User blog:Aaron Larsen/Some Accuracy Issues that Really Need to be Addressed

I've run across a few things in cross-comparing info on this Wikia with other sources that seem like they need corrected, but they're big enough changes that I hesitate to make such changes without some sort of consensus:

1. Westruun: There are a number of issues, here, most probably owing their origin to the fact that much of this article derives from an old article from a different Wikia that, though it is by Matt, would appear to be obsolete, as they conflict with the Campaign Guide (CG).

a. The "Court of Avandra": the article indicates that some sort of dual-purpose temple/ law court in the temple district is the primary "Hall of Justice," whereas the CG not only doesn't mention it, but it names a completely different building, in the Opal Ward, with a statue to Bahamut serves this function. What's more, Avandra isn't mentioned as even one of the top 3 deities of Westruun in the CG, nor does her portfolio seem to mesh that naturally with "lawgiving" as would, say, Erathis or Bahamut, both of whom figure prominently in the CG's description of the city its temples and its worshippers. (Oddly enough, though, it specifically does say that outside the Temple Ward, which is apparently some sort of "Free Speech Zone," that deities other than Westruun's "big 3" (Bahumut, Erathis & the Wildmother) need to keep their heads down as they're barely tolerated ?!)

b."Delleb": A rather obscure Greyhawk deity of this name gets a mention on the Wikia as the object of veneration of the Monks of the Cobalt Soul, whereas in every other place they seem to be followers of Ioun (including later in the same paragraph?!)

There are probably some others, but the key point here is, what is considered primary canon? The CG? If so, it's time to make some changes here...

2. Guar vs Gwardan: Failing to find Guar on the new, official Devan Rue map of the Menagerie Coast, I asked the folks over on the Reddit forum if anyone was seeing something that I missed. The consensus seemed to be that in the episode where it was mentioned (I think it was only when Darrow of the Stubborn Stock was introducing his group) that Matt had actually said "Gwardan," which is a small village just off to the left of the main towns on the map. Does anyone have anything more definitive on this question?

Anyway, just thought I'd try to raise a few of these issues to see if there was a consensus on them so that we could update for accuracy...

Sincerely,

AL