Badwall
| Badwall | |||||
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| Realm: | Lands of Badwall, later part of Orcish Empire of the Pomarj | ||||
| Size: | City | ||||
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| Races: | Human, orcs | ||||
| Languages: | Common, Orcish | ||||
Badwall, or properly the Lands of Badwall, is an inland city-state of the Wild Coast.
In later years, it is conquered and destroyed by the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj during the Greyhawk Wars.
Note: Not to be confused with "Badwall Isle", a smaill islet off the coast of the Isle of Dread.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Badwall lies on the Wild Coast. It is inland of Elredd to the east and Fax to the north-northeast, which are both on the shores of Woolly Bay. On its three other sides, Badwall is bordered by forests. The Suss Forest stretches to the south and to the west, forming those borders of Badwall's lands, and the Welkwood forms the northern border. Further west, through the Suss, across the Jewel River is the neighboring kingdom of Celene.
History
[edit | edit source]Orcs and other savage humanoids guard the occupied and devastated city from Readying 584 CY onward. Some of Badwall's army "deserted and fled northward" when the city was overrun during the Greyhawk Wars by the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj.[1] The city is ruined, and mostly empty of humans.[2]
People
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]The population of human citizens in 576 CY is 5,200.[3][4]
The population is unknown in 591 CY, but estimated at possibly 3,300.[5]
Notable individuals
[edit | edit source]The aged ranger Darda Krath is a resident of Badwall before the city was ruined during the Greyhawk Wars.[6]
In Legends of Greyhawk
[edit | edit source] | This section contains content from the "Legends of Greyhawk" organized-play campaign. While it is officially published, and is approved by WotC, this content is based on the DMG 2024, and may differ from earlier publications. |
In the Legends of Greyhawk campaign, set in 576 CY, the West Coast Adventurer's Guild (WCAG) runs organzied play events at conventions. One of the two regions they produce adventures set in, is the Wild Coast.[7]—the region was originally set to premier at LA ComicCon, 26 September 2025. But about two weeks later, three adventures premiered at a new online convention called Dice Online 2025, on 10-12 October 2025.[8].
Even though the region does use most settlements in the area, it does not necessarily utilize every location on the Wild Coast in the premiers. Badwall is not (yet) used for adventures,[9] but it is referenced.[10]
Rumors and legends
[edit | edit source]There have long been rumors of "a once-sleeping cabal of vampires... entombed somewhere beneath the city." Orcs may have disturbed them somehow in 591 CY.[6]
Though it is uncertain, Badwall may have been founded by descendants of a "ruined city of the Suloise" in the Suss Forest which is "thought to have been a river port along the Jewel." [11]
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Slavers (2000), p.122.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.86-87.
- ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.19.
- ↑ The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), p.41.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.86.
- ↑ a b Living Greyhawk Journal #3 (Feb 2001), p.29.
- ↑ Wolf Miller. (@Training_Dragons). Dungeons & Dragons Discord (official WotC) "West Coast Adventurer’s Guild (me and my team) are taking up BK and Wild Coast." 3 June 2025.[1]
- ↑ Dice Online 2025. tabletop.events. West Coast Adventurers Guild (29 August 2025). Retrieved on 31 August 2025.
- ↑ Olson, Mike (30 September 2025). Cantona and Elredd, yes; Badwall, no.. Discord. Retrieved on 3 October 2025. "[Q:] There's been some of us who've wondered if places like Badwall, Cantona, Elredd, etc will be used or not. [A:] Mike Olson: Cantona and Elredd, yes; Badwall, no, but not for lack of trying. Those first three WC mods manage to touch on every significant settlement in the region except Badwall, but—here's a good confusing detail—not for everyone. I wanted to show how these various communities differ from one another."
- ↑ The Wild Coast, A Land of Chaos and Adventure. WCAG (4 October 2025). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved on 6 October 2025.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.55.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- "Dispatches: News from Around the Flanaess (Spring 591 CY)". Living Greyhawk Journal #3. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, February 2001.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Artifact of Evil | 7, 30, 57, 59, 61, 66-68, 71, 73, 77 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 18 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Dragon magazine #167 | 10 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Dungeon magazine #013 | 4 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | From the Ashes: References Card | #3 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 18 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 86, 87 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 29 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Oerth Journal #10 | 59 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Oerth Journal #13 | 5 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 7, 122 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | The Adventure Begins | 55 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps | 10 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | WG11 Puppets | IC |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 49 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 19 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 41 |
| Badwall | Settlement | Wild coast, Settlement, (576 pop: 5200), (591 pop: 3300), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IBC |
| Badwall Isle | Geographical feature | Island, | Dungeon magazine #114P | Insert (Map) |
| Brass Ball (Badwall) | Building | Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant , | Artifact of Evil | 57, 62, 66 |