- Yolande (Greyhawk)
Greyhawk Character
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name=Yolande
home=Celene
gender=Female
race=Grey Elf
class=Fighter/ Wizard
alignment=Chaotic Good
age=200+
universe="World of Greyhawk "In the "World of Greyhawk "campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons "role-playing game , Yolande is the grey elven queen of the elven kingdom of Celene. Her honorifics include "Her Fey Majesty," the "Faerie Queen," the "Perfect Flower of Celene," and "Lady Rhalta of All Elvenkind."Yolande makes her home in Celene's capital of
Enstad , where she resides in thePalace of the Faerie Queen . She is protected by the Knights of the Companion Guard, and advised by her chief advisor, a noble elf namedOnselven . Prince Brightflame, better known asMelf , is a cousin.Description
Yolande has lilac-colored eyes and is breathtakingly beautiful. She was described by
Gord the Rogue in Gary Gygax's novel, "Artifact of Evil," as being more beautiful than any woman he'd ever seen.History
Originally from the Celene settlement of
Bellmeadow , Princess Yolande was already an accomplished fighter and wizard when she ascended the throne in 361 CY. Yolande was chosen by the princes of the realm to unite the nation against expansionistKeoland . When the Keoish garrisons were expelled, Yolande organized Celene's defenses, whilst her consort, PrinceTriserron , defeated the Keoish forces in a number of minor engagements.Near the end of the fifth century CY, Triserron was ambushed and slain by orcs in a narrow pass in the Lortmils, just south of
Courwood . The death of her beloved led Yolande to lead her nation and theUlek States in theHateful Wars of 498-510 CY, clearing the Lortmils of every orc, goblin, and other evil humanoids. For her role in the hateful Wars, theGrand Court of Celene awarded Yolande theMantle of the Blue Moon , naming her "Lady Rhalta of All Elvenkind."Such honors have done little to soothe Yolande's grief, however, and though she has since taken a number of consorts to with whom to engage in the
Faerie Mysteries , many believe she has never recover from the loss of Triserron. Speculation holds that the Prince Consort's death is they key reason that Yolande has led Celene down an ever-increasing path ofisolationism , a policy which not all of the people of Celene (notably theKnights of Luna ) agree with.Celene's isolationism had grown so strong by the 580's CY that Yolande failed to offer assistance to the
Principality of Ulek to turn back the orcish hordes ofTurrosh Mak 'sPomarj during theGreyhawk Wars of 582-584 CY. Though some speculate that Yolande may be controlled by evil forces or advisors, the truth is simply that the queen views elven lives as too valuable to waste in conflicts outside her realm.Some time after the Greyhawk Wars, Yolande lost another Royal Consort, when her most recent one entered the mysterious
Moonarch of Sehanine and never returned. Yolande's diviners have yet to determine his fate.References
*Brown, Anne. "Player's Guide" (TSR, 1998).
*Gygax, Gary. "Artifact of Evil" (TSR,
1986 ).
*Gygax, Gary . "The World of Greyhawk" (TSR,1980 ).
*Gygax, Gary. "World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting' ' (TSR,1983 ).*Holian, Gary,
Erik Mona ,Sean K Reynolds , andFrederick Weining . "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer " (Wizards of the Coast ,2000 ).*
Moore, Roger E . "" (TSR,1998 ).*Sargent, Carl. "From the Ashes" (TSR,
1992 ).
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