Corus | |
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General | |
Type | Capital city |
Location | Western Tortall on the Olorun River |
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Established | Unknown |
Official Language | Common Eastern |
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Population | Many |
Residents | |
Religion | Main Pantheon |
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Law Enforcement | |
Major Events | Sweating Sickness Coronation Day Battle |
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Notable Buildings | Royal Palace |
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Politics | |
Government | |
Head of State | King Roger III (200s HE) Kayfer Deerborn (Rogue) Rosto the Piper (Rogue) King Roald V George Cooper (Rogue) King Jonathan IV |
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Economics | |
Main Industry | Mercantilism |
Trade Partners | Port Caynn |
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Tortallan Universe place | |
First Mentioned | ' |
First Appeared | Alanna: The First Adventure |
Latest Appearance | Mastiff |
Last Appeared | ' |
Only Appearance | ' |
Last Mentioned | ' |
Only Mentioned | ' |
Location and layout
Corus stretches across the northern and southern banks of the Olorun River. It is situated on the western side of Tortall near the coast.
Districts[2]
Corus is divided into different districts[3]. There are 8 different districts of Corus.
- Highfields District
- Prettybone District
- Unicorn District
- Palace District
- Flash District
- Upmarket District
- Patten District
- The Lower City
Both Highfields District and Prettybone are located to the north of the River Olorun. The rest are located to the south. Each district has its own guard station, and it is how the Provost's Guard splits up its people in order to best protect the city. Unicorn, Upmarket, and a bit of Patten are the wealthier districts, same with Highfields and Prettybone.
The Temple District, located south of the Common, does not require the Provost's Guard as it employs its own people.
Culture
In the capital people of different nationalities and professions could be found as could exotic fruits and other products. Especially on market days, many people from the countryside came to the city, which made Corus look especially bright[4].
Residents
A list of all the named residents who are mentioned or appear in the books.
200s HE
The list is found in Terrier[5].
Royals & Nobles
- King Roger III
- Queen Jessamine
- Sabine of Macayhill
- Joreth
- Tullus of King's Reach
- Lord Gershom & Lady Teodorie
- Acton of Fenrigh
The Provost's Guard
- Alacia, Puppy in Unicorn
- Wulfric Birch
- Cape
- Clara Goodwin
- Matthias Tunstall
- Ersken Westover
- Rebakah Cooper
- Clarke, Prettybone
- Fulk, mage for the Jane Street kennel
- Hilyard
- Jakorn, Guard of Lord Gershom
- Kebibi Ahuda, sergeant
- Nyler Jewel
- Otelia
- Otterkin
- Phelan Rapp
- Verene, deceased
- Vinehall
- Osgyth Yoav
Crookshank's household
- Ammon Lofts
- Annis Lofts
- Herun Lofts
- Tansy Lofts
- Rolond Lofts
- Inman Poundridge
- Vrinday Kayu
- Jens, guard of fire opal diggers
- Otto, footman
- Uta Norwood, bookkeeper
- Zada, maid
Court of the Rogue
- Kayfer Deerborn, Rogue until May 13th, 246 HE
- Rosto the Piper, Rogue from May 13th and onward
- Dawull, Rogue chief
- Ulsa, rusher
- Aniki Forfrysning, rusher and swordswoman
- Koramin Ingensra
- Bold Brian
- Fiddlelad
- Lady May
- Reed Katie
Servants
- Myaral Fane, cook at Provost's House
- Ulfrec Fane, head footman at Provost's House
- Diona Cooper, training to be a lady's maid
- Lorine Cooper, training to be fine seamstress and dressmaker
- Nilo Cooper, training to be stableman
- Willes Cooper, training to be a messenger
Higher class residents
- Jungen Berryman, mage
- Wildberry
- Amaya Painter, mage
Lower & working class residents
- Fern Cooper, Beka's grandmother, lives in the Lower City
- Deirdry Noll, baker
- Gemma Noll
- Yates Noll, thug
- Gunnar Epeksra, thug
- Jack Ashmiller
- Orva Ashmiller
- Esseny the Lily, deceased
- Inknose
- Paistoi
- Mother Cantwell
400s HE
Royals & Nobles
With the exception of the monarchs, nobles who live primarily at the Tortallan Royal Palace will not be mentioned.
- King Roald V, until his death
- Queen Lianne, until her death
- King Jonathan IV
- Queen Thayet
- Piers and Ilane of Mindelan, own a townhouse in Corus
- The Nond family, own a large townhouse
- Myles of Olau, owns a townhouse in the city
The Rogue
- George Cooper, the Rogue during the early-mid 400s
- Eleni Cooper
- Marek Swiftknife
- Stefan Groomsman
- Rispah Cooper, Queen of the Ladies of the Rogue
- Claw, until his death
Notes and references
- ↑ For locations within the capital, see Category:Places in Corus
- ↑ It is not known whether or not the districts have changed in the 200 years that passed between the Provost's Dog trilogy and The Song of the Lioness quartet.
- ↑ Terrier map
- ↑ Alanna: The First Adventure, Cp. 1 (p. 17/18; Random House paperback)
- ↑ End of book, pg. 569
See also
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