Bones

Greyhawk Character

Bones
General info
Home:	Castle Greyhawk
Alignment:	neutral
Gender:	Male
Species:	Human skeleton
Class:	Cleric 1
Dates
Age:	Unknown

"Bones" was a skeletonized cleric who wandered in the company of an elf and a Jinn through the dungeons of one of the many incarnations of Castle Greyhawk in the 570s CY-580s CY. He was quite fond of protesting that he was not any number of professions, but instead a cleric. Apparently, he had been fully human, but due to an unexplained magical mishap, was reduced to a sentient skeleton.

Home

"Bones", along with his companions Captain Kork and Mees Taspark, made his home on the fifth level of the dungeon, where numerous other creatures had been affected by a cabal of wizards who force-fed them role-playing game books. Whether or not "Bones" (who would likely have been fed a copy of FASA's Star Trek Role-Playing Game) was one of those affected is not made clear. The trio seemed to be scared of "cling-ons", and could teleport to safety if they suspected the creatures were near.

Publication history

The character appears only in the parody module Castle Greyhawk.

Creative origins

"Bones" is a reference to Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek sci-fi franchise. The reference to his protesting echoed similar sentiments made by McCoy often on the show ("I am a doctor, not a bricklayer!").

In an illustration for the module, "Bones" is inaccurately depicted not as a skeleton, but instead bears the likeness of DeForest Kelley, the actor who played McCoy from the character's inception in 1967 until Kelley's death in 1999.

Bibliography

• Breault, Mike, ed. Castle Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.

  Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Blastbones (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Dragon magazine #188	32
Blastbones (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume I	94, 95
Blastbones (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Ranger),	Dragon magazine #188	32
Blaze Bones (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Dragon magazine #347	76, 77, 78
Blaze Bones (LVL2)	Spell	Spell (Sorcerer),	Dragon magazine #347	76, 77, 78
Blaze Bones (LVL2) (Tharizdun)	Spell	Spell (Cleric),	Dragon magazine #347	76, 77, 78
Bonescraper Tribe (Orc)	People Group	Tribe,	WGR5 Iuz the Evil	19
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	Dragon magazine #358	30
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	173
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	Oerth Journal #09	19
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	Oerth Journal #13	14
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	Oerth Journal #21	58
Boneshadow	People Group	Organization/Society,	WGR5 Iuz the Evil	6, 31, 75-77, 89, 90
Boneshard Paste	Item		Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e	74, 75
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e	15, 16
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	From the Ashes: References Card	#11
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix	Insert (Bonesnapper), Encounter Tables
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	Oerth Journal #04	14,15
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	Oerth Journal #07	28
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set	13
Bonesnapper	Monster	Native of: Material Plane,	White Dwarf #006	7
Bonesnapper, Rumblegut	Non-player character	Hobgoblin,	The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards	17, 24
Bonesnapper, Snagger	Non-player character	Hobgoblin,	The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards	17, 24
Cave of Bones	Place		Dragotha's Lair (RPGA Tournament Module)	4, 16
Knuclebones	Item	Game/Sport,	Vortext #08, Spring 1993 #08	26
Nimble Bones	Rules	Feat/Proficiency/Skill,	Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e	24, 29
Shellbones Inn (Rauxes)	Building	Inn,	WG8 Fate of Istus	69
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	Deities & Demigods (1st & 2nd printing), AD&D 1e	108, 109, 141
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	Deities & Demigods (3rd+ printing), AD&D 1e	93, 94, 125
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	DMGR4 - Monster Mythology	3, 36, 73, 80
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e	92, 94, 96
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	Legends & Lore, AD&D 1e	93, 94, 125
Skoraeus Stonebones (King of the Rock)	Deity	King of the rock, Worshipped by: Giant (Stone), Native of: Material Plane,	On Hallowed Ground	176, 192
Snagger Bonesnapper	Non-player character		Reference	SEE Bonesnapper, Snagger
Throbbing Bones (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	PHBR4 - The Complete Wizard's Handbook	104
Wall of Bones (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook	109
Wall of Bones (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	PHBR4 - The Complete Wizard's Handbook	104
Wall of Bones (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Return to the Tomb of Horrors	46
Wall of Bones (LVL5)	Spell	Spell (Magic User),	Wizard's Spell Compendium - Volume IV	986