Best of Greyhawk VII - Le Monde de Greyhawk

GEM OF THE FLANAESS: THE CITY OF GREYHAWKAFTER THE GREAT FIREBy QSamanthaSubj: City of GreyhawkFrom: QSamanthaDate: 95-09-29 08:41:37 ESTHas anybody done anything with the City of Greyhawk itself? We've talked about various areas but therehas been little mention of the city itself. TSR seems to think that the Free City is the center of the setting. There isthe City of Greyhawk boxed set and one half of FtA is devoted to the city and its environment.I have only run one true campaign in the City of Greyhawk. In the campaign, I'm now running the city isbecoming more important and I've had to consider how I will run it post-FtA using the idea of a GreyhawkRenaissance. What follows are some of the changes I've instituted. They should be read in conjunction with mymuch earlier Greyhawk Renaissance posts, particularly with reference to the Great Greyhawk Fire.I'd be interested in any reactions, suggestions or other ways the City of Greyhawk has been dealt with.QSamanthaWho's Who in Greyhawk* The Circle of Eight is no longer Eight members strong. Tenser and Otiluke are dead. Rary has left the group for theBright Desert. Jallarzi Sallavarian has left the group to become the court wizard to the Despotrix of Hardby. OnlyMordenkainen, Bigby, Otto, Drawmij and Nystul remain! No attempts have been made to recruit new members chieflybecause few who might qualify are willing to risk being drawn into the three cornered fight between Rary, Jallarzi andthe remaining Circle.* The Directing Oligarchy has also undergone drastic changes in the aftermath of the Greyhawk Fire.* Nerof Gasgal remains the Lord Mayor and a Director.* Derider Fanshen, former Constable, was killed fighting the Fire and has been replaced by Wasim Qharallah!Wasim's Golden Scimitar mercenary group fought the Fire bravely and in the aftermath were one of the few organizedgroups able and willing to maintain order. With Derider's death, Wasim was officially offered the post and a seat inthe Oligarchy. He accepted. The Golden Scimitar was made the official constabulary, merging with the survivingforces.* Tigran Geller, who replaced Sental Nurev as Captain-General of the Watch, was also killed fighting the fire. RashifIqbal, the pit champion, has replaced him as Captain-General and a Director. Iqbal was the only man with sufficientlycommanding presence to rally the remaining members of the Watch and cow the mob of looters who hard pressedWasim's Golden Scimitar.* Org Nenshen remains Guildmaster of Thieves and a Director but has become a far more ominous presence afterhaving sought shelter from the Fire deep within the Guild's cellars.* Vesparian Lafanel remains Guildmaster of Assassins and a Director, having previously replaced Turin Deathstalker.* Kieren Jalucian remains Guildmaster of Wizards and President of the Society of the Magi and a Director.* Sarana, High Matriarch of Pelor has joined Ravel Dasinder, Patriarch of Boccob and Jerome Kazinskaia, Patriarch ofRao, in the Oligarchy.* Cariel Mansharn, Laup Cobrun, Carmen Halmaster and Dernen Nathane remain Directors from the Merchants' andTraders' Union.* Bodmi Hollardel remains Guildmaster of the Jewelers and Gemcutters Guild and a Director.* Sir Anton Palmirian remains a Director and Guildmaster of the Lawyers and Scribes.