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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Isle of the Ape ( | * [[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Isle of the Ape (adventure)|Isle of the Ape]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. | ||
* [[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Return of the Eight]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | * [[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Return of the Eight]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | ||
* [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | * [[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:52, 13 February 2024
The Weird of Gnatmarsh was a sorceress who lead a cult in the early 570s CY based in the Gnatmarsh in the west of Nyrond. The cult worshipped various depraved and wicked powers of the swamp, and grew powerful while plaguing the surrounding territory. It killed and maimed humans, dwarves and elves, even delving into the neighbouring Celadon Forest to the north. In 575 CY she destroyed a naval squadron and took control of the mouth of the Nesser River. Warnes Starcoat and a company of allies then dealt with her. Warnes defeated the Weird in personal combat, in a magical duel that became legendary and established Warnes’ reputation as a formidable wizard. He sank her perverse tower into the swamp in a display of cracklings energy that drew him into the Astral Plane. He returned from his adventure there, which he has not spoken of, with his famed Starcoat that now gives him his name.[1]
The cult lead by the Weird has also been described as a coven.[2]
The Weird was described at one time as a “supernatural creature” interrupting traffic in the Gnatmarsh, in 574 CY.[3]
Warnes’ personal triumph over the Weird made him the most respected magic-user in many states (presumably at the time, and surrounding Nyrond).[4]
Citations
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal No. 0, p.11
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, p.153
- ↑ Return of the Eight, p.59
- ↑ Isle of the Ape, p.27
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. Isle of the Ape. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.
- Moore, Roger E. Return of the Eight. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona. “Wheels Within Wheels: Greyhawk’s Circle of Eight”. Living Greyhawk Journal No. 0. (Paizo Publishing, 2000).
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weird of Gnatmarsh | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 153 | |
| Weird of Gnatmarsh | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 11 | |
| Weird of Gnatmarsh | Non-player character | Return of the Eight | 59 | |
| Weird of Gnatmarsh | Non-player character | WG6 Isle of the Ape | 27 |