I need a physical description of Iggwilv, but left my "Return of the Eight" at home. Can someone please provide a physical description of Iggwilv as presented in that adventure? I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Erik Mona
Editor-in-Chief
Dragon & Dungeon
Can someone please provide a physical description of Iggwilv as presented in that adventure? I'd really appreciate it.
Rot8 isn't much help here, all it says is, quote:
"Even her physical appearance is in dispute, with descriptions
ranging from a ravishing beauty to a bald, hideous crone."
Maybe someone knows of another source with a more specific description?
I seem to remember that Iggwilv makes a cameo in a scene in the adventure, appearing in a puff of smoke or something, saying something pithy to the adventurers, and taking off. It's either in an early scene with Warnes Starcoat or in a later scene on the moon, with the dretch Tenser (ugh) and "Jay."
Any chance you could give it another look?
Thanks,
Erik
Scott
A flask of lightnin gand an enormous crash of thunder immediately overhead startle you. The magical symbols on the courtyard flare, and a pillar of colored light fomrs, sparking the whet leaves of the surrouding forest with a thousand reflections. A figure steps from the pillar: a slight woman with long, black hair and golden skin. Her geyes are black pools with no irises or whte. She is dressed in a dark gray robe with a hood. She bears no weapons.
She soundlessly looks you over and her lips curl with a comtemptuous smile.
(Hmmm, she sounds almost Bakluni to me)
There's also a picture of her on page 55; she is the first NPC in the chapter of the same name. Looks like she's a woman of indescriminate age with tatoos on her face (a spiral on her forehead (tharizdun?), "S" like tatoos starting on her eyes & go down her cheeks, and a long, thin, triangular tatoo that splits her face in two, like a dagger down her face). She's a bit hunched over her son, Iuz, and behind his throne (hard to see her). She has long, claw-like fingernails and long, thin fingers.
That help?
Got it!
For posterity:
"A figure steps from the pillar: a slight woman with long, black hair and golden skin. Her eyes are black pools with no irises or white. She is dressed in a dark gray robe with a hood. She bears no weapons." (Return of the Eight, p. 52)
Thanks, everyone!
--Erik (who keeps forgetting important books at home)
That help?
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Yes, but you were slow by about 10 minutes! Thanks for looking that up, though, Nightdruid!
--Erik
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Yes, but you were slow by about 10 minutes! Thanks for looking that up, though, Nightdruid!
--Erik
Sorry, could only drive so fast through the nasty rain we've got here in Missouri! Plus it took me a few minutes to look it up; it wasn't easy to find. The adventure's conclusion was sorta "huh?", which had me hunting elsewhere because it was sorta lame. I eventually found the boxed text after a bit of hunting.
I suppose one could infer quite a bit of Iggwilv's appearance from her daughter, Drelzna if only because of genetics. Not sure if there is a description in the module but I loved that Elmore pen and ink drawing.
Link please?
http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_s4.html#iggwilv
I`m not sure if that`s what he means though...
Here`s a link to the description in the Gord books:
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/iuz.html#iggwilv
Excellent picture, I hadn't really thought of Iggwilv as Baklunish but it certainly makes sense. Especially considering she has Dauod's Lanthorn.
Excellent picture, I hadn't really thought of Iggwilv as Baklunish but it certainly makes sense. Especially considering she has Dauod's Lanthorn.
Me neither, but black hair & eyes, and golden skin sounds bakluni to me
Halber
::Throws Tomatoes::
I think her history has her as a Ketite, who are a racial mix, with Baklunish being the predominant racial type. So I would say she looks largely Baklunish, probably with lighter skin than the norm.
In addition, she trained in necromancy with the Zashassir of Ekbir, and emerged as a 'Mistress of the Rites' which adds further credence to this theory.
Drelzna's father was Lerrek, and I can't remember whether he was a Ketite, a Perrender, or a native of a nation further south. He would most likely be predominantly Baklunish or Flannish, so Drelzna would have had similar coloration I suppose. I think he worshipped Erythnul, but can't recall if he has any racial connections.
In the Gord books, Iggwilv appeared as a either a dark-haired beauty or an old crone, depending on her mood.
I think her history has her as a Ketite, who are a racial mix, with Baklunish being the predominant racial type. So I would say she looks largely Baklunish, probably with lighter skin than the norm.
In addition, she trained in necromancy with the Zashassir of Ekbir, and emerged as a 'Mistress of the Rites' which adds further credence to this theory.
Where does this info come from? Sources please...
Drelzna's father was Lerrek, and I can't remember whether he was a Ketite, a Perrender, or a native of a nation further south. He would most likely be predominantly Baklunish or Flannish, so Drelzna would have had similar coloration I suppose. I think he worshipped Erythnul, but can't recall if he has any racial connections.
The Lerrek connection is from Oerth Journal 13 "Lerrek's Tale" AFAIK. Haven`t read it in a while though...
Originally Posted by pauln6
In the Gord books... [snip]
Where does this info come from? Sources please...
Uh, I may be going out on a limb. But I think the source is the, uh, Gord books?
;)
FWIW, I also seem to recall that Iggwilv makes an appearance in Gygax's Gord books.
Regards,
Eric Anondson
The LGG Ekbir site also has a section of the Zashassar but it's in French
, so I'm not sure what new info is in there. I do need to translate it sooner or later, so if there are any volunteers out there...Maybe you should stick with D&D.
:P