57/13: "From the Sorceror's [sic] Scroll: Developments from Stonefist to South Province" (Gary Gygax): The action in Stonefist, the lands of the "cold" barbarians, Ratik, Bone March, South Province, Sunndi, Idee, Irongate, and Onnwal is detailed from 577 to the spring of 579 CY. The orcs of Bone March are said to belong to the Vile Rune and Death Moon tribes, from the Monster Manual I (see "Orc"); much information is given on the disintegrating Great Kingdom and its fights with its neighbors. Sadly, many "current events" columns planned described at the beginning of this one were never completed.
59/24: "Notes from the WORLD OF GREYHAWK Fantasy Setting: The Great Kingdom and the Knights of Doom" (Rob Kuntz): GREYHAWK campaign details here include hostile press between Pholtus clerics in Rauxes and "OverKing Irvid" (the Overking, Ivid, misspelled throughout), news about "Xaene the accursed, cavorter with demons, archÑenemy of the Mages' Guild at Rauxes," and game information on Xaene's aptly named Demonic Knights of Doom, who lead "Irvid's" armies. The Great Kingdom is noted to have Eastern and Western Provinces as well as Northern and Southern ones. The units of the Knights of Doom are detailed down to unit colors and battlefield behaviors. "Irvid" is stated to be a wizard who helped Xaene create the Knights of Doom, which oddly are of all three evil alignments. See the Revised GREYHAWK Campaign Index, Part 1, "Lost TSR Materials" ("Tower of Zaeen" and "Maze of Xaene") and "Miscellaneous NonÑTSR Materials" (Maze of Zayene) for more unofficial information on Xaene. Official material on this archÑvillain can be found throughout the AOL "Download of the Month" file, "Ivid the Undying," which consists of the complete text of an unpublished GREYHAWK accessory. See also #9253 WG8 Fate of Istus, "Rauxes: Down with the Wizard" (also by Robert J. Kuntz), pages 69Ñ82, for a complete description of Xaene the Accursed's truly accursed new form.
63/15: "Greyhawk's World: News, Notes and Views of the GREYHAWK Campaign: Events of the Eastern and Southern Flanaess" (Robert Kuntz): Considerable detail on the Great Kingdom appears here, with news up to spring 579 for the Sea Barons, North Province, the See of Medegia, and naval actions on the Solnor Ocean. Errata is offered for the 1980 folio set, pointing out that the capital of Medegia is Mentrey, not Rel Astra, which is semiÑindependent. ("Overking Ivid" is corrected spelled here.) It is clear from this and previous columns of "current events" (issues #56, 57, and 59) that the Flanaess is heading for a major land war covering many regions; the Greyhawk Wars detailed in the boxed sets GREYHAWK Wars and From the Ashes seem logical and well grounded, given a study of this information.
65/11: "Greyhawk's World: News, Notes and Views of the GREYHAWK Campaign: Events of the Eastern and Southern Flanaess" (Robert Kuntz): Here, it is said that a declaration of war was made in late Needfest 578 between Nyrond, Almor, and allies against the Great Kingdom. The news includes naval actions in Spindrift Sound, a bizarre tale from the Spindrift Islands, and the mustering of armies in Almor and Nyrond, with extra forces from the Urnst states. This war likely ended quickly but restarted anew with the Greyhawk Wars a few years later (see GREYHAWK Wars and From the Ashes).
Strangely, Nyrond's armies are commanded by "King Dunstan" (see notes about same in Gygax's "Gnome Cache," issue #1, earlier in this file), even though Archbold III is listed as Nyrond's king in both the 1983 boxed set and From the Ashes. King Dunstan I is listed as a historical figure in both sets, the one in charge when the Urnst states and the Pale separated from Nyrond.
