Due to the scholarly and civilized nature of Veluna society, much is known of our history and the culture from which it grew. The majority of this early history is passed down from a holy book of Rao, while the rest comes from many books kept in the Great Library of Rao in Mitrik. This holy book, known as The Word of Incarum, sets forth the tenets in which we strive to adhere to in our daily lives. It teaches us that the Lord of Peace granted the moons Celene and Luna to guide us out of the great darkness that threatened to swallow the world whole long ago. Following these moons the tribes of primitive Flan settled in the lowlands between Velverdyva and Fals rivers and found safety at last. Years later when the Oeridian people started migrating east before the Twin Cataclysms destroyed their country; they came in contact with these tribes in what they now called the 'Vale of Luna'. Being a peaceful people the Oeridians were welcomed to the Vale in the name of Rao and offered shelter and land if they wished to remain in the Vale and worship the Lord of Peace. As the years passed by, the lines between the two different cultures blurred. The Oeridians started worshipping the Flan god as a god of reason and serenity while the Flan culture became more organized and focused. Around 9 CY Oeridian divination and the legends of the Flan had merged enough to locate the legendary Crook of Rao. The place of discovery was called Mitrik, or salvation, and a new nation was formed on that spot.

So it remained for centuries. The people of Veluna grew and prospered and spread across most of what is now modern Veluna. It was at this time of expansion that the people of Veluna had their first encounter with Aerdi soldiers from the east. The legions of soldiers from the Great Kingdom spread west across the plains of Greyhawk and into what would become modern day Furyondy and Veluna swallowing whatever stood in their way. The High Canon of Rao realizing that resisting would destroy them met with a representative of the Great Kingdom and agreed to support them. Thus Veluna became the Archclericy of Voll in vassalage to the Viceroyalty of Ferrond. In years that followed many key positions of importance in the Viceroyalty where filled by priests and paladins of Rao. They acted as a counter-balance to the fiery nature of the Oeridians. Things remained the same for several generations until the man that would become Thrommel I stepped forward. With the great Canon Hermiod of Laudine by his side he declared independence from the Great Kingdom in 254 CY. For the first time in 50 years Furyondy and Veluna stood free once again. The two countries remained close for a long time until the Gentry of Dyvers began to stir up trouble with merchants heading west from Dyvers. This trade war stopped almost all traffic flowing west and got the nobility in Veluna in an uproar. At this point in history Dyvers was still a part of Furyondy so the nobles of Veluna looked to them to take care of this matter. While Furyondy looked the other way caravans who did not pay tribute to Dyvers began disappearing to 'bandits'. This was all the nobles of Veluna could take. Many skirmishes took place back and forth over the Velverdyva River by 'unsanctioned' elements from both sides until the matter was settled in Veluna's favor. Though the church never thought much of any of this, the nobles in Veluna City did and a rift opened between them and Chendl.

In 350 CY, King Tavish II of Keoland decided to test this rift between Veluna and Furyondy. He marched an army across the Lorridges and Kron hill into the southern and western holdings of Veluna. As he thought, the King of Furyondy protested loudly, but not one troop moved across the Velverdyva to lend help. By 355 the Keoland forces had Devarnish and the surrounding lands. All traffic from the east came to a halt and the secular government in Veluna City fled to Mitrik for safety. Even worse was the loss of the Crook of Rao, which had been on display in a temple in Devarnish. Facing the possibility of the total loss of Veluna, Canon Turgen IV drafted and signed the Treaty of Devarnish. This document ceded control of the great Western Road and everything south of it to Keoland in exchange for a halt to the invasion. This document was extremely unpopular but it guaranteed Veluna would survive. This uneasy truce seemed to pay off until 415 CY when a new governor was named. His name was Berkilyn and he was the former Commandant of the Gran March. He began a campaign of oppression and terror in the occupied lands and by 436 had publicly threatened to annex the whole of Veluna in the name of the Keoish crown. Now some say it was messengers dispatched by the Canon and some say it was due to the fact that Furyondy could not ignore the threat Keoland poised to them. Whatever the cause, Furyondy took the commandant's public act as reason to pour across the Velverdyva in a series of battles known as the Short War. By 438, the Keoish forces had been driven from Veluna and the occupied lands once again became part of greater Veluna.

This state of affairs did not last long though. In 446 CY, the College of Bishops convened to discuss the future of their nation, which many believed to be controlled by greedy Furyondians. A group of orthodox Cuthbertine Overseers rallied the more conservative Raoans to their side and urged that Veluna formally cede from Furyondy. In an agreement known as the Concordant of Eademer, the members of the college voted overwhelmingly to break from the kingdom.

Since this time Veluna has gained the reputation as a gentle and helpful neighbor, a peaceful and contemplative power that rarely engaged itself in battle or even subterfuge with its neighbors. Veluna is a nation with might as it showed when it roused it troops in 569 CY, when the Horde of Elemental Evil threatened Verbobonc. After this mighty victory, talk started to spread of a wedding between the Supreme Mistress of the Order, Jolene and Prince Thrommel IV, hero of Emridy Meadows. This would have brought Veluna and Furyondy closer to a re-unification that many wanted. Unfortunately in 573 CY, news arrived that Prince Thrommel had vanished while campaigning in the south. Jolene disappeared from the public eye and all talks of re-unification vanished.

During the Greyhawk wars, Ket invaded Bissel and captured their capital Thornwood. Though the Ketish forces eyed Falsridge to the west they did not cross the Veluna border. With so much of our attention and forces directed towards Iuz in the north it fell to the Knights of Cudgel to defend our western border and lend aid to our allies in Bissel. A series of internal conflicts in 587 CY caused Ket to withdraw from Bissel and enter into negotiations about the northern territories of Bissel. The result was the Thornwood Division. Thornwood was declared a neutral city and was divided between Ket, Veluna, Gran March, and Bissel. This division has resulted in constant bickering and arguing over trade dues and tariffs for merchants heading through Thornwood. This has also resulted in a strained relationship between Veluna and Gran March over Bissel's ultimate loyalties.

Veluna today is a beacon of hope and a center of stability in an unstable land. The Crook of Rao, which was lost during the Keoland occupation, has been recovered. The Canon, with help from the Archmage Bigby, used the recovered Crook to invoke the Flight of Fiends, which purged most demons from the Flanaess. The Canon is growing old though. His last public appearance was 6 months ago when he stood at his friend Belvor's side upon the calling of the Great Northern Crusade, Furyondy's and Veluna's declaration of eternal war against Iuz. Some say he is sick and others claim he is not even in the country right now. Veluna has troops stationed all over the western part of the Flanaess, especially in the northern kingdom of Furyondy and the city of Highfolk. Veluna sends the majority of its support north across the Velverdyva River to Furyondy. This is resented by many of the southern nobles who still remember the Keoish occupation and how Furyondy stood by and watched it happen. Out of all the countries involved in the Greyhawk wars, Veluna has come out stronger then it went in. Our forces are strong and our coffers are full. Our troops are stationed in many of our neighbors' towns bolstering their forces. Whatever the future may bring you may be sure that the light of Veluna will be there standing strong against whatever forces evil may bring forth.