Ket (Greyhawk) - Ket in The Third Edition of D&D (2000)

Ket in The Third Edition of D&D (2000)

In 2000, WotC released the Third Edition of D&D, and for the first time, made Greyhawk the default campaign world for D&D—that is, unless a Dungeon Master specifically used a different campaign setting, it was assumed that his or her D&D game was set in the world of Greyhawk. Because players who had previously used other campaign settings would be unfamiliar with Greyhawk, WotC also released the Dungeons and Dragons Gazetteer, essentially a summary of information about Greyhawk from all previous editions.

Although most of the basic information about Ket remained the same—other than Nadaid had replaced Zoltan on the throne—some details were changed:

• Ket was now a former province of Zeif.
• Gygax's undefined "True Faith", which had been dropped from subsequent editions after he left TSR, was revived and was now linked to worship of the obscure god Al'Akbar. Religion now played a far greater role in Ket's social life than before: "The clergy of Ket is intertwined with its military hierarchy. Every company has its own cleric, and Ketite soldiers are expected to adhere to the devotions of Al'Akbar."
• The Mouqollad Consortium, a mercantile guild that followed the teachings of the other new god, Mouqol, was an important part of Ketite life: "the bazaar of each major town is administrated by a particular merchant clan "