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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. | *-----. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | ||
*[[ | *[[Niles, Douglas]], and [[Carl Sargent]]. ''[[The City of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989. | ||
*[[Cook, David]]. "History of the [[Greyhawk Wars]]." ''Wars''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. | |||
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | |||
*-----. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [https://www.acaeum.com/library/ividundying.pdf] | |||
*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | *[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | ||
*[[ | *[[Bruce Cordell|Cordell, Bruce R.]] ''[[Bastion of Faith]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. | ||
*[[ | *[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | ||
* Broadhurst, Creighton & Looby, Paul; ''The Marchland of Medegia''. ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #25. Greyhawk Online, December 2009. | |||
[[Category:Defunct realms|Medegia]]{{index}} | [[Category:Defunct realms|Medegia]]{{index}} | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 19 April 2021
| Marchland of Medegia | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Region: | Old Aerdy East |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Prince Gartrel |
| Government: | Principality owing fealty to Ahlissa |
| Established: | 587 CY (present government) |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Nulbish |
| Population: | 250,000 |
| Races: | Humans, sylvan elves |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Hextor, Stern Alia, Zilchus |
The Marchland of Medegia is a province of the United Kingdom of Ahlissa east of the Mikar River, extending to the coast of the Solnor Ocean south of the lands of the Solnor Compact.
History
Medegia was originally settled during the Great Migrations period by the Medegi sub-tribe of the Aerdi people. The Medegi worshiped the entire Oeridian pantheon, but worshiped Hextor above all others. They named the region the Medegian Bladelands, and, led by their war-leader Kahabros, conquered to the banks of the Flanmi River.
Appalled by their success, followers of Heironeous fought a ten-month war with the armies of the Bladelands, commemorated today by the Heironeans in their holiday of Valormight, and by the Hextorians in their holiday of Discordmight. The lengthy conflict weakened both nations, allowing them to be conquered by the Kingdom of Aerdy by the time of Grand Prince Mikar of Garasteth.
After 1 CY, Overking Nasran of Cranden appointed a cleric of Pholtus to rule the region as Holy Censor, renaming it the See of Medegia. The Holy Censor was considered the chief cleric of the Great Kingdom, a powerful position indeed.
In 252 CY, Overking Toran II of Rax stripped the See of Medegia and the office of Holy Censor from the Church of Pholtus and granted it to the Church of Zilchus, allies of his royal house.
In 450 CY, after the Turmoil Between Crowns, Overking Ivid I passed the office of Holy Censor and the rulership of Medegia to the church of Hextor. There it remained for the duration of Medegia's existence as a Holy See.
As the strength of the Overking on his Malachite Throne declined, the power of the Holy Censor proportionately grew, and the See of Medegia became virtually independent until 586 CY, when the Great Kingdom's capital of Rauxes became engulfed in magical catastrophe and that nation crumbled. In 587, much of the nation re-formed under the leadership of Xavener of House Darmen, who eliminated the rival power of the Holy Censor by recreating Medegia as a Marchland rather than as a Holy See. This brings us to the present.
Geography
People
Population
Religion
The faith of Hextor was the chief one in the See of Medegia for over a century. Since the creation of the United Kingdom of Ahlissa, Zilchus' faith has regained some of its former prominence. Medegia remains the last bastion of the faith of Stern Alia in the Flanaess, though it has been virtually destroyed even here by internal dissension and the persecution of the Hextorians.
Languages
Government
Economy
Transportation
Military
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- -----. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
- Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- -----. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [1]
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Cordell, Bruce R. Bastion of Faith. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Broadhurst, Creighton & Looby, Paul; The Marchland of Medegia. Oerth Journal #25. Greyhawk Online, December 2009.
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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladelands, Medegian | Kingdom | Reference | SEE Medegian Bladelands | |
| Medegia, Battle of | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 71, 100 | |
| Medegia, Battle of | Adventure | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 12 | |
| Medegia, Battle of | Adventure | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 28, 32 | |
| Medegia, Marchland of Ahlissa | Province | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 22 | |
| Medegia, Marchland of Ahlissa | Province | The Adventure Begins | 27, 28 | |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Bastion of Faith | 87 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan | 28 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dance of Demons | 41 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #055 | 18 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13, 16 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #059 | 25 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #063 | 15, 16, 17 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #065 | 11, 12 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #206 | 44 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dragon magazine #243 | 92 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Dungeon magazine #041 | 50 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 5, 7, 26, 27, 30, 31, 47, 53 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Adventures | 73, 82 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4, 11, 14, 15, 19, 28, 32 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Ivid the Undying | 1, 4, 5, 14, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 32, 33, 85, 88, 96, 97, 98, 100, 104-107, 108, 109, 119, 120, 124, 125, 129, 145, 148, 153, 156, 160 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 12, 27, 77, 112 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 15, 23, 24, 72, 77, 81, 92, 94, 100, 106, 111, 145, 147, 152, 158 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Night Arrant | 313, 321 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 8, 10, 21, 23 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | Polyhedron magazine #163 | 110 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The Adventure Begins | 18, 25-29 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 6 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 69 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IBC, 2, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IC, 13, 23, 28, 29, 35, 37, 57, 79 |
| Medegia, See of | Province | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: Unknown), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 10, 17 |
| Medegian Bladelands (Medigian) | Kingdom | Bastion of Faith | 8, 44, 89, 90 | |
| Medegian Bracelet of Lost Ships | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 82 | |
| Medegian Peninsula | Place | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 68 | |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Artifact of Evil | 261 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 20 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #206 | 35 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 58 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Ivid the Undying | 5, 19, 20, 26, 88, 104, 105, 106, 108, 124 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 70 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Night Arrant | 127, 303, 304, 306, 310, 313-320, 351 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 25, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 85 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 16 |
| Medegian {Medigian} | People Group | People, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 49 |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #063 | 16, 17 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #065 | 12 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | Dungeon magazine #041 | 50 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 14, 29 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 32, 104, 106 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 28 | |
| Spidasa {Spidensa} (Censor of Medegia) | Non-player character | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 17 |