Gran March
| Gran March | |
|---|---|
 The arms of the Gran March, as depicted in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000). | |
| General information | |
| Region: | Sheldomar Valley |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Commandant Magnus Vrianian |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Hookhill |
| Major towns: | Hookhill, Shiboleth |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Heironeous, Saint Cuthbert, Pholtus, Fharlanghn, Zilchus, the Oeridian agricultural gods, Phyton, Obad-Hai |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Resources: | Foodstuffs, cloth, copper, and high-quality gems |
The Gran March is a political state of the Flanaess.
History
Geography and climate
The modern Gran March is generally located in the western-central portion of the Flanaess, and is considered part of the Sheldomar Valley region. It is bordered by Bissel to the north, the Lortmil Mountains to the north and northeast, the Lort River to the east, Sheldomar River and the Rushmoors to the south, and the Realstream to the west.
People
Population
In 591 CY, the population of Gran March totaled 254,600 persons, the vast majority (almost 80%) being humans of mainly Suel and Oeridian descent. Elves are the next largest group (8%, mainly sylvan), followed by dwarves (5%), halflings (3%), and gnomes (2%); a mix of half-elves, half-orcs and other races makes up the remainder of the population.
In 591 CY, the most populous towns are Hookhill (pop. 7,500), and Shiboleth (pop. 5,900).
Religion
The most popular deities among Gran March's citizens are Heironeous, Saint Cuthbert, Pholtus, Fharlanghn, Zilchus, the Oeridian agricultural gods, Phyton, and Obad-Hai.
Languages
The most widely-spoken languages in Gran March include Common, Keolandish, Elven, and Dwarven.
Government
Gran March is a feudal monarchy, ruled by His Most Resolute Magnitude, Magnus Vrianian, Commandant of Gran March; the commandant is chosen by a vote of nobles and knights every five years. The current state owes minor fealty to Keoland, and oversees the current government in Bissel. The government and nobles are strongly militarily oriented, with many connections to the Knights of the Watch
The national capital is Hookhill.
Heraldry
Gran March's coat of arms is blazoned thus: Argent; on a chief party per pale gules and azure, in dexter a lion rampant sable, in sinister a sword per bend sinister of the second.
Economy
Resources
Gran March is noted for producing a variety of foodstuffs, cloth, copper, and high-quality gems.
Currency
Gran March's standard coinage is based on Keoland's coinage and consists of the platinum griffon (pp), gold lion (gp), electrum eagle (ep), silver white owl (sp), and copper heron (cp).
Transportation
Military
The Gran March maintains its military through universal male service. All males are conscripted at the age of fifteen, while female service is still optional. The standing army can be reinforced by a number of specialist militia companies, including archers, cavalry, and pikemen.
In Living Greyhawk
 | This section contains content from the Living Greyhawk organized-play campaign. |
Gran March is also a playable region in the the RPGA's Living Greyhawk campaign. Players who join the RPGA can create characters (PCs) from Gran March and advance in level as they explore the region through adventures ordered from the RPGA for home play or at gaming conventions.
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- ———. 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. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
External links
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.
- Wizards of the Coast's Official Living Greyhawk site.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dim March (Gran March) | Place | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 28 | |
| Eagle coin - Electrum pieces (Gran March) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 49 |
| Equalizer of Gran March (Sword) | Item | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume IV | 1365 | |
| Equalizer of Gran March (Sword) | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 87 | |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 5, 6, 44, 62, 68, 80, 91 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 18 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #052 | 18, 19, 20 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #067 | 11 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #191 | 65, 67 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #263 | 46 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #306 | 95 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dragon magazine #315 | 51, 52, 54 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dungeon magazine #041 | 48 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dungeon magazine #089 | 47, 49 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Dungeon magazine #095 | 60, 63 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 7, 10, 12, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 38, 43, 55, 59, 60, 61, 79 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 62 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | From the Ashes: References Card | #1 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | From the Ashes: References Card | #8 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Greyhawk Adventures | 87 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 12 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 11, 15, 16, 19 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | IC, 32, 33, 48, 49, 50, 51, 58, 63, 65, 67, 96, 107, 116, 118, 119, 126, 129, 130, 140, 146, 152, 153, 159, 160 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 3, 13 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 4, 8, 9, 10, 19, 28, 32, 33 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 28, 29 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 27 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 28, 29 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 28, 31 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 60 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God | 2, 5, 20 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 5, 10, 27, 55, 56 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Book Two | 12 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | Sword and Fist | 47 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | The Adventure Begins | 16, 18, 35, 36 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | WG12 Vale of the Mage | 2, 3, 4, 33, 34, 64 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 49 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IC, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23, 25 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 23 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | WGR4 The Marklands | 9, 10, 63 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 4 |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 8, 12, 14, 22, 23, 27, 28, 39, 40, 50, 54, 79, IBC |
| Gran March | Kingdom | (576 pop: 40000), (591 pop: 254600), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 8, 10, 17, 31, 32 |
| Gran March, Equalizer of (Sword) | Item | Artifact, | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 23 |
| Griffon coin - Platinum pieces (Gran March) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 49 |
| Herdmasters, Guild of (Gran March) | People Group | Guild, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 29 |
| Heron - Copper pieces (Gran March) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 49 |
| Lion coin - Gold pieces (Bissel, Geoff, Gran March, Keoland, Sterich) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 32, 48, 49, 63, 106 |
| White Owl coin - Silver piece (Gran March) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 49 |