Midlands
| Midlands | |
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| General information | |
| Region: | Bandit Kingdoms |
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| Religions: | Iuz |
The Midlands is one of the Bandit Kingdoms.
Description
[edit | edit source]History
[edit | edit source]This area was settled, if not very well, by Oeridians as they pushed eastward to become the Great Kingdom of the Aerdi.[1][2] It was never very tightly held, and when the Viceroyalty of Ferrond (to the west) revolted against the Great Kingdom in 254 CY to become the Kingdom of Furyondy, the area between Furyondy and the Great Kingdom (to the east) fell under control of local petty nobles[2]. These "Middle Lands" included "plains north of the Nyr Dyv" and once spread as far west as the Veng River,[2] and as far east as across the Zumker River to the Griffs, in the valley of the Zumkend River and Calbut.[3] Eventually this name faded so that only the central-most domain is referred to as the "Midlands".
in later years, the Midlands has a tempestuous relationship with the "capital" of the Bandit Kingdoms, Rookroost, being sometimes allies and other times enemies. By 583 CY, and the coming of the Empire of Iuz, the region is allied with Rookroost, but falls to and is absorbed by the Old One's forces. The Midland's soldiers are further decimated in the Steelbone Meadows massacre. In 591 CY the region is ruled from Kinemeet in the Kingdom of Johrase.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Midlands lies between two forests, the Fellreev and Tangles.
Terrain and climate
[edit | edit source]Borders
[edit | edit source]The Midlands shares its borders with many other Bandit Kingdoms due to its central location, namely Abbarra to the west, Mighty Freehold and Greenkeep to the north, Rookroost and Dimre to the east, and the Earldom of the Tangles to the south.
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[edit | edit source]Religion
[edit | edit source]Iuz is the main faith in the Midlands as is the case with all of his occupied lands. Before this, the region was led by a temple of Hextor.
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References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.23.
- ↑ a b c Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.31.
- ↑ "News of the North Central Flanaess". Dragon #56 (Dec 1981), p.21.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands (Stronghold of the) | Kingdom | Bandit Kingdoms, | Dragon magazine #056 | 21 |
| Midlands (Stronghold of the) | Kingdom | Bandit Kingdoms, | Dragon magazine #063 | 14 |
| Midlands (Stronghold of the) | Kingdom | Bandit Kingdoms, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 25, 27, 29, 31 |