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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8356272" data-attributes="member: 10148">TOMB OF ANNIHILATIONGreyhawk<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Acererak gets a profile in a sidebar in the introduction (with a few more details in his statblock near the end); according to ancient texts, he's from Oerth; much of his past, however, is "forgotten"; he travels the planes in search of artifacts; rather than seeking godhood, he prefers to "create evil gods and unleash them"; he has many followers and worshipers; he has lived in "many worlds" and "crafted countless demiplanes", but mainly builds tombs, one of which is the Tomb of the Nine Gods on Toril (by implication there are others, presumably including the original Tomb on Oerth)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vecna is a "prime example" of a lich who pursued godhood</li> </ul>GHOSTS OF SALTMARSH (thanks for help with this, [USER=52734]@Stormonu[/USER])Greyhawk<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The adventures are set around Saltmarsh, a fishing community with a "tradition of being a starting point for incredible adventures"; it's apparently located along the Azure Sea; the book further details part of the "coastal lands of Keoland, a kingdom in the Greyhawk setting"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Saltmarsh is detailed at length, along with information about the Kingdom of Keoland (to include King Kimbertos Skotti), the Hold of the Sea Princes, and their relations to Saltmarsh</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Scarlet Brotherhood is profiled</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iuz is mentioned as "a cambion and demigod", and his emissary in Saltmarsh is a tiefling (possibly suggesting ties between Iuz and tieflings); his emissary in Saltmarsh works for the Faithful Quartermasters of Iuz</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mention is made of Ket, "a distant kingdom held in a mix of contempt, mistrust, and fear", and the Great Kingdom and (presumably) its Overking</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rare types of wood can be found in the Hool Marshes, the Drowned Forest, and the Dreadwood (which also has elves and fey)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A cleric of St. Cuthbert is mentioned</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a sidebar on Procan, Greyhawk god of the sea and weather</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Locations detailed near Saltmarsh include Abbey Isle, Burle (near the Dreadwood), Seaton, the Tower of Zenopus (from the sample adventure from in Holmes blue basic), the Dreadwood (now tied to the Shadowfell), the Drowned Forest (site of an Abyssal incursion), the Hool Marshes, the Dunwater River, the Silverstand, and the Azure Sea</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All of the adventures in this book take place in Greyhawk by default</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The updated Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh includes books penned by Tenser and Nystul</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Styes features a cult of Tharizdun, "an ancient deity of darkness"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the sidebar for placing The Styes, they suggest the city of Prymp, in Ahlissa, implying it fits the criteria of "part of a free city that has fallen into despair and decay"</li> </ul>Mystara<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the sidebar for placing The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh in other settings, they mention the Grand Duchy of Karameikos and the Five Shires (which may share a border), the Blight Marsh, and Rollstone Keep; they also use the term "hin", which presumably means halfling</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the sidebar for placing Danger at Dunwater in other settings, they imply that halflings are tied to the Five Shires; they also mention Baron von Hendricks of Fort Doom, Darokin's "other port", Port Tenobar, and the "vast" Malpheggi Swamp</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the sidebar for placing Isle of the Abbey in other settings, they mention the Minrothad Guilds ("always interested in consolidating their power on the sea"); the Thieves' Guild; "the scholars of North Isle"; Fire Island; cult "followers of Alphaks"; and "Thyatian privateers" from Terentias</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the sidebar for placing Tammeraut's Fate in other settings, they mention Duke Stefan of Karameikos (who would apparently be concerned by a Thyatian attack); Rugalov; "Duke von Hendricks of the Black Eagle Barony"; "agents of the Iron Ring"; the "Known World"; Nyx; Orcus as an entity in the setting; and Protius</li> </ul></blockquote>

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