Celene, Kingdom of
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Her Fey Majesty, Yolande, Queen of Celene, Lady Rhalta of All Elvenkind (F7/MU11)
CAPITAL: Enstad (pop. 6,950)
POPULATION: 20,000
DEMI-HUMANS: Gray elves (9,500)
Sylvan elves (8,000)
Gnomes (13,500),
Hobbits
HUMANOIDS: None
RESOURCES: foodstuffs, cloth, silver
ALIGNMENT: NG, LN, N
CLIMATE: 32° to 29° (32-31° = temperate) (30-29° = subtropical)
TERRAIN: Plains, Hills
This small land west of the Wild Coast beyond
the Welkwood has long been under the rule of Olvenfolk.
Although these are good creatures,
they do not welcome strangers (with cause),
and little certain knowledge of Celene or its Court exists.
The realm is friendly with the Ulek states,
and and alliance between Celene and these countries was responsible
for the campaigns which drove all of the humanoids from the Lortmil Mountains
--
although the defeated forces of humanoids subsequently invaded and
took over the Pomarj.
A small number of humans and half-elvenfolk dwell in Celene,
many serving in its military,
for continual warfare is carried on (in the Suss Forest and beyond
the Jewel River) with the Pomarj humanoid tribes.
| 01-02 | Dwarves |
| 03 | Dwarves, Mountain |
| 04-20 | Elves, Gray |
| 21-25 | Elves, High |
| 26-40 | Elves, Sylvan |
| 41-46 | Gnomes |
| 47 | Hobbits, Hairfeet |
| 48 | Hobbits, Stouts |
| 49-50 | Hobbits, Tallfellows |
| 51-53 | Humanoids (01-05 = Gnoll*, 06-10 = Goblin, 11-15 = Hobgoblin, 16-94 = Orc**, 95 = Qullan, 96-100 = Xvart) |
| 54-55 | Men, Bandits |
| 56-57 | Men, Brigands |
| 58-63 | Men, Merchants |
| 64-77 | Men, Patrol, Light |
| 78-80 | Men, Pilgrims |
| 81-00 | Use Standard Encounter Tables |
| 2 | Faerie Dragon |
| 3 | Elfin Cat |
| 4 | Brownie |
| 5 | Elf, Grugach |
| 6 | Cooshee |
| 7 | Leprechaun |
| 8 | Elf, Wood |
| 9 | Bear, Black |
| 10 | Falcon, |
| 11 | Stag |
| 12 | Raven, Normal |
| 13 | Boar, Wild |
| 14 | Owl |
| 15 | Gnoll |
| 16 | Elf, Grey |
| 17 | Barkburr |
| 18 | Dryad |
| 19 | Gnolls with Flind |
| 20 | Foxwoman or Groaning Spirit (night) |
Q: What deity or deities
are venerated
by the elves in Celene (including
Enstad) and in the Duchy
of Ulek?
A: Ehlonna is the
primary deity among the
elves in Ulek and Celene,
and she has a
strong following among elves
everywhere
else on Oerth.
(160.33)
Q: Who allies with
Celene and Ulek
against the humanoids in
the
Pomarj?
A: Usually Veluna
and Furyondy do so.
(160.33)
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Quote:
There seem to be a number
of parallels. Both Yolande and Galadriel are Queens of the heart of elvendom
in their respective worlds. Galadriel is described (by Gimli) as, " . .
. an elf witch of terrible power." Yolande is listed as a level 7 fighter
/ level 11 magic-user. I believe Yolande is Chaotic Good, which seems to
fit Galadriel's behavior as well. The only point of divergence I see is
that Galadriel is a High-elf who wedded a Grey-elven lord, whereas (I assume)
Yolande is supposed to be a grey elf herself.
Concidences all. To the
best of my knowledge JRRT's elven queen was not a warrior either.
Here is the list of most
of my short fiction that was published as individual storues. Sadly, I
can not find the Fafhrd & Grat Mouser one that runs to about 30K words
as I recall :\
...
“Celebration of Celene”
(Fantasy short story published in Michael Moorcock’s Elric, Tales of the
White Wolf anthology) White Wolf, Inc., 1994
...
Cheerio,
Gary
DMPrata wrote:
Gary, I made an observation
today that may be insightful, or may be just plain stupid, depending on
your response! :lol: I'm well aware of your position as to the minimal
impact of Tolkien's works on your writing. In the published World of Greyhawk
setting, though, is it possible that Queen Yolande of Celene and Count
Hazendel of Sunndi were in some way inspired by Lady Galadriel of Lothlórien
and Lord Elrond Half-elven of Rivendell?
Not by any stretch of the
imagination is there any such inspiration.