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'''Xagy''' is a mysterious individual thought to have lived for a time in the ancient [[Flan]] kingdom of [[Ahlissa]].


'''Xagy''' is a mysterious individual thought to have lived for a time in the ancient [[Flan]] kingdom of [[Ahlissa]].
==Description==


==History==
==History==
The only known reference to Xagy was by [[Mordenkainen]], alleging that the artifact ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]'' was made by Xagy and the goddess ''[[Joramy]]'' some 17 centuries ago.
The only known reference to Xagy was by [[Mordenkainen]], alleging that the artifact ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]'' was made by Xagy and the goddess ''[[Joramy]]'' some seventeen centuries ago (''Dungeon master's Guide'', 1979).
 
==Magic items==
* ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]''.


==Creative origins==
==Creative origins==
Xagy was mentioned by [[Gary Gygax]] in the 1st edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide''.
Xagy was mentioned by [[Gary Gygax]] in the first edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide''.


On the [http://www.enworld.com ENWorld] forums, Gygax answers questions from Grodog about Xagy and his relationship with ''[[Zagyg]]''. From this post the following answers where given to these questions:
In a thread on the [http://www.enworld.com ENWorld] forums, Gygax stated that he considered Xagy to be a long-deceased great uncle to [[Zagig Yragerne]].[http://www.enworld.org/printthread.php?t=125997&page=11&pp=50]
* Q. Is Xagy a different person from Zagyg? A. Yes.
* Q. What is Xagy's relationship to Zagyg? A. A great uncle.
* Q. Is Xagy also a deity, or is he long dead by 576 CY? If he's alive, does Xagy oppose Zagyg? A. No, not deital and now gone on to his reward.
* Q. [W]ill Xagy appear in any of the Castle Zagyg publications? No.
See the External Links section below for a link to the complete transcript.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.


==External links==
==External link==
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ENWorld Forums/Archive/Gary Gygax Q&A, Part IX. Posted 06-04-05 11:32 PM. Viewed 12-22-07.
*[http://www.enworld.org/printthread.php?t=125997&page=11&pp=50 Gary Gygax Q&A, Part IX] at ''EN World''.
Link [http://www.enworld.org/printthread.php?t=125997&page=11&pp=50 ENWorld Archive Of Cited Post]. '''NOTE:''' Col_Pladoh is E. Gary Gygax's ID on the ENWorld forums.'''
 


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Revision as of 22:11, 24 December 2007

Greyhawk Character
Xagy
General info
Home:Unknown
Alignment:Unknown
Gender:Unknown
Species:Unknown
Class:Unknown
Dates
Age:Presumed deceased

Xagy is a mysterious individual thought to have lived for a time in the ancient Flan kingdom of Ahlissa.

Description

History

The only known reference to Xagy was by Mordenkainen, alleging that the artifact Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale was made by Xagy and the goddess Joramy some seventeen centuries ago (Dungeon master's Guide, 1979).

Creative origins

Xagy was mentioned by Gary Gygax in the first edition Dungeon Master's Guide.

In a thread on the ENWorld forums, Gygax stated that he considered Xagy to be a long-deceased great uncle to Zagig Yragerne.[1]

Bibliography