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'''Overking''' is a title claimed by rulers of the [[Great Kingdom of Aerdy]] and its successor states, the [[United Kingdom of Ahlissa]] and the [[Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy]]. It is equivalent to the title of emperor. Female rulers use the equivalent title '''Overqueen''', as with Overqueen [[Yalranda]].{{csb|Ivid|3}} | '''Overking''' is a title claimed by rulers of the [[Great Kingdom of Aerdy]] and its successor states, the [[United Kingdom of Ahlissa]] and the [[Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy]]. It is equivalent to the title of emperor. Female rulers use the equivalent title '''Overqueen''', as with Overqueen [[Yalranda]].{{csb|Ivid|3}} | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
Use of the title Overking began in the year [[1 CY]] ({{Date|1|CY|OR}}), when Grand Prince [[Nasran]] of the Kingdom of Aerdy declared peace across his empire, naming it the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. | Use of the title Overking began in the year [[1 CY]] ({{Date|1|CY|OR}}), when Grand Prince [[Nasran]] of the Kingdom of Aerdy declared peace across his empire, naming it the Great Kingdom of Aerdy. | ||
The title was used by all successive rulers until the collapse of the Great Kingdom in [[586 CY]] (see [[Rulers of the Great Kingdom]]). Since then, the title has been claimed by rulers of its two successor states: the [[Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy]], and the [[United Kingdom of Ahlissa]]. | The title was used by all successive rulers until the collapse of the Great Kingdom in [[586 CY]] (see [[Rulers of the Great Kingdom]]). Since then, the title has been claimed by rulers of its two successor states: the [[Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy]], and the [[United Kingdom of Ahlissa]]. | ||
==Terminology== | == Terminology == | ||
The name ''Malachite Throne'' is sometimes used synonymously for the office of the [[Great Kingdom]]'s monarch, particularly during the reigns of Ivid I to Ivid V. During that period, it refers to the [[Malachite Throne]], an artifact of great power which served as the Overking's seat of office. The term is sometimes used, perhaps ahistorically, in reference to the office of Overkings at any point. | |||
Prior to the succession of Ivid I, the throne of Aerdy had been known as the Throne of the Sun. When Ivid came to power, he had this throne smashed up and distributed to his soldiers for firewood.<ref>''Mysterious Places: Cauldron of Night''</ref> | |||
Since the Great Kingdom's dissolution, the office of Overking of the [[Ahlissa|United Kingdom of Ahlissa]] is referred to as the Nightingale Throne. | |||
== See also == | |||
''See also:'' [[Rulers of the Great Kingdom]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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===Bibliography=== | ===Bibliography=== | ||
* [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''The [[World of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980. | * [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''The [[World of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980. | ||
:———. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | |||
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | * [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | ||
* [[Paul Looby|Looby, Paul]]. "Mysterious Places: The [[Cauldron of Night]]." ''Wizards.com''. Renton, WA: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 27 May 2008. Accessed: 3 June, 2021 | * [[Paul Looby|Looby, Paul]]. "Mysterious Places: The [[Cauldron of Night]]." ''Wizards.com''. Renton, WA: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 27 May 2008. Accessed: 3 June, 2021 | ||
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* [[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | * [[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | ||
* [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | * [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | ||
:———. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads] | |||
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[[Category:Titles]] | [[Category:Titles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 18 January 2024
Overking is a title claimed by rulers of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy and its successor states, the United Kingdom of Ahlissa and the Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy. It is equivalent to the title of emperor. Female rulers use the equivalent title Overqueen, as with Overqueen Yalranda.[1]
History
Use of the title Overking began in the year 1 CY (645 OR), when Grand Prince Nasran of the Kingdom of Aerdy declared peace across his empire, naming it the Great Kingdom of Aerdy.
The title was used by all successive rulers until the collapse of the Great Kingdom in 586 CY (see Rulers of the Great Kingdom). Since then, the title has been claimed by rulers of its two successor states: the Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdy, and the United Kingdom of Ahlissa.
Terminology
The name Malachite Throne is sometimes used synonymously for the office of the Great Kingdom's monarch, particularly during the reigns of Ivid I to Ivid V. During that period, it refers to the Malachite Throne, an artifact of great power which served as the Overking's seat of office. The term is sometimes used, perhaps ahistorically, in reference to the office of Overkings at any point.
Prior to the succession of Ivid I, the throne of Aerdy had been known as the Throne of the Sun. When Ivid came to power, he had this throne smashed up and distributed to his soldiers for firewood.[2]
Since the Great Kingdom's dissolution, the office of Overking of the United Kingdom of Ahlissa is referred to as the Nightingale Throne.
See also
See also: Rulers of the Great Kingdom
References
Citations
- ↑ Ivid the Undying (1995), p.3.
- ↑ Mysterious Places: Cauldron of Night
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.
- Looby, Paul. "Mysterious Places: The Cauldron of Night." Wizards.com. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 27 May 2008. Accessed: 3 June, 2021
- Looby, Paul. Wizards.com. 2008. Available online:[1]
- Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- ———. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [2]
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 2 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 2 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 3 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 10, 112 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 14, 23, 36 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 57 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 4 | |
| Erhart I (Overking) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #230 | 13 | |
| Erhart I (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 23 | |
| Erhart II (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 71 | |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dance of Demons | 41 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #059 | 24, 25 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #063 | 16, 17 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #191 | 67 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #204 | 53 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #206 | 35, 36, 43, 44, 46 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #208 | 49, 56 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #290 | 98 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #291 | 90, 95, 97 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Dragon magazine #356 | 40 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 5, 8, 10, 26-28, 39, 47, 59, 71, 89 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 6, 10, 60, 62, 81, 86 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | From the Ashes: References Card | #1 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Ivid the Undying | Front Cover, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 59, 61, 62, 77, 80, 82, 96, 127, 128, 154 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 15, 16, 24, 58, 74, 78, 91, 111, 145, 158, |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 8 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 22 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 17 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 10, 12, 24-26 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Return of the Eight | 2, 59 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Sword and Fist | 46 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | Saga of Old City | 258, 259, 264, 265, 268, 276, 278 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | The Adventure Begins | 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 122 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 45 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 5 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | WG8 Fate of Istus | 69, 71 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 10 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | WGR4 The Marklands | 87 |
| Ivid V {Irvid} (The Undying) (Overking of Aerdy) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [M13] [M14/C7], | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 23 |
| Jiranen {Jirenen} (Overking) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #290 | 100 | |
| Jiranen {Jirenen} (Overking) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #291 | 97 | |
| Jiranen {Jirenen} (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 23, 123 | |
| Manshen (Overking) | Non-player character | Male, Human, | Ivid the Undying | 3 |
| Manshen (Overking) | Non-player character | Male, Human, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 23, 36, 89, 99 |
| Nalif (House of Rax) (Overking) | Non-player character | LT2 Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad | 11 | |
| Nalif (House of Rax) (Overking) | Non-player character | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4 | |
| Nalif (House of Rax) (Overking) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 4 | |
| Nalif (House of Rax) (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 24, 77 | |
| Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Reference | SEE Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand prince) | |
| Overking | Non-player character | Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e | 17 | |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook | 9 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Dragon magazine #306 | 95 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Dragon magazine #350 | 64 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Dragon magazine #351 | 43 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Dragon magazine #356 | 40 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Dragon magazine #359 | 71 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #01 | 8,16,17 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #02 | 15 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #03 | 6,7,9,19 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #05 | 5 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #06 | 4,24,28 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #07 | 35,36,39 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #08 | 12,15,19 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #09 | 9,22,24 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #10 | 15,20 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #11 | 42,60 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #14 | 23 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #16 | 19 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #17 | 4,5,6,7,8,10,11,15,16,17,18,19,22 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #18 | 4,5,6,8,9 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #21 | 16,22,23 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #22 | 4,5,6,10,11,15 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #23 | 9 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #25 | 4,5,7,24 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #32 | 16,17,18,19,20,21 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Oerth Journal #33 | 6,30,31,38 |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Reference | SEE ALSO Great Kingdom, The |
| Overking | People Group | Position, | Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web |
| Overking's Armory (Irongate) | Settlement | Reference | SEE Irongate city | |
| Portillan (Overking) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 3 | |
| Portillan (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 23, 90 | |
| Tenmeris (Overking) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #256 | 50 | |
| Tenmeris (Overking) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 3 | |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Dragon magazine #292 | 100, 101 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Dragon magazine #302 | 99 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Ivid the Undying | 11, 21, 24, 118, 120, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 133, 137, 154 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 27, 36, 52, 53, 110 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 16, 20, 21, 22, 24, 74, 93, 94, 141, 152, 158 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 20, 28 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 17 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 12, 26 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | The Adventure Begins | 25-29, 31, 102 |
| Xavener I (Overking) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T14][3e Ro15], | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 6 |
| Zelcor (Overking) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #290 | 103 | |
| Zelcor (Overking) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 23, 74 |