@TheEdVerse #Greyhawk Greyhawk fans, I just shared some new Greyhawk lore in Gabbin’ At Lord Peak’s Haven 142 (www/twitch.tv/lordgosumba)! And of course, new Candlekeep lore. ;} @Wizards_DnD pic.twitter.com/3CqB1uqzgN
— Matthew Fenn (@PrMatteus) April 19, 2021
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The merchants Themrond Drouth and Yanter Crimmund of Brick Lane in the Free City of Greyhawk have announced the formation of The Three Sails shipping group, dedicated to bring the “finest weaves” (bolts of cloth suitable for garment-making and bed linens) and.. 2)
…gold (hand-bars and trading ingots) of Keoland to the Free City “faster and cheaper than all other traders.”
This has aroused mild interest among weavers and goldsmiths throughout the Domain of Greyhawk. One rumor making the rounds is that Crimmund, who’s said ..#Greyhawk— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 19, 2021
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..to dream of a time when Selintan is independent of the City, will use his profits to fund a rebellion or foment strife among citizens to weaken the Free City (entirely separate from the usual dark activities of the Scarlet Brotherhood).
Another is that certain of.. 4)
…the established wealthy shippers of the City will do as they’ve done in the past: hire foreign adventurers to pose as thieves and arrange for fatal “accidents” to happen to Three Sails crews during their robberies.
Most recently, a new rumor has arisen: that…#Greyhawk— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 19, 2021
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…Drouth’s bed is warmed by a mysterious “woman who works magic,” and that this venture is her idea, will serve to fund her magical researches—and that she can work some powerful spells, that have been known to pluck foes bodily off their feet and dash them… 6)
…against rocks, walls, and impaling palisades, and will do so to guard Three Sails activities.#Greyhawk— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 19, 2021
Heh. I was a gamer when D&D first came out (then T&T, then EPT, etc.). Greyhawk WAS D&D back then.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 20, 2021
There are dedicated Greyhawk fans everywhere (Living Greyhawk), not least among them all of us on the show last night.
I was just crafting some tiny new snippets, but it all helps to make a setting feel alive.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 19, 2021
I'm just a gamer crafting small and hopefully useful lore for a setting.
I wanted to surprise (delight?) my host with something Greyhawk because the topic was libraries in Greyhawk and Candlekeep…and as the creator of Candlekeep, I'd be expected to share some lore about it.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 19, 2021
Heh. I was a gamer when D&D first came out (then T&T, then EPT, etc.). Greyhawk WAS D&D back then.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 20, 2021