Occupied Cities of the United States Ranked by Population

This list of cities was compiled using the Census Bureau’s web site, which included the populations of cities in both ‘90 and ‘96. Using the rate of change between those years as a guide, I extrapolated the probably estimated population of the cities in 2005. The listed populations are for the city proper and do not include any of the surrounding suburbs. As I rule of thumb, I assume the suburbs will include approximately as many people as the city itself, so each metropolitan area can be considered about twice as large as the numbers shown below.

This means there are approximately 30 cities with a metro population of 1 million or more, and about 200 more with a metro population of 200,000 or more. In my Nightbane setting the following cities have been occupied by the Nightlords. There are approximately 60 Nightlords who rule these cities, plus 90 Avatars and 60 or more Night Princes who have been given their own cities to rule on behalf of their master.

This chart was developed using the various books published by Palladium in the Nightbane(TM) setting as well as fan contributions on the net. If you have a web page detailing a particular city, or a notable resident of a city, and would like to have it added to this page, please email me with your URL.

Fan Contributions

I devised Lord Serith to fill the role of a young (for a Nightlord) and hungry Viceroy who is seeking to expand his power base. He is a likely source of intrigue within the domains of the other Viceroys. Moloch also appointed him to the role of Viceroy of the Mountains to act as a buffer between Lilith and Magog. He only has authority over 15 or so cities, so is no real threat to the bigger players but wields more influence than most single (non-Viceroy) Nightlords. Hopefully I will expand the info about him in the future. (NOTE: If anyone else has a campaign set in the Rocky Mountain regions and has a suitable character to fill this role, let me know - I'm not particularly committed to this specific NPC, just the role).

Lord Behemoth is Viceroy of the South, and oversees more than 30 cities, either directly or through Nightlords who owe him fealty. He is also a key link in the slave distribution chain, so wields significant power among the Nightlords. All references to Lord Behemoth were found on Laserbeak's Shadows of the South netbook. Lord Sollen, the Nightlord of Knoxville in service to Lord Behemoth, and the creation of Necromancer Bob, is also included in the Shadows of the South Netbook.

San Francisco is the location of a major magical nexus, as well as an alliance between the Nightbane and a Guild of mages that provide serious opposition to the Nightlords plans in the region. All references to Triangle Point were found on Dssstrkl's Triangle Point web site.

Lord Azazel is the ruler of Boston and several other cities in the northeastern portion of the US. An important vassal of Moloch, he wields considerable influence in the east. Heidi Zeiss, an avatar of Lilith, rules in Seattle, for now, but Shea MacLeod, an avatar of Lord Shemhazai of Honolulu, is scheming to take it away from her. All references to Lord Azazel, Heidi Zeiss and Lord Shemhazai were found on Gargoyle's web site as part of an alternate version of Nightbane called the Nightwar.

 Rank  Name of City and State on Earth  City Pop in 2005  City Pop in 1996  Name of Equivalent City in Nightlands  Territory  Name and Rank of Master  Other Notable Residents
 1  New York, NY  7,468,419  7,380,906  Doom's Harbor  Moloch  Lord Ashtart (actually Prince Janus)  
 2  Los Angeles, CA  3,655,759  3,553,638  Devil's City  Lilith  Lady Niara (avatar of Lilith)  
 3  Chicago, IL  2,628,278  2,721,547  Typhoon  Magog  Lord Magog  
 4  Houston, TX  1,903,356  1,744,058    Magog    
 5  Phoenix, AZ  1,421,070  1,159,014    Serith    
 6  Philadelphia, PA  1,316,639  1,478,002    Moloch  unnamed avatar of Moloch  
 7  San Diego, CA  1,261,868  1,171,121    Lilith    
 8  San Antonio, TX  1,230,597  1,067,816    Magog    
 9  Dallas, TX  1,121,803  1,053,292    Magog    
 10  Detroit, MI  958,719  1,000,272    Magog  unnamed avatar of Magog  
 11  San Jose, CA  923,524  838,744    Lilith    
 12  Indianapolis, IN  769,925  746,737    Magog    
 13  San Francisco, CA  752,349  735,315  Triangle Point  Lilith  Lady Susan Weng (avatar of Lilith)  
 14  Jacksonville, FL  746,635  679,792    Behemoth    
 15  El Paso, TX  726,649  599,865    Magog    
 16  Columbus, OH  693,215  657,053    Moloch    
 17  Austin, TX  645,165  541,278    Magog    
 18  Baltimore, MD  584,481  675,401    Moloch    
 19  Memphis, TN  563,834  596,725    Behemoth    
 20  Las Vegas, NV  554,959  376,906    Lilith    
 21  Nashville-Davidson, TN  545,608  511,263  Skullweb  Behemoth  unnamed avatar of Sollen  
 22  Denver, CO  543,185  497,840    Serith    
 23  Seattle, WA  537,371  524,704  Annwn  Lilith  Heidi Zeiss, avatar of Lilith  Shea MacLeod, avatar of Lord Shemhazai
 24  Boston, MA  534,560  558,394  Hell's Maw  Moloch  Lord Azazel  
 25  Milwaukee, WI  534,125  590,503    Magog  unnamed avatar of Magog  
 26  Fort Worth, TX  527,861  479,716    Magog    
 27  Oklahoma City, OK  507,544  469,852    Magog  unnamed avatar of Magog  
 28  Portland, OR  506,609  480,824    Lilith    
 29  Tucson, AZ  505,285  449,002    Serith    
 30  Honolulu CDP, HI  493,099  423,475  Kurnugia  Moloch  Lord Shemhazai the Schemer  
 31  Cleveland, OH  487,191  498,246    Moloch    
 32  Virginia Beach, VA  486,329  430,385    Moloch    
 33  Charlotte, NC  473,934  441,297    Moloch    
 34  Albuquerque, NM  471,830  419,681    Serith    
 35  Fresno, CA  458,891  396,011    Lilith    
 36  Kansas City, MO  450,904  441,259    Magog  unnamed avatar of Magog  
 37  Washington, DC  447,682  543,213    Moloch  unnamed avatar of Moloch  
 38  New Orleans, LA  446,155  476,625  Snake Pit  Behemoth    
 39  Colorado Springs, CO  442,172  345,127    Serith    
 40  Mesa, AZ  428,111  344,764    Serith    
 41  Atlanta, GA  413,874  401,907  Inferno  Behemoth  Lord Behemoth  
 42  Long Beach, CA  410,778  421,904    Lilith    
 43  Omaha, NE  396,339  364,253    Magog    
 44  Tulsa, OK  395,274  378,491    Magog    
 45  Sacramento, CA  386,560  376,243    Lilith    
 46  Miami, FL  374,845  365,127    Behemoth    
 47  Oakland, CA  359,712  367,230    Lilith    
 48  Wichita, KS  344,962  320,395    Magog    
 49  Arlington, TX  344,464  294,816    Magog    
 50  Minneapolis, MN  344,388  358,785    Magog    
 51  Anaheim, CA  322,753  288,945    Lilith    
 52  Pittsburgh, PA  321,089  350,363    Moloch    
 53  Cincinnati, OH  318,374  345,818    Moloch    
 54  Santa Ana, CA  315,307  302,419    Lilith    
 55  Corpus Christi, TX  314,470  280,260    Magog    
 56  Riverside, CA  297,853  255,069    Lilith    
 57  Aurora, CO  297,698  252,341    Serith    
 58  Toledo, OH  294,600  317,606    Moloch    
 59  Tampa, FL  292,992  285,206    Behemoth    
 60  Raleigh, NC  291,449  243,835    Moloch    
 61  Plano, TX  288,872  192,280    Magog    
 62  Anchorage, AK  286,755  250,505    Moloch    
 63  Buffalo, NY  284,107  310,548    Moloch  unnamed avatar of Azazel  
 64  St. Louis, MO  283,885  351,565    Magog    
 65  Stockton, CA  265,235  232,660    Lilith    
 66  Lexington-Fayette, KY  261,806  239,942    Behemoth    
 67  Newark, NJ  258,443  268,510    Moloch    
 68  Chesapeake, VA  252,882  192,342    Moloch    
 69  Scottsdale, AZ  252,417  179,012    Serith    
 70  Bakersfield, CA  249,374  205,508    Lilith    
 71  Birmingham, AL  248,337  258,543    Behemoth    
 72  Louisville, KY  247,390  260,689    Behemoth    
 73  St. Paul, MN  240,662  259,606    Magog    
 74  Lincoln, NE  235,022  209,192    Magog    
 75  Glendale, AZ  233,751  182,219    Serith    
 76  Jersey City, NJ  229,822  229,039    Moloch    
 77  Hialeah, FL  229,698  204,684    Behemoth    
 78  St. Petersburg, FL  229,493  235,988    Behemoth    
 79  Laredo, TX  227,899  164,899    Magog    
 80  Chandler, AZ  222,502  142,918    Serith    
 81  Greensboro, NC  212,724  195,426    Moloch    
 82  Mobile, AL  212,058  202,581    Behemoth    
 83  Baton Rouge, LA  210,408  215,882    Behemoth    
 84  Irving, TX  209,927  176,993    Magog    
 85  Fremont, CA  209,491  187,800    Lilith    
 86  Rochester, NY  208,451  221,594    Moloch    
 87  Henderson, NV  208,425  122,339    Lilith    
 88  Madison, WI  207,926  197,630    Magog    
 89  Akron, OH  207,676  216,882    Moloch    
 90  Montgomery, AL  205,382  196,363    Behemoth    
 91  Lubbock, TX  204,603  193,565    Magog    
 92  Huntington Beach, CA  204,599  190,751    Lilith    
 93  Garland, TX  204,185  190,055    Magog    
 94  San Bernardino, CA  203,631  183,474    Lilith    
 95  Spokane, WA  200,657  186,562    Lilith    
 96  Modesto, CA  199,278  178,559    Lilith    
 97  Des Moines, IA  193,771  193,422    Magog    
 98  Tempe, AZ  193,763  162,701    Serith    
 99  Yonkers, NY  193,667  190,316    Moloch  same as NYC  
 100  Boise City, ID  191,815  152,737    Serith    
 101  Norfolk, VA  191,700  233,430    Moloch    
 102  Salt Lake City, UT  191,545  172,575    Serith    
 103  Richmond, VA  191,470  198,267    Moloch    
 104  Glendale, CA  190,745  184,321    Lilith    
 105  Columbus, GA  189,045  182,828    Behemoth    
 106  Reno, NV  187,972  155,499    Lilith    
 107  Orlando, FL  187,744  173,902    Behemoth    
 108  Amarillo, TX  187,613  169,588    Magog    
 109  Grand Rapids, MI  186,916  188,242    Magog    
 110  Huntsville, AL  186,240  170,424    Behemoth    
 111  Newport News, VA  183,146  176,122    Moloch    
 112  Tacoma, WA  182,789  179,114    Lilith    
 113  Arlington CDP, VA  181,989  175,334    Moloch    
 114  Shreveport, LA  181,107  191,558    Behemoth    
 115  Jackson, MS  179,214  192,923    Behemoth    
 116  Chula Vista, CA  177,167  151,963    Lilith    
 117  Little Rock, AR  175,789  175,752  Kobold  Behemoth  unnamed avatar of Sollen  
 118  Fort Wayne, IN  174,199  184,783    Magog    
 119  Moreno Valley, CA  174,161  140,932    Lilith    
 120  Oceanside, CA  172,717  145,941    Lilith    
 121  Brownsville, TX  169,687  132,091    Magog    
 122  Durham, NC  166,156  149,799    Moloch    
 123  Paterson, NJ  164,338  150,270    Moloch    
 124  Knoxville, TN  164,196  167,535  Beggar's Gate  Behemoth  Lord Sollen  
 125  Oxnard, CA  163,682  151,009    Lilith    
 126  Ontario, CA  162,366  144,854    Lilith    
 127  Worcester, MA  161,236  166,350    Moloch    
 128  Palmdale, CA  160,957  106,540    Lilith    
 129  Overland Park, KS  159,947  131,053    Magog    
 130  Dayton, OH  159,360  172,947    Moloch    
 131  Garden Grove, CA  158,572  149,208    Lilith    
 132  Winston-Salem, NC  157,415  153,541    Moloch    
 133  Fort Lauderdale, FL  155,655  151,805    Behemoth    
 134  Tallahassee, FL  154,870  136,812    Behemoth    
 135  Irvine, CA  154,187  127,873    Lilith    
 136  Pembroke Pines, FL  153,306  100,662    Behemoth    
 137  Pasadena, TX  149,644  131,620    Magog    
 138  Lakewood, CO  147,785  134,999    Serith    
 139  Springfield, MO  147,776  143,407    Magog    
 140  Chattanooga, TN  147,473  150,425    Behemoth    
 141  Hampton, VA  146,176  138,757    Moloch    
 142  Rockford, IL  146,147  143,531    Magog    
 143  Coral Springs, FL  144,891  105,275    Behemoth    
 144  Salem, OR  144,725  122,566    Lilith    
 145  Syracuse, NY  143,872  155,865    Moloch    
 146  Lancaster, CA  143,237  115,675    Lilith    
 147  Aurora, IL  141,504  116,405    Magog    
 148  Torrance, CA  140,797  136,183    Lilith    
 149  Providence, RI  140,303  152,558    Moloch  unnamed avatar of Azazel  
 150  Eugene, OR  140,195  123,718    Lilith    
 151  Rancho Cucamonga, CA  139,419  116,613    Lilith    
 152  Springfield, MA  139,395  149,948    Moloch    
 153  Pomona, CA  139,215  134,706    Lilith    
 154  Naperville, IL  138,793  107,001    Magog    
 155  Pasadena, CA  137,911  134,116    Lilith    
 156  Hollywood, FL  137,155  127,894    Behemoth    
 157  Sunnyvale, CA  136,904  125,156    Lilith    
 158  Corona, CA  136,605  100,208    Lilith    
 159  Santa Rosa, CA  134,806  121,879    Lilith    
 160  Savannah, GA  133,937  136,262    Behemoth    
 161  Orange, CA  133,738  119,890    Lilith    
 162  Santa Clarita, CA  132,807  125,153    Lilith    
 163  Bridgeport, CT  132,446  137,990    Moloch    
 164  McAllen, TX  132,348  103,352    Magog    
 165  Hayward, CA  132,020  121,631    Lilith    
 166  Sioux Falls, SD  131,803  113,223    Magog    
 167  Kansas City, KS  129,353  142,654    Magog    
 168  Fullerton, CA  129,254  120,188    Lilith    
 169  Fort Collins, CO  129,253  104,196    Serith    
 170  Fontana, CA  129,007  104,124    Lilith    
 171  Warren, MI  127,899  138,078    Magog    
 172  Mesquite, TX  127,641  111,947    Magog    
 173  Escondido, CA  127,488  116,184    Lilith    
 174  Alexandria, VA  127,192  117,586    Moloch    
 175  Thousand Oaks, CA  126,848  113,368    Lilith    
 176  Flint, MI  125,815  134,881    Magog    
 177  Springfield, IL  124,177  112,921    Magog    
 178  Grand Prairie, TX  123,668  109,231    Magog    
 179  Lansing, MI  123,358  125,736    Magog    
 180  Hartford, CT  123,106  133,086    Moloch    
 181  Macon, GA  122,332  113,352    Behemoth    
 182  Cedar Rapids, IA  120,547  113,482    Magog    
 183  Concord, CA  120,163  114,850    Lilith    
 184  Sterling Heights, MI  120,030  118,698    Magog    
 185  Topeka, KS  119,320  119,658    Magog    
 186  Evansville, IN  119,232  123,456    Magog    
 187  Simi Valley, CA  117,108  106,974    Lilith    
 188  Salinas, CA  116,227  111,757    Lilith    
 189  New Haven, CT  115,951  124,665    Moloch    
 190  Columbia, SC  115,831  112,773    Behemoth    
 191  El Monte, CA  115,822  110,026    Lilith    
 192  Waco, TX  115,645  108,412    Magog    
 193  Inglewood, CA  113,197  111,040    Lilith    
 194  Stamford, CT  113,056  110,056    Moloch    
 195  Livonia, MI  111,472  105,099    Magog    
 196  Abilene, TX  111,129  108,476    Magog    
 197  Peoria, IL  110,495  112,306    Magog    
 198  Green Bay, WI  110,491  102,076    Magog    
 199  Elizabeth, NJ  110,369  110,149    Moloch    
 200  Vallejo, CA  110,184  109,593    Lilith    
 201  West Covina, CA  109,476  101,526    Lilith    
 202  Lafayette, LA  109,469  104,899    Behemoth    
 203  Norwalk, CA  109,104  100,209    Lilith    
 204  Albany, NY  108,863  103,564    Moloch  unnamed avatar of Azazel  
 205  Costa Mesa, CA  107,809  100,938    Lilith    
 206  Ann Arbor, MI  107,483  108,758    Magog    
 207  Independence, MO  107,306  110,303    Magog    
 208  Beaumont, TX  106,575  111,224    Magog    
 209  Wichita Falls, TX  105,956  100,138    Magog    
 210  Berkeley, CA  104,021  103,243    Lilith    
 211  Manchester, NH  103,419  100,967    Moloch    
 212  Waterbury, CT  102,588  106,412    Moloch    
 213  Gary, IN  102,468  110,975    Magog    
 214  Clearwater, FL  102,326  100,132    Behemoth    
 215  Erie, PA  100,098  105,270    Moloch    
 216  Allentown, PA  97,576  102,211    Moloch    
 217  Portsmouth, VA  97,405  101,308    Moloch    
 218  Lowell, MA  97,274  100,973    Moloch    
 219  South Bend, IN  96,983  102,100    Magog    

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