The Whamite Isles was an archipelago of islands in the southern Sea of Fallen Stars.[1] Once the home of a number of warring states, the fun was over when in the Year of the Gauntlet, 1369 DR, almost everyone who lived there drowned themselves and became undead.[2]
Geography[]
The Whamite Isles were located some 35‒40 mi (56‒64 km) southeast of Myth Nantar.[3] They were connected to the lower part of the undersea Lesser Hmur Plateau.[4]
Economy[]
The economy of the Whamite Isles revolved around gold, which was mined all over the Isles. They traded with lands in other parts of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Caravans passed through trade routes along the Isles, but were sometimes attacked by pirates.[5]
History[]
Before disaster struck them, the Whamite Isles were populated with many small nations who sought to conquer each other by whatever means necessary.[5]
In early Marpenoth of the Year of the Gauntlet, 1369 DR, as part of the Twelfth Serôs War, Iakhovas summoned a powerful variant of kelpie to surround the Whamite Isles. The powerful charm powers of the kelpies caused 95% of the inhabitants of the Isles to drown themselves in the ocean, returning as drowned ones. These sea zombies, now a part of Iakhovas's army, were sent to attack Voalidru.[2] Some bodies remained as food for lacedons that prowled the coast of the Isles.[6] The Whamite Isles subsequently became the location in the Sea of Fallen Stars with the most undead creatures.[1]
By the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR, after the mass suicide of its inhabitants, the Whamite Isles had become dangerous and the ports of Agenais and Garhunclen were known to be abandoned.[7] Ships like those from Turmish did not visit the Isles at all. Some feared that visitors to the Isles would also be compelled to drown themselves in the sea of stars. However, many ships sent by the Emerald Enclave from the Vilhon Reach used unknown methods to avoid the danger of the kelpies and staked a claim to the Whamite Isles.[8][7]
Notable Locations[]
- Agenais
- Bolgor
- The Cold Desert
- Graubunden
- Inter Mierionydd
- Isle Broddick
- Kloccbarn
- Land of the Beastly Brigands
- Penbroc
- Swil
- Veldergauttland
- The Walled City
- Wolfenbutte
- Zagrus[5]
Appendix[]
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Background[]
The Whamite Isles were introduced in The Great Khan Game and are named after the game's designer, Tom Wham.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 46. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 74. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 165. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (1989). Designed by Tom Wham and Richard Hamblen. The Great Khan Game. TSR.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (1999). Sea of Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc), p. 11. ISBN 0-7869-1393-2.