Drawmij

Greyhawk Character

Drawmij
Drawmij, as depicted in Living Greyhawk Journal #0. Art by Sam Wood.
General info
Home:	Azure Sea
Alignment:	Neutral
Gender:	Male
Species:	Human
Class:	Wizard 18
Dates
Age:	63 in 591 CY
Birthdate:	528 CY
Death:	581 CY
Raised:	582 CY

Drawmij is an archmage, and a member of the wizardly conclave known as the Circle of Eight.

Description

Drawmij is 63 years old in 591 CY, although he appears to be a young man in his late twenties or early thirties. His hair is sandy blond and his eyes are so blue that they're nearly purple. He stands six feet tall and weighs 172 pounds. His features possess an undefinable unsettling quality, and more than a few of those who know him have perceived something subtly different about him each time they meet—the shade of his eyes, his height, even the thickness and curl of his hair. Rary calls these his "troubling inconsistencies."

Drawmij wears magical robes of cool colors, favoring elven designs.

For the last decade or so, Drawmij has focused on the theories of chronomancy, magic involving the manipulation of time. He has grown increasingly eccentric of late.

Relationships

Drawmij is a member of the Circle of Eight. He has a close connection to Duke Luschan of Gradsul, who may be a relative of his. Drawmij also spends time with the Hierophant Sverdras Meno, a druid of the Old Faith who oversees the Azure Sea.

Drawmij has many contacts among the minstrels and bards of Celene, though few in the capital of Enstad admit to knowing him. Drawmij has few known agents, but he knows much more about Keoland and its client states than it seems like he should.

Drawmij has an enduring hatred of Jaran Krimeeah, the Mage of the Valley of the Mage, and is forever trying to persuade other members of the Circle of Eight to help him kill the wily archmage once and for all. Jallarzi Sallavarian has suggested to Otto that Drawmij's true enmity is for Tysiln San, Jaran's mistress, though the reasons for this are unknown.

Drawmij only grudgingly accepted the addition of Warnes Starcoat and Alhamazad to the Circle of Eight, and argued against the inclusion of Theodain Eriason. Since losing that fight, however, he has treated Theodain's presence with bland acceptance.

Home

Drawmij is reputed to live in a cavernous underwater fortress beneath the Azure Sea, 150 miles south of Gradsul in Keoland, where he deals with merfolk, whales, dolphins, and many other denizens of the ocean. This fastness was once the dwelling of the druid Sverdras Meno. He visits the Free City of Greyhawk as little as possible, finding it stifling and distasteful, but visits Gradsul regularly. Drawmij possesses a magical metal boat he can pilot underwater.

Spells

Drawmij is responsible for developing the commonly known spell Drawmij's instant summons.

Drawmij has also developed the following additional spells:

• Drawmij's adventurer's luck
• Drawmij's beast of burden
• Drawmij's beneficient polymorph
• Drawmij's breath of life
• Drawmij's flying feat
• Drawmij's handy timepiece
• Drawmij's instant exit
• Drawmij's instant stripping
• Drawmij's iron sack
• Drawmij's light step
• Drawmij's marvelous shield
• Drawmij's merciful metamorphosis
• Drawmij's protection from nonmagical gas
• Drawmij's scent mask
• Drawmij's swift mount
• Drawmij's tool box

Magic items

Drawmij is credited with the development of the following magic items:

• Drawmij's undersea apparatus (Dungeon #77)

Writings

Drawmij authored the following works:

• Repertoire of Illustrious Conjurations

Creative origins

The name "Drawmij" entered Dungeons & Dragons canon through the spell Drawmij's Instant Summons, and was formed by reversing "Jim Ward," the name of one of Gary Gygax's players. By Ward's own account, the spell originated during a session in Gygax's original Greyhawk campaign during which the players were stranded in a dungeon; Ward's character owned a magical item which would have rescued the party, but had left it in an inn before setting out. Ward remarked to Gygax that wizards should have access to a spell which allowed them to recall any item in their possession to their hand; Gygax promptly devised instant summons, which did exactly that.

There has been some confusion over whether Gygax created the name in homage to Ward or Ward's character; though it is known that Ward played a character named Drawmij at one time, some sources claim the name of the wizard he was playing at the time instant summons was created was "Bombidell," not Drawmij. This leaves two theories as to how the name got started:

• Ward named his wizard character "Drawmij" from the outset, and the spell simply used the name of Ward's character.
• Gygax devised the name for publication purposes, as the name "Bombidell" was derivative of the J.R.R. Tolkien character Tom Bombadil, and Ward subsequently created a new character, Drawmij.

Trivia

A parody spell, Drawmij's instant death, appeared in Dragon #144, in the article "Still More Outrages from the Mages." The spell description reads in part, "When this spell is cast, Drawmij, whoever he is and wherever he is, dies. . . . As this spell has been around for some time, it is safe to assume that Drawmij is getting pretty sick and tired of it."

Other uses

• An elven prince called Drawmij Koehlanna appears as a character in an elvish version of a "Cinderella" story in The Complete Book of Elves, pp. 57-58.
• A storyteller named Drawmij appears in the introduction to "A Tale Within a Tale," a short story by James M. Ward that appears in the Forgotten Realms accessory Gateway to Ravens Bluff, the Living City.

Gallery

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  LG Journal #6

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.

• Dragonsfoot Forum thread Q&A with Jim Ward.

References

Bibliography

• Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. Available online:[1]

———. Vecna Lives!. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.

• Gygax, Gary. Players Handbook. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1978.
• Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." Dragon #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
• Holian, Gary. "Silent Sorcery: The Silent Ones of Keoland." Living Greyhawk Journal #4. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Maxstadt, John M. "Still More Outrages from the Mages." Dragon #144. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
• McComb, Colin. The Complete Book of Elves. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
• Mona, Erik, and Gary Holian. "Wheels within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." Living Greyhawk Journal #0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Available online:[2]
• Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.

———. Return of the Eight. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.

• Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
• Peck, W. Jason. "To Walk Beneath the Waves." Dungeon #77. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999.
• Pryor, Anthony. Rary the Traitor. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
• Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
• Williams, Skip and Ed Sollers, ed. Gateway to RAVENS BLUFF, the Living City. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
• Wood, Sam. "Window on the World." Dragon # 290. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.

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
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Dragon magazine #290	108
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Dragon magazine #306	95
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	2, 25, 44, 49
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	From the Ashes: References Card	#11
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Greyhawk Adventures	89
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	3, 13, 42, 43, 114, 136, 137, 138, 139, 146, 147, 148, 153, 154, 161, 176
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Living Greyhawk Journal #0	7
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Living Greyhawk Journal #3	9
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	3, 6, 8, 9, 47
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Polyhedron magazine #163	108
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	Return of the Eight	62
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	The Adventure Begins	10, 12, 14, 37, 38
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio)	5, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21
Dramidj Ocean {Drawmij}	Geographical feature	Ocean,	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	5, 31, 38, 43, 47, 55, 56
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Bigby's Curse	89, 186
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions	21, 23, 24
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Dragon magazine #082	58
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Dragon magazine #270	60
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	11
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	From the Ashes: References Card	#13
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Greyhawk Adventures	3, 51, 54-56, 127
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	TSR Jam 1999	20
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	127, 147, 156
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Living Greyhawk Journal #0	6, 7, 8, 11
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Living Greyhawk Journal #1	9, 13
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Living Greyhawk Journal #4	20
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Oerth Journal #18	16,18
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	18, 21, 22
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	Return of the Eight	3, 53, 54, 60
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	The Adventure Begins	7, 35, 36
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set	169
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	The Scarlet Brotherhood	30
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	WGA4 Vecna Lives!	10, 13, 14, 20, 84, 89
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk	38
Drawmij	Non-player character	Male, Human, [M16][3e M18],	World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983)	44
Drawmij's Adventurer's Luck (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Adventurer's Luck (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	272
Drawmij's Beast of Burden (LVL1)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Beast of Burden (LVL1)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	272, 273
Drawmij's Beneficent Polymorph (LVL6)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	56, 127
Drawmij's Beneficent Polymorph (LVL6)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	273
Drawmij's Breath of Life (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Breath of Life (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	273
Drawmij's Flying Feat (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	108
Drawmij's Flying Feat (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	56, 127
Drawmij's Flying Feat (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	274
Drawmij's Handy Timepiece (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	107
Drawmij's Handy Timepiece (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	55, 127
Drawmij's Handy Timepiece (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	274
Drawmij's Instant Exit (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	107
Drawmij's Instant Exit (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	55, 127
Drawmij's Instant Exit (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	274
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Hidden Lore, D&D 3.0	7
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Player's Handbook, AD&D 1e	42, 87
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Player's Handbook, AD&D 2e	127, 183, 238, 242
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Player's Option - Spells And Magic	181, 184
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Spelljammer Boxed Set: Concordance of Arcane Space	83
Drawmij's Instant Summons (LVL7)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	274, 275
Drawmij's Iron Sack (LVL3)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	55, 127
Drawmij's Iron Sack (LVL3)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	275
Drawmij's Light Step (LVL1)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Light Step (LVL1)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	275
Drawmij's Marvelous Shield (LVL3)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 55, 127
Drawmij's Marvelous Shield (LVL3)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	276
Drawmij's Merciful Metamorphosis (LVL6)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	56, 127
Drawmij's Merciful Metamorphosis (LVL6)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	276
Drawmij's Protection from Non-Magical Gas (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	55, 127
Drawmij's Protection from Non-Magical Gas (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	276
Drawmij's Scent Mask (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Scent Mask (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	277
Drawmij's Swift Mount (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	106
Drawmij's Swift Mount (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	54, 127
Drawmij's Swift Mount (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	277
Drawmij's Tool Box (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	107
Drawmij's Tool Box (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Greyhawk Adventures	55, 127
Drawmij's Tool Box (LVL4)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	277
Repertoire of Illustrious Conjurations By Drawmij	Item	Book,	Dragon magazine #082	58