Celestial Houses of Aerdy
The Celestial Houses, or Royal Houses, are the noble families that have ruled the Kingdom of Aerdy and its successor states. There are other noble families in the Aerdy lands, but historically a handful of them have dominated.
Atirr
Baron Asperdi of Atirr won the lands of the Sea Barons around 102 CY, and the largest island in that chain was named for him. House Atirr ruled North Province from 134 CY-223 CY, making their capital the city of Atirr until House Naelax regained the throne. The reign of House Atirr over North Province was comparatively enlightened, and the region thrived under its hand. The Atirr were famed explorers. Under the leadership of Admiral Aedorich Atirr they charted the shores of Hepmonaland.
This house is thought to have become extinct, with its lands passing to Torquann and Naelax.
Cranden
The prudent and noble Cranden were the first Royal House to rule the Great Kingdom. Their reign over the Kingdom of Aerdy began with Grand Prince Almor I, with Grand Prince Nasran of Cranden becoming the first Overking. Their rule ended when Manshen left the House of Cranden and became the first of the Rax-Nyrond Overkings. After losing the throne, the Cranden tended to become either aloof and neutral sages, violent and chaos-loving blackguards, or—rarely—lawful and benevolent scholars and priests accepting of their fate. Many of the most knowledgeable sages in the Flanaess belong to House Cranden.
They continued to dominate Almor and the South Province for centuries until Almor's secession and a failed attempt to ally the South Province with the Iron League caused their prestige in the Great Kingdom to plummet. House Naelax attempted to extinguish them entirely, but the other Celestial Houses united to preserve them. They continue to resist the evil of the Naelax, and many lesser Cranden princes still retain sympathies for Iron League lands such as Irongate and Sunndi. The Cranden princes are almost entirely concentrated around the city of Rel Deven at present.
Famous members of House Cranden include Prince Carwend, Johydee, Schandor, Tuerny, Mordenkainen, and Bigby.
Darmen
The wealthiest of the Celestial Houses by far, the Darmen have devoted themselves to trade. Though thought flighty by the other houses, it was a Darmen, Prince Xavener, who took the throne of the Overking in the United Kingdom of Ahlissa.
Garasteth
The House of Garasteth is feared for its wizards and scholars, its eldritch secrets. They are hard, cold, and cruel, less interested in temporal power than the pursuit of knowledge and their role as the self-proclaimed guardians of Oeridian culture. They founded and continue to control the city of Rel Astra, and Lord Mikar of Garasteth was the first grand prince of the Kingdom of Aerdy, though the throne had moved to the possession of the House of Cranden by the time the nation became known as the Great Kingdom. In 102 CY they laid claim to the Sea Barons and nearly went to war with House Atirr over them. Famous members of the family include Drax.
One of the most bitter feuds in Aerdy's politics has been between the houses of Garasteth and Torquann.
Naelax
House Naelax came to power with the coronation of Ivid I and the Overkingship remained in their hands until the fall of Rauxes. Major landholders, the militaristic Naelax were granted control of North Province early in the history of the Great Kingdom. They were known for their large-scale fortifications and their vanity. After Ivid I became Overking they became known as the "fiend-seeing" house, for their pact with Baalzephon. They were historically great rivals of the House of Rax-Nyrond.
Rax
Also known as Rax-Nyrond. The calculating Rax line is officially extinct, though there are said to be some illegitimate descendants of Nasri, and Jaran Krimeeah is said to be of the line of Rax according to some sources. The death knight Khayven belonged to the House of Rax in life.
The House of Nyrond was the junior branch of this family, and went on to found the modern Kingdom of Nyrond.
Torquann
The Torquann are a generally dour lot, traditionally aloof from inter-house scheming, concentrating more on repressing their subjects with brutal taxation and draconian laws. They are of intermingled Oeridian, Flan, and Suloise ancestry. They dominate the trade of the Aerdy provinces on the Solnor coast.
Famous members of House Torquann include Saint Kargoth the Betrayer and Prince Elkerst, ruler of the city of Atirr.
References
Notes
Citations
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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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassins, Guild of (Atirr) | People Group | Guild, | Dragon magazine #263 | 51, 52 |
| Atirr | Non-player character | Dungeon magazine #114 | 41, 42 | |
| Atirr | Non-player character | Reference | SEE ALSO Madsen Atirr (the Mad) | |
| Atirr (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 95, 97 |
| Atirr (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 74, 99 |
| Atirr Aedorich | Non-player character | Greyhawk Adventures | 93, 95 | |
| Atirr, Principality of | Province | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 73 | |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Dragon magazine #204 | 52, 53, 55 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Dragon magazine #208 | 56 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Dragon magazine #263 | 51, 52 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Dungeon magazine #148 | 46 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 64 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | From the Ashes: References Card | #3 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Ivid the Undying | 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 65, 76, 156, 163 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 71, 72, 73, 100 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Oerth Journal #21 | 10,13 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Oerth Journal #25 | 24,32 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Oerth Journal #32 | 17,29 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 40 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 26 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | WGS1 Five Shall Be One | IBC |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 55 |
| Atirr, Town of | Settlement | North Kingdom, Settlement, (576 pop: 19000), (591 pop: 19700), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IBC |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 2 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #208 | 50, 56 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 98 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Ivid the Undying | 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 26, 70, 76, 119, 126, 129, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 162 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 22, 23, 24, 73, 93 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 8 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 17 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Sword and Fist | 46 |
| Cranden (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 57 |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 2 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Into White Plume (RPGA) (Low Level Version), D&D 3.5e | 2 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 3 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 10, 112 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 14, 23, 36 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 57 | |
| Cranden, Nasran (Overking) (Grand Prince) | Non-player character | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 4 | |
| Cranden, Schandor | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #290 | 101 | |
| Cranden, Schandor | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #291 | 98 | |
| Cranden, Schandor | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #299 | 101 | |
| Cranden, Schandor | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 7, 15, 16, 17, 137, 138 | |
| Cranden, Schandor | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 22, 24, 59, 79, 112 | |
| Cranden, Schandor, Legal code of | Verbal communication | Law, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 22, 24, 59, 79 |
| Damalinor of Naelax | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 10 | |
| Damalinor of Naelax | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 57 | |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #208 | 56 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 97 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Ivid the Undying | 1, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30, 77, 80, 101, 102, 103, 105, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 137, 138, 140, 153, 153, 154, 155, 156, 160, 162 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 33, 52, 110 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 21, 22, 23, 24, 73, 74, 81, 92, 93, 94 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 20 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 26 |
| Darmen (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 102 |
| Ferrenan (Prince of House Cranden) | Non-player character | vampire, [M15], | Ivid the Undying | 139, 142, 144, 152, 154 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #204 | 53, 54, 56 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #208 | 56, 57 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 98 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Ivid the Undying | 4, 10, 11, 55, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 76, 77, 96, 99, 100, 101, 104, 124, 163 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 22, 23, 24, 73, 92, 93, 94, 99 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 17 |
| Garasteth (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 23, 26 |
| Hastern of Edge Field (of Naelax) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [T12], | Dragon magazine #208 | 50, 51, 54, 56 |
| Hastern of Edge Field (of Naelax) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [T12], | Ivid the Undying | 44, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 61, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 86 |
| Hastern of Edge Field (of Naelax) (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Animus, [T12], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 36 |
| Ishaiken of Naelax {Ishainken} (Prince) | Non-player character | Male, Human, [T6], | Ivid the Undying | 40 |
| Ivenzen (of Naelax) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 22, 23, 32 | |
| Kurell, Temple of (Atirr, Assassins Guild) | Building | Temple, | Dragon magazine #263 | 51 |
| Lugrand of Naelax (Prince) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 41 | |
| Madsen Atirr (the Mad) | Non-player character | Dungeon magazine #114 | 43, 45 | |
| Madsen Atirr (the Mad) | Non-player character | Reference | SEE ALSO Atirr | |
| Morax (Duke of Hell) | Non-player character | Devil, | Dragon magazine #075 | 9 |
| Morax (Duke of Hell) | Non-player character | Devil, | Dragon magazine #076 | 34, 38 |
| Morax (Duke of Hell) | Non-player character | Devil, | Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e | 44 |
| Morax (Duke of Hell) | Non-player character | Devil, | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 65 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #057 | 15 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #204 | 54 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #206 | 43 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #208 | 52, 56 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #241 | 75 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 94, 95, 97 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #293 | 93 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #356 | 40 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 4, 5, 27, 34, 47 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Greyhawk Adventures | 77 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4, 5, 25, 26 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Ivid the Undying | 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64, 71, 72, 77, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 104, 106, 118, 119, 123, 126, 128, 129, 134, 137, 140, 153, 154, 156, 162 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 10, 27, 59, 111 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 13, 22, 23, 24, 57, 59, 71, 73, 74, 77, 91, 93 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 25 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 21, 22 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 10, 25 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 18, 19, 23, 26, 28, 60, 102, 115 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 6 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 6, 10, 14 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 87 |
| Naelax, House of {Naerax, Naelex} | People Group | Clan, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 10, 23, 32 |
| Naelax, Staff of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #206 | 43 |
| Naelax, Staff of | Item | Artifact, | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 26 |
| Naelax-Selor (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #057 | 15 |
| Petreden of Torquann | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #206 | 40 | |
| Petreden of Torquann | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 92 | |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #206 | 43 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #241 | 75 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 96, 97 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #356 | 40 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 4, 42 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Greyhawk Adventures | 95 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 4 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 13, 23, 24, 27, 56, 57, 73, 74, 77, 81, 82, 90, 93, 158 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 9, 10, 16 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 18, 57, 59 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 6 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | WGR4 The Marklands | 58, 68 |
| Rax (House of) | People Group | Clan, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 10 |
| Selvor, Cranden | Non-player character | Nature's Course, RPGA]] | 4 | |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #204 | 53, 54, 56 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #206 | 40 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #291 | 92, 98 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dragon magazine #315 | 52 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Ivid the Undying | 10, 11, 12, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 92, 129, 130, 163 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 73 |
| Torquann (House of) | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 23, 26 |