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The '''Cairn Hills''' are a range of hills that form the boundary between the [[Domain of Greyhawk]] and the [[Duchy of Urnst]], though Greyhawk controls most of them. They are named for the many burial sites within them. Some of these cairns precede the arrival of the demihumans and [[Flan]], while others are of more recent creation. Many are filled with traps to discourage grave-robbers. Most were looted long ago, but some still remain to be exploited by new generations of adventurers.
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}}The '''Cairn Hills''' are a range of hills that form the boundary between the [[Greyhawk|Domain of Greyhawk]] and the [[Duchy of Urnst]], though Greyhawk controls most of them. They are named for the hundreds of tombs and burial grounds, the remnants of a bygone era. burial sites within them. Some of these cairns precede the arrival of the demihumans and Flan, while others are of more recent creation. Many are filled with traps to discourage grave-robbers. Most were looted long ago, but some still remain to be exploited by new generations of adventurers. In addition to old corpse-loot, platinum, gold, and electrum are mined in the Cairn Hills.  


== Ecology ==
In addition to old corpse-loot, platinum, gold, and electrum are mined in the Cairn Hills.
The local flora is mainly tough grasses, alpine plants, galda trees, and evergreens, as well as the rare psychotropic kalamanthis plant. Local animals include mice and other rodents, wild pigs, and grass-eating deer.


== Inhabitants ==
==Ecology==
The hills are populated by some 6,000 gnomes, 4,800 halflings (especially around Elmshire), 1,200 dwarves and 2,500 “hillsman” humans. There are also about twenty bands of human bandits and brigands.
The local flora is mainly tough grasses, alpine plants, [[galda]] trees, and evergreens, as well as the rare psychotropic [[kalamanthis]] plant. Local animals include mice and other rodents, wild pigs, and grass-eating deer.


== History ==
==Inhabitants==
When Suloise settlers first arrived in the Cairn Hills a few hundred years ago, they discovered numerous tombs built by the Flan and by other, far older civilisations. Knowing very little of these ancient peoples, the architects of these tombs were simply referred to as the Cairn Builders.
The hills are populated by some 6,000 [[gnome]]s, 4,800 [[halfling]]s (especially around [[Elmshire]]), 1,200 [[dwarf|dwarves]] and 2,500 "hillsman" humans. There are also about twenty bands of human bandits and brigands.


The wealthiest explorers of the Cairn Hill tombs became the city’s first nobility, and Greyhawk quickly became associated with easy wealth and fabulous archaeological artefacts from long-dead civilisations. But the wealth didn’t always come easy, as many surprises in the form of bound demon guardians, relentless constructs, and ingenious magical wards and traps. 
==Features and settlements==
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*[[Stonefort]]
*[[Stonebridge]]
*[[Diamond Lake]]
*[[Blackwall Keep]]
*[[Marsh Keep]]
*[[Fort Leman]]
*[[Fort Gellner]]
*[[Ryell Pass]]
*[[Berenad]]
*[[Storaven]]
*[[Elmshire]]
*[[Greysmere]]
*[[Grossettgrottell]]
*[[Harrgrek Kukulend]]
*[[Janaquil Valley]]
*[[Karakast]]
*[[Blackstone]]
*[[Steaming Springs]]
*[[Sourlode]]
*[[Wavenair]]
*The [[Doomgrinder]]
*[[Echo Crypt]]
*[[Maure Castle]]
*[[Screaming Valley]]
*[[Tenser]]'s Tower
*[[Twilight Monastery]]
*[[Stankaster Tower]]
*[[Caves of Milk]]
*The [[Walking Stone of Eyes]]


==Settlements==
===Known Cairns===
* [[Blackstone]]
*[[Great Barrows]]
* [[Bronzewood Lodge]]
*The [[Choking City]]
* [[Diamond Lake]]
*The [[Sarcophagus of the Red Mummy]]
* [[Elmshire]]
*The [[Silver Metal Cairn]]
* [[Ery Crossings]]
*The [[Star Cairns]]
* [[Greysmere]]
*The [[Stirgenest Cairn]] (''[[Dungeon]]'' #124)
* [[Grossettgrottell]]
*[[Tomb of Blood Everflowing]] (''Dungeon'' #114)
* [[Steaming Springs]]
*[[Tomb of the Green Lady]]
* [[Twilight Monastery]]
*The [[Whispering Cairn]]
* [[Wavenair]]


==Notable Locations==
==Bibliography==
* 5th Star Cairn
*[[Wolfgang Baur|Baur, Wolfgang]]. "A Gathering of Winds." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #129. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
* [[Blackwall Keep]]
* [[Cairn of the Green Lady]]
* Silver Metal Cairn
* [[Stirgenest Cairn]]
* [[Whispering Cairn]]


{{stub}}
*[[Jason Bulmahn|Bulmahn, Jason]]. "Mad God's Key." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #114. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2004.


==References==
*Gygax, Gary. ''The World of Greyhawk''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
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*-----. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
 
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
 
*[[Erik Mona|Mona, Erik]]. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." ''Dungeon'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
*-----. "The Whispering Cairn." ''Dungeon'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
 
*[[Douglas Niles|Niles, Douglas]], and [[Carl Sargent]]. ''[[The City of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
 
*[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
 
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Revision as of 17:47, 6 December 2018

The Cairn Hills are a range of hills that form the boundary between the Domain of Greyhawk and the Duchy of Urnst, though Greyhawk controls most of them. They are named for the many burial sites within them. Some of these cairns precede the arrival of the demihumans and Flan, while others are of more recent creation. Many are filled with traps to discourage grave-robbers. Most were looted long ago, but some still remain to be exploited by new generations of adventurers.

In addition to old corpse-loot, platinum, gold, and electrum are mined in the Cairn Hills.

Ecology

The local flora is mainly tough grasses, alpine plants, galda trees, and evergreens, as well as the rare psychotropic kalamanthis plant. Local animals include mice and other rodents, wild pigs, and grass-eating deer.

Inhabitants

The hills are populated by some 6,000 gnomes, 4,800 halflings (especially around Elmshire), 1,200 dwarves and 2,500 "hillsman" humans. There are also about twenty bands of human bandits and brigands.

Features and settlements

Known Cairns

Bibliography

  • Mona, Erik. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
  • -----. "The Whispering Cairn." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
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