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Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:42 am Seven Wonders of the Flanaess

So we have the much debated seven wonders of the world hear in the real world. Sometimes this is split into seven natural wonders, seven wonders of the ancient world etc.

So if we think in terms on the seven ancient wonders of the world (e.g. great pyramid of Giza, hanging gardens of Babylon, colossus of Rhodes, lighthouse of Alexandria etc) - what would be the seven wonders of the Flanaess?

They could be magical or built/fabricated but they would have to be awe inspiring. So what would be your nominations for the Flanaess?

The Icespire? Castle Greyhawk? The Canals of Chendl? The Road of Skulls?

Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:12 am Re: Seven Wonders of the Flanaess

Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:47 am

I would probably be less inclined to use buildings or structures and instead go with "the Seven Legendary Artifacts of the Flanaess."

The Machine of Lum the Mad
The Mighty Servant of Leuk-O
Baba Yaga's Hut
Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale
Heward's Mystical Organ
The Codex of Infinite Planes
The Hand and Eye of Vecna

Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:41 pm

The Silent Tower
Soul Husks
Road of Skulls
Tovag Baruga

Also agree with Slerotin's Passage

Just to start things up.

Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:53 pm Re: Seven Wonders of the Flanaess

Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:03 am

I’ll add these…
The Cauldron of Night
The Causeway of Fiends

There are also the numerous locations mentioned in Greyhawk Adventures, such as the Sinking Isle and previously mentioned Tovag Baragu.

Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:47 pm

For me the word wonder means something wonderous, so I would avoid places like the Causeway of Fiends, which is more horrific than wonderous. They should also be man made artifacts, much like the oriiginal Seven Wonders of the World.

My Seven Wonders of the Flanaess would include:

1. The Hanging Gardens of Niole Dra
2. Tovag Baragu
3. The Singing Stones of the Vesve
4. The Floating Garden of Chendl
5. The Quarry Garden of Jurnre
6. Skrellingshald
7.

Still working on my list but this is what I have so far.

Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:20 pm

-The City of the Gods in Blackmoor

-The Gate of Glass on Lendore Isle

-Castle Greyhawk

-The Timeless Tree of the Vesve Forest

-Queen Yolande's palace in Celene, which as I imagine it is decorated by dancing multicolored magical lights that create the image of a kaleidoscope, crystal prism towers that reflect both the sun, moon and starlight into dazzling rainbows, all while decorated with an extravaganza of flowers and trees from not just the four corners of the Flanaess, but the entire world

-Tostenhca, AKA Skrellingshald

-Rel Astra, which IMO would reflect the grandest Aerdi architecture, art and heritage from when the Great Kingdom was at its cultural and moral height

Wed Mar 08, 2023 7:05 pm

I was wracking my brain trying to think of the name of the Gate of Glass.

The seven wonders were very specific features of cities rather than entire cities themselves, which is why I didn't list places like Rel Astra. I'm sure it does contain great examples of architecture but without a name, it's hard to include them on the list.

The Royal Palace of Celene might be a good one but there's nothing in canon to describe it.

I hesitate about the Timeless Tree, but when you consider how the elves have built around it, I think that makes a good choice.