Greyhawk
Gem of the Flanaess
Nestled in a river valley near the geographic center of the Flanaess, the City of Greyhawk is perfectly suited for trade coming from the Nyr Dyv to the north and Woolly Bay to the south. Here the rich and the poor share the same outer walls, though their worlds are divided into separate cities, new and old. Coin from as far away as Blackmoor changes hands in the city’s markets, and the opulent mansions on the hill overlooking the city attest to the wealth generated by its markets. Wealth extracted from the nearby Cairn Hills, once filled with riches left by dying civilizations, bankrolled the city’s walls and many of its opulent towers and gardens. Though most of this wealth has been plundered, the city remains a pilgrimage point for those wishing to plumb the depths of ancient tombs in hopes of finding some priceless lost bauble. All this trade and industry brings artisans and adventurers. It also breeds a brand of thieves that has given Greyhawk a reputation for shadowed villainy that spans the entire Flanaess.
City Walls of Greyhawk
City Gates of Greyhawk
Districts within the Free City of Greyhawk:
- High Quarter
- Garden Quarter
- Clerkburg
- The Foreign Quarter
- The River Quarter
- The Artisan’s Quarter
- The Thieves’ Quarter
- The Slum Quarter
Denis Tetreault, Erik Mona. Gem of the Flanaess, Living Greyhawk Journal #2, 2000.
The Near Domain
The “near Domain” is that land immediately around the City of Greyhawk itself, within a distance of roughly 3 leagues (9-10 miles. This area is administered directly by the city and is carefully patrolled. The near domain includes a number of hamlets and farms, but no known major monster lairs all of this region drains into the Selintan River, which winds southwestward from the city. The soil is not very fertile having been over-farmed for centuries. The land is owned by Greyhawk and leased to farmers and herders for reasonable annual sums. Hunting is fairly good even close to the city, with wild deer, boar, and game birds in profusion.
Locations within the Near Domain of Greyhawk:
- Barge End
- The Dockway
- Ery River
- Ery Trail
- Far Banks
- Grey College Observatory
- High Road
- Lord Robilar’s Castle
- Lord Wainwright’s Manor
- Marsh Path
- Millstream
- North Hills Park
- River Road
- Selintan River
- Shacktown
- The StoneRing of the Druids
- The Wainfields
- West Bluff and Garbage Hill
- The Wharves
- Zagig’s Bridge
Roger Moore. Greyhawk, The Adventure Begins. 1996