- Sheldomar Valley
In the "
World of Greyhawk "campaign setting for the "Dungeons and Dragons "roleplaying game , the Sheldomar Valley refers to the large swath of fertile land in the southwesternFlanaess , bordered by the "Barrier Peaks" to the north, "Crystalmists" and "Hellfurnaces" to the west, "Azure Sea" to the south and the Lortmils to the east.The valley is named after the "Sheldomar River", which runs through a good portion of its length.
A number of
nations make up the Sheldomar Valley, the largest being the Kingdom of Keoland. Other notable realms include Bissel, Geoff, theGran March , the "Hold of the Sea Princes", theUlek States , the "Valley of the Mage" and the Yeomanry.The Sheldomar valley in popular culture
The Sheldomar Valley was mentioned by
Stephen Colbert on the "Colbert Report " as a location travelled to by hisplayer character , Farynieth. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3309522777432632070&q=colbert+paladin&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0]References
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Holian, Gary ,Erik Mona ,Sean K Reynolds , andFrederick Weining . "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer " (Wizards of the Coast ,2000 ).*
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