Hommlet
| Hommlet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Realm: | Verbobonc |
| Size: | Town |
| Government | |
| Government: | Agents of Viscount of Verbobonc (Rufus & Burne) |
| Alignment: | NG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 950 |
| Races: | Human 79%, Halfling 7%, Elf 5%, Gnome 4%, Dwarf 3%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1% |
| Languages: | Common |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Obad-Hai, Saint Cuthbert, Ehlonna, Pelor |
| Enemies: | Temple of Elemental Evil |
Hommlet is a small town, noted for the role it has played in adventurers fighting the Temple of Elemental Evil since about 566 CY.
Geography
The town is located in the south eastern part of the Viscounty of Verbobonc, ten leagues south-east of the city of Verbobonc, within the Kron Hills that lie east of the Lortmil Mountains and just west of the Gnarley Forest[1][2]. The town is built on a crossroads between Verbobonc and the Wild Coast, and also Dyvers, Greyhawk, and Celene.
To the north is the Velverdyva River, along whose south bank runs the Low Road (also sometimes referred to as the New Road). Many days' travel to the east, on the shores of the Lake of Unknown Depths (Nyr Dyv), is the city of Dyvers. The village of Sobanwych lies about halfway along the route. Below that to the southeast and east are miles and miles of forest (the Gnarley), beyond which is the Wild Coast, Woolly Bay and the Sea of Gearnat. The road south forks a league or so beyond the little community, one branch meandering off towards the Wild Coast, the other rolling through the lower Kron Hills to the village of Ostverk and then eventually turning southwards again into the elven kingdom of Celene. The western route leads into the very heart of the gnomish highlands, passing through Greenway Valley about a day's travel distant and going onwards to the Lortmil Mountains far beyond.[1]
History
In about 566 CY, the forces of what proved to become the Temple of Elemental Evil evil comprising humans, gnolls, bugbears, ogres, trolls, and giants began building the Temple south of Nulb, to the north east of Hommlet. From this Temple, the malevolent denizens unleashed earthquakes, storms, fires, and floods upon the countryside. Monsters were drawn to the area. The Temple took three years to complete, by 569 CY.[2]
Prince Thrommel IV rallied forces of Furyondy and Veluna, including gnomes of the Kron Hills, dwarves of the Lortmils, and elves from the Gnarley Forest and Celene, to form the Righteous Host. It met the Horde of Elemental Evil in the Battle of Emridy Meadows, then laid siege to the Temple for two weeks. The temple compound and dungeons were greatly damaged. The demonic force behind the Temple were too powerful to overcome and sealed in the dungeons by mages and priests of the Host.
Nine years later in 578 CY, bandits began troubling the area around Hommlet. Evil humanoids and strangely garbed priests were seen on the road. By 569 CY year, it became clear that the Temple was rising again. This time, the folk of Hommlet and the surrounding area coordinated and fostered attacks by bands of adventurers against the ruined but still-occupied temple. Eventually, the Temple’s dangerous lower levels were destroyed but the demonic force was revealed to be Zuggotmy and released by accident by Lord Robilar who had come to help deal with the Temple.[3]
Since 579 CY, the territory prospered in the peace that followed, and the village grew by 591 CY tenfold to be a town. In that year adventurers again used the town as a base to destroy forces that had again infiltrated the town, the nearby moat house ruins built by the Temple previously, the Temple ruins and the nearby Temple of All Consumption near the hamlet of Rastor in the western end of the Kron Hills (the events of the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil).
People
The population is mixed being roughly (in 591 CY) human 79%, halfling 7%, elf 5%, gnome 4%, dwarf 3%, half-elf 1%, half-orc 1%[4].
Population
In 579 CY the population was approximately 100[2] By 591 CY it was had grown to 950.[4]
Notable Persons
Elmo (Ranger L6), brother of Otis a former member of the Citadel of Eight lives here and is head of the militia. In 579 CY his parents lived in Hommlet[5]. He can usually be found at the Inn of the Welcome Wench. Otis died in 579 CY when fighting the second rise of the Temple of Elemental Evil.[6]
Religion
In 579 CY Hommlet featured a druid grove for the worship of the Old Faith or Obad-hai, and a church to Saint Cuthbert built following the Battle of Emridy Meadows in 569 CY.[7]
By 591 CY (by the time of Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil with the growth of Hommlet, more places of worship had been built comprising temples to Ehlonna and Pelor.[8]
Languages
Common, Halfling, Elvish, Gnome, Dwarvish, and Orcish given the local population.
Government
Realm
The town is in the Viscounty of Verbobonc.
Heraldry
Economy
Resources
Currency
The currency of Verbobonc is in use here, but its location on main trade routes means a variety of neighboring currencies (Domain of Greyhawk, Dyvers, Celene, Wild Coast, Veluna, Furyondy) are likely to be used.
Transportation
Trade
Military
The Viscount's local agent, Burne (Male human F8) commands a force of men at arms based at the castle, Burne’s Badgers. They muster a18 (F1), with a sergeant (F4) and lieutenant (F5).[4]
The town also features a number of adventurers or ex-adventurers and therefore can muster a worthwhile militia of 30-40 mainly warriors of mostly 1st level, led by Elmo (Ranger L6 - see above).[6]
Gallery
Maps
External Links
References
Citations
- ↑ a b T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil, p4
- ↑ a b c Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, p8
- ↑ Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, pp4-5, 8-9
- ↑ a b c Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, p9
- ↑ T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil, p7
- ↑ a b Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, p10
- ↑ T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil, pp11-12, 18-19
- ↑ Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, p12
Bibliography
- Gygax, E. Gary, and Frank Mentzer. The Temple of Elemental Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.
- Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehlonna, Temple of (Hommlet) | Building | Temple, | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 12 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords | 3, 5, 6 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Artifact of Evil | 115, 116, 126-128, 157, 160 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Dragon magazine #037 | 10 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Dragon magazine #278 | 78, 81 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Dragon magazine #356 | 18 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 47, 73 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | GDQ1-7 Queen of the Spiders | 5 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 132 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 2 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 16 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, 32, 39, 45, 53, 64, 73, 118, 127, 137, 145, 147, 167, 189 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 38, 44, 73, 98, 103 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | The Adventure Begins | 3 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | WG8 Fate of Istus | 93 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | WGA4 Vecna Lives! | 35 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | 6, 18 |
| Hommlet, Village of | Settlement | Verbobonc, Settlement, (576 pop: 950), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 11, 41 |
| Pelor, Temple of (Hommlet) | Building | Temple, | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 9, 10, 12 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Church of (Hommlet) | Building | Temple, | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 8, 12, 16 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Church of (Hommlet) | Building | Temple, | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 2, 11, 14, 18, 44 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Dragon magazine #037 | 11 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Dragon magazine #067 | 26 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 111 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 73 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 93 |
| T1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 30 |
| Terrigan's (Hommlet) | Building | Inn, Tavern, Bar, or Restaurant , | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 14 |
| The vilage of Hommlet (4e) | Adventure | Adventure - | Dungeon magazine #212 | 40 |
| The Village of Hommlet (D&D 4e, DM Rewards) | Adventure | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 111 | |
| Welcome Wench, Inn of the (Hommlet) | Building | Inn, | Artifact of Evil | 116 |
| Welcome Wench, Inn of the (Hommlet) | Building | Inn, | Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, D&D 3.0e | 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| Welcome Wench, Inn of the (Hommlet) | Building | Inn, | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 2, 7, 8, 14, 16, 32 |
| WG1 The Village of Hommlet | Adventure | Reference | SEE T1 The Village of Hommlet |