The Wind Dukes of Aaqa, also known as the Vaati, are fictional characters of legend in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. They were powerful lords of the elemental plane of air.
History
In the pre-history of the world, the Wind Dukes' empire spanned all of the elemental planes and many worlds of the Prime Material. Eventually, they became a major player in a great war, representing the forces of Law against a powerful entity known as the Queen of Chaos. Seven of their number, known as the "Wandering Dukes," created a powerful artifact known as the Rod of Law, which was used in the Battle of Pesh to slay the Queen of Chaos's greatest general, Miska the Wolf-Spider. The rod was sundered in the battle, fragmenting to form the Rod of Seven Parts.
Known Wind Dukes
The following Wind Dukes are known by name:
*Icosiol, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Wind Duke general slain by Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
*Nadroc, an architect of Wind Duke tombs.
*Qadeej, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Defeated Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
*Zosiel, a Wind Duke warrior slain by the demon Kizarvedexus at the Battle of Pesh.
Age of Worms
In the Age of Worms Adventure Path, the Wind Dukes figured heavily as an element of the backstory that brings the characters into the campaign and sets them on the path toward confronting the primary opponents of the storyline.
The Wind Dukes in Oriental Adventures
In the Oriental Adventures setting, the Wind Dukes lived in a valley, Aaqa, was located in the northwestern area of the Adribandha mountains.
History
In the pre-history of the world, the Wind Dukes' empire spanned all of the elemental planes and many worlds of the Prime Material. Eventually, they became a major player in a great war, representing the forces of Law against a powerful entity known as the Queen of Chaos. Seven of their number, known as the "Wandering Dukes," created a powerful artifact known as the Rod of Law, which was used in the Battle of Pesh to slay the Queen of Chaos's greatest general, Miska the Wolf-Spider. The rod was sundered in the battle, fragmenting to form the Rod of Seven Parts.
Known Wind Dukes
The following Wind Dukes are known by name:
*Icosiol, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Wind Duke general slain by Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
*Nadroc, an architect of Wind Duke tombs.
*Qadeej, one of the seven "Wandering Dukes." Defeated Miska the Wolf Spider at the Battle of Pesh.
*Zosiel, a Wind Duke warrior slain by the demon Kizarvedexus at the Battle of Pesh.
Age of Worms
In the Age of Worms Adventure Path, the Wind Dukes figured heavily as an element of the backstory that brings the characters into the campaign and sets them on the path toward confronting the primary opponents of the storyline.
The Wind Dukes in Oriental Adventures
In the Oriental Adventures setting, the Wind Dukes lived in a valley, Aaqa, was located in the northwestern area of the Adribandha mountains.
Igor Babailov (born February 9, 1965) is a renowned portrait and figurative artist, scholar and spokesperson for the traditional school of classical art, Babailov is considered to be one of the most sought after artists of our time.
Bestowed with the title Living Master by his contemporaries, he has painted numerous officially commissioned portraits of world leaders, celebrities, social, business and political elite. His notable paintings are in important national and international museums and collections including those of Pope John Paul II (The Vatican Museum Collection);President George W. Bush(Official Collection of the President),Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York, (Giuliani Partners, NY); President Vladimir Putin of Russia,(The Kremlin); Nelson Mandela,(Presidential Collection, South Africa); Former First Lady Hillary R. Clinton, (Clinton Presidential Library); Prime Minister , (House of Commons); TV Celebrity Regis Philbin; film and TV star James Gandolfini, recipient Joe DiMaggio Awards NYC; the foremost American figurative sculptor Frederick Hart; Founder & Chairman of The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Isadore Sharp; Dr. Wayne Streilein, (Harvard University); Dr. Kimura, leading US researcher of the inner ear (Boston Eye & Ear Infirmary); American Steinway pianist, Byron Janis - Steinway Hall Collection, 57th St. NYC, commissioned by wife, artist and author, Maria Cooper Janis, daughter of film star Gary Cooper; Mr. Ted Lazenby, CEO, South Life Holdings; three portraits of partners Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn for the corporate collection of CRM Investments, NYC; President Curtis Simic (Indiana University Foundation); Joseph Steinberg, Chairman and President of Leucadia National Corporation; American Football Star Boomer Esiason, Founder of SoBe beverages John Bello; and others. His painting of the world-famous Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, was commissioned by the Kurosawa Productions, for the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation – Japan, founded by Steven Spielberg. He is currently painting the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, sponsored by Ave Maria University of Naples, Florida, for the Vatican Museum.
He was listed in numerous publications including the New York Magazine as one of America’s top artists.
Babailov painted his first portrait at the age of four and began his formal art education at the age of nine. Recipient of national and international awards and honors, Mr. Babailov attained the highest level of fine art education receiving his Master of Fine Arts degree from the world acclaimed Surikov Academy (AKA Surikov Institute with its roots in Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture), representing Imperial Academy of Arts (est. 1757). His formal art education (1974-1990) in the historically famous curriculum of Classical Realism, taught him the principals and the knowledge of such Masters as: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Van Dyck and more contemporary ones such us Ilya Repin, V. Serov and others, and it provided him with an unparalleled skill in academic Drawing. Frank Military, fmr. President of Warner Chappel Music and Song Writer’s Hall of Fame Inductee called Babailov ‘the Michelangelo of today’.
Babailov’s large-scale mural size multi-figurative works such as the historical painting of the Columbus Voyage to the Americas, entitled “For Gold, God and Glory” is illustrated in the Peruvian Encyclopedia (Empresa Editora Il Comercio, S.A.) His painting titled BELIEVE, the official portrait of Pope John Paul II, painted in commemoration of the World Youth Days, is in the Vatican Museum, by the personal decree of Pope John Paul II it is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, the Papal Summer Residence.
Mr. Babailov is on the board of the International Child Art Foundation, in Washington, DC and his multi-figurative mural, Who has to suffer…..and Why?, is dedicated to the children of the world, the innocent victims of world terrorism. He is an exclusive speaker on the Harry Walker Agency of New York, one of America’s leading speaker’s agencies. He organized the very First Official Delegation of American Artists to Russia and has taught at the Florence Academy of Art.
Bestowed with the title Living Master by his contemporaries, he has painted numerous officially commissioned portraits of world leaders, celebrities, social, business and political elite. His notable paintings are in important national and international museums and collections including those of Pope John Paul II (The Vatican Museum Collection);President George W. Bush(Official Collection of the President),Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York, (Giuliani Partners, NY); President Vladimir Putin of Russia,(The Kremlin); Nelson Mandela,(Presidential Collection, South Africa); Former First Lady Hillary R. Clinton, (Clinton Presidential Library); Prime Minister , (House of Commons); TV Celebrity Regis Philbin; film and TV star James Gandolfini, recipient Joe DiMaggio Awards NYC; the foremost American figurative sculptor Frederick Hart; Founder & Chairman of The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Isadore Sharp; Dr. Wayne Streilein, (Harvard University); Dr. Kimura, leading US researcher of the inner ear (Boston Eye & Ear Infirmary); American Steinway pianist, Byron Janis - Steinway Hall Collection, 57th St. NYC, commissioned by wife, artist and author, Maria Cooper Janis, daughter of film star Gary Cooper; Mr. Ted Lazenby, CEO, South Life Holdings; three portraits of partners Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn for the corporate collection of CRM Investments, NYC; President Curtis Simic (Indiana University Foundation); Joseph Steinberg, Chairman and President of Leucadia National Corporation; American Football Star Boomer Esiason, Founder of SoBe beverages John Bello; and others. His painting of the world-famous Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, was commissioned by the Kurosawa Productions, for the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation – Japan, founded by Steven Spielberg. He is currently painting the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, sponsored by Ave Maria University of Naples, Florida, for the Vatican Museum.
He was listed in numerous publications including the New York Magazine as one of America’s top artists.
Babailov painted his first portrait at the age of four and began his formal art education at the age of nine. Recipient of national and international awards and honors, Mr. Babailov attained the highest level of fine art education receiving his Master of Fine Arts degree from the world acclaimed Surikov Academy (AKA Surikov Institute with its roots in Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture), representing Imperial Academy of Arts (est. 1757). His formal art education (1974-1990) in the historically famous curriculum of Classical Realism, taught him the principals and the knowledge of such Masters as: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Van Dyck and more contemporary ones such us Ilya Repin, V. Serov and others, and it provided him with an unparalleled skill in academic Drawing. Frank Military, fmr. President of Warner Chappel Music and Song Writer’s Hall of Fame Inductee called Babailov ‘the Michelangelo of today’.
Babailov’s large-scale mural size multi-figurative works such as the historical painting of the Columbus Voyage to the Americas, entitled “For Gold, God and Glory” is illustrated in the Peruvian Encyclopedia (Empresa Editora Il Comercio, S.A.) His painting titled BELIEVE, the official portrait of Pope John Paul II, painted in commemoration of the World Youth Days, is in the Vatican Museum, by the personal decree of Pope John Paul II it is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, the Papal Summer Residence.
Mr. Babailov is on the board of the International Child Art Foundation, in Washington, DC and his multi-figurative mural, Who has to suffer…..and Why?, is dedicated to the children of the world, the innocent victims of world terrorism. He is an exclusive speaker on the Harry Walker Agency of New York, one of America’s leading speaker’s agencies. He organized the very First Official Delegation of American Artists to Russia and has taught at the Florence Academy of Art.
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Miska the Wolf-Spider is a demon lord, and former holder of the title "Prince of Demons."
Publishing History
Miska the Wolf-Spider first debuted in the second edition adventure The Rod of Seven Parts, where the players went on an extended quest to recover and restore the fabled Rod and eventually confront Miska in his extraplanar prison. Miska's ultimate fate depends on the outcome of the adventure. Although Miska has not been officially updated for the game's third edition, he and the Queen of Chaos have been mentioned in Dungeon during the Age of Worms adventure path.
Description
Miska the Wolf-Spider appears as a large armored spider with a four-armed human male torso. His human head is flanked on either side with the head of a snarling wolf. Miska is regarded by the spyder-fiends, a subrace of the tanar'ri who takes the form of wolf-headed spiders, as their god and patron.
History
In the early days of the multiverse, in the so-called Age Before Ages, the obyrith demon lord called The Queen of Chaos launched a war against the forces of Law. By brute force and threats of death and punishment, she rallied her fellow obyriths into a united front. To gain cooperation from the then-servitor race the tanar'ri, the Queen took as her lover and head general Miska the Wolf-Spider. The Queen went as far as to murder the then-Prince of Demons Obox-ob and bestow the title to her new consort.
Under Miska's command, the forces of Chaos were triumphant, taking over world after world, driving back the forces of Law, which were lead by the Vaati, known as the Wind Dukes. The Wind Dukes evetually fashioned an artifact to use against Miska known as the Rod of Law. On the battlefield of Pesh on the world of Oerth, the Wind Dukes defeated Miska, imprisoning him in Pandemonium and shattering the Rod into seven parts, effectively bringing the war to a stalemate. The Queen, to this day, looks for a way to free Miska to restart the war.
Publishing History
Miska the Wolf-Spider first debuted in the second edition adventure The Rod of Seven Parts, where the players went on an extended quest to recover and restore the fabled Rod and eventually confront Miska in his extraplanar prison. Miska's ultimate fate depends on the outcome of the adventure. Although Miska has not been officially updated for the game's third edition, he and the Queen of Chaos have been mentioned in Dungeon during the Age of Worms adventure path.
Description
Miska the Wolf-Spider appears as a large armored spider with a four-armed human male torso. His human head is flanked on either side with the head of a snarling wolf. Miska is regarded by the spyder-fiends, a subrace of the tanar'ri who takes the form of wolf-headed spiders, as their god and patron.
History
In the early days of the multiverse, in the so-called Age Before Ages, the obyrith demon lord called The Queen of Chaos launched a war against the forces of Law. By brute force and threats of death and punishment, she rallied her fellow obyriths into a united front. To gain cooperation from the then-servitor race the tanar'ri, the Queen took as her lover and head general Miska the Wolf-Spider. The Queen went as far as to murder the then-Prince of Demons Obox-ob and bestow the title to her new consort.
Under Miska's command, the forces of Chaos were triumphant, taking over world after world, driving back the forces of Law, which were lead by the Vaati, known as the Wind Dukes. The Wind Dukes evetually fashioned an artifact to use against Miska known as the Rod of Law. On the battlefield of Pesh on the world of Oerth, the Wind Dukes defeated Miska, imprisoning him in Pandemonium and shattering the Rod into seven parts, effectively bringing the war to a stalemate. The Queen, to this day, looks for a way to free Miska to restart the war.
The Medieval Combat Society
The MCS was originally formed in 1970, and is one of the oldest tournament Historical reenactment groups in the United Kingdom today. The object of the Society is to have fun whilst entertaining the Public and generate an interest in the History of Britain. The MCS is a member of the Early Medieval Alliance (EMA), and has approximately 60 members from all over the UK and all walks of life. The society is friendly and family orientated with some families of 3 generations taking part, and roles for members of all ages.
King Edward III (1327-1377) and his son Edward of Woodstock, more popularly known as Edward the Black Prince, held many Chivalric foot tournaments or Pas d'Armes of Chivalry for the Nobility and Knights, which the MCS recreates, complete with all its pomp and pageantry. It was a time when England lay claim to the throne of France, with victories at the Battle of Crécy 1346, the and the Naval Battle of Sluys 1340, the time of Chaucer, the founding of the Order of the Garter, with its Saint George day tournaments but also the start of The Hundred Years' War and the Black Death killing up to half of England's population.
The MCS are proud of an exemplary safety record with their Combat reenactment, giving safe enjoyable re-enactment Tournaments. Squires often train for one to two years before becoming Knights who take part in free form, non-choreographed full contact combat, clad in armour and using a variety of weaponry, authentic to the period. The Society encourages both male and female members to train to fight, and are encouraged to expand their medieval personalities & skills in many ways, including; archery, authenticity, costume, dance, music and fighting. There are many characters that can be played by the members and some have more than one character such as Royalty, Nobility, Wenching, Clergy and many more.
The Society have performed reenactments at many major venues throughout the UK, Castles, Manor Houses, Museums, on film (, the History Channel) as well as Schools, Educational displays, Corporate events, Carnivals, Charity events, Festivals, Weddings, Birthday parties as well as multi group events. The displays vary from small street shows, where space is limited, to a full size arena with a backdrop and foot tournament. Outside of the tournament the group practices medieval dancing, music, archery and banquets, complete with Mead.
During the winter months the group spends every other Sunday at fight practice where members get together and train.
The MCS was originally formed in 1970, and is one of the oldest tournament Historical reenactment groups in the United Kingdom today. The object of the Society is to have fun whilst entertaining the Public and generate an interest in the History of Britain. The MCS is a member of the Early Medieval Alliance (EMA), and has approximately 60 members from all over the UK and all walks of life. The society is friendly and family orientated with some families of 3 generations taking part, and roles for members of all ages.
King Edward III (1327-1377) and his son Edward of Woodstock, more popularly known as Edward the Black Prince, held many Chivalric foot tournaments or Pas d'Armes of Chivalry for the Nobility and Knights, which the MCS recreates, complete with all its pomp and pageantry. It was a time when England lay claim to the throne of France, with victories at the Battle of Crécy 1346, the and the Naval Battle of Sluys 1340, the time of Chaucer, the founding of the Order of the Garter, with its Saint George day tournaments but also the start of The Hundred Years' War and the Black Death killing up to half of England's population.
The MCS are proud of an exemplary safety record with their Combat reenactment, giving safe enjoyable re-enactment Tournaments. Squires often train for one to two years before becoming Knights who take part in free form, non-choreographed full contact combat, clad in armour and using a variety of weaponry, authentic to the period. The Society encourages both male and female members to train to fight, and are encouraged to expand their medieval personalities & skills in many ways, including; archery, authenticity, costume, dance, music and fighting. There are many characters that can be played by the members and some have more than one character such as Royalty, Nobility, Wenching, Clergy and many more.
The Society have performed reenactments at many major venues throughout the UK, Castles, Manor Houses, Museums, on film (, the History Channel) as well as Schools, Educational displays, Corporate events, Carnivals, Charity events, Festivals, Weddings, Birthday parties as well as multi group events. The displays vary from small street shows, where space is limited, to a full size arena with a backdrop and foot tournament. Outside of the tournament the group practices medieval dancing, music, archery and banquets, complete with Mead.
During the winter months the group spends every other Sunday at fight practice where members get together and train.