Wind Dukes of Aaqa

Template:Infobox Greyhawk creature The Wind Dukes of Aaqa, also known as the vaati, were powerful lords of the Elemental Plane of Air.

Ecology

Environment

Vaati are native to the Elemental Plane of Air.

Alignment

Most vaati are lawful neutral.

Society

Language

The Wind Dukes spoke an ancient form of Auran known as Vaati.

History

In the pre-history of the world, the Age Before Ages, the Wind Dukes' empire spanned all of the elemental planes and many worlds of the Prime Material. Eventually, they became a major player in a great war, representing the forces of Law against a powerful entity known as the Queen of Chaos. Seven of their number, known as the "Wandering Dukes," created a powerful artifact known as the Rod of Law, which was used in the Battle of Pesh to slay the Queen of Chaos's greatest general, Miska the Wolf-Spider. The rod was sundered in the battle, fragmenting to form the Rod of Seven Parts.

Known Wind Dukes

The following Wind Dukes are known by name:

• Icosiol, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Wind Duke general slain by Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
• Nadroc, an architect of Wind Duke tombs.
• Qadeej, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Defeated Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
• Zosiel, a Wind Duke warrior slain by the demon Kizarvedexus at the Battle of Pesh.

Age of Worms

In the Age of Worms Adventure Path, the Wind Dukes figured heavily as an element of the backstory that brings the characters into the campaign and sets them on the path toward confronting the primary opponents of the storyline.

See also

• Age of Worms Timeline

Bibliography

• Baur, Wolfgang. "A Gathering of Winds." Dungeon #129. Bellevue, WA: (Paizo Publishing, 2005.

• Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.

• Gygax, Gary. Dungeon Master's Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.

• Mona, Erik. Age of Worms Overload. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005. Available online:[1]
• -----. "The Whispering Cairn." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.

• Williams, Skip. "A History of the Rod of Seven Parts." Dragon #224. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
• -----. The Rod of Seven Parts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.

External link

• The Wind Dukes at Wikipedia.