars to show their status, and Carab grumbled something about making changes when he succeeded his father. He also mentioned to me that I had better keep a low profile as far as being a wizard was concerned, they tended to burn magic users in Vegas. 
Kolopa itself was a very fair town, with a strong wooden stockade wall all around it, and a sturdy looking stone castle in its centre. There were also a few more stone buildings around the market square. We got a very good view of it as we descended into the valley, our horses by now seasoned veterans of mountain travel. A guide had also met us at the border, not that we needed one, but it was customary for the thane to send one to meet members of his family. He and Carab discussed changes that had occurred during Carab's four year absence.
Kolopa is seiged by the nogs but holds.
Category:Cities
Category:Places in Nillamandor
Category:Places in Vegas