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| Duchy Palatine of Urnst | |
|---|---|
 The arms of the Duchy of Urnst, as depicted in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000). | |
| General information | |
| Region: | Old Aerdy West |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Duke Karll Lorinar |
| Government: | Independent feudal monarchy |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Leukish |
| Population: | 751,850 |
| Languages: | Common, Halfling, Elvish |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Saint Cuthbert, Pelor, the halfling pantheon, Lydia |
| Allies: | County of Urnst |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Resources: | Foodstuffs, silver, electrum, gold, platinum, gemstones |
| Coinage: | [Modified Aerdy] sterling duke (pp), gold duke (gp), bright (ep), shield (sp), common (cp) |
The Duchy of Urnst, properly known as the Duchy Palatine of Urnst, is a political state of the Flanaess.
History
Geography
As of 591 CY, the most populous towns are Leukish (pop. 22,300), Nellix (pop. 13,400), Seltaren (pop. 9,800), Nyrstran (pop. 8,600), Pontyrel (pop. 7,550), and Goldplain (pop. 6,700).
People
Population
As of 591 CY, the population of the Duchy of Urnst totaled 751,850 persons, the vast majority (almost 80%) being humans of mainly Suel descent. Elves, gnomes, halflings, dwarves, half-elves, and half-orcs make up the remainder of the population.
Religion
The most popular deities among the Duchy's citizens are Saint Cuthbert (mainly among residents of rural regions), Pelor, the halfling pantheon, and Lydia.
Languages
The most widely-spoken languages in the Duchy of Urnst include Common, Halfling, and Elven.
Government
The Duchy of Urnst is an independent feudal monarchy (theoretically owing fealty to the old Great Kingdom) with hereditary rulership currently held by His Most Lordly Grace Karll Lorinar, the Duke of Urnst, Warden of the Abbor-Alz. The Honorable Chamber is a contingent of noble and high-born Suel that serves as the Duke's advisors.
The national capital is Leukish.
Heraldry
The Duchy of Urnst's coat of arms is blazoned thus: Vert, a brown bear rampant proper.
Economy
Resources
The Duchy of Urnst is noted for producing a variety of foodstuffs, and mining operations produce silver, electrum, gold, platinum, and gemstones of all qualities.
Currency
The Duchy's standard coinage is based on Aerdy's system and consists of the platinum sterling duke (pp), gold gold duke (gp), electrum bright (ep), silver shield (sp), and copper common (cp).
Transportation
Military
External link
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- -----. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Hammack, Allen. The Ghost Tower of Inverness. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Moore, Roger E. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The page for the Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index. It is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda (also known as the Zavoda Index) and his work as continued by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIola, and numerous other fans over the years.
Please visit the Edit Encyclopedia Index page to contribute to the wiki database.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Pathwardens (Duchy of Urnst) | People Group | Dungeon magazine #085 | 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92 | |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Artifact of Evil | 163, 213 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | C2 the Ghost Tower of Inverness | 2, 5 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Come Endless Darkness | 38 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 6, 11 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 3, 4, 7, 9, 22, 27, 36, 71, 74 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 4, 16, 19, 45, 58, 78, 89 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | City of Hawks | 142 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #052 | 18, 19, 20 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #055 | 18 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #056 | 21 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #065 | 12 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #191 | 65 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #195 | 94, 96 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #241 | 78 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #256 | 50 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #263 | 47, 48 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #265 | 60 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #268 | 71 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #292 | 95 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #294 | 95 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #306 | 95, 100 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #315 | 54 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 19, 23 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 18, 21 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dungeon magazine #030 | 23, 28 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Dungeon magazine #085 | 73, 75, 92 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The Fright At Tristor | 3 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 4, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 37, 40, 42, 45, 49, 52, 63, 75, 77, 78 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 4, 6-8, 10, 20-25, 27, 30, 32, 35, 60, 63, 64, 78, 82, 84, 85, 87 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: Honest Bandits | All |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: References Card | #1 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: References Card | #10 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Greyhawk Adventures | 9, 46, 47, 79, 88, 91 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 17, 39 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Ivid the Undying | 3, 20, 21, 57, 122, 153 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 26, 47, 52 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 8, 10, 26, 27, 29, 30, 37, 51, 52, 75, 77, 78, 79, 87, 88, 96, 102, 118, 123, 124, 125, 126, 139, 143, 144, 149, 152, 156, 159, IBC |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 4, 31, 32 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 3, 6, 31 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 15 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 8, 31 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 31 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Night Arrant | 94 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 4, 6, 7, 23, 32, 33, 36, 45, 48, 55, 62, 63 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Polyhedron magazine #129 | 38 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Return of the Eight | 18, 58, 59 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 14, 19, 43 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | Saga of Old City | 6, 106, 107, 113, 145, 152, 224, 236, 254, 287, 294, 301 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 122 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The Adventure Begins | 3, 5, 17, 23, 30, 31, 37, 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 64, 69, 70, 71, 79, 86, 92, 94, 100, 101, 102, 115, 125 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The Adventure Begins: Adventure Maps | 2-5, 9 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 15, 23, 24, 26 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 23, 24 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | LT1 The Star Cairns | IC |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WG12 Vale of the Mage | 48 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WG6 Isle of the Ape | 27 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 57, 58, 62, 122 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 6, 18 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IBC, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk | 85 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 18 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WGR4 The Marklands | 6, 8, 10, 11, 32, 34, 35, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 76, 81, 91, 92, 94 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 53, 54, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 76, 88 |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 9, 12, 21, 29, 34, 40, 48, 55, 56, 66, IBC |
| Urnst, Duchy of {Ernst} | Kingdom | (576 pop: 200000), (591 pop: 751850), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 8, 17, 31, 32 |
| Urnst, Duchy of, Embassy (City of Greyhawk) | Building | Embassy, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 5 |
| Urnst, Duchy of, Embassy (City of Greyhawk) | Building | Embassy, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 32 |
| Urnst, Duchy of, Embassy (City of Greyhawk) | Building | Embassy, | The Adventure Begins | 83 |