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The '''Mountaineer Militia''' is a military organization of the [[Free City of Greyhawk#Military|Greyhawk Militia]] consisting of [[griffon]] riders who patrol the [[Abbor-Alz]]. | The '''Mountaineer Militia''', or the '''Greyhawk Mountaineers'''{{cite polyhedron|168|94|Hardby: City of the Scorned}} is a military organization of the [[Free City of Greyhawk#Military|Greyhawk Militia]] consisting of [[griffon]] riders who patrol the [[Abbor-Alz]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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=== Mountaineer posts === | === Mountaineer posts === | ||
;Storm Keep | ;Storm Keep | ||
:The Mountaineers' main post at [[Storm Keep]] has a force of 86 men in total, as follows:{{csb|FTA|32-33|Campaign Book}} | :The Mountaineers' main post at [[Storm Keep]] has a force of 86 men in total (in [[585 CY]]), as follows:{{csb|FTA|32-33|Campaign Book}} | ||
:* '''Carstane Geronten''' (Ftr12)—the garrison commander | :* '''Carstane Geronten''' (Ftr12)—the garrison commander | ||
:* A 9th-level priest of [[Saint Cuthbert]] | :* A 9th-level priest of [[Saint Cuthbert]] | ||
:* 2 wizards—one an 8th-level mage, and the other a 7th-level specialist diviner.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | :* 2 wizards—one an 8th-level mage, and the other a 7th-level specialist diviner.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | ||
:* 40 "ordinary" militia with minimum Con scores of 13, all with bow proficiency and great ability in mountaineering. | :* 40 "ordinary" militia with minimum Con scores of 13, all with bow proficiency and great ability in mountaineering. | ||
:* 20 skymen (or "skypilots"){{csb|FTA|90}} of levels 3-7 who use griffons as mounts to spy out the lands. One of these skyriders is [[Rhuandyr Fallonis]], (male half-elf Ftr6/Wiz6) who is rather overeager with the wand of fire he carries, if a suitable monstrous target can be found. | :* 20 skymen{{csb|LGG|51}} (or "skypilots"){{csb|FTA|90}} of levels 3-7 who use griffons as mounts to spy out the lands. One of these skyriders is [[Rhuandyr Fallonis]], (male half-elf Ftr6/Wiz6) who is rather overeager with the wand of fire he carries, if a suitable monstrous target can be found. | ||
:* 10 "stablers": fighters and rangers who attend to the griffons, train them, keep them in good condition, and suchlike. Many of these men have singular secondary skills and talents such as Herbalism, Astronomy, and Weather Sense, so that this group is almost a set of irregulars unto themselves. | :* 10 "stablers": fighters and rangers who attend to the griffons, train them, keep them in good condition, and suchlike. Many of these men have singular secondary skills and talents such as Herbalism, Astronomy, and Weather Sense, so that this group is almost a set of irregulars unto themselves. | ||
:* 12 officers: sergeants and lieutenants of levels 4-9. | :* 12 officers: sergeants and lieutenants of levels 4-9. | ||
:The Mountaineers care for mature adult griffons trained for flying, and young griffons are reared and trained. Twelve adult and four young griffons comprised the Mountaineers' stable in [[585 CY]].{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book | :The Mountaineers care for mature adult griffons trained for flying, and young griffons are reared and trained. Twelve adult and four young griffons comprised the Mountaineers' stable in [[585 CY]].{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | ||
;Fort Gellner | ;Fort Gellner | ||
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;Hardby | ;Hardby | ||
: A garrison of Mountaineer Militia was assigned to the town [in [[ | : A garrison of [300]{{cite polyhedron|168|96|Hardby: City of the Scorned}} Mountaineer Militia was assigned to the town [in [[582 CY]]],{{cite polyhedron|168|96|Hardby: City of the Scorned}} to protect lands around the Abbor Alz, and Hardby was glad to accept them.{{csb|FTA|7|Campaign Book}} They are housed in the Arsenal{{cite polyhedron|168|99|Hardby: City of the Scorned}} and ultimately under the command of [[Wilbrem Carister]] (LN male human Ftr9), Military Governor of Hardby.{{cite polyhedron|168|94|Hardby: City of the Scorned}} | ||
[[Karistyne]] sees for herself that the Mountaineer Militia are good and hardy men whose goals are not very different from hers. Thus, there is an informal understanding between Karistyne and Greyhawk. Karistyne is informally understood to rule all territory within 10 miles of her castle, and is not asked to pay any tribute to Greyhawk. She allows Mountaineer Militia to rest at her castle during their patrols and flights, and gives them gracious hospitality.{{csb|FTA|36|Campaign Book}} The Mountaineers also use Karistyne Castle as a stopover point for flights north to Fort Gellner.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | [[Karistyne]] sees for herself that the Mountaineer Militia are good and hardy men whose goals are not very different from hers. Thus, there is an informal understanding between Karistyne and Greyhawk. Karistyne is informally understood to rule all territory within 10 miles of her castle, and is not asked to pay any tribute to Greyhawk. She allows Mountaineer Militia to rest at her castle during their patrols and flights, and gives them gracious hospitality.{{csb|FTA|36|Campaign Book}} The Mountaineers also use Karistyne Castle as a stopover point for flights north to Fort Gellner.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | ||
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'''Carstane Geronten''' (Ftr12) commands the garrison.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | '''Carstane Geronten''' (Ftr12) commands the garrison.{{csb|FTA|33|Campaign Book}} | ||
Patrols of the Mountaineer Militia are either single skypilots or pairs of skypilots, or large groups of up to 16 griffon riders{{csb|TAB|66}} They typically wear leather armor, and carry short bows, javelins, and a dagger. | Patrols of the Mountaineer Militia are either single skypilots or pairs of skypilots, or large groups of up to 16 griffon riders{{csb|TAB|66}} They typically wear leather armor, and carry short bows, javelins, and a dagger.{{csb|TAB|66}} | ||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
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* [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''From the Ashses''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. Item code TSR1064. | * [[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''From the Ashses''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. Item code TSR1064. | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 6 January 2023
| Mountaineer Militia | |
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| Type: | Military |
| Leader: | Carstane Geronten |
| Members: | Enlisted soldiers of the Greyhawk Militia |
| Headquarters: | Storm Keep |
The Mountaineer Militia, or the Greyhawk Mountaineers[1] is a military organization of the Greyhawk Militia consisting of griffon riders who patrol the Abbor-Alz.
Description
The remit of the griffon riders is to spy and map, to seek out uncontacted groups of demihumans and adventurers, and to identify powerful monsters (such as giants) that may present a threat to the area. The Mountaineer Militia does not go out looking for trouble, however.[2]
The Mountaineers patrol the entire Abbor-Alz and the southern Cairn Hills. They are based at Storm Keep about 15 miles from the Woolly Bay coast. They patrol all the way north to the area around Fort Gellner in the Cairn Hills,[2] east to the border of Urnst,[2] west to Hardby,[3] and south to Karistyne Castle and the edge of the Bright Lands.[2] They cover the arreas of the Star Cairns and the Mistmarsh.
Mountaineer posts
- Storm Keep
- The Mountaineers' main post at Storm Keep has a force of 86 men in total (in 585 CY), as follows:[4]
- Carstane Geronten (Ftr12)—the garrison commander
- A 9th-level priest of Saint Cuthbert
- 2 wizards—one an 8th-level mage, and the other a 7th-level specialist diviner.[2]
- 40 "ordinary" militia with minimum Con scores of 13, all with bow proficiency and great ability in mountaineering.
- 20 skymen[5] (or "skypilots")[6] of levels 3-7 who use griffons as mounts to spy out the lands. One of these skyriders is Rhuandyr Fallonis, (male half-elf Ftr6/Wiz6) who is rather overeager with the wand of fire he carries, if a suitable monstrous target can be found.
- 10 "stablers": fighters and rangers who attend to the griffons, train them, keep them in good condition, and suchlike. Many of these men have singular secondary skills and talents such as Herbalism, Astronomy, and Weather Sense, so that this group is almost a set of irregulars unto themselves.
- 12 officers: sergeants and lieutenants of levels 4-9.
- The Mountaineers care for mature adult griffons trained for flying, and young griffons are reared and trained. Twelve adult and four young griffons comprised the Mountaineers' stable in 585 CY.[2]
- Fort Gellner
- Of the militia, 10 are members of the elite Mountaineer Militia... Patrols (at least 10 strong) operate in all nearby areas within the hills and spying missions with the Mountaineers' griffons extend well to the south and past the borders with Urnst (by arrangement). The garrison's remit includes tracking down and slaying monsters and groups of humanoids; the men here are warlike. This is a posting where the men see action, and their wages (double normal) reflect that.[7]
- Ryell Keep
- The keep here has the same name as the pass in which it stands. The garrison of 80 men here is similar to that at Fort Gellner. This keep serves as a stopping-off and resting point for Mountaineer Militia who have overflown the Abbor-Alz mountains from Karistyne's Castle or Storm Keep.[7]
- Hardby
- A garrison of [300][8] Mountaineer Militia was assigned to the town [in 582 CY],[8] to protect lands around the Abbor Alz, and Hardby was glad to accept them.[9] They are housed in the Arsenal[10] and ultimately under the command of Wilbrem Carister (LN male human Ftr9), Military Governor of Hardby.[1]
Karistyne sees for herself that the Mountaineer Militia are good and hardy men whose goals are not very different from hers. Thus, there is an informal understanding between Karistyne and Greyhawk. Karistyne is informally understood to rule all territory within 10 miles of her castle, and is not asked to pay any tribute to Greyhawk. She allows Mountaineer Militia to rest at her castle during their patrols and flights, and gives them gracious hospitality.[11] The Mountaineers also use Karistyne Castle as a stopover point for flights north to Fort Gellner.[2]
Information collected by the Mountaineer Militia concerning events in the area is supplied to Greysmere's rulers (rather belatedly most of the time).[12]
Many outlying dwarven and a few gnomish communities have never paid any fealty or taxes to Urnst in the past, and do not do so to Greyhawk now. As yet, Greyhawk has not made any determined efforts to get them to do so. Because much of the Abbor-Alz is unmapped, and because of the uncertainties of the Bright Desert, the Mountaineer Militia here are mostly engaged in surveillance rather than diplomacy or tax collection.[13]
Although it is now part of Greyhawk's domain, the dwarves of Dumadan do not fully accept this. They continue to pay a small tribute to Urnst (which returns it secretly to Greyhawk, since Greyhawk militia patrol at a polite distance). This may change, but mountain dwarves change but slowly. They know of the Greyhawk militia presence, and quite admire the Mountaineer Militia.[14]
History
The Mountaineer Militia was created by Tigran Gellner.[15]
Members
Carstane Geronten (Ftr12) commands the garrison.[2]
Patrols of the Mountaineer Militia are either single skypilots or pairs of skypilots, or large groups of up to 16 griffon riders[16] They typically wear leather armor, and carry short bows, javelins, and a dagger.[16]
Organization
Publishing History
See Also
See also: Greyhawk Militia and Storm Keep
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ a b "Hardby: City of the Scorned". Polyhedron #168 (Dungeon #109, Apr 2004), p.94.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h From the Ashes (1992), p.33, Campaign Book.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.2.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.32-33, Campaign Book.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.51.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.90.
- ↑ a b From the Ashes (1992), p.24, Campaign Book.
- ↑ a b "Hardby: City of the Scorned". Polyhedron #168 (Dungeon #109, Apr 2004), p.96.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.7, Campaign Book.
- ↑ "Hardby: City of the Scorned". Polyhedron #168 (Dungeon #109, Apr 2004), p.99.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.36, Campaign Book.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.25-26, Campaign Book.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.32, Campaign Book.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.35, Campaign Book.
- ↑ The Adventure Begins (1998), p.63.
- ↑ a b The Adventure Begins (1998), p.66.
Bibliography
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean Reynolds and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. Item code 11743.
- Moore, Roger E.. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998. Item code TSR9577.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashses. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. Item code TSR1064.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Mountaineer Militia | People Group | Army, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 7, 13, 17, 24, 26, 27, 32, 35, 36, 85 |
| Mountaineer Militia | People Group | Army, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 51 |
| Mountaineer Militia | People Group | Army, | The Adventure Begins | 6, 7, 42, 47, 63, 66 |
| Mountaineer Militia | People Group | Army, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 3 |