Xavendra
| Xavendra | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Occupation: | Cleric of Iuz, ruler of the Fellands |
| Home: | Groucseter |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil[1][2] |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Human |
| Class: | Clr10 in 585 CY[1] Clr13 in 591 CY[2] |
| Patron deity: | Iuz |
Xavendra is a cleric of Iuz, and after the Greyhawk Wars, the ruler of the Bandit Kingdom known as the Fellands.
Description
[edit | edit source]She stands 6', and is "slim and lithe of build."[1] She is a notably beautiful woman with fair, pale skin, the darkest black hair, and grey eyes.
Personality
[edit | edit source]Xavendra is described as an "oddly refined and graceful cleric of Iuz,"[citation needed] but inside a bitter dark woman, being cold and hateful, cruel, and sadistic.[1]
Religion
[edit | edit source]Xavendra is a cleric of Iuz.[1]
Home
[edit | edit source]After the Greyhawk Wars, by 591 CY Xavendra rules from Groucester, the capital of the Fellands in the Bandit Kingdoms.
Relationships
[edit | edit source]In her scheming against Iuz, she allies with Kerzinen of Rookroost in 585 CY.[1]
Allies and minions
[edit | edit source]Xavendra is known for her distaste for orcs, and for keeping human bandits in her circle of leadership.
History
[edit | edit source]Xavendra, like the rest of Iuz's ilk, comes to the Bandit Kingdoms as part of Iuz's conquest into the region. The Fellands is taken and she is appointed its new ruler in 583 CY.
Legends and rumors
[edit | edit source]It is rumored that Xavendra plans to declare herself independent from Iuz, waiting for a moment when he is sufficiently distracted with matters elsewhere in his empire.[1]
In Living Greyhawk
[edit | edit source] | This section contains content from the Living Greyhawk organized-play campaign. |
The following is Xavendra's history as detailed in the Unofficial LG Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012), by Casey Brown.[3]
During Iuz's invasion of the Bandit Kingdoms, Xavendra is appointed commander of the army in Growfest 583. The previous commander, Horrace, assumes the title of Baron Wormhall and chooses her as his successor. In Planting of that year, the Iuzian forces under Xavendra take Abbarra, routing Rhelt Kor. In Flocktime, Xavendra's forces reach the Midlands and slay the Hextorian leadership. In Wealsun, the army reaches Rookroost, which surrenders to Iuz under the leader Kerzinen, in the guise of previous ruler Pernevi. Xavendra marches north, taking her future home the Fellands and cowing neighboring Grosskopf into surrender. On orders from Iuz, Xavendra stays in Groucester to manage supplies coming from the Barrens.
In Wealsun 595 CY, Xavendra learns of a bazaar being held in the depths of the Fellreev Forest, held by foes of Iuz including Fanlareshen elves and their Reyhu allies. The bazaar is attacked on three sides by forces from Fleichshriver, Rookroost and Fort Skagund. Later, in Ready'reat, Xavendra's scouts find and enter Nerull's Bane,[4] where resident lich Dahlvier holds off her forces with his undead and recruited adventurers, sealing the city and himself away in a demiplane.[5]
In Sunsebb 596 CY, Xavendra and Szek Osilin Danris, leader of Dimre, re-sign the Dimre/Iuz treaty originally written in 583 CY.[6] Foreseeing a disaster in the Bluff Hills, Dimrites are recruited to aid. The disaster was the awakening of That Which Slept, who unleashes a blast of negative energy that devastates the Bluff Hills.[6] The people of Groucester are hidden away in the plane of Carceri in 587 CY.[7] Adventurers exploring her ruined manor find evidence suggesting Xavendra having ties to the Horned Society.[7]
In Readying 597 CY, Xavendra reappears in Wormhall, speaking with Lord Horrace and the Lords of Wormhall about That Which Slept. During this visit, she is attacked by Rhelt Kor of Abbara, but is saved by her vampire consort Veth.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b c d e f g WGR5 Iuz the Evil (1993), p.96.
- ↑ a b Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.26.
- ↑ Unofficial Living Greyhawk Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012).
- ↑ Unofficial Living Greyhawk Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012), p.29, The Battle of the Bazaar.
- ↑ Unofficial Living Greyhawk Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012), p.29-30, Necropolis of the Endless Dawn.
- ↑ a b Unofficial Living Greyhawk Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012), p.74.
- ↑ a b c Unofficial Living Greyhawk Bandit Kingdoms Summary (2012), p.75.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavendra | Non-player character | [C10][3e C13], | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 26 |
| Xavendra | Non-player character | [C10][3e C13], | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 51, 96 |