Baklunish
In the
World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the
Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the
Baklunish (or Bakluni) are a race of
humans inhabiting the
Flanaess, as well as regions of
Oerik further west.
Descendants of the human inhabitants of the ancient
Baklunish Empire, the Baklunish of today are confined chiefly in the northwest Flanaess, in that region known as the
Baklunish Basin and other nearby regions, including
Zeif,
Ekbir,
Tusmit,
Ull,
Ket, the
Dry Steppes, the
Plains of the Paynims, the
Tiger Nomads, and the
Wolf Nomads.
In some cases, the Baklunish mirror the real life
Arabian people. Many similarities can be drawn between the two, including appearance and the influence of
genies and other magical forces.
Baklunish folk have golden-hued skin and hair that ranges from blue-black to dark brown. Their eyes are often green or gray-green.
*
Gygax, Gary.
World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (
TSR, Inc.TSR,
1983).
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Holian, Gary,
Erik Mona,
Sean K Reynolds, and
Frederick Weining.
Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (
Wizards of the Coast,
2000).
*
Moore, Roger E.
The Adventure Begins (TSR,
1998).
*
Sargent, Carl.
From the Ashes (TSR,
1993).
