A tributary of the Sheldomar which divides the Duchy from the County of Ulek.

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Originally Posted by Virel
Gary, will you share the orgin of the the "Kewl River" on the Greyhawk map with us?

Reason I ask is the very first time I saw that word was on the Greyhawk maps.
The "Kewl River" near the Gnarley Forest.
This was way back in 1980.
Does word Kewl have a history before GreyHawk?

Flip a few letters around and you get "Welk" as in Welkwood Forest also in Greyhawk.
Is there some sort of anagram connection?

Or have I just spent too much time looking at Darlenes wonderful maps of your Greyhawk setting?

While I hate to give so prosaic a response, I fear i must.

When i was naming terran features and cities, the name "Kewl" came to mind and seemed right--short and simple.
I have to admit i diidn't think of it as sounding loke "cool," or being an anagram for "Welk."

So it is one of the non-special meaning/origin names!
 
 

<make added entry for Zeif>