Greyhawk's Duchy of Tehn

[Havard]

I'm trying to compare Blackmoor's Duchy of Ten with Greyhawk's equivalent.

Some information on the Duchy of Tehn from the GH Wiki:

The Duchy of Tehn
The Duchy of Tenh is a political state in the World of Greyhawk.
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GEOGRAPHY
Tenh is situated in the Old Aerdy West region of the Flanaess, nestled between the Theocracy of the Pale, the Bandit Kingdoms, and the Rovers of the Barrens.
Settlements

Notable settlements in Tenh include:

• Atherstone (pop. 4,500, occupied by the Pale)
  
• Calbut (pop. 14,500, ruined, occupied by Stonehold)
  
• Nevond Nevnend (pop. 25,200, ruined, occupied by Stonehold)
  
• Redspan (pop. 21,000, ruined, occupied by Duke Ehyeh's forces)
  
• Rutherton

PEOPLE
The native folk of Tenh are nearly full-blooded Flan, and fiercely proud of it. Their skin has a bronze hue.

• Region: Old Aerdy West ("Old Nyrond")
  
• Ruler: Duke Ehyeh III
  
• Government: formerly) Independent feudal monarchy whose royal and noble houses were strictly Flan; (now) court exile, lands fought over by several rival armies who are the only effective authorities
  
• Established Capital Nevond Nevnend
  
• Major Towns Calbut, Nevond Nevnend, Redspan, Atherstone
  
• Provinces Originally 18 noble fiefs, from counties to baronies, with lines of authority based on ancient intratribal conflics
  
• Resources Foodstuffs, platinum
  
• Coinage Magnus (pp), ducat (gp), marcher (ep), circle (sp), common (cp)
  
• Population Human 78% (Flan), Halfling 9%, Elf 4%, Dwarf 3%, Gnome 2%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1%, Other 2%
  Races (excluding invaders) 195,000
  
• Languages Common, Flan, Orc, Goblin, Dwarven
  
• Alignments LN, N*, NG
  
• Religions Iuz (Iuz's forces); Pholtus (the Pale's forces); Erythnul (Stonehold's forces); Allitur, Beory, Berei, Saint Cuthbert, Pelor, Zodal, Obad-Hai (original religions); old Wastrian temples
  
• Allies (of government in exile) County of Urnst (weak), Nyrond (weak)
  
• Enemies (of government in exile) Iuz (including Bandit Kingdoms, Stonehold, trolls from Troll Fens, the Pale

Source: http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tenh

One other thing I find interesting about Tehn is that it is home of the wizard Nystul from the Circle of Eight:

Nystul
Nystul is an archmage and member of the Circle of Eight. He is also the most famous native of the Duchy of Tenh.

• Homeland Tenh
  
• Gender Male
  
• Race Human
  
• Age Born 538 CY
  
• Class Wizard 17
  
• Alignment Neutral

Description
Nystul is 53 years old in 591 CY. He stands 6'7" tall and weighs 184 pounds. His lank, uncombed hair is mousy brown in hue, and his features are rather plain, with Flan features and an Oeridian's olive complexion. He has been described as a "ridiculous gangling beanpole," a condition which has inspired him to specialize in magic that disguises his appearance. He often travels disguised as a demure half-elven maiden, a form in which he flirts with chivalrous knights and paladins in order to gain their protection.

Nystul is a flippant sort with a preference for puns and quips that tend to annoy his colleagues Mordenkainen, Bigby, and Drawmij. Nystul is intelligent, subtle, and profound, however, with an unerring tactical sense.

Relationships
Nystul is a member of the Circle of Eight. At one time, Nystul had an apprentice named Janina. Nystul is allied with the Keepers of the Flan, a group of mages, druids, and loremasters of the Tenha clans currently dwelling in the Rakers or the Phostwood.

Nystul, unlike the other members of the Circle, believes that Rary's apparent betrayal of their group is only a ruse. He believes that Iuz and his servants are the true enemy of both the Circle of Eight and his homeland of Tenh.

History
Nystul was born to a family of well-connected nobles in the city of Nevond Nevnend. His family's better-connected enemies brought them low, however, charging them with sedition and insurgency in the court of the then-ruling Duke Pet'yeu of Tenh. The nobles in Nystul's house were tried for treason, and the house was disbanded. Nystul was secreted away by servants and raised in a small monastery of Pholtan monks on the border of the Pale, near the Phostwood. A clever old cleric called Friar Nemonicus, obsessed with the powers of light and darkness, encouraged young Nystul's gift for magic and provided him with a permanent protection from evil enhancement. When he came of age, the monks paid for Nystul to study in the Sorcerous Union in Radigast City. There, Nystul befriended Otto. After graduating, Nystul built a home in Redspan and took on apprentices of his own. It was not long before Mordenkainen offered him membership of the Circle of Eight in 571 CY.

During the Greyhawk Wars, Nystul did his best to help evacuate refugees and arm his countrymen against the invaders.

The Duchy of Tehn doesnt seem to have much in common with Blackmoor's version. Of course it may have looked quite differently before the Greyhawk Wars. In spite of the differences I would actually be tempted to include some of these ideas in my version of the Blackmoor Duchy of Ten, including a Blackmoor version of Nystul.

Suggestions?

-Havard