Hepmonaland
Hepmonaland | |
Hepmonaland, from Scarlet Brotherhood poster map (1999), illustrated by Sam Wood. | |
Region: | Minor continent |
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Provinces: | 19 distinct nations |
Resources: | Gems, figurines, ivory, and rare woods |
Races: | Olman, Suel, Touv |
Languages: | Etlani, Olman, Rasol, Ralat, Tlaman, Touv |
Religions: | and |
Hepmonaland is a continent to the southeast of the Flanaess. Hepmonaland is the Suel and Oeridian name for the land, named after Eri-hep-Mona[1], the first Suloise explorer to arrive there. The Olman call it Xamolatatl, "Home of the People", and the Touv call it Melavi, "The Bountiful Place".[2] It is the smallest of Oerth's continents.
Description[edit]
History[edit]
In c.-7408 CY the Torhoon Empire was centered in Hepmonaland. [3]
A bat-like humanoid race civilization is abandoned or destroyed several hundred years before the Touv and Olman rise to prominence.[4]
In about -1900 CY the Olman and Touv peoples started to spread across Hepmonaland [4]
In about -1200 CY Olman begun to arrive in the Amedio Jungle from Hepmonaland, but by about -1100 CY the Amedio city states declared independence from the Olman Hepmonaland empire and by -1050 CY the Olman Amedio Empire had formed.[5] In about -1000 CY there was a great migration of the Olman people out of Hepmonaland.[6]
By about -700 CY most of the Olman had been pushed out of Hepmonaland by the Touv.[6]
Following the Twin Cataclysms in -422 CY, at the end of the Baklunish-Suloise Wars, the Great Migrations resulted in the Suel arriving in Hepmonaland from the north across the Tilva Strait, and in -415 CY one of the first Suel cities was founded in Hepmonaland.[7]
Geography[edit]
Hepmonaland is bounded by the Densac Gulf and Vogan Sea to the west, the Solnor Ocean and Sea of Sharks to the east, the Tilva Strait to the northwest, and the Oljatt Sea to the northeast. A spur of islands splits off from the continents western shore, curving north to form Xuxchan Bay. A large island, the Isle of Singing Stones lies to the southwest.
Throughout the continent are various jungles, rainforest, mountains and hills, wetlands, and numerous rivers and other bodies of water. An unhealthy tropical marsh, the Pelisso Swamp, sits along much of the continent's northeastern coast, nearest the Tilvanot Peninsula.
The whole northern half of the continent is covered in jungle. Most of the southern third of the continent is encompassed by the Kabrevo Plain, a dry, grassy savannah filled with different varieties of grasses and scrub trees and bushes depending on the area of the plains.
Hepmonaland is roughly 2.7 million mi2 in area[8]; making it approximately 25% the size of Africa.
Climate[edit]
Hepmonaland is a tropical landmass, suffering frequent storms.
Flora[edit]
Many of the plants common to the southern tropical Flanaess can be found in Hepmonaland. Banyan, baobab, deklo, mahogany and palm are common sights on the jungle continent, usually intermixed with plants unique to the region. Many unusual and dangerous plants are relatively common here, such as choke creepers, giant sundews, hangman trees (in a jungle variant of the temperate plant), mantraps, shambling mounds and thomslingers.
Some plants unique to Hepmonaland include: Akat, Bato, Goni, Jev, Kola, Miro, Pok, and Xantla.
Fauna[edit]
A wide variety of creatures live in Hepmonaland, with most somewhat familiar to the people of the Flanaess. Giant insects are common in the northern lands, and snakes of all sorts inhabit the jungles. Herbivorous quadrupeds can be found everywhere; apes, rhinos, onco and elephants round out the list of grazers. Great cats, hyenas, and giant reptiles feed on the herbivores, as do several types of humanoids. Some of the odder creatures live in the southlands, but these are confined to small regions.
Features[edit]
Bodies of Water Islands |
Rivers |
Mountain Ranges Hills and Highlands |
Forests and Jungles Marshes |
Savannahs Deserts |
Settlements[edit]
Touv Settlements | Olman Settlements | Suel Settlements |
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• Anatal |
People[edit]
Population[edit]
Several intelligent lifeforms inhabit Hepmonaland, including three human races. The Touv to the south and southeast, and the degenerate Suel tribes in the north. Olman tribes also inhabit portions of central Hepmonaland. Yuan-ti are also known to dwell on the continent, primarily in some former Olman cities. Hobgoblin pirates which ply the Oljatt Sea are thought to have a presence in Hepmonaland as well.[citation needed]
Some other humanoid races are present, including: beastfolk, bugbears, bullywugs, gnolls, mongrelfolk, tabaxi, and wemics.
Religion[edit]
The following are lists of deities worshipped by various cultures:
Languages[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.4.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.46.
- ↑ Dungeon #77, p33
- ↑ a b The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.36.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.62, 65.
- ↑ a b The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.47.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.55.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood, poster map. (Measured by given scale)
Bibliography[edit]
- 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.
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
|
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Cyruso of Hepmonaland | Non-player character | [Ftr4], | ONW1-06 Remember the Farmers | 4, 7, 8 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords | 11 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Artifact of Evil | 51 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 20 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 3, 32, 70 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad | 16, 23 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #055 | 18 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #063 | 11 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #087 | 24, 26 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #089 | 21, 22, 24 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #092 | 24 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #141 | 14 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #189 | 13 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #191 | 67 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #206 | 35, 41 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #209 | 14 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #233 | 93 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #292 | 100 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #348 | 70 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #350 | 64 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #071 | 24, 26, 27 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #077 | 33 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #114 | 43 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 28, 30, 35, 48, 61, 72 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 66, 86, 87, 90 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: References Card | #11 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Adventures | 21, 74, 102 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventures | 6, 27 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City | 2 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Imagine Magazine #02 | 10 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Ivid the Undying | 45, 48, 88, 89, 94, 97, 102 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 6, 14, 33, 37, 40, 42, 55, 56, 69, 71, 99 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 4, 6, 16, 17, 70, 92, 96, 98, 100-102, 146-150, 153 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 14 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 8 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #01 | 20 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #03 | 24,25 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #04 | 13,14,15,16,19 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #08 | 36 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #11 | 50 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #15 | 14 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #19 | 66 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #21 | 6,9,11 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #24 | 6,7,19,21,23,25,26 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #25 | 24,31 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #26 | 3,6,7,28 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #27 | 33,34,35 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #30 | 5 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Oerth Journal #32 | 30,37 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | ONW1-01 Escape From Scant | 6 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | ONW1-06 Remember the Farmers | 4, 7 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 3, 7, 8, 11, 36, 40, 45, 46 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 13, 34, 35, 92 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The Adventure Begins | 2, 11-14, 18, 19, 25, 29, 30, 32-34, 38 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 1, 6-7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22-25, 27, 28, 31, 36-39 , 42, 44-62, 64, 65, 67-69, 71, 77, 86, Map |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | LT1 The Star Cairns | 19 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e | 20 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e (Premium Edition) | 20 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 21 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 5, 12, 20, 23 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk | 37 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR4 The Marklands | 71 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 8, 13, 28, 47, 48, 51 |
Hepmonaland | Region | (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 12, 13, 28 |
Hepmonaland Runes | Verbal communication | Language, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 37 |
Hepmonaland, Skull-Staff of | Item | Artifact, | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1295, 1572, 1649, 1652 |
Hepmonaland, Skull-Staff of | Item | Artifact, | Greyhawk Adventures | 74 |
Hepmonaland, Skull-Staff of | Item | Artifact, | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 48 |
Hepmonalander | People Group | People, | Ivid the Undying | 97, 102 |
Parrot, Hepmonaland Carniverous | Monster | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 86 | |
Skull-Staff of Hepmonaland | Item | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1295 | |
Skull-Staff of Hepmonaland | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 74 | |
Staff of Hepmonaland, Skull- | Item | Reference | SEE Hepmonaland, Skull-Staff of |