Asian Locations: Oerth

One of the oldest campaign settings is Greyhawk, also known as the Oerth. Far to the west of the Flanaess lies two countries with cultures found in Asia. However these area have never been fully fleshed out. and much of the information comes from scattered adventures found within the original Oriental Adventures lines, the novels based upon Gord the Rogue, and what information was planned from the revival of Greyhawk.

The first to be encountered is the island kingdom of Nippon located just south of the Sea of Dust within the Pearl Sea. The land if Nippon is very similar to the feudal era of japan, and is a default location for the "1st Edition" Oriental Adventures book. Not many details were given about Nippon, and was largely left open for DM's and Player's to create. Likewise the Nippon have also expanded onto the mainland along the Peninsula, claiming an area known as the Geitsakuru Dominion, just south of Zindia and east of Erypt.

The second area lies directly west and past the kingdom of Zindia, north of Erypt, and situated between the Baklhaut and Dragonspine Mountains.The Celestial Imperium, also known as the Celestial Kingdom of Shaofeng "Sufang" is a large Chinese like empire made up of various smaller kingdoms. Their southern region is bordered by the Celestial Sea which separates them from Erypt. To their north the lands are harsh and cold, and ruled over by various barbarian tribes. Not only do they have to contend with the Mongol like tribes, but also with hords of Gnoll found near the Dragonspine Mountains and the hordes of Orcs from Darak Urtang near the Baklhaut Mountains. It is largely due to the orcish hordes, that the Great Wall of Tsian was built to stop these northern invaders.

It is believed that Shaofeng consists of the land of the Imperial Court ; to the east the Kindgoms of Tsian, Szian, and Tzong ; the Myrchang border kingdom near Zindia; Zhang-kiri border kingdom near Farak Utang ; Zhatana-kiri border kingdom near Erypt ; and the lands of Khanate's Nweng, Nwong, and Nwang along the Dragonspine Mountains.