GARY GYGAX Q&A PART XXVIII

Zagig/Zagyg is based on a sort of joke--me as the mad designer of Greyhawk Castle and its
dungeons. After all, how else could such a place exist? Zagig was never a PC, only an NPC
played by me...

Erythnul was my conception, and it was inspired by need in the pantheon being created, and
the "Demon of Blood & Seed" from Hindu mythology provided the conceptual basis for one of
his capabilities.

Wastri, ah, a favorite of mine. His original appearance was in an early, never fully published
(rightfully so) novel called THE GNOME CACHE. In withdrawing to the marshes to live a life
of contemplation, Wastri found only that he loves batrachians, that hunting small demi-
humans with giant toads was amusing sport, and the only enlightenment he received was
from the first used to roast prey taken. Perhaps it was a comment on extreme conceits of
religious sort.... [EGG] http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?
t=22566&page=12&pp=30

[I’m curious about this quote from the DMG, “In my own Greyhawk Campaign there have
been 9 demigods, 3 demon lords, and a handful of Norse and other gods involved in the
course of many years of play. Once or twice there has been divine intervention--and twice the
powers of the infernal region have come at the mention of a certain name....”. The 9 demigods
would be the famous 9 that Robilar released, one of the demon lords is Frazz-Urb Luu, I know
Zeus made a cameo during the same encounter, but he chose to ignore the Unnamed’s plea
for help and left him to the demon lord’s tender mercies. Were Lolth or Zuggtmoy included
here? I heard a story of a young Robilar being saved by “divine intervention” when he was
about to meet his end at the hands of two wights.]

The 9 demigods/gods are indeed those released by robilar.

Frazz-Urb Luu was freed by Erac's Cousin and a paladin, heh-heh-heh. I intend to tell
that little tale in a DRAGON zne column. Yes, Zeus made a brief appearance than and
left with a shrug, none there honoring him.

Lolth never made any appearances, but Zuggtmoy did. When Robilar freed her (yes,
he again loossed another deital figure) she was grateful, took him off to her layer of
the Abyss to be one of her favored servants... Robilar, and he was a veteran adventurer
at this time, was not a happy camper then.

I don't recall the tale of Robilar's rescue from the wights, , but I can relate something
more amusing.

In one tournament session at a Autumn Revel, as I recall, a team managed to bring

Asmodeus to their location. In desperation, one of their number called for a diety
opposed to that devil to come to them. Being a kindly DM, I had ORcus arrive
instanter. Oddly, the party were not in the least happy that I allowed such "divine
intervention." I suppose it is because the two Evil beings took stock of the situation,
saw no reason to fight amongst themselves, and simply divided up the "spoils"
between them and left...

As has been noted often, being careful what one wishes for, pleads for in the above
case, is a good idea. [EGG] http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?
t=22566&page=13&pp=30