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| + | A small mining region in the nation of Jah Keved, it is located on the north-eastern tip of a centrally located mountain range that contains The Valley, where the Nightwatcher and the source of the Old Magic is located; and is quoted in the book as a mostly ignored stretch of land just south of the horneater peaks. Comments from the book indicate that even Jah Keved's highprince stays away from Bavland. |
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| − | '''Bavland''' is a small mining region in the nation of [[Jah Keved]] on [[Roshar]]. The people from Bavland are called either Bav or Bavlanders.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} |
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| + | Though not all of Bavland is concentrated on mining, it seems to be the main source of population and work for the region. There are multiple mining communities that are centered around small villages stretching across the area, and is said to be a very popular area for transient workers. |
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| − | == Geography == |
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| − | Bavland is located on the north-eastern tip of the mountain range in the center of the continent, putting it in the south-west of [[Jah Keved]].{{map ref|Roshar}} The region is rich in ore deposits, making mining central to its economy. Though not all of Bavland is concentrated on it, it seems to be the main source of population and work. There are multiple mining communities there, centered around small villages, with huge populations of transient workers. Due to all the mines, or perhaps the geological makeup of the region, Bavland is extremely dusty.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} |
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| − | + | One such mining town in Bavland is Ironsway, probably named for the ore mined there. It consists of several hundred homes and 3 taverns, making it one of the largest, if not ''the'' largest town, in Bavland. |
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| + | Though located in Jah Keved, Bavland has gained such independence from Jah Keved that it has it's own language, with several different dialects. "Kurp" is a word from the Bav language, and is a term for "child" in Ironsway's dialect. |
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| − | The region has an area of around 141,000 Km<sup>2</sup>.{{url ref|url=https://www.17thshard.com/forum/blogs/entry/634-roshar-physical-characteristics-and-areas/|text=Roshar Physical Characteristics And Areas|site=17th Shard}} |
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| + | Due to all the mines, or perhaps the geological makeup of the area, Bavland is extremely dusty and could be why it is mostly ignored by the highprince of Jah Keved. "Dustmother" is used in the Bav language as a curse. |
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| − | === Notable settlements === |
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| − | * [[Ironsway]] - one of the largest towns in its region |
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| − | * [[Bornwater]] - the biggest mining town in Bavland |
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| − | * [[Staplind]] - a smaller town near Bornwater |
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| − | * [[Kneespike]] - the town of residence of the lord of Bornwater |
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| − | == Politics and Culture == |
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| − | Bavland is generally ignored by the people of Jah Keved; even the [[Veden]] [[highprince]] who has jurisdiction over the land tends to stay out of the area.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} The [[Alethi]] are dismissive of the area, referring to Bavland as a "backwater".{{book ref|sa4|29}} In fact, [[Adolin Kholin]] knows little enough of the region that he guesses [[Zahel]] to have come from there based on the fact that his homeland uses coins instead of [[spheres]] as currency but he doesn't look foreign to his Alethi eye.{{book ref|sa4|21}} |
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| − | The people of Bavland are called Bavlanders by outsiders, though they refer to themselves as Bav. Though still distinctly [[Vorin]], the Bav are a separate culture from that of the Veden, to the point of having their own language with several different dialects. One word from the Ironsway dialect of the Bav language is ''kurp'', a term for "child".{{book ref|sa1|i|3}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}} |
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| − | The Bav curse by "Dustmother", or [[Chemoarish]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|93}}{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} However, as Chemoarish is sometimes mistakenly conflated with the [[Nightwatcher]], it's uncertain which being the curse is intended to refer to. |
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| − | == Trivia == |
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| − | * With an area of around 141,000 Km<sup>2</sup>, Bavland is around the size of Tajikistan. |
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