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The '''Nyr Dyv''', also known as the "Lake of Unknown Depths," is a fresh water lake in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' campaign setting. Centrally located in the [[Flanaess]], the Nyr Dyv is the largest known body of fresh water known to the people of that region of [[Oerik]].
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Geographically, the Nyr Dyv is located north of the [[Free City of Greyhawk]], which can easily be reached from the lake via the [[Selintan]] River.  As such, [[Rhennee]] barges may be found navigating the lake, along with commercial or naval traffic bound to or from the Free City.
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The city of [[Dyvers]], the [[Cairn Hills]], and the [[Duchy of Urnst]] also border the southern shores of the Nyr Dyv. To the west lies the Kingdom of [[Furyondy]], to the east the [[County of Urnst]], and to the north the [[Shield Lands]] and the [[Empire of Iuz]].
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==Ecology==
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As its nickname suggests, the true depth of the lake is unknown, but certainly significant. Its waters support a variety of aquatic life, some of it quite dangerous. Piracy is also a concern, though the waters are patrolled by ships from Dyvers, Furyondy, Greyhawk, and the [[Urnst states]].
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==Features and settlements==
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The Nyr Dyv has three major navigable inlets: the [[Velverdyva]] to the west, and the [[Veng]] and [[Artonsamay]] to the north. Its two major navigable outlets include the Selintan to the south and [[Nesser]] to the southeast. Major ports on or near the Nyr Dyv include Dyvers, Greyhawk, [[Nyrstran]], [[Leukish]], [[High Mardreth]], [[Radigast City]], [[Alhaster]], [[Admundfort]], [[Critwall]], and [[Willip]].
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The Nyr Dyv is rumored to hold the remains of an ancient civilization known as the [[Isles of Woe]], which sank beneath the waves prior to the [[Great Migrations]]. Many explorers have fruitlessly searched the lake for evidence of this civilization. Though unusual pieces of jewelry, strange silver coins, and alien carvings of obsidian reputed to be remnants of the Isles of Woe are sometimes found in the markets of surrounding cities, most are regarded as forgeries.
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==Bibliography==
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*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''Dungeon Master's Guide''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
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*-----. ''The [[World of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
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*-----. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
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*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
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*[[Niles, Douglas]], and [[Carl Sargent]]. ''[[The City of Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
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*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
The '''Nyr Dyv''', or "Lake of Unknown Depths," is the largest freshwater lake known to the people of the Flanaess. Civilization has turned it into a veritable highway of trade, with vessels using several navigable inlets (Artonsamay, Veng, Velverdyva) and outlets (Nesser and the Selintan). Cities such as Dyvers, Leukish, Greyhawk, and Radigast (the latter situated in a deep river delta off the northeast shores of the lake) owe much of their wealth to lake traffic. The legendary dangers of the Nyr Dyv, ferocious storms and creatures no less friendly, have not diminished, though humans are now better equipped to handle them. Few ships brave the allegedly bottomless open waters, preferring to hug the coasts. Iuz's occupation of the Shield Lands (notably Admundfort Isle) has lessened traffic in the north, to the advantage of coves and villages along the southern coast. Most ships plying the waters of the Nyr Dyv are equipped
 
with harpoons, pikes, and ballistae, to repel creatures of the deep. Patrol ships from Greyhawk, Dyvers, Furyondy, and the Urnst states prevent organized piracy here, but waterborne banditry is cause for alarm as so many patrol ships were lost in the Greyhawk Wars or reassigned elsewhere. Despite the dangers, a singular group of humans, the Rhennee, make their homes on this lake, gathering in secluded coves along the Midbay and near the river mouths. The Rhennee keep to themselves for the most part, though outcasts often rent themselves out to lake captains in search of a knowledgeable guide. Rumors abound that the lake holds the sunken remains of an ancient pre-Migration civilization known as the "Isles of Woe," though many have explored the lake to no avail. Occasionally, strange silver coins and jewelry and even stranger obsidian carvings, found by lucky divers, make their way to market, but these are generally discounted as forgeries.
==External link==
[[Category:Lakes]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyr_Dyv The Nyr Dyv at Wikipedia].
 
 
[[Category:Greyhawk bodies of water]]

Revision as of 17:55, 6 December 2018

The Nyr Dyv, also known as the "Lake of Unknown Depths," is a fresh water lake in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. Centrally located in the Flanaess, the Nyr Dyv is the largest known body of fresh water known to the people of that region of Oerik.

Geographically, the Nyr Dyv is located north of the Free City of Greyhawk, which can easily be reached from the lake via the Selintan River. As such, Rhennee barges may be found navigating the lake, along with commercial or naval traffic bound to or from the Free City.

The city of Dyvers, the Cairn Hills, and the Duchy of Urnst also border the southern shores of the Nyr Dyv. To the west lies the Kingdom of Furyondy, to the east the County of Urnst, and to the north the Shield Lands and the Empire of Iuz.

Ecology

As its nickname suggests, the true depth of the lake is unknown, but certainly significant. Its waters support a variety of aquatic life, some of it quite dangerous. Piracy is also a concern, though the waters are patrolled by ships from Dyvers, Furyondy, Greyhawk, and the Urnst states.

Features and settlements

The Nyr Dyv has three major navigable inlets: the Velverdyva to the west, and the Veng and Artonsamay to the north. Its two major navigable outlets include the Selintan to the south and Nesser to the southeast. Major ports on or near the Nyr Dyv include Dyvers, Greyhawk, Nyrstran, Leukish, High Mardreth, Radigast City, Alhaster, Admundfort, Critwall, and Willip.

The Nyr Dyv is rumored to hold the remains of an ancient civilization known as the Isles of Woe, which sank beneath the waves prior to the Great Migrations. Many explorers have fruitlessly searched the lake for evidence of this civilization. Though unusual pieces of jewelry, strange silver coins, and alien carvings of obsidian reputed to be remnants of the Isles of Woe are sometimes found in the markets of surrounding cities, most are regarded as forgeries.

Bibliography

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