Ferrond

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Greyhawk Realm
Viceroyalty of Ferrond
General information
Region:Old Ferrond
Government
Defunct:254 CY
Demographics
Capital:Dyvers

Ferrond (also seen as "Old Ferrond" or "Western Nyr Dyv") is a place from an older era. It does not exist as a contemporary nation in 576 CY and forward. It is a historical term reffering to a region where the successor states of the Viceroyalty of Ferrond now lie; it was a former province of the western reaches of the Great Kingdom. It is a shorthand way of saying "the old area which now includes different modern nations, but used to be called "Ferrond".

History

Ferrond was prominent in the second century CY and early third century CY. The nation remained from c.100 CY to 254 CY, but with the death of Viceroy Stinvri, nobles "installed Stinvri’s heir as Thrommel I, king of Furyondy."[1]

Geography

Old Ferrod was spread "from the Clatspur Mountains to the Nyr Dyv, from the Lortmils in the south to the far shores of Whyestil Lake, and beyond, in the north."[2]

Government

The Viceroyalty of Ferrond was a vassal state of the Great Kingdom of Aerdy, ruled by a viceroy in the name of the Overking. The capitol of the Viceroyalty was the city of Dyvers, [3] which is now its own city-state.

Administrative Divisions

The Viceroyalty of Ferrond consisted of the modern-day states of Furyondy (Furyon), Highfolk, Perrenland (the Quaglands), the Shield Lands, Veluna (Voll), and the hilly regions northeast of the Vesve Forest, known then as part of the Northern Reaches.

In Legends of Greyhawk

"Old Ferrond" is used as a region in the Legends of Greyhawk campaign by one of the Premier Organizers, Baldman Games, as the name of one of the regions they administer for the campaign. For LoG puposes, the region includes Veluna, Furyondy, and Verbobonc. Highfolk is a separate region, used primarily for monthly online "Vitrual D&D Weekend" (VDDW) events. Perrenland and the Shield Lands are only used for story elements, rather than as organizational areas.

References

Citations
  1. ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.46.
  2. ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.22, Catalogue.
  3. ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.21, Catalogue.
Bibliography
  • Gygax, Gary. The World of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
———. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[1]
———. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.

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

Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom Dragon magazine #293 90
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom Living Greyhawk Gazetteer 3, 13, 23, 30, 31, 34, 41, 46, 53, 62, 74, 77, 82, 85, 86, 103, 125, 129, 132
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom Living Greyhawk Journal #5 6
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom Player's Guide to Greyhawk 4, 5, 9
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom Slavers, AD&D 2e 6
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom The Adventure Begins 55, 57
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (Folio) 9, 10
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom WGR4 The Marklands 3
Ferrond, Vice Royalty of Kingdom World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) 21, 22
Old Ferrond Kingdom Bastion of Faith 44
Old Ferrond Kingdom Dragon magazine #306 95
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