Hammensend

Greyhawk Settlement

Hammensend
Hammensend map, by John Knecht in The Marklands (1993).
General information
Realm:	Kingdom of Nyrond
Size:	Town
Government
Authority:	Town Governor Kryallen Fardashen, reporting to Duchess Verin Talnith
Government:	Provincial county (Barony of Woodwych, later Duchy of Woodwych)
Alignment:	LG, LN*, NG, CG, N
Demographics
Population:	9,000 (591 CY)
Races:	Human, elves, Halfling (stout), dwarves, gnomes, half-elves, half-orcs
Languages:	Common, Nyrondese, Old Oeridian, Elven, and Halfling
Groups
Religions:	Heironeous*, Beory, Rao, Pelor, Zilchus, Norebo, Pholtus, Ralishaz, Boccob, Delleb, Celestian

Hammensend is a town in western Nyrond, on the border with both the Duchy of Urnst and County of Urnst.

Geography

Hammensend is located in the north western part of Nyrond, at the northern end of the Celadon Forest. It sits on the junction of the Franz River and Nesser River and the border with the Urnst States. Woodwych lies to the road to the east.

History

Following the Greyhawk Wars the local ruler of Woodwych, Baron Bastrayne, was one of the dominant local rulers in the western lands of Nyrond, along with the ruler of Beetu. Bandits and highwaymen were a real hazard in the area. This alienated most people who were surly and inhospitable as a result, avoiding strangers as well as despising the Court and King Archbold III. They were downtrodden and despairing, adopting a strategy of trying to conceal anything they owned or earned from the reluctant tax collecting militia. Locals had become experts in dishonesty by omission or lies, with thieves and rogues began to flourish.

The Town Governor appointed by Bastrayne was Kryallen Fardashen. However, he managed to keep the town reasonably prosperous by under-declaring its population, thus reducing the amount of revenue due from it. Many of western Nyrond's richer artisans and merchants moved to the town due to the lower tax burden, and because the rapid potential escape via ferries to either Urnst state. Many refugees fleeing Nyrond passed through Hammensend to Leukish and, for many, across the Nyr Dyv to other lands. In the years after the Greyhawk Wars thieves preyed on refugees passing through. Many refugees often sank into debauchery, alcoholism or insanity. The southern quarters of the town featured many bordellos, beggars and worse. Hammensend was also occasionally attacked by bandits who had fled from the Bandit Kingdoms and settled in the northern Celadon Forest.

People

Population

In Spring 585 CY the population was approximately 8,800, having increased by 1,800 since the Greyhawk Wars.. By 591 CY it had grown to 9,000.

Hammensend is a more welcoming town than many in the surrounding area due to many Urnst folk living and working in the town as merchants, traders, boat builders, fishermen and similar jobs.

Demographics

The usual races of Nyrond would be expected to be found here, being humans (with an Oeridian dominance, and Suel present, as ethnic background), Olve (mainly sylvan with a small high elf presence), Halfling (stout), Dwarf, Gnome, half-elf and half-orc.

Nyrond generally is lawful neutral in alignment, with lawful good, neutral good, chaotic good, and neutral also prevalent.

Notable individuals

Notable individuals or persons from or in Hammensend include:

• Kryallen Fardashen, the Town Governor.

Religion

The common religions of Nyrond can be expected to be followed here, being Heironeous (the official state religion), Beory, Rao, Pelor, Zilchus, Norebo, Pholtus, Ralishaz, Boccob, Delleb, Celestian.

Following the Greyhawk Wars superstitions and the worship of evil gods (including Hextor and Incabulos) began to grow as a sign of the despair of the common folk.

Languages

The common languages of Nyrond can be expected to be spoken here, being Common, Nyrondese, Old Oeridian, Elven, and Halfling.

Government

Hammensend is located within the Kingdom of Nyrond.

In Spring 585 CY the Baron based in Woodwych administered the lands for about 40 miles around the city, including Hammensend and on to the border with the Urnst states.

Following the reorganization of provincial administration under King Lynwerd I that commenced Needfest 1, 591 CY Hammensend remained part of the Barony of Woodwych.

Economy

Hammensend is located on the major highway between Nyrond to the Urnst states, being a major trade route, with ferries leading to the rich markets of Leukish. It is a place to find people and goods, and hear tales, from many lands.

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.

• Hammensend page on Nyrond Living Greyhawk Triad web site via Way Back Machine

References

Bibliography

• Sargent, Carl. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.

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
Hammensend {Hammendsend}	Settlement	Nyrond, Town, Trade town, (585 pop: 8800), (591 pop: 9000),	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	75
Hammensend {Hammendsend}	Settlement	Nyrond, Town, Trade town, (585 pop: 8800), (591 pop: 9000),	WGR4 The Marklands	69, 71, 89