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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}} |
'''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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Despite the abundance of work, settlements in Bavland are rather small. One of the largest, [[Ironsway]], consists of only several hundred homes and three taverns.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} |
Despite the abundance of work, settlements in Bavland are rather small. One of the largest, [[Ironsway]], consists of only several hundred homes and three taverns.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}} |
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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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=== Notable settlements === |
=== Notable settlements === |
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== Politics and Culture == |
== 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 |
+ | 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 people of Bavland are called Bavlanders by outsiders, though they refer to |
+ | The people of Bavland are called Bavlanders by outsiders, though they refer to themselvs 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}} |
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. |
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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| − | * With an area of around 141,000 Km<sup>2</sup>, Bavland is around the size of Tajikistan. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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