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- Well, as far as I know, Stratis had a lot more than four artifacts. His glaive, the Ebon Glaive, for example, is lost in a dragon graveyard on/near the Ghostwind Plateau. Also, his longsword is actually in the possession of a young elf named Tarquin. He's enigmatic, and hails from an ancient and illustrious family. It is whispered that he may become the Emperor of Ravilla.

As for a foothold on the religion bit:
-Thalos' state religion is that of Stern Alia, and she is recognized as the mother of Stratis, Heironeous, and Hextor. Every Thalos soldier's shield is emblazoned with her face.
-Corellon Larethian is recognized as the chief god within Ravilla (more than likely the entire elven pantheon is recognized, though). However, the elves maintain an item called the Empty Throne, where they believe Corellon will return one day, and will commend them for their devotion to his edicts. I would also think that because the elves of Ravilla work with felldrakes and goodly half-dragons, there is likely a strong reverence for Bahamut, in large part due to his intervention in the Demon War.
-Yeenoghu, the demon patron of gnolls, is venerated above all else among the gnolls of Naresh. Due to Yeenoghu's enmity with Baphomet, I would think that it would be considered heresy to possess anything related to Baphomet. As the gnolls follow Jangir, the high priest of Yeenoghu, and a half-fiend, he is probably viewed as blessed or "chosen" by their demon patron.
- The dwarves of Mordengard seem like they would be fairly traditional in their religious beliefs. They possess many traditional dwarven values, such as pride of craft, honor, duty, and toughness. The old Chainmail minis included Hammer Priests and Zealots, which leads me to believe that the dwarven people of Mordengard worship Moradin and the rest of the dwarven pantheon.
-Kilsek is definitely a Lolth-worshipping group of drow. They feel as if they have been passed through a trial-by-fire, tested by Lolth, and delivered unto an unsuspecting populace. They have already enslaved kuo-toan warriors, after all.
-Drazen's Horde follows Nomog-Gaeya above most other deities. In fact, an issue of Dragon Magazine (the issue number escapes me at the moment) featured a prestige class called "The Boge of Nomog-Gaeya". It can only be assumed that the orcs, goblins, and other creatures within their burgeoning monstrous ranks follow any number of demon lords or evil monster deities, including Grummsh and Maglubiyet.
-Ahmut's Legion, or at least the portions of it which can think, as well as the Cult of the Red Scythe (Nerull worshippers), view Ahmut as the emissary of Nerull (he basically told them he was), blessed with remarkable control over undeath. Much like Nerull, Ahmut desires to slaughter every person who opposes his rule.

If you like what I'm laying down here, let me know. I am willing to listen to creative criticism. I'm pretty stoked about it.

So, you are expanding west of the main part of Greyhawk? I'm game.

I'd be glad to help :) 3.5 rules?

/d

The Sundered Empire is indeed in the western part of the World of Greyhawk. 3.5 rules should be fine.

Freehold DM wrote:

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who loved this setting- I always felt it should have been explored further. I guess it's time for chainmail fans to make their own stuff!

I'm game to help

I agree. I'm ready to help. I actually statted a couple of the big guys, like Drazen, Jangir, and Ahmut, for a campaign I ran in the Sundered Empire. I have every issue of Dragon with the support for it, and I also have the core rulebook.

Thanks a lot! You have aided the flow of my campaign immensely.

I have a little query here. I am planning some very extensive campaigning in the World of Greyhawk, and I know that there were a few magazine issues, both Dragon and Dungeon, which contained regional feats for Greyhawk and that there were some articles specifically tailored toward the paladins of Greyhawk as well. Can anyone tell me which issues they were?

The after effects of Tenebrous' brief rage through the planes can still be seen. In Libris Mortis, some of his nasty undead creations (called Vestiges), endure.

The drow from the legendary Vault of the Drow are quite familiar with his influence as well. The drow goddess of undeath DID kill Orcus and steal his wand.

Tenebrous also rears his ugly head in Tome of Magic. While Orcus has been restored, a fragment of the being which was once Tenebrous has fallen by the wayside, but still holds some sway with a few people mad enough to bind themselves to his power.

His travels shocked the planes. Wherever his servants went, death, chaos, destruction, and evil were left in their wake.

The long and short of it is, berk, that Orcus and Tenebrous are the same guy. One's just the ghost of a demon lord who's too clever or too stubborn to die.

I suggest looking at your old second edition books (particularly the Monster Manual). They pretty much included a massive scale of intelligence, with 17-18 being considered a certifiable, Einstein/Steven Hawking level genius.

Tell me even if you can't imagine yourself reading fiction based on a game. Humor me. Who would get your attention and get you to buy?

--Erik Mona

Well, I like R. A. Salvatore, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and Ed Greenwood. I also found a lot of the novelists who worked on the "War of the Spider Queen" sextet to be pretty good. Of course, as an aspiring author, I'd love to toss my own hat into the ring here. It could be a real treat to write something for a world like Varisia. However, based strictly on who would get my attention and get me to buy, I would put R. A. Salvatore at the very top of the list, with Weis and Hickman right behind him.

Ross Byers wrote:

All the Greyhawk 'Titans' were game-developers characters. If I recall correctly Melf (of acid-arrow fame) was Skip Williams's son's elf mage/fighter or something like that.

I'd expect the Pathfinder 'Titans' to be similar: Around the 2nd or 3rd adventure paths, some important NPCs will be Paizo staff playtest characters. NOT the iconics. There is a difference.

Hmmm... I like that idea.

That would mean the possibility for gnome "titans" if my characters are deemed worthy enough...

:D

It's great that people are loving the gnomes. My homebrew campaign actually has a gnome "titan" in it. He's a fighter/rogue/duelist, with a flaming hook for a hand, a magical eyepatch, and a pegleg (which can be used to fire a handful of grapeshot). He's quite possibly one of the big favorites of my gaming group.

All the Greyhawk 'Titans' were game-developers characters. If I recall correctly Melf (of acid-arrow fame) was Skip Williams's son's elf mage/fighter or something like that.

I'd expect the Pathfinder 'Titans' to be similar: Around the 2nd or 3rd adventure paths, some important NPCs will be Paizo staff playtest characters. NOT the iconics. There is a difference.

Well, it was Gary Gygax's son, but you were close. As a designer of my own homebrew campaign setting, a lot of my old characters and player's old characters have become our "titans", so I have to agree with the organic origins theory.

I think that Dragon and Dungeon Magazine could have a huge extravaganza like they did for "Dark Sun" for "The Sundered Empire." It's not like many other settings out there, and really deserves another look. I would love to see the stats for Drazen, Ahmut, Almira, Jangir and Venrit. They gave the stats for Stratis' "Ebon Glaive" in Dragon a long while ago, but I would also like to see the magic items of that setting, such as the thunderlashes and the shock rifles of Mordengard. Any new mundane weapons or cool magic spells would be a great article as well. Prestige classes unique to the setting, such as one for characters who wish to follow the path of the Northwind Dueling societies, could add some unique flavor to it. It's a setting with a familiar feeling, but a very different feeling. Bring back Chainmail!

I whole-heartedly agree. I actually have been running adventuring campaigns in the Sundered Empire for quite some time. I would like to see a published campaign setting of Chainmail, as well as supplements for advancing the wars between the nations (for example, loss or gain of territory, the generals and the actual stats for characters like Drazen, Ahmut and the rest.)

Bring back Chainmail!