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'''Xagy''' is a mysterious individual thought to have lived for a time in the ancient [[Flan]] kingdom of [[Ahlissa]].
==Description==


==History==
==History==
The only known reference to '''Xagy''' is a reference by the Mage [[Mordenkainen]] alleging that the artifact ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]'' was made by Xagy and the goddess ''[[Joramy]]'' some 17 centuries ago.
The only known reference to Xagy was by [[Mordenkainen]], alleging that the artifact ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]'' was made by Xagy and the goddess ''[[Joramy]]'' some seventeen centuries ago (''Dungeon Master's Guide'', 1979).
 
==Relationships==
Grand Uncle of Zagig Yragerne (see ''[[Zagyg]]'').
 
==Magic items==
 
Artifacts:
* ''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]''.


==Creative origins==
==Creative origins==
Xagy was mentioned by Gary Gygax in the 1st edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide''.
Xagy was mentioned by [[Gary Gygax]] in the first edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide''.
 
Gary Gygax also answered an inquiry on the [http://www.enworld.com ENWorld] forums about the identity of Xagy, see bibliography entry below.
 
==Fan Speculation==
Xagy, possibly also spelled ''Zagy'', is a mysterious spellcaster who is said to have lived in the [[Flan]] Kingdom of [[Ahlissa]] long ago.
 
Xagy, if he can be identified with Zagy, is known to have authored the following work:
 
Xagy may also be the creator of the ''[[Talisman of Zagy]]''.
 
*''Intelligence and Intuitive Domination''


In a thread on the [http://www.enworld.com ENWorld] forums, Gygax stated that he considered Xagy to be a long-deceased great uncle to [[Zagig Yragerne]].[http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/125997-gary-gygax-q-part-ix-34.html#post2303327]


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.


*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ENWorld Forums/Archive/Gary Gygax Q&A, Part IX. Posted 06-04-05 11:32 PM. Viewed 12-22-07.
==External link==
Link [http://www.enworld.org/printthread.php?t=125997&page=11&pp=50 ENWorld Archive Of Cited Post]. '''NOTE:''' Col_Pladoh is E. Gary Gygax's ID on the ENWorld forums.'''
*[http://www.enworld.org/printthread.php?t=125997&page=11&pp=50 Gary Gygax Q&A, Part IX] at ''EN World''.


*Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.


[[Category:Greyhawk characters]]
[[Category:Characters of Ahlissa]]

Latest revision as of 21:27, 29 June 2010

Greyhawk Character
Xagy
Homeland Unknown
Gender Unknown
Race Unknown
Age Presumed deceased
Class Unknown
Alignment Unknown

Xagy is a mysterious individual thought to have lived for a time in the ancient Flan kingdom of Ahlissa.

Description

History

The only known reference to Xagy was by Mordenkainen, alleging that the artifact Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale was made by Xagy and the goddess Joramy some seventeen centuries ago (Dungeon Master's Guide, 1979).

Creative origins

Xagy was mentioned by Gary Gygax in the first edition Dungeon Master's Guide.

In a thread on the ENWorld forums, Gygax stated that he considered Xagy to be a long-deceased great uncle to Zagig Yragerne.[1]

Bibliography

External link