Crosse Ways of Ulek
| Crosse Ways of Ulek | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Andreas Wythe |
| Published: | 155 CY |
| Location: | Jurnre |
| First appearance: | Dragon #253 |
| This in-setting book is given game mechanics to benefit characters who read it. | |
Crosse Ways of Ulek is a work of literature by Andreas Wythe, discussing the politics and development of the Ulek States. in 456 CY, it was recopied by Fentol, a "scribe of St. Cuthbert's church in Jurnre."[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]"The four volumes of the Crosse Ways compose a geographical and historical treatise of the County of Ulek unrivaled until the much later works of Pluffet Smedger. However, the volumes are written in octosyllabic couplets and rhyme inconsistently."[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Each of the four volumes in this work cover a short period of about a hundred years. Volume 3 is notably short, covering only ten years. Together, they comprise about four centuries of history.
- Vol. 1—(-245 CY to -145 CY) details the castles of the early rulers of Ulek and lists the major battles of the Goblin War in which the Ulek armies forced the goblins and orcs back into the Lortmils.[1]
- Vol. 2—(-145 CY to -45 CY) "glosses over the rule of Count Cartair, who ruled the County of Ulek, and focuses on the political strife between the three Ulek countries. Fortifications along the Kewl and Old Rivers are detailed.
- Vol. 3—(-45 CY to 55 CY) "deals mainly with the Principality of Ulek and the power struggle at that time between dwarves and gnomes."[1]
- Vol. 4—(55 CY to 155 CY) "ends with the three Ulek kingdoms strongly allied but overshadowed by the growing Kingdoms of Keoland and Aerdy."[1]
Physical description
[edit | edit source]These are fairly small books, only 7" x 9", each with only 100-110 pages apiece. It is not overly adorned, with its vellum pages being decorated with patterns in the margins being painted in green. The illustrations for the four tomes are a series of twenty woodcut prints which recur throughout the text.[1]
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[edit | edit source]Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Crosse Ways of Ulek By Andreas Wythe | Item | Book, | Dragon magazine #253 | 42, 45 |