Chegoyui was a city in the Plain of Horses of northwestern Kara-Tur or the northeastern Hordelands. It was the home of the Kashghun tribe.[1]
Geography[]
It lay in the southwestern desert region of the Plain of Horses,[1] known as the Quoya Desert. Roads led north to the Chigidi Mountains.[5][6][7][8]
Description[]
Although Chegoyui was the largest settlement in the desert, it was actually more of an assemblage of small villages. Yurts fashioned from camel and sheep hides made up the majority of houses, while other buildings were of brick, and none of them reached more than one story in height. The headquarters of the ruling qaghan was one of these brick buildings, with only colorful flags on the roof to mark it. All these villages were ringed by one stone wall, less for defense and more to shield them against the desert winds.[1]
Ox-drawn carts were used for travel within the city. These were fairly basic, being little more than a few planks over four wheels. Nevertheless, trains of thirty to forty of these were regularly led around Chegoyui by only a horse-rider.[1]
Activities[]
The Kashghun were peaceful traders and from Chegoyui they controlled all trade routes between the Plain of Horses and Shou Lung.[1] Circa Shou Year 2607 (1357 DR), they sometimes traded with smaller tribes and with daring Shou merchants. The most prized commodity was horses, though woolen clothes and weaponry were also exchanged.[1][4]
Notable Inhabitants[]
- Marash Rashi, an aged livestock trader[9]
- Razak Irdi, a horse thief[9]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), pp. 79, 81. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 84. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 85. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Maps). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ (1989). Kara-Tur Trail Map. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-783-7.
- ↑ Map of the Horde included in David Cook (August 1990). The Horde. Edited by Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 86. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.