Greyhawk Wars
The Greyhawk Wars (also known as the Greyhawk War[1] or the Great War)[2][3] is the collective name applied to several armed conflicts which raged across the Flanaess from 582-584 CY.
History[edit | edit source]
Initial hostilities were provoked by the evil demigod Iuz, but rapidly expanded to cover most of the Flanaess as opportunistic nations used the conflict to further their own ends. This conflict saw the unification and expansion of the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj as well as a desperate attempt by the Great Kingdom to reclaim its former glories.
Fronts of the war[edit | edit source]
The North[edit | edit source]
The Empire of Iuz manipulated the Thillonrian tribal groups to attack Stonehold and had the Fists attack Tenh.[4] Iuz then waged war against the nations surrounding his own "empire"; Bandit Kingdoms, Horned Society, and Shield Lands.[4] He nearly overextended his armies in pushing south to attack Furyondy, and the extended and costly war with Furyondy saw the loss of tens of thousands of lives.[5]
The East[edit | edit source]
The Great Kingdom turned its sights on neighboring realms Nyrond and Almor.[4]
The West[edit | edit source]
Geoff and Sterich were invaded by giants. Ket invaded and occupied Bissel.[4]
South[edit | edit source]
The disparate tribes of the Pomarj swarm northward out of the peninsula, attacking the Wild Coast and throw themselves eastward against the iron shield that is the dwarves of the Principality of Ulek. The eastern half of the Principality is lost.[4]
The Scarlet Brotherhood silently work against nations all over the Flanaess, but when they throw off their disguises and come out of hiding, they take the Hold of the Sea Princes, Idee, Onnwal, and the Lordship of the Isles from within.
End of the war[edit | edit source]
Hostilities were ended in 584 CY when the Scarlet Brotherhood, for unknown reasons, put out the first call for a "grand truce".[6] Then, a peace conference was convened in Harvester 584 CY[6] which was known as the "Great Council". It lasted six months.[6]
Rary the Traitor attempted to interrupt the Day of Great Signing and some members of the Circle of Eight died in the confrontation. Following, the treaty was immediately ratified by the delegates of the Grand Council.[6]
The final Pact of Greyhawk was brokered in the Free City of Greyhawk, which was removed from the areas of battle and had been largely unaffected by the Wars. The Wars came to be named for the city as a result.
Aftermath and dissolution[edit | edit source]
The year of the signing of the Pact of Greyhawk (585 CY) is known as the Year of Peace, though this is something of a slight misnomer.[7][8] There was "peace" in that there was no longer continent-wide wars, but there was still some strife, skirmishes, and though a much-reduced level of hostilities.[9][10][11]
Raids and forays were frequently denied as being ordered by national rulers.[10] Rulers often claimed such were "due to poor discipline, retaliations, preemptive strikes against warlike preparations and so forth. ...The ambassadors ... blame the other for skirmish battles and trot out their own excuses."[10]
Furyondy, though, continued to work against Iuz, seeking to "deal a telling blow" against him, heedless of the Pact.[12] In direct violation of the Treaty, King Belvor IV began the Great Northern Crusade to reclaim the lands taken by Iuz in the Great War.[13][14] Also, "once the Pact of Greyhawk was discarded by Furyondy and Veluna in 586 CY, other nations also disregarded it and began claiming or reclaiming territory they desired."[15][16] Afterward, the Pact is no longer in force.[17]
Publication history[edit | edit source]
TSR made a meaningful shift in the World of Greyhawk™ in 1991. The Greyhawk Wars are the in-game catalyst used to allow TSR game developers, principally Carl Sargent, to take the setting in a new direction.
The storyline leading up to the Greyhawk Wars is presented in the 1991 adventures Five Shall Be One[18] and Howl from the North[19] (WGS1 and WGS2). These modules were intended to enable DMs to involve their players in the events that precipitate the start of the Wars.
TSR published the official version of the history of the Wars themselves in the Adventurer's Book, included as a component of David Cook's 1991 board game Greyhawk Wars. This official timeline and description of events was later re-posted on the WotC *Wizards.com* website.[20] The board game allowed participants to play the events of the Wars as a strategic simulation, controlling various political entities, military units, and heroes of the World of Greyhawk in competition with other players.
Meanwhile, game developer Carl Sargent had been working on a significant update for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting as a whole. This was published in 1992 as a boxed set entitled From the Ashes. The boxed set detailed the situation on the Flanaess in the aftermath of the Greyhawk Wars. From the Ashes was followed in 1993 by a series of Sargent sourcebooks and modules providing additional information regarding the updated setting, including The Marklands,[21] Iuz the Evil,[22] and City of Skulls.[23]
The tone of Sargent's post-Wars material was intentionally darker and more grim than pre-Wars TSR publications. These changes generated mixed reactions from fans of the setting, failed to sufficiently revive sales and led to TSR's cancellation of the product line in late 1993.
See Also[edit | edit source]
See also:
- Pact of (or Treaty of) Greyhawk
- the Wars board game boxed set.
External links[edit | edit source]
Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.
- Pre- and Post-Wars maps of the Flanaess.
- A detailed history of the Wars. Archived July 17th, 2012; Accessed: Aug 27,2019.
References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1993 Trading Cards, card #307 of 495, Morgan Ravenstar
- ↑ Wars (1991), p.30-31, Adventurer's Book.
- ↑ Wars (1991), p.3, 8, Rulebook.
- ↑ a b c d e The Adventure Begins (1998), p.19.
- ↑ WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.4.
- ↑ a b c d Wars (1991), p.24, Adventurer's Book.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.9, Atlas.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.20-21, Atlas.
- ↑ WGR5 Iuz the Evil (1993), p.46.
- ↑ a b c WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.38.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.16.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.47.
- ↑ Player's Guide (1998), p.12, 24.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.20.
- ↑ Player's Guide (1998), p.12.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.31.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.5.
- ↑ Sargent, Carl (1991) Five Shall Be One, WGS1, TSR, inc., p. 63 ISBN: 1-56076-070-2. 9317xxx1501
- ↑ Henson, Dale “Slade” (1991) Howl From the North, WGS2, TSR, inc., p. 63 ISBN: 1-56076-143-1. 9337XXX1401
- ↑ Cook, David "Zeb". Official History of the Greyhawk Wars. Wizards.com. WotC, 1999. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved on 8 March 2023.
- ↑ Sargent, Carl (1993) The Marklands, WGR4, TSR, inc., p. 95 ISBN: 1-56076-559-3. 9398XXX1501
- ↑ Sargent, Carl (1993) Iuz the Evil, WGR5, TSR, inc. 9399
- ↑ Sargent, Carl (1993) The City of Skulls, WGR6, TSR, inc., p. 63 ISBN: 1-56076-608-5. 9405XXX1501
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Henson, Dale. Howl From the North. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- 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: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. "Campaign Journal: The Adri Forest." Dragon #208. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- ———. "Campaign Journal: The Sea Barons." Dragon #206. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- ———. The City of Skulls. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- ———. "Fiend Knights and Dark Artifacts." Dragon #206. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
- ———. Five Shall be One. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- ———. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- ———. "Greyhawk Campaign Journal: Risen from the Ashes." Dragon #191. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- ———. Iuz the Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- ———. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[1]
- ———. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #073 | 58 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #105 | 70 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #114 | 103 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Fright At Tristor | 3, 7 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 2, 6, 9, 17, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 33, 35-44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 82-85, 89 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 40, 41, 47, 49 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: References Card | #1 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Ivid the Undying | 2, 5, 19, 22, 25, 26, 44, 62, 80, 88, 98, 123, 126, 128, 134, 138, 140, 154, 156, 159, 160, Back Cover | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | Dis, 6, 8, 12, 15, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 55, 56, 62, 64, 74, 75, 84, 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 105, 106, 109, 110, 112 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 15, 24, 25, 29, 30, 35, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 62, 66, 67, 69, 72, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 106, 109, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 130, 132, 134, 138, 140, 141, 147, 148, 149, 156, 158, 159, 160, 173 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 14, 17, 26, 28, 30 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 8, 29 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 27, 30 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 4, 9, 29, 31 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 29 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | ONW1-01 Escape From Scant | 13 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | ONW1-02 To Catch A Traitor | 6, 11 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | ONW1-03 The Glaive's Gambit | 4 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 4-6, 10-12, 16, 21, 23-28, 30, 38, 48, 55 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Polyhedron magazine #129 | 39 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Polyhedron magazine #163 | 108, 109, 112 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Return of the Eight | 2, 3, 20, 47, 58, 59 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 6, 32, 38, 48, 61, 79, 105, 120, 122 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Adventure Begins | 1-6, 8, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27-31, 33, 38, 40, 43, 47, 54, 62, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 80, 85, 88, 89, 94, 99, 101, 105, 108, 110, 113-119, 122, 127 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 16 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 5, 12, 17, 34, 83 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | War Captain's Companion Boxed Set: Book 1 | 38 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGM1 Borderwatch | 2, 24 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR4 The Marklands | 2, 9, 10, 58, 90 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 2, 6, 7, 42, 66, 76, 96 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | WGR6 City of Skulls | 10, 62 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 63 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #195 | 94, 96 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #204 | 53 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #206 | 35 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #225 | 50, 52 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #230 | 8 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #241 | 44, 76, 80 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #245 | 73 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #256 | 51 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #262 | 38 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #263 | 47, 49 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #268 | 70 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #269 | 65 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #270 | 60, 76 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #281 | 39 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #291 | 95 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #293 | 92, 93, 94 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #294 | 93, 95 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #297 | 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #298 | 84, 86 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #300 | 89, 92 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #301 | 89 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #302 | 99 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #306 | 97, 100 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 21, 22 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 20 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #041 | 46 | |
| Greyhawk Wars | Adventure | Dungeon magazine #053 | 35 | |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook | 10 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 2, 9 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | Ivid the Undying | 5 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 6 |
| Greyhawk Wars box set | Publication | Supplement, | WGS2 Howl From the North | 5, 42, 54 |