Ratik
| Archbarony of Ratik | |
|---|---|
 The arms of Ratik, as depicted in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000). | |
| Government | |
| Ruler: | Archbaroness Evaleigh |
| Government: | Feudal monarchy |
| Alignments: | N, NG*, CN, CG |
| Established: | 130 CY |
| Demographics | |
| Capital: | Marner |
| Major towns: | Marner, Ratikhill |
| Provinces: | Fourteen freeholds ruled by human and dwarven lords |
| Population: | 138,500 |
| Races: | Human (Sof) 79%, Dwarf 8% (mountain 80%, hill 20%), halfling 6%, elf 3%, gnome 2%, half-elf 1%, half-orc 1% |
| Languages: | Common, Old Oeridian, Dwarven, Cold Tongue |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Procan, Xerbo, Kord, Norebo, Trithereon, Phyton, Oeridian agricultural gods |
| Allies: | Frost barbarians, dwarves and gnomes of the Flinty Hills and Rakers, Nyrond, Knurl |
| Enemies: | Bone March, North Kingdom, nonhumans of Rakers, the Pale (minor), Snow Barbarians (sometimes), Ice Barbarians |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Resources: | Shipbuilding supplies, furs, gold, gems (IV), timber |
| Coinage: | Orb (pp), crown (gp), scepter (ep), penny (sp), common (cp) |
The Archbarony of Ratik is an independent feudal monarchy in the northeastern Flanaess. Small but prosperous, it is known for its snowy climate.
History
Founding
Ratik was originally founded as the Great Kingdom of Aerdy as a buffer territory to protect its northern reaches from the Suel barbarians.
In 109 CY, the Great Kingdom successfully defended its northernmost reaches from invasion by the Fruztii barbarians. Overking Manshen established the Bone March, which he gave as a fiefdom to the victorious Aerdi generals. The generals soon saw the need to protect their holdings by establishing an additional buffer zone to the north, and in 122 CY appointed veteran General Sir Pelgrave Ratik of Winetha to oversee the expansion of the Great Kingdom's borders as far north as the Griff Mountains.[1]
That winter, General Ratik pushed crossed Kalmar Pass and captured the town of Bresht (now Ratikhill) from the Fruztii, then struck an alliance with the dwarves of the eastern Rakers which forced the Fruztii to retreat to the defensible Timberway Forest. Ratik wisely avoided following the Fruztii into an obvious ambush, but instead halted and established a fort overlooking Grendep Bay at Onsager Point, which he called Marner.[1]
Over the following years, Marner grew from a military outpost into a small port city, establishing trade with the dwarves, including in gems and furs. The fort's location allowed him to secure the surrounding area, and its proximity to the Timberway allowed Ratik to establish as a center of shipbuilding.[1]
In spring of 128 CY, the Fruztii and Schnai allied to attack Marner in a surprise attack by sea. In a genius move, General Ratik set the port entrances ablaze, forcing the barbarian armada to approach by a narrow path where it was destroyed by the port's siege engines and navy. The Overking was sufficiently impressed with General Ratik that he granted him the title of Baron over the lands he had captured, with the town of Bresht renamed to Ratikhill in his honor.[1]
Development
Trade with Spinecastle led to an alliance between Ratik and the Bone March, and the two nations saw two centuries of peace and prosperity.[1]
In 356 CY, during the Great Kingdom's secession crisis with Nyrond, a unified force of the Fruztii and Schnai barbarians attacked the Great Kingdom. Overking Portillan was forced to abandon the defense of Nyrond to divert his troops to protect the northern border. The defense raised by the humans and dwarves of Ratik was legendary, and earned them the respect of the Frutzii.[1]
Growing independence
During the Turmoil Between Crowns (437-446 CY), Ratik gained semi-palatinate status as the Great Kingdom's authority over its furthest reaches waned. Baron Alain II of Ratik declared himself the title of Archbaron. Ratik allied with the Bone March against both the northern barbarians and the North Province of the Great Kingdom.[1]
In 560 CY, nonhuman tribes from the Rakers and Blemu Hills invaded the Bone March, killing its leaders and subjugating its populace in 563 CY. Ratik had time to prepare a defense, but received no support from Overking Ivid V and was not strong enough to defeat the invaders alone. Archbaron Lexnol III of Ratik forged an alliance with the Frost Barbarians known as the Northern Alliance.[1]
Ratik subsequently declared complete independence from Great Kingdom.[1]
Recent history
In 579 CY, Lexnol III's only son Alain IV married Lady Evaleigh, daughter of the count of Knurl, the only surviving province of the Bone March. In 580 CY, agents of the Bone March stole the Seal of Marner in a plot to damage the alliance between Ratik and the Frost Barbarians, but it was later recovered.[1]
In 586 CY, Alain IV led an army into the Bone March to retake Spinecastle, with the ultimate goal of unifying the Bone March and Ratik. The attack was a failure, and Alain was pulled from his horse by gnolls and slain. Baron Lexnol collapsed upon hearing the news, and was bedridden ever since. Lady Evaleigh assumed the throne in his stead.[1]
As of 591 CY, Ratik and Knurl now suffer progressively stronger attacks by the demuhumans of the Bone March, and have discovered spies and agents from numerous realms. Ratik seeks an alliance with the Snow Barbarians, but the Schnai do not respect Evaleigh as leader.[1]
Geography
People
Population
Religion
Languages
Government
Ruler
Ratik has been ruled since 586 CY by Lady Evaleigh, daughter of Count Dunstan of Knurl and widow of Prince Alain IV, son of Archbaron Lexnol III. Evaleigh assumed the throne after Lexnol was stricken by palsy upon news of his son's death in the Bone March. She is a human rogue with some skill with arcane magic, and is chaotic good in alignment.[1]
Administrative divisions
Heraldry
Economy
Resources
Currency
Transportation
Military
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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. Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baronial Vault (Ratik) | Building | Vault, | Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web |
| Common coin - Copper piece (AoRatik) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 89 |
| Council of Great Lords (Ratik) | People Group | Council, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 89 |
| Crown coin - Gold pieces (AoRatik) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 89 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Artifact of Evil | 125 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Come Endless Darkness | 9, 163, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Dance of Demons | 9 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Dragon magazine #306 | 95 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Dungeon magazine #148 | 42 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 88, 89, 91 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 30 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 30 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 30 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Night Arrant | 40 |
| Evaleigh (Archbaroness of Ratik) | Non-player character | [3e Rog9/M3], | Saga of Old City | 164, 166-171, 176-205, 208, 211, 213-25, 217-221, 234-243, 249, 250, 277, 281, 340, 350 |
| Hill Road (Ratik) | Infrastructure | Street or road, | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 6 |
| Korund of Ratik | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 11, 38 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #057 | 14, 15 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 34 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 36, 37, 89, 91 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 29 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 16, 25 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | Saga of Old City | 241 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 32 | |
| Lexnol III (Lord Baron of Ratik, Archbaron Lexol) | Non-player character | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 17 | |
| Mountain Way (Ratik) | Infrastructure | Street or road, | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 6 |
| Orb coin - Platinum pieces (Bone march, Ratik, Sea Barons) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 35, 89, 99 |
| Pelgrave Ratik (General) (Sir) | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 89, 90 | |
| Penny coin - Silver pieces (UKoAhlissa, Bone march, North kingdom, Ratik, Rel Astra, Sea Barons) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 21, 35, 72, 89, 91, 99 |
| Ratik (Baron) | Non-player character | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 32 | |
| Ratik (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 90 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | B1 In Search of the Unknown (1st & 2nd printing), D&D Basic | 6 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Into the Borderlands: Original Adventures Reincarnated #01, D&D 5e | 6 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Come Endless Darkness | 216, 217, 222 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 23, 75 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #052 | 18, 19, 20 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #055 | 18 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #057 | 13, 14, 15 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #063 | 16 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #191 | 67, 68 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #206 | 35 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #241 | 77 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #243 | 89 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #291 | 93 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #293 | 88, 89 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #294 | 95 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #297 | 92 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #306 | 95 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #315 | 51, 54 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 20, 96 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 6, 7, 10, 12, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34, 36, 37, 47, , 48, 56, 73 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 6 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | From the Ashes: References Card | #10 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | From the Ashes: References Card | #2 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 8, 9, 15, 17, 27, 31 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Ivid the Undying | 9, 17, 44, 45, 51, 88 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 9, 36, 37, 44, 45, 54, 59, 72, 73, 74, 81, 88-91, 105, 106, 141, 142, 143, 147, 148, 158, IBC |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 3, 13 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 4, 30, 32 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 30 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 29 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 8, 30 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 30 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 7, 9, 10, 16, 25, 38 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Restless Nights, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Sword and Fist | 46 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 6, 7, 8, 9, 34, 77, 88, 108, 152 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | Saga of Old City | 7, 228, 241-243, 258 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | The Adventure Begins | 11, 18, 29, 38, 77, 102 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | War Captain's Companion Boxed Set: Book 1 | 35, 38, 39 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) | IBC, 2, 7, 9-11, 14, 15 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 4, 49 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | WGS1 Five Shall Be One | IBC, 4, 31, 34, 37 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | WGS2 Howl From the North | 6, 15, 54, 58 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IC, 14, 20, 21, 26, 32, 35, 59 |
| Ratik, Barony of | Kingdom | (576 pop: 30000), (591 pop: 138500), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 10, 17, 29, 30-32 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 35 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 91, 141 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 29 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 9, 20, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 47, 50, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 64, 65, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 134, 135, 138, 173, 177 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | Saga of Old City | 227, 241, 258 |
| Ratikers {Ratikkan} | People Group | People, | Night Watch (1990) | 17-19, 22, |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | From the Ashes: References Card | #3 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 37, 89, 91 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #2 | 30 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 30 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Living Greyhawk Journal #5 | 30 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 6 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | Saga of Old City | 7, 228 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | War Captain's Companion Boxed Set: Book 1 | 38 |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | WGS1 Five Shall Be One | IBC |
| Ratikhill | Settlement | Ratik, Settlement, (591 pop: 5500), | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | IBC |
| Ratikinn Durvan | Non-player character | Male, Human, [Clr?], | Ivid the Undying | 43 |
| Scepter coin - Electrum pieces (Ratik) | Item | Coin, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 89 |
| Volunteer Borderers (Ratik) | People Group | Army, | Dragon magazine #057 | 14 |