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| | #REDIRECT [[Ur-Flan (ethnicity)]] |
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| name=Ur-Flan|
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| type=Arcane|
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| founded=Prehistoric|
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| members=Wizards, sorcerers, necromancers|
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| leader=Various|
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| allies=[[Old Faith]]|
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| enemies=[[Aerdi]], [[City of the Summer Stars]]|
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| The '''Ur-Flan''', called the "Ur-Flannae" in ''Ivid the Undying,'' were rare mystics, sorcerers, wizards, and necromancers among the ancient [[Flan]] tribes and kingdoms.
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| ==Relationships==
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| They were greatly feared by the Flan, moreso than by the Oeridians who succeeded them as masters of the [[Flanaess]], and known for their facility in necromantic magic. The druids of the [[Old Faith]] allied themselves with the Ur-Flannae at times, or at least elected not to challenge them when they did not greatly damage the balance of nature, and it is said that some among the druids still preserve some of the ancient Ur-Flannae lore and secrets.
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| Named Ur-Flannae mystics include [[Vecna]] and [[Keraptis]]. Some of the depraved families of the [[Ataphads]] trace their ancestry to the Ur-Flan of old.
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| The Northern Adepts of Old [[Blackmoor]] are believed to have been Ur-Flan wizards, though their magic was primarily protective in nature. Poems of the Northern Adepts have been passed down that contain the secrets to strengthening abjuration spells.
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| ==History==
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| There are said to be three of the greatest of the Ur-Flannae mystics buried beneath the [[Isle of Cursed Souls]]. Ur-Flannae mages and necromancers helped bring down the [[City of the Summer Stars]].
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| More than eight centuries ago, [[Lum the Mad]] wielded the sword ''[[Druniazth]]'' against Ur-Flannae sorcerers of the [[Thelwood]]. In -108 [[Common Year|CY]], Ur-Flan insurgents attempted to assassinate the King of [[Aerdy]] by summoning a "winged horror."
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| ==Bibliography==
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| *Grohe, Allan T., and [[Erik Mona]]. "All Oerth's Artifacts." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #299. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
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| *[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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| *Menge, Eric. "Power Groups: Druids of the Old Faith." ''Wizards of the Coast''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2008. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgpg/20080122a]
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| *[[Erik Mona|Mona, Erik]]. "Regional Feats of [[Oerth]]." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #315. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2004.
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| *[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads]
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| *Thorsson, Modi, and Kevin McCann. ''[[Vecna: Hand of the Revenant]]''. Lakewood, CO: Iron Hammer Graphics, 2002.
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