Turmoil Between Crowns
The Turmoil Between Crowns includes the decade of internal schisms in the Great Kingdom during the reign of Overking Nalif, as well as the civil war that followed the ascension of Ivid I.
After a century of misrule by the increasingly decadent Celestial House of Rax, the other nobles of the Great Kingdom agreed that another Rax ruler was unacceptable. The last royal heir of the house was assassinated in 446 CY and Ivid I of the House of Naelax claimed the throne, thus plunging the nation into civil war.
Most of the House of Naelax sided with Ivid, though a few of his cousins did not. The church of Hextor enthusiastically supported Ivid's cause, lending their church armies to the effort. House Cranden opposed the Naelax prince, as did many in the house of Garasteth and, of course, the remnants of House Rax. Nobles of all the Celestial Houses used the war as cover to settle unrelated old scores with one another, thereby increasing the discord of the era. Alliances shifted until 449 CY, when House Darmen elected to back the Naelax under the premise that it's always wise to side with the likely winner. The Darmen troops sacked Rel Deven in Harvester of that year and helped to secure the kingdom's central lands. In Planting of 450, the other houses finally accepted Ivid as Overking, their leading princes paying homage to their new ruler along the Great Way in the Parade of Crowns.
Aftermath
Much knowledge was lost during the Turmoil Between Crowns, including the charts and records of the expeditions of House Atirr. As a condition for accepting his rulership, the rulers of North Province, South Province, and Medegia required Ivid to give them virtual autonomy over their lands. House Cranden attempted to ally South Province with the Iron League, but this ultimately failed. Most priests of Heironeous left the kingdom or were marginalized in isolated areas, speeding the Great Kingdom's decline into evil. The fiend-summoning of House Naelax, unusual at the time of the Turmoil, eventually became commonplace among the kingdom's nobles.
Publication history
The Turmoil Between Crowns was first noted in 1980 Folio, when it appeared in the list of historical events in 437 CY. Gygax intended for this single entry to by developed further at some point, but did not do so before his departure from TSR in 1985. In 2007, Gygax suggested that he may originally have intended this event to reflect the era when the Great Kingdom first arose to power.[1]
The Turmoil Between Crowns would subsequently be defined by later authors such as David Cook in Wars (1991) and Carl Sargent in Ivid the Undying (1995).
References
Citations
- ↑ Q&A with Gary Gygax, page 353. ENWorld, Mar 24, 2007.
Bibliography
- Broadhurst, Creighton, Paul Looby, and Stuart Kerrigan. "Mysterious Places: Haven of the Sun." Wizards of the Coast. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast,, 2004. Available online:[1]
- 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.
- 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
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Dragon magazine #302 | 98 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Dragon magazine #351 | 43, 44 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Dragon magazine #356 | 40, 46 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Greyhawk Adventures | 95 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Ivid the Undying | 4, 11, 14, 20, 21, 45 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 8, 35 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 13, 24, 36, 56, 71, 77, 80, 90, 92, 93 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 10 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 32 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | The Adventure Begins | 12, 18, 102 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 5, 6 | |
| Turmoil Between Crowns | Adventure | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 9, 10 |