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Sources and Citations
Sources and Citations
Authenticity is the point of this compendium. Every geographic, historical, and
lore claim should trace to a named source. Claims are tagged inline with a short
code in square brackets, for example [Alm-Alpha] or [CM1]. Resolve the code
here.
Two classes of source are kept separate. Canon is published TSR/WotC
material. It is cited, never reproduced; where a page reference matters the DM
should consult their own copy. Community is fan work hosted on the Vaults of
Pandius and the Atlas of Mystara, freely shared for personal use, with author
and URL. Downloaded community files are logged in
the Attribution page (and ATTRIBUTION.md at the repository
root).
A note on dates and the Alphatian calendar
Mystara’s common calendar counts years as AC (After Crowning, of the first Thyatian emperor). Alphatian sources count AY (Alphatian Years), where AY = AC + 1000. The Mystaran Almanac entries are written in-world by Alphatian almanac staff and often give AY; this guide converts to AC. Example: the royal wedding dated “AY 2014” in the Alpha entry is AC 1014 [Alm-Alpha].
This compendium is anchored to the Mystaran Almanac era, AC 1014-1019. Where a source describes an earlier state (the Great Land Rush of AC 998-1002, the War of the Crown, pre-sinking Alphatia), that is flagged as background.
Canon (TSR / Wizards of the Coast)
Cited, not reproduced. The DM supplies their own copies.
| Tag | Product | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
[CM1] |
CM1 Test of the Warlords (1984) | The foundational Norwold module. King Ericall’s Great Land Rush; Companion tier (levels 15-25). The high-level destination this 1-12 campaign climbs toward. |
[CM2] |
CM2 Death’s Ride (1984) | Two Lakes Vale; a dominion gone dark. Companion tier. |
[CM3] |
CM3 Sabre River (1984) | The Sabre River region. Companion tier. |
[CM4] |
CM4 Earthshaker! (1985) | The Duchy of Vyolstagrad. Companion tier. |
[M1] |
M1 Into the Maelstrom (1985) | Qeodhar, Norlan, the planar threat. Master tier. |
[M2] |
M2 Vengeance of Alphaks (1986) | The War of the Crown; Alphaks’s plot against Norwold. Master tier. |
[M4] |
M4 Five Coins for a Kingdom (1988) | Master tier. |
[M5] |
M5 Talons of Night (1987) | The Helskir peace conference. Master tier. |
[DotE] |
Dawn of the Emperors: Thyatis and Alphatia (1989) | The definitive Alphatia/Thyatis boxed set; Norwold’s imperial context. |
[WotI] |
Wrath of the Immortals (1992) | The war that sank Alphatia (AC 1009) and reshaped the north. |
[RC] |
D&D Rules Cyclopedia (1991), Appendix 1 | Canon summary of Norwold. |
[PWA1] |
Poor Wizard’s Almanac (AC 1010) | First almanac; post-war state. |
[PWA2] |
Poor Wizard’s Almanac II (AC 1011) | |
[PWA3] |
Poor Wizard’s Almanac III (AC 1012) | |
[Alm-YYYY] |
Mystaran Almanac, specified year (AC 1013-1019) | The fan-continued almanac line; the era anchor. Specific regional entries are listed under Community below, since they are mirrored on the Vaults. |
[Dungeon21] |
Dungeon Magazine #21, “The Bane of Elfswood” | Cited by the MMB regional gazetteer. |
Community, anchor indexes
| Tag | Work | Author / origin | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
[Vaults] |
Vaults of Pandius, Norwold index | Vaults of Pandius | https://pandius.com/norwold.html |
[Atlas] |
The Atlas of Mystara (fan maps) | Thorfinn Tait | https://atlasofmystara.com/ and https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/ |
[Wiki-Norwold] |
Mystara Wiki, Norwold | Mystara Wiki | https://wiki.mystara.net/norwold |
Community, regional gazetteers and overviews
| Tag | Work | Author | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
[MMB-Region] |
Norwold Region (the primary MMB demography) | Italian MMB: DM, LoZompatore, Morgoth | https://pandius.com/nrwldreg.html |
[Neri-TG] |
A Traveller’s Guide to Norwold (Threshold #7) | Simone Neri (Zendrolion) | https://pandius.com/nwtrvlgd.html |
[Neri-LandRush] |
The Great Land Rush of Norwold (Threshold #7) | Simone Neri | https://pandius.com/nwlndrsh.html |
[Neri-LandRush2] |
The Great Land Rush of Norwold, Part 2 | Simone Neri | https://pandius.com/nwlndrs2.html |
[Nuzzaci-Demo] |
Realms of Norwold Demographics & Economics | Fabrizio Nuzzaci | https://pandius.com/nrwlddmm.html |
[Omnibius-Gaz] |
Norwold Gazetteer (Italian), v1 | Omnibius | https://pandius.com/Norwold.pdf |
Community, Mystaran Almanac regional entries (AC 1016 and the AC 1019 index)
These in-world entries are the authoritative political snapshot of the era.
| Tag | Realm / region | URL |
|---|---|---|
[Alm-Alpha] |
Kingdom of Alpha (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/alphapw3.html |
[Alm-Oceansend] |
Oceansend (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/ocensen2.html |
[Alm-ArchFire] |
The Arch of Fire (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/archfir3.html |
[Alm-Arcadia] |
Barony of Arcadia (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/arcadia2.html |
[Alm-Ironwood] |
Elven Barony of Ironwood (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/ironwoo2.html |
[Alm-Leeha] |
Shire of Leeha (AC 1016) | https://pandius.com/leeha2.html |
[Alm-Lothbarth] |
Lothbarth Forest (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/lothbar4.html |
[Alm-NorthBay] |
Northern Bay Marches (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/northba4.html |
[Alm-WestBay] |
Western Bay Marches (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/westbay4.html |
[Alm-SouthBay] |
Southern Bay Marches (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/southba4.html |
[Alm-Icereach] |
Icereach Domains (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/icedoma4.html |
[Alm-FinalRange] |
Final Range Domains (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/finrang4.html |
[Alm-Tranquil] |
Tranquil Coast (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/tranqui4.html |
[Alm-Kamminer] |
Kamminer Bay (AC 1019) | https://pandius.com/kammine4.html |
Community, timelines and history
| Tag | Work | Author | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
[MMB-Timeline] |
Timeline of Norwold | Italian MMB | https://pandius.com/nrwldtml.html |
[LoZ-ModTimeline] |
Unified Norwold module timeline | LoZompatore | https://pandius.com/normldtl.html |
[LoZ-WarCrown] |
War of the Crown of Norwold (merging CM1 and M2) | LoZompatore | https://pandius.com/warcrown.html |
[Phindar-Aftermath] |
Norwold after the fall of Alphatia | Phindar | https://pandius.com/noraalph.html |
Community, people, dominions, cultures
| Tag | Work | Author | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
[Gander-Dom] |
Norwold Dominions and their Rulers as of AC 1016 | Geoff Gander | https://pandius.com/ndomlist.html |
[Neri-RBP] |
Rogues, Barons and Pretenders (Threshold #8) | Simone Neri | https://pandius.com/rgbrnprt.html |
[LoZ-R2R] |
Rogues to Riches (novel, set AC 1010) | LoZompatore | https://pandius.com/rog2rich.html |
[Rasmussen-Viking] |
The Viking Mentality | Niels Just Rasmussen | https://pandius.com/nrchvkng.html |
[Neri-Viask] |
Barbarians of Viaskaland | Simone Neri | https://pandius.com/viaskbrb.html |
[Agosta-Northlands] |
Adventuring in the Northlands | Giampaolo Agosta | https://pandius.com/nlnddvnt.html |
Community, local gazetteers and adventures (selected)
| Tag | Work | Author | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
[JTR-Oceansend] |
The Free City of Oceansend (fan Gaz) | JTR | https://pandius.com/ocean_gaz9.pdf |
[JTR-Landfall] |
The Streets of Landfall (fan Gaz) | JTR | https://pandius.com/landfall_gaz.pdf |
[JTR-Leeha] |
Land of Leeha / History of Leeha | JTR | https://pandius.com/leehalnd.html |
[Eustace-Leeha] |
Leehashire | Dan Eustace | https://pandius.com/leehashr.html |
[Davidson-Magan] |
Duchy of Maganshire / City of Magan | Cab Davidson | https://pandius.com/maganshr.html |
[Agosta-Saffir] |
The City-State of Saffir | Giampaolo Agosta | https://pandius.com/cssaffir.html |
[Agosta-Skauf] |
The Skaufskogr and Beyond | Giampaolo Agosta | https://pandius.com/skafskgr.html |
[Fleet-Lintaine] |
The County of Lintaine | Matthew Fleet | https://pandius.com/lintaine.html |
[Fleet-Frozen] |
Adventures in the Frozen North | Matthew Fleet | https://pandius.com/frznnrth.html |
[Morris-Monster] |
Monstrous Atlas: The Region of Norwold | Sheldon Morris | https://pandius.com/ma_nrwld.html |
[Gines-Ransarn] |
Ransarn Valley adventure/campaign ideas | Pol Ginés | https://pandius.com/ransvala.html |
Local copies in this repository
Two of the fan gazetteers above are downloaded for offline use (credited on the Attribution page):
Maps are cataloged separately in Maps with their own attribution.
How to cite when extending this guide
Keep the discipline. When you add a claim, add its tag. When a tag is new, add a row here with author and URL. When canon and a fan source conflict, note both and state which this guide follows. For the era snapshot, the Mystaran Almanac entries win.