Turrosh Mak

Greyhawk Character

Turrosh Mak
Turrosh Mak, c. 591 CY, as depicted in Slavers (2000).
General info
Home:	Kalen Lekos, Pomarj
Alignment:	Neutral evil (lawful evil as Theg Narlot)
Gender:	Male
Species:	Half-orc
Class:	Fighter 7/Assassin 7 (as Theg Narlot); Fighter 14 (in From the Ashes); Fighter 10/Assassin 12 (in Slavers); Fighter 16 (3rd edition)
Dates
Age:	Middle-aged

His Most Ferocious Majesty, Turrosh Mak is the Despot of the Orcish Empire of the Pomarj.

Description

Turrosh Mak is an unattractive half-orc, although he is able to pass easily as an ugly human. When addressing his orcish followers, he disguises himself and wears orcish war regalia in order to look more like one of them. He is tall and strong-bodied, but is starting to go gray at his temples. He is an intelligent and ruthless warrior, a survivor who will use any dirty trick at his disposal to stay alive.

Turrosh Mak normally wears magical chainmail, but he will wear leather armor instead if he's trying to sneak around.

Relationships

Turrosh Mak is a founding member of the Slave Lords and is still closely allied with their present incarnation. He has pledged himself to the Earth Dragon in return for power, and is thus allied with that god's cult.

Home

Turrosh Mak's home in the hidden city of Kalen Lekos looks like a fortress with barred windows, a triple-locked door, and two subterranean escape routes. Every room contains a weapon within easy reach.

History

Turrosh Mak was formerly known as Theg Narlot. In 569 CY he joined a secret brotherhood assembled by Stalman Klim named the Nine. Later it would be renamed the Slave Lords. In 574 CY, the Nine assassinated King Rodric of Suderham; as the group's assassin, presumedly Theg Narlot executed the man himself. Within a matter of hours, the Nine had taken over the city. For four years the Slave Lords kidnapped and sold slaves all around the Sea of Gearnat. In 580 CY the Slave Lords were defeated by a band of adventurers, and the city of Suderham from which they ruled was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Flamenblut. Theg Narlot disappeared into the Pomarj, but reemerged in the early 580s as Turrosh Mak, who used a combination of judicious assassinations and brute military force to unite the humanoid tribes of the region and forge them into a kingdom.

In Readying of 584 CY, Despot Mak sent his troops to conquer the southern Wild Coast and the eastern Principality of Ulek. Some of the Principality's lands were recaptured in a major battle in 586 CY. In 591 CY, Turrosh Mak began to build an orcish and human navy of pirates with which to extend his power across the sea.

Publishing History

The half-orc assassin Theg Narlot first appeared in In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords by Lawrence Schick in 1981. The despot of the Pomarj Turrosh Mak first appeared in From the Ashes by Carl Sargent in 1992. With different alignments and classes (Narlot was a lawful evil fighter/assassin, while Mak was a neutral evil fighter) there was originally little to link the two characters apart from their race and location in the Pomarj, but Sean K. Reynolds and Chris Pramas decided in their book Slavers that the two half-orcs were one and the same. This has not been mentioned since then, however, and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer retained Turrosh Mak's class and alignment rather than using Theg Narlot's statistics as a base, as Slavers had.

Gallery

References

Bibliography

• Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." Wars. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
• Cook, David, Allen Hammack, Harold Johnson, Tom Moldvay, Lawrence Schick, and Edward Carmien. Scourge of the Slave Lords. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
• Cook, David, Allen Hammack, Harold Johnson, Tom Moldvay, Lawrence Schick, and Skip Williams. Against the Slave Lords. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2013.
• Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Reynolds, Sean K., and Chris Pramas. Slavers. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
• Schick, Lawrence. In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.

Zavoda Index Entry

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Turrosh Mak [3eF16][NPC]
	DRG#191 - 67,68
	DUN#73 - 59
	FTAA - 7,21,34,41,47,76
	FTAC - 45,57
	GW:ADV - 15,18,28
	LGG - 15,42,80,86,87,88,121,152,156
	LGJ#2 - 31
	LGJ#5 - 4,9
	LOG - 15,27,41,109
	PGTG - 10,26,59,61
	RTO8 - 32
	SLV - 2,6,18,31,54,60,62,63,71-73,75-78,82-84,86,89
		96,98-100,105,109,119,120,122-125,
	TAB - 4,6,19,35,62,69,79,100
	TAB:AM - 3
	TSB - 5
	WGQ1 - 2,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,26,27,29
	WGR5 - 5
	SEE ALSO Theg Narlot

Theg Narlot {Turrosh Mak}(Half-Orc)[F7/As7][F10/As12][NPC]
	A1-4 - 109,110,121,122
	A4 - 20,22
	SLV - 2,93,105,122,123

External links

• "Alternate History of the Pomarj and Turrosh Mak" at Canonfire!.

• "Turrosh Mak and His Generals" at Canonfire!.

  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
Theg Narlot {Turrosh Mak}	Non-player character	Male, Half-orc, [F7/As7][F10/As12],	A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords	109, 110, 121, 122
Theg Narlot {Turrosh Mak}	Non-player character	Male, Half-orc, [F7/As7][F10/As12],	A4 In The Dungeons of the Slave Lords	20, 22
Theg Narlot {Turrosh Mak}	Non-player character	Male, Half-orc, [F7/As7][F10/As12],	Slavers, AD&D 2e	2, 93, 105, 122, 123
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #02	18
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #10	39,46,59
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #11	76,77,79
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #16	66
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #20	23,24
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #21	30
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #28	28
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character		Oerth Journal #33	33
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Dragon magazine #191	67, 68
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Dungeon magazine #073	59
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	7, 21, 34, 41, 47, 76
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	From the Ashes: Campaign Book	45, 57
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book	15, 18, 28
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e	15, 27, 41, 109
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	15, 42, 80, 86, 87, 88, 121, 152, 156
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Living Greyhawk Journal #2	31
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Living Greyhawk Journal #5	4, 9
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Player's Guide to Greyhawk	10, 26, 59, 61
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Reference	SEE ALSO Theg Narlot
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article	Web
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Return of the Eight	32
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	Slavers, AD&D 2e	2, 6, 18, 31, 54, 60, 62, 63, 71, 72, 73, 75-78, 82, 83, 84, 86, 89, 96, 98, 99, 100, 105, 109, 119, 120, 122-125
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	The Adventure Begins	4, 6, 19, 35, 62, 69, 79, 100
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps	3
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	The Scarlet Brotherhood	5
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	WGQ1 Patriots of Ulek	2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 26, 27, 29
Turrosh Mak	Non-player character	[3e F16],	WGR5 Iuz the Evil	5