Wild Coast
Wild Coast | |
Wild Coast Heraldry (composite from Anna Meyer site). | |
Region: | Central Flanaess |
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Ruler: | Formerly, several; currently, Lord Mayor Nerof Gasgal of Greyhawk and Turrosh Mak of the Pomarj |
Government: | Formerly, coalition of several independent towns and fiefs; currently, northern areas under control of the Domain of Greyhawk and southern portions controlled by the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj |
Capital: | none |
Major towns: | Narwell, Safeton, Elredd, Badwall, Fax |
Provinces: | Formerly six major city-states, plus several smaller fiefs and settlements |
The Wild Coast refers to a large coastal stretch of land on the western shore of Woolly Bay.
History[edit]
The Wild Coast has essentially been a collection of six major city-states for most of its history, and has long held a reputation for being untamed.
Those city-states were (from north to south):
- The Territory of Narwell.
- The Holdings of Safeton.
- The Lands of Cantona.
- The State of Fax.
- The Lands of Badwall.
- The Free City of Eldredd.
Prior to the Greyhawk Wars, each city-state controlled its own affairs. However, things changed once Turrosh Mak gained control of the Pomarj establishing the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj in about about 584 CY. In 584 CY Mak's forces marched north, taking the towns of Elredd, Badwall, Fax and Cantona, thus conquering the entire southern Wild Coast. Mak's forces were only stopped at the Battle of Celene Pass.[1] The remaining towns of Safeton and Narwell survived by swearing fealty to Greyhawk, resulting in the northern Wild Coast being absorbed into the Free City's Domain.
Geography[edit]
The Wild Coast is bordered by the Suss Forest to the south, the Welkwood to the west, the Gnarley Forest to the north, and Woolly Bay to the east.
Other locations on the Wild Coast include Nol-Daer and Newtemple.
In Dragon Magazine #90, two fiefdoms mentioned nowhere else are referred to in an article called "Playing the Political Game." These are the domain of Luxor and, sandwiched between Luxor and the Suss Forest, the smaller domain of Karmagia.
Maps[edit]
The Wild Coast as depicted by Anna Meyer (2019).
Government[edit]
Heraldry[edit]
Due to the independent nature of the Wild Coast, no one standard has been adopted as representative of the entire region. However, the various city-states have traditionally carried their own devices:
- Badwall: Argent, in pile three lozenges gules
- Elredd: Lozengy or and vert
- Fax: Argent, three lozenges gules
- Narwell: Barry of eight, azure and argent
- Safeton: Vair, a canton paly of six sable and or
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ Greyhawk Wars, p.18
Bibliography[edit]
- Beeman, Mike. "Playing the Political Game." Dragon #90. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Findley, Nigel, Dan Salas, Stephen Inniss, and Robert J Kuntz. Fate of Istus (TSR, 1989).
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk (TSR, 1980).
- ———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (TSR, 1983).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Jacobs, James. "Lord of the Scarlet Tide." Dungeon #85. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
- McCleskey, HL. "The Ruins of Nol-Daer." Dungeon #13. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
- Miller, Andy. "The Setting Sun." Dungeon #73. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998).
- Reynolds, Sean K, and Chris Pramas. Slavers (TSR, 2000).
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).
- Wilson, Steve. "GreyChrondex 4.1" (2000). Available online: [1]
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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Adventurers, Guild of (Wild Coast) | People Group | Guild, | WG11 Puppets | 28-32 |
Lucky Ring of the Wild Coast | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 73 | |
Lucky Ring of the Wild Coast | Item | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 126 | |
Ring of the Wild Coast, Lucky | Item | Reference | SEE Lucky Ring of the Wild Coast | |
Sword of the Wild Coast +3 | Item | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1413 | |
Sword of the Wild Coast +3 | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 88 | |
Wild Coast Trading Syndicate (Elredd) | People Group | Union, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 39 |
Wild Coast, Penal Militia of | People Group | Army, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 31, 52 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity | 2 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords | 6, 8, 9, 12, 23 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | A3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords | 2 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Artifact of Evil | 7, 29, 37, 58, 74, 161 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Come Endless Darkness | 81, 83, 112 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 4, 43, 59, 70, 71 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 18, 45 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | City of Hawks | 235 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad | 34 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #052 | 18, 19, 22 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #055 | 18 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #067 | 26 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #068 | 67 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #070 | 22 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #086 | 34 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #141 | 14 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #167 | 13 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #191 | 65 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #195 | 94, 95 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #241 | 80 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #256 | 47 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #265 | 59, 60 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #271 | 76 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #292 | 101 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #315 | 51, 54 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #359 | 70 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 97 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #013 | 3, 5 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #030 | 23 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #041 | 48 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #072 | 12 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #073 | 58, 59, 60, 71 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 7, 17, 21, 34, 41, 43, 47, 54, 73 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 1, 7, 8, 13, 17-19, 31, 39, 41-43, 45, 47, 50, 57, 64, 66, 83 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: References Card | #11 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: References Card | #14 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Adventures | 9, 10, 73, 82, 88, 91, 101, 113, 114 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 10 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventures | 18, 29 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 6, 12, 41, 46, 55 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 15, 39, 41, 51, 52, 87, 88, 133, 142 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 4, 8, 9 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 12, 26, 29 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 4 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 60 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 4, 5, 10, 26, 27, 33, 59 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Polyhedron magazine #018 | 23 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Polyhedron magazine #092 | 17 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Polyhedron magazine #129 | 38 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Return of the Eight | 32, 57 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 8 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 1-7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 31, 32, 34, 37-40, 43, 45, 47, 48, 53, 60, 62-64, 66, 67, 71, 74-78, 81, 83, 86, 89, 97, 100, 109, 114, 118-124, 126 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Saga of Old City | 6, 16, 108 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 4, 29, 122 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The Adventure Begins | 3, 5-8, 16, 19, 33, 35, 36, 47, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 72, 76, 101, 104, 115, 123 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps | 2, 11 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 18, 40 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 23 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WG11 Puppets | IC, 3, 6, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WG12 Vale of the Mage | 52 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 31, 37, 39, 40, 61 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 49, 91 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IC, 2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins | 69 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 18 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR4 The Marklands | 28, 30 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 90 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IC, 14, 20, 25, 32, 41, 42, 47, 49, 57, 58, 66, 67, 73 |
Wild Coast, region of | Region | (576 pop: 150000), (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 12, 17, 31, 32 |