Tenh
Proper Name: Duchy of Tenh
Ruler: Contested: His Radiance, Duke Ehyeh III of
Tenh (NG male human Rgr12) vs. forces from Iuz,
the Pale, and Stonehold
Government: (formerly) Independent feudal
monarchy whose royal and noble houses were
strictly Flan; (now) court exile, lands fought over by
several rival armies, who are the only effective
authorities.
Capital: Nevond Nevnend
Major Towns: Calbut (pop. 14,500 [ruined, occupied
by Stonehold]), Nevond Nevnend (pop. 25,200
[ruined, occupied by Stonehold]), Redspan (pop.
21,000 [ruined, occupied by Duke Ehyeh's forces]),
Atherstone (pop. 4,500 [occupied by the Pale])
Provinces: Originally, a variety of eighteen noble
fiefs, from counties to baronies, with confusing lines
of authority deriving from ancient intratribal conflicts;
provincial borders now gone and irrelevant Resources: Foodstuffs, platinum (resources not currently
developed or exported because of warfare)
Coinage: Magnus (pp), ducat (gp), marcher (ep),
circle (sp), common (cp) [currently no new coins
minted; old coins found in ruins are used]
Alignments: LN, N* NG
Population: (excluding invading forces) 195,000—
Human 78% (F), Halfling 9%, Elf 4%, Dwarf 3%,
Gnome 2%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1%, Other 2%
Languages: Common, Flan, Orc, Goblin, Dwarven
Religions: Iuz (Iuz's forces); Pholtus (Pale's forces);
Erythnul (Stonehold's forces); Allitur, Beory, Berei,
St. Cuthbert, Pelor, Zodal, Obad-Hai (original religions);
old Wastrian temples
Allies: [of government in exile] County of Urnst
(weak), Nyrond (weak)
Enemies: [of government in exile] Iuz (including
Bandit Kingdoms), Stonehold, trolls from the Troll
Fens, the Pale
Overview: The war-ravaged lands between the Griff Mountains and the Artonsamay River, north of the Yol, hold the remains of the former duchy of Tenh. The Greyhawk Wars that destroyed this country have not yet ended here; Tenh, the first victim of the wars, seems destined to be its last. Duke Ehyeh III, scion of an ancient Flan lineage, attempts to reclaim his homeland with meager assistance from the County of Urnst. He has other supporters, of course, including the mage Nystul of the Circle of Eight, but few followers, troops, and resources are available to him. His once-great reputation as a leader was destroyed along with his nation, leaving him little more than a noble title and moderate riches. The duke himself has not set foot on his native soil in nearly a decade, a fact that is reflected in the uncertain morale of his troops in Tenh.
The Palish have a much stronger force in Tenh, in the form of a zealot army. Many Tenha exiles were converted over time to the worship of Pholtus, as practiced in the Pale, and organized into an army known as the Faithful Flan. A fighting force utterly loyal to the theocrat, two contingents of the "Faithful Flan" have crossed the Yol into Tenh. The larger contingent entered at Atherstone, which they now occupy, and the smaller passed through the Phostwood. Some of Duke Ehyeh's troops have defected to the Faithful Flan, who are better fed and supplied in addition to having a larger army.
Two former allies, Iuz and the Fists of Stonehold,
are now at each other's throat. The Fists occupy a
strong defensive position in the cities of Nevond
Nevnend and Calbut across the Zumkend River,
guarding Rockegg Pass through the Griffs against all
other groups in Tenh. Iuz has sent troops across the
Zumker River from the town of Rookroost in the
Bandit Kingdoms, in an attempt to occupy the abandoned
territories. Currently, the forces loyal to Duke
Ehyeh hold Redspan, where they are supplied via the
Artonsamay River. The Palish armies control southern
and eastern Tenh, from the edge of the Phostwood
to the town of Oxton, making frequent attacks
on the troops of Iuz that move through the no-man's
land of central Tenh. Iuz controls both banks of the
Zumker to within sight of Nevond Nevnend, though
his soldiers avoid corning within bowshot of the
city's walls.