Winter
In the Flanaess, winter is only nine weeks long, inclusive of Needfest (Midwinter) dividing the two winter months. It is comprised of Sunsebb, Needfest (Midwinter), and Fireseek.[1][2][3][4][5]
Calendar
| Month | Common | Elven | Nomads | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sunsebb | Lacysnows | Wolf | Winter |
| Needfest (Midwinter) | ||||
| 1 | Fireseek | Diamondice | Tiger | Winter |
Holidays and celebrations
There are a variety of secular and religious holidays celebrated during autumn.
| Greyhawk calendar | |
|---|---|
| Days | Starday • Sunday • Moonday • Godsday • Waterday • Earthday • Freeday |
| Months | Fireseek • Readying • Coldeven • Planting • Flocktime • Wealsun • Reaping • Goodmonth • Harvester • Patchwall • Ready'reat • Sunsebb |
| Festivals | Needfest • Growfest • Richfest • Brewfest |
| Seasons | Winter • Spring • Low summer • High summer • (Summer) • Autumn |
| Solar events | Spring equinox, Summer solstice, Autumnal equinox, Winter solstice |
| Holidays | Agelong • Blood Moon Festival • Breadgiving Day • Council Day • Council of Mayors and Manorial Lords • Crowning Day • Dark Night • Day of the Legion Will • Day of Treachery • Declaration Day • Election Day • Faerieluck • Fallrite • Feast of Edoira • Feast of Fools • Feast of Wenta • Freedom Day • Frost Days • Great Moon's Glory • Guild Days • Holy Day of Serenity • Midsummer's Day • Midwinter Night • Remembrance Day • Rollo's Day • Saint Cuthbert's Day • Spring Feast • Springrite • Thrommel's Day • Yeartide • |
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.5, Guide.
- ↑ Player's Guide (1998), p.13.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.2.
- ↑ Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (2007), p.14.
- ↑ The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), p.4.
Bibliography
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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloak of Winter (LVL5) | Spell | Spell (Magic User), | Dragon magazine #243 | 90 |
| Hoff (Winter Wolf) | Non-player character | Against The Giants: The Liberation of Geoff | 59 | |
| Midwinter Day | Calendar | Dragon magazine #351 | 67 | |
| Midwinter Day | Calendar | Dragon magazine #356 | 46 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | Dragon magazine #068 | 44 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | Dragon magazine #263 | 51 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 19 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 16 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 14 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | The Adventure Begins | 40 | |
| Midwinter Night {Handmaiden's Glory, Dim Night, Dark Time} | Calendar | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 20 | |
| Soul of Winter (Ship) | Item | Ship, | Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e | 88, 89, 93 |
| Troll Winter | Calendar | The Fright At Tristor | 10 | |
| Troll Winter | Calendar | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 72 | |
| Winter Wolf | Monster | Reference | SEE Wolf, Winter |