Battle of Steelbone Meadows
The Battle of Steelbone Meadows is a horrific slaughter that took place in the Bandit Kingdoms, at the tail end of the Greyhawk Wars on Ready'reat 13, 584 CY].
Description
The direct fighting of the Greyhawk Wars was ended in Harvester 584 CY by a great truce (even before the treaty was signed). Within a few short weeks, while an army of 10,000 bandits celebrated the truce, a cleric of Iuz from Hallorn, Bernel, was gripped by mad paranoia that the bandits intended to betray him. He set orc assassins, fiends and magic upon them, slaying more than half.
While this act likely condemned Bernel to an unpleasant existence in the dungeons of Dorakaa, the survivors of this massacre nursed a deep resentment for Iuz. Those who fell continue to walk the meadow as vengeful undead, unable to be controlled by Iuz's priests for the hatred they bear for the Old One.
Commemoration
Primarily in the Bandit Kingdoms (and among those affected by the battle), the Battle of Steelbone Meadows is commemorated annually on Ready'reat 13, and is called the Day of Treachery.
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Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelbone Meadows | Place | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 21 | |
| Steelbone Meadows | Place | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 | |
| Steelbone Meadows | Place | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 48, 49, 59 | |
| Steelbone Meadows, battle of | Adventure | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 21 | |
| Steelbone Meadows, battle of | Adventure | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 | |
| Steelbone Meadows, battle of | Adventure | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 48, 49, 59 |