Aerdi History

This is the first of a series (hopefully) of articles departing from the primary purpose of this site, which is the telling of the history of the Kingdom of Aerdy and Great Kingdom; either in delving into other areas of the history of the Flanaess or presenting analysis of various aspects of Greyhawk lore. In this case I'm presenting the beginning of a long-ago-started dissection of what was presented as a "Glossary of Portentious Runes and Glyphs" in the back of the 1980  World of Greyhawk Folio Edition  and continued with some modifications in later guides to the world of Greyhawk. There are 76 runes contained within 4 separate Greyhawk sourcebooks;   the 1980 World of Greyhawk Folio Edition , the 1983 World of Greyhawk Boxed Set , From the Ashes, and the Player’s Guide to Greyhawk . With the publication of the Boxed Set, 27 runes were changed (air, answer/solution, betrayal, copper, day, demoniac, dragon, earth, electrum, evil servant, fire, go, god, gold, good, hail,...

Erian the Able, 3rd Grand Prince of the Kingdom of Aerdy Born -253 CY, Died -181 CY Reigned -198 to -181 CY A lowland Flan king of the Achik tribe c. -185 CY Art by Angus McBride Having broadened and secured Aerdy’s foreign trade networks, Erian next turned to the conquest of the Flan tribes of the north whose cultures were discussed in the previous chapter. Most of the expansion of Aerdy to the north in this period was in the lands of the lowland tribes of the Flanmi Valley and its tributaries. Expansion into the highlands inhabited by tribes dominated by the Ur-Flan proceeded at a snail’s pace and was largely unsuccessful. While the Flan of the lowlands frequently formed alliances to resist outside attacks, the Ur-Flan tribes were constantly at war with each other, with one exception --   rumors of a confederation of Ur-Flan in the Trask River Valley, much further to the north, which came to be known as the Necromancers of Trask. But that is a tale which will only have bear...