Leif
Adventurer
Current Political Situation in the Flaeness, or the nearby parts at least
You know, steeldragons suggested that maybe Simon, Raggs, and Iono had travelled to the Pomarj together, perhaps on some kind of mission. Whatever the mission is, whether it has already been completed or not, now they've run into Amaya, and the rest will soon be history.
How does that grab everybody? I admit that it's not quite the idea that I was working with, but it's as good as anything I did have, and I can easily flesh this story out in oh, about two shakes. If I have everyone's agreement and cooperation, that is?
Presuming for the moment that you'll give me the green light to proceed with this, there is one bit of information I'll need. Well, two, but I'm hoping that everyone has already put his/her character's origin within Greyhawk on his/her character sheet, so that will take care of one. [Don't worry Lynda L., I'm thinking that you probably hail originally from Havenhill in the Principality of Ulek, ajacent to the Pomarj to the west, and that you've been working to arm orcs and goblins in the Pomarj at the behest of His Royal Highness, Prince Jeon II of Monmurg; Ruler of the Azure Sea; Captain of All Fleets, etc; the nominal potentate of the Hold of the Sea Princes,]
Prince Jeon, you have begun to surmise, is seeking to foment rebellion and war against the Principality of Ulek, the County of Ulek, and the Duchy of Ulek, all of which lie in a neat row next to the Pomarj, the Principality is adjacent to it, then the County, and finally the Duchy of Ulek. The thought being that if the various states of Ulek fall or are at least severely weakened, then Keoland (the next state to the south) will be likewise weakened and will become obsessed with quelling this uprising to her immediate east and north. Therefore, she will pay scant attention to a land grab coming from her south, namely, the Hold of the Sea Princes, home to your benefactor, the instigator of this arms race, Prince Jeon II. All of this is further complicated by the opposition to Prince Jeon II by Overlord Lucius II of Briarwood on Flotsam Island in the Hold of the Sea Princes, who, while he opposes this nefarious plan, probably has an alternate nefarious plan all of his own.
Actually, Amaya, the so-called "arms race" has slowed to a crawl, because you haven't seen any money coming from Prince Jeon in recent memory. You are all but out of money and you were depending upon this, this orc son of a laundry sniffer to put some jingle back in your jangle. But that is now looking increasingly unlikely....
[Now everyone commit all of this info to heart immediately, because there's likely to be a pop quiz when you least expect it!
]
Anyway, back to the one piece of information that I need (ahem!) -- what I'm curious about is where in Greyhawk you folk want to adventure? Personally, I think that the Pomarj is hard to beat for a region brim-full of monsters with adventure lurking around almost every corner, but, hey, that's just me.
You know, steeldragons suggested that maybe Simon, Raggs, and Iono had travelled to the Pomarj together, perhaps on some kind of mission. Whatever the mission is, whether it has already been completed or not, now they've run into Amaya, and the rest will soon be history.
How does that grab everybody? I admit that it's not quite the idea that I was working with, but it's as good as anything I did have, and I can easily flesh this story out in oh, about two shakes. If I have everyone's agreement and cooperation, that is?
Presuming for the moment that you'll give me the green light to proceed with this, there is one bit of information I'll need. Well, two, but I'm hoping that everyone has already put his/her character's origin within Greyhawk on his/her character sheet, so that will take care of one. [Don't worry Lynda L., I'm thinking that you probably hail originally from Havenhill in the Principality of Ulek, ajacent to the Pomarj to the west, and that you've been working to arm orcs and goblins in the Pomarj at the behest of His Royal Highness, Prince Jeon II of Monmurg; Ruler of the Azure Sea; Captain of All Fleets, etc; the nominal potentate of the Hold of the Sea Princes,]
Prince Jeon, you have begun to surmise, is seeking to foment rebellion and war against the Principality of Ulek, the County of Ulek, and the Duchy of Ulek, all of which lie in a neat row next to the Pomarj, the Principality is adjacent to it, then the County, and finally the Duchy of Ulek. The thought being that if the various states of Ulek fall or are at least severely weakened, then Keoland (the next state to the south) will be likewise weakened and will become obsessed with quelling this uprising to her immediate east and north. Therefore, she will pay scant attention to a land grab coming from her south, namely, the Hold of the Sea Princes, home to your benefactor, the instigator of this arms race, Prince Jeon II. All of this is further complicated by the opposition to Prince Jeon II by Overlord Lucius II of Briarwood on Flotsam Island in the Hold of the Sea Princes, who, while he opposes this nefarious plan, probably has an alternate nefarious plan all of his own.
Actually, Amaya, the so-called "arms race" has slowed to a crawl, because you haven't seen any money coming from Prince Jeon in recent memory. You are all but out of money and you were depending upon this, this orc son of a laundry sniffer to put some jingle back in your jangle. But that is now looking increasingly unlikely....
[Now everyone commit all of this info to heart immediately, because there's likely to be a pop quiz when you least expect it!
]Anyway, back to the one piece of information that I need (ahem!) -- what I'm curious about is where in Greyhawk you folk want to adventure? Personally, I think that the Pomarj is hard to beat for a region brim-full of monsters with adventure lurking around almost every corner, but, hey, that's just me.
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