The Blood Oath of the Magdar

In an effort to further integrate Kobold Press’ Morgau and Doresh into my Greyhawk game, I’m also going to bring in the Magdar people of Midgard. It’s a no-brainer, really. The Magdar of Midgard are based on the real-world Magyar, or Hungarian, people. Many of my place names for Morgau and Doresh are taken from Hungarian and Romanian sources, and …

Marena, the Blood Maiden

Name: Marena Gender: f Rank: Lesser Deity Areas of Concern/Portfolio: Vampires, Blood, Death, Lust, Sickness Titles: The Red Goddess, the Blood Maiden, the Winter Maiden, Patron Goddess of Morgau and Doresh Holy Symbol: Red Skull Alignment: LE Origin of Worship: Unknown, possibly Oeridian Core Worshippers: Vampires Common Worshippers: Humans of Morgau and Doresh Uncommon Worshippers: Others, the vengeful and the …

Sabina von Strand, Shroud-eater vampire

When the barons of the Poor March broke ties with the Principality of Ulek in 463 CY, Sabina’s grandfather Gawain styled himself Prince of Ostrand and took the name von Strand. His son Arthog von Strand succeeded him and she was born in 490 CY as a princess who would one day inherit her father’s lands, which included the wealthy …

The DZA’s Greyhawk: Morgau and Doresh Map

I’ve been working on this map for the last few weeks, and I’m still not satisfied that there isn’t a better way to save a better resolution map from the original Illustrator file, but here’s my first effort. Thanks to Anna B. Meyer for letting us use her work to create our own Greyhawk campaign maps. If you haven’t read …

The DZA’s Greyhawk: Morgau and Doresh Living Greyhawk Gazetteer Entry

I didn’t really play much Greyhawk until 3rd Edition D&D came around, so my preferred version of Greyhawk is what’s laid out in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (LGG). As such, I wanted to give my new realm of Morgau and Doresh its own entry into that book. I’ve tweaked the entry for the Pomarj, so most of what is here was …