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After reading background info on the Wind Dukes of Aqaa, I considered changing some of the history.
Greyhawk lore mentions how millenia ago, the gods united to trap Tharizdun (god of Destrucion & Madness). Not overly fond of the Wind Dukes versus Queen of Chaos backstory since it doesn't tie in with the overall plot, I thought Tharizdun would tie in to the story more. Perhaps the Wind Dukes were servants of the gods and the battle on the plains of Pesh was the final battle which trapped Tharizdun and created the Rift Canyon. The Wind Dukes seem to stand aginst everything Tharizdun stands for. Plus, the Elemental Princes of Evil, servants of Tharizdun, make great Wind Duke enemies.
I agree that even an artefact as powerful as the Rod of Law should not be able to take out Tharizdun. But perhaps when you involve other gods... According to Greyhawk lore, Kyuss was a servant of Nerull before undergoing apotheosis. Nerull's involvement with Tharizdun might have had repercussions on Kyuss.
All this is speculation and I'm not sure if it's worth the trouble. Any thoughts?
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Might have to do with your players. I was floored when one of my players (playing a wizard) picked up all the elemental languages - Auran, Terran, etc. He's been quite happy to tranlate the whispers.
I've actually been tempted to swap out Erythnul for Incabulous a few times. Quite a few of the players built up their backstory with some deaths due to the Red Death twenty years back. It just seems fitting that a priest of Incabulous was involved in some way... this'd probably require too much tweaking to 3FOE.
I'm wondering if the adventure path uses Incabulous at all with a tie-in here...?
Plus, the Elemental Princes of Evil, servants of Tharizdun, make great Wind Duke enemies.
While they do, indeed, make great enemies of the Wind Dukes, I don't personally like the idea of the Elder Elemental God = Tharizdun proposed in Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. Monte Cook did a great job with the mod, but I found the idea of Tharizdun masquerading as the EEG kind of silly. I suppose this is more of a canon discussion though.
I do like the idea of using Incabulos though. I think he works great in the story line and might add a more flavorful dimension to 3FoE.
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I realise that since Age of Worms is supposed to be generic, only the D&D Core Gods are used and their greyhawk histories are somewhat ignored.
For example: Why is the Overgod made up of Hextor (Oeridian), Erythnul (Oeridian), and Vecna (Flannish lich turned to lesser god)? Would it not make more sense if the Overgod mythology came from one culture? Why include a lesser god who was once mortal? The problem is that Greyhawk lacks well known evil human gods. This list includes: Hextor, Incabulos, Nerull, Pyremius, Tharizdun, Vecna, Beltar, Syrul, Iuz, & Erythnul. Other evil gods are humanoid gods or are too obscure (although I'm a big fan of Gruumsh).
I think my ideal Overgod would be made up of Nerull (death), Incabulos (disease), and Tharizdun (destruction). Think about it. Those three gods are the epitome of mass death and destruction, Greyhawk's biggest badasses. Combining Tharizdun with the other two would finally free him and at the same time tone down his plan for the destruction for everything. The Faceless One could be a follower of Nerull. I'm almost tempted to actually make it possible. Of course, the fact that Tharizdun IS trapped would explain the fact that the idea of an Evil Overgod is impossible.