Amedio Jungle

The Amedio Jungle and environs, as depicted in The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999).

The Amedio Jungle is a large stretch of tropical rainforest located in the southwestern Flanaess, on the continent of Oerik.

Ecology

Flora and fauna

The Amedio Jungle is home to numerous species of tropical flora and fauna, including some brought by migrating Olman from Hepmonaland, such as the bato, miro, and pok. Many dangerous fungi, colonial life, plants, and vermin dwell in the Amedio as well, such as the green and olive slime, yellow mold, obliviax moss, violet fungus, gas spores, phycomids, giant sundew, mantrap, pitcher plants, and Amedian gutworms.

Several more fearsome creatures also make their homes in the Amdio, including spawn of Kyuss near the ancient ruins of Kuluth-Mar, as well as bar-lgura and gibberlings near Matreyus Lake.

History

"The Amedio remains a place of mystery to most of the Flanaess because so little information has been brought back from it. It wasn’t until 584 CY, when the Matreyus expedition brought back detailed notes and artifacts from the jungle, that the Amedio became something other than a distant hazard to be avoided. These notes allowed some to realize that certain unusual items traded by the Sea Princes were products of the Amedio. The jungle became even more real to the people of the Flanaess when the Scarlet Brotherhood began unloading slaves and warriors in Flanaess ports. As the Brotherhood controls most access to the Amedio, trafficking in its goods is kept to a low trickle; it will take the ousting of the Brotherhood from their jungle bases to allow Amedi resources any major influence on the rest of the world."

Geography

The Amedio jungle is found at the south/southwest fringes of the Flanaess. It is almost entirely tropical or subtropical rainforest, and is its borders are cut off by the Hellfurnaces to the west. It is entirely located on a peninsula, with the Vohoun Ocean, Densac Gulf, Azure Sea, and Jeklea Bay surrounding it.

Lying east of the Hellfurnaces, the Amedio extends over 300 leagues south from its northernmost point at Jeklea Bay

Two islands known simply as the Olman Isles extend northeast from the peninsula. The Isles of Axuxal, Mist Kingdom, and Pirate Isles are found off hte souhthern and southeastern coasts. The Isle of Dread is found due south of the Amedio Jungle.

Features and settlements

The Amedio Jungle is home to numerous ruins, settlements, and geographical features of interest, including the famous cities of Cauldron, Sasserine, and Tamoachan, and the ruins of Kuluth-Mar.

Rivers and lakes

• Atikula River
• Bodal River
• Ezolatl River
• Havekihu River
• Matreyus Lake
• Polahecu grassland
• Xatalati River

Amedio environs

• Olman Isles
• Isles of Axuxal
• Mist Kingdom
• Pirate Isles

Settlements

• Xamaclan
• Chetanicatla
• Etlatalhuihle
• Hucanuea
• Narisban
• Telaneteculi
• Tamoachan

People

The jungle is primarily populated by Olman, though there are Suel tribesmen, as well as intelligent apes known as dakon. The Olman people make their home mainly in Xamaclan, the last city-state of the Olman.

In ancient times, the Amedio was home to at least two nodes of the vast spellweaver civilization.^{[citation needed]}

Among Amedian Suel tribes, parents are sometimes blessed with an exceedignly rare birth, with their child being tremendously hale and growing twice as fast as standard humans to a height of 18 feet. They are known as "Children of Llerg" or "Suel Giants" (equivalent to jungle giants.)

Religion

"The Olman of the Amedio Jungle worship the same gods as their cousins in Hepmonaland. Regional differences account for minor name changes or differences in appearance."

"The Amedian worship a few gods from the original Suel pantheon. Llerg is widely worshipped and is honored exclusively by many tribes; the Amedian pronounce this god's name "Hlerg". Beltar and Pyrcmius are popular choices of the cannibalistic tribes, as arc certain demon princes such as Juiblex and Demogorgon."

Languages

The primary language spoken in the Amedio is the Olman language. Additionally, Amedi is common amongst the tribes of Suel-desecnded humans. Other common humanoid languages include beastfolk, dakon, and kech.

Publishing history

Adventures

The border of the Amedio Jungle and the Hellfurnaces was the setting of the Shackled City adventure path in Dungeon magazine (Paizo, 2003-2004). The adventure path detailed the history of the region between Jeklea Bay, the Amedio, and the Hellfurnaces, going back 3,000 years to the spellweavers' domination of the area. In that time, a battle between Abyssal hordes and the forces of Good took place around what is now the city of Cauldron.

The Savage Tide adventure path also began in the Amedio Jungle region, in the city of Sasserine.

See also

• Category:Characters of the Amedio Jungle

Bibliography

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———. 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.

———. "Green Nightmare: The Amedio Jungle." Oerth Journal #4. Council of Greyhawk, 1996. Available online:[2]

• Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
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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
Amedio Jungle	Geographical feature	Jungle,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	4, 6, 12, 15, 17, 65, 79, 96, 98, 100, 101, 139, 147, 148, 149
Amedio Jungle	Geographical feature	Jungle,	Reference	SEE Amedio {Amedio coast}