Grimalkinsham

Greyhawk Settlement

Grimalkinsham
General information
Realm:	Nyrond
Size:	Hamlet

Grimalkinsham, or Grimalkin, was a village in the Gnatmarsh.

History

The Gord the Rogue novel of short stories Night Arrant featured A Revel in Rel Mord, set in Nyrond and King Archbold III in (presumably) the 580s CY. This novel was after Gary Gygax's departure from TSR, and therefore cannot be regarded as officially published content. However, it does provide some details from Gygax's version of Greyhawk or the Flanaess.

The story featured Gord and Chert traveling to the Gnatmarsh as a quest under geas in punishment to retrieve what proved later to be the pommel-stone of the Sword of Dunstan.

People

The population of Grimalkinsham are human, without mention of other races.

The Gnatmarsh was said to feature catoblepas. It featured trolls, witches, green hags, shellycoats, night hags and annis.

Geography

Grimalkinsham was a village in the center of a scrubby woodland, accessed by a winding causeway known to locals. It consisted of 40 to 50 huts and hovels sprawled around a score of more or more substantial buildings. Half the larger structures were taverns, gaming houses and inns (of which there were 3), and it did a brisk business with rogues and outlaws.

Totems and ringed stone pillars encircled the community, to keep certain forces or monsters away.

Notable Locations

The smallest of the 3 inns was able to accommodate at least 16 beds, with stabling. All of the staff at that inn were men.

An establishment called "Rosey's" was serviced by the proprietress and her staff of at least 18, most or all of whom proved to be witches, green hags, night hags, shellycoats, and annis, disguised by illusion or magic as attractive human females. These included Quodilde, a powerful witch of the Gnatmarsh whose family appeared to have used Grimalkinsham as their lair going back to at least her grandmother and covering generations in human lifespans. Quodilde was revealed to have been holding the pommel-stone of the Sword of Dunstan, stolen by her grandmother from King Dunstan II generations prior.

References

Bibliography

• Gygax, Gary. Night Arrant. Delevan, WI: New Infinities, 1987.

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
Roseys (Grimalkinsham)	Building	Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant ,	Night Arrant	135