Wegwiur
| Wegwiur | |
|---|---|
 The arms of the Wolf Nomads, as depicted in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000). | |
| General information | |
| Region: | Bitter North |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | The Fearless Wolf Leader, Tarkhan of all the Wegwiur, Commander of the Relentless Horde, Bargru |
| Government: | Loosely allied nomadic tribes; the hereditary ruler of the ruling clan has some authority over the other khans |
| Alignments: | CN*, N |
| Established: | Circa 320 CY |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Eru-Tovar |
| Provinces: | Two towns, no provincial structure |
| Population: | 120,000 |
| Races: | Human 96% (Bf), Halfling 2%, Elf 1%, Other 1% |
| Languages: | Ordai |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Ancestor cults, Geshtai, Istus, Kurell, Telchur, the Great She Wolf |
| Allies: | Rovers of the Barrens |
| Enemies: | Iuz, Tiger Nomads (sometimes), nonhumans and bandits from Blackmoor and the Cold Marshes |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Resources: | Fur and hides, copper, horses |
| Coinage: | None; Perrenland coinage used in Ungra Balan, and barter everywhere else |
The Wolf Nomads, properly known as the Wegwiur, is a political state of the Flanaess. The name also applies to the tribes of nomadic horsemen who dwell within these lands.
History
The Wolf Nomads are descended from the Relentless Horde, which swept into the area around 320 CY. After the death of the Kha-Khan Ogobanuk, the Tiger Nomads split from the Horde and the Wolf Nomads came to be ruled by a ruler known as the tarkhan. Since then, the tarkhans have ruled according to the decrees set forth in the Great Yassa of Ogobanuk, which describes the traditions of illusion, leadership, and the proper way of nomadic life.
The Wolf Nomads have opposed Iuz since he first appeared on the borders of their lands. Iuz claimed the Howling Hills, where the Wolf Nomads have traditionally buried their honored dead, including Ogobanuk himself. They defeated him at the Battle of Black Water Bend just before the Greyhawk Wars, breaking the Old One's siege of Eru-Tovar. After the wars, Tang the Horrific encouraged them to invade Iuz's kingdom, and many of the cambion's nonhuman troops were slain.
Geography
The lands of the Wolf Nomads are situated in the Bitter North region of the Flanaess, north of Perrenland on the far shore of Lake Quag.
Notable flora of these lands include a tough, fibrous grass known as stringweed, which grows on the steppes.
People
The native folk of the Wolf Nomads are primarily Baklunish with a great deal of genetic mixture with the Rovers of the Barrens, to the east. As a result of these Flan characteristics, Wolf Nomads have slightly darker complexions than their Tiger Nomad cousins.
Each Wolf Nomad warrior must capture a wild wolf cub as a rite of manhood, raising it to be his companion. "Civilized" Wolf Nomads in Eru-Tovar sometimes simply buy wolf cubs.
In Rose Estes' novel Master Wolf, the Wolf Nomads use Roanwood to brew a type of tea, which is used as a cure for hangovers derived from drinking too much mandrake wine (page 90).
Population
Religion
The Wolf Nomads revere the Baklunish deities Geshtai and Istus. From long-ago contact with the Oerids, some of whom also became part of the Relentless Horde, they revere Telchur and the Black Wolf, their name for Kurell. Ancestor worship is prevalent among them as well.
In Rose Estes' novels, the Wolf Nomads revere a deity they call the Great She Wolf, whom they refer to as the "mother of us all."
Languages
The Wolf Nomads speak Ordai, a language closely related to that of their Paynim ancestors.
Government
Administrative divisions
Executive branch
Heraldry
The Wolf Nomads' coat of arms is blazoned thus: Sable, three wolves courant in pale gules.
Economy
Resources
Currency
Transportation
Military
Bibliography
- Estes, Rose. Master Wolf. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
- -----. The Price of Power. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
- -----. The Demon Hand. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
- Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- -----. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
External link
- The Wolf Nomads at Wikipedia.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wegwiur Thralls Caverns | Place | The Adventure Begins | 22 | |
| Wegwiur Thralls Caverns | Place | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 21, 23 | |
| Wegwiur {Wolf Nomads} | People Group | Reference | SEE Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | |
| Wolf Cloak of Wegwiur | Item | Encyclopedia Magica - Volume I | 312 | |
| Wolf Cloak of Wegwiur | Item | Greyhawk Adventures | 86 | |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | The City of Greyhawk: Adventure Cards | 4 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #052 | 18, 19, 20 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #056 | 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #057 | 13 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #063 | 11 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #241 | 48 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #263 | 46, 50, 51 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #263 | 50, 51 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #265 | 57 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dragon magazine #315 | 51, 53, 54 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Dungeon magazine #032 | 61 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 11, 23, 35, 40, 43, 44, 49, 52, 50, 60, 74 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 74 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: References Card | #10 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Greyhawk Adventures | 48, 84, 86, 101 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 5, 12, 133-134 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 31 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 29 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Oerth Journal #06 | 28,34,42 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Oerth Journal #07 | 12 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Oerth Journal #29 | 19 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 6, 8, 12, 13, 36, 46 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Return of the Eight | 55 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 62 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Sea of Death | 13, 14 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | The Adventure Begins | 22 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 23 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e | 20 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 21, 37 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IBC, 2, 7, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | WGR4 The Marklands | 51, 52 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 29, 44 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 13, 42, 50, 51, 56 |
| Wolf Nomads {Wegwiur} | People Group | People, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 11, 12, 17, 26, 31 |