| Greyhawk Realm | |
| Restored Holy Realm
of the Faithful of the Shield Lands |
|
|---|---|
| Motto | |
| Region | Empire of Iuz |
| Ruler | Knight Commander Countess Katarina of Walworth |
| Government | Commonwealth of lords ruled by highest ranking noble of Walworth Isle |
| Established | |
| Capital | Critwall |
| Major Towns | Critwall, Bright Sentry, Admundfort |
| Provinces | |
| Resources | [formerly] livestock, foodstuffs |
| Coinage | Knight (gp), axeman (ep), shield (sp), sheaf (cp) |
| Population | 27,000 |
| Races | Humans (79%), halflings (9%), elves (5%), dwarves (3%), gnomes (2%), half-elves (1%), half-orcs (1%) |
| Languages | Common, Halfling, Elvish |
| Alignments | |
| Religions | Heironeous*, Saint Cuthbert, Mayaheine, Pholtus, Trithereon. In the fictional World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, the Empire of Iuz is The English noun commonwealth dates from the fifteenth century. Halfling is another name for J R R Tolkien 's Hobbit and is a fictional race sometimes found in Fantasy Novels and Games In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that are one of the primary In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as Player characters. The half-orc is a creature born to mixed orc and human parentage in the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the third edition of the Dungeons & Dragons In the Dungeons and Dragons Roleplaying game, Saint Cuthbert of the Cudgel is the combative deity of Wisdom Dedication and Zeal In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Mayaheine is the demigoddess In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Pholtus of the Blinding In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Trithereon is the god of Individuality |
| Allies | |
| Enemies | Iuz, Horned Society, Bandit Kingdoms |
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History
Geography
The Shield Lands are located in the central portion of the Flanaess, just north of the Nyr Dyv. Greyhawk, also known as the World
As of 591 CY, the most populous towns are Critwall (pop. 14,300), and Bright Sentry (pop. 2,700, on Scragholme Island). Admundfort had a population of approximately 5,000, but has been occupied by Iuz's forces since 587 CY, so accurate figures are unlikely. In the World of Greyhawk All other towns have been destroyed by Iuz.
People
Population
As of 591 CY, the population of X totaled 27,000 persons, the vast majority (almost 80%) being humans of chiefly Oeridian stock, with some Suel and Flan as well. In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, the Oeridians (sometimes called In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, the Suloise, also known In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, the Flan are a race of halflings are the next largest group (9%), followed by elves (5%), dwarves (3%), and gnomes (2%), with half-elves, and half-orcs making up the remainder of the population (approximately 1% each). Halfling is another name for J R R Tolkien 's Hobbit and is a fictional race sometimes found in Fantasy Novels and Games In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that are one of the primary In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available In the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as Player characters. The half-orc is a creature born to mixed orc and human parentage in the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game.
Religion
The most popular deities among the Shield Lands's citizens are Heironeous (favored by the state), Saint Cuthbert, Mayaheine, Pholtus, and Trithereon. In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the third edition of the Dungeons & Dragons In the Dungeons and Dragons Roleplaying game, Saint Cuthbert of the Cudgel is the combative deity of Wisdom Dedication and Zeal In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Mayaheine is the demigoddess In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Pholtus of the Blinding In the World of Greyhawk Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, Trithereon is the god of Individuality
Languages
The most widely-spoken languages in the Shield Lands are Common, Halfling, and Elvish.
Government
The Shield Lands is a commonwealth of lords ruled by highest ranking noble of Walworth Isle, currently Her Most Honorable Ladyship, Countess Katarina of Walworth, Knight Commander of the Shield Lands. The English noun commonwealth dates from the fifteenth century.
The national capital is Critwall.
Heraldry
The state's coat of arms is blazoned thus: Gules, a tower sable within a bordure argent. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people
Economy
Resources
The Shields Lands have a significant number of livestock and foodstuffs in the regions occupied by Iuz, but these resources are not exported. What remains as the free lands does not hold many natural resources.
Currency
The Shield Lands do not currently have standard coinage; however, when found, the following coins are used most often: the gold knight (gp), electrum axeman (ep), silver shield (sp), and copper sheaf (cp). Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Electrum is a naturally occurring Alloy of Gold and Silver, with trace amounts of Copper and other metals Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29
Transportation
Military
References
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk (TSR, 1980). Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
- Gygax, Gary. Ernest Gary Gygax ( July 27, 1938 &ndash March 4, 2008) ( IPA:) was an American Writer and Game designer World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983). The World of Greyhawk Fantasy TSR Inc was an American game publishing company most famous for publishing the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Gary Holian is an author of several products and articles for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game, especially for the World of Greyhawk Erik Mona served as the Editor-in-chief of Dragon magazine since 2004 and Dungeon magazine from 2004 to 2006 at the time both magazines Sean K Reynolds is a professional Game designer who has worked on and co-written a number of D&D supplements for Wizards of the Coast, as well as material Frederick Weining is among those credited for design of the Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, both published by Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000). The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (LGG is Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
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