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'''Steelbone Meadows''' is the site of an infamous massacre and is still littered with untold thousands of weathered bones and rusting armor and equipment. Rotting tarpaulins and decomposing, bloodied furs flap in the cold winds from the north.
The '''Steelbone Meadows''' is a site in the [[Bandit Kingdoms]], known for being the place where thousands of soldiers were slain in a bloody massacre at the end of the [[Greyhawk Wars]]. While an army of 10,000 bandits celebrated, a cleric of [[Iuz]] named [[Bernel]] of [[Hallorn]] who was present, gripped by mad paranoia that the bandits intended to betray him, set [[orc]] assassins, fiends and magic upon them, slaying more than half.


The site is plagued with undead, especially wraiths, wights and ghosts. While a few magical items and some treasure may be scattered about, the risks of trying to obtain them are too great for any to venture into this accursed place. The undead here cannot be commanded by priests of Iuz due to their history and the endless hate they bear against them.
While this act has condemned Bernel to a likely unpleasant existence in the dungeons of [[Dorakaa]], the survivors of this massacre have nursed a deep resentment for Iuz. Those who fell still walk the meadow as vengeful undead, unable to be controlled by Iuz's priests for the hatred they bear for the Old One.  


An intriguing possibility is that they could be commanded by a priest of another evil deity or ally with him, if a plan of vengeance was presented and their mortal remains were laid to rest here.


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Revision as of 18:52, 31 August 2024

Greyhawk Realm
Steelbone Meadows
Steelbone Meadows as depicted by Anna Meyer (2018)
General information
Region:Bandit Kingdoms
Demographics
Major towns:Wormhall, Obresthorp, Talloc
Provinces:Barony of Wormhall, Abarra
Races:Many undead

The Steelbone Meadows is a site in the Bandit Kingdoms, known for being the place where thousands of soldiers were slain in a bloody massacre at the end of the Greyhawk Wars. While an army of 10,000 bandits celebrated, a cleric of Iuz named Bernel of Hallorn who was present, gripped by mad paranoia that the bandits intended to betray him, set orc assassins, fiends and magic upon them, slaying more than half.

While this act has condemned Bernel to a likely unpleasant existence in the dungeons of Dorakaa, the survivors of this massacre have nursed a deep resentment for Iuz. Those who fell still walk the meadow as vengeful undead, unable to be controlled by Iuz's priests for the hatred they bear for the Old One.


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Bibliography

Sargent, Carl. Iuz the Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.