City Exploration: Jan 10 2023 The Professor was happy to explain a major contributing factor to the fall of Netheril In ancient times the God Mystryl governed all magic, and created the Weave that allowed mortals to perform their own magics as the Gods do. One Netherese mortal coveted this power, and worked to steal […]
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The Arcane Octad
The Pentacle in Ythrn granted memories of the Arcane Octad, a ritual used to re-open the spire of Ythrn when it has been sealed during a catastrophe.
Our heroes were perplexed by the offense taken by Klondorn when it was suggested he was a Demon. You see Devils have a strict ethos and an order within the confines of a perfect bureaucracy. They don’t go around killing folks for no reason, they’re the good guys! The Demons on the other hand kill […]
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Levistus and Asmodeus’ feud
Conventional wisdom would suggest that all Devils are in league with one another – this is not the case with Asmodeus and Levistus. Years ago Levistus had set in motion a plan to usurp Asmodeus’ control over the nine hells of Baator. Asmodeus as usual was one step ahead – and despite their best efforts, […]
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The Astral Plane
Lynaea has recovered a cloak that can be used to travel to the Astral Plane. This journey is not one to be taken lightly, as the Astral Plane is vast and dangerous. It is inhabited by unimaginably alien creatures and populated by the enigmatic Gith. Fiends, Celestials and Slaad all use this plane as a […]
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The Codicil of White
The book’s cover is a single piece of white ermine fur cut to size and sewn onto a pair of seasoned white pine boards. A clasp and lock of tarnished silver normally holds the book closed, though the key is missing and the lock has been forced open. The vellum pages are inked in dark […]
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Reghed Nomads
Reghed nomads are the children of the Reghed Glacier, as suggested by their name. They are people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have kept them alive through countless harsh […]
The Duergar have retreated back to the Underdark. Xardorok and his sons have been slain, leaving the Sunblight Clan without an heir. Grandolpha has assumed the role of warlord. Brynn Shandar hosts many of the displaced Ten Towners, and the Duergar were moderately successful in a campaign of assassination prior to the Dragon attack – […]
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Angajuk’s Bell
Angajuk is a whale with a boat on its back. Most people in the ten towns are at least somewhat familiar with this story, but some take it so seriously they make pilgrimage across the dangerous tundra to the fabled bell to summon and converse with the creature.
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The Ordning
The Ordning was a celestial structure that bound all giant-kind in a strict heirarchy. Adnahn the Allfather shattered the Ordning for reasons unknown to the giants or anyone else, but many have interpreted it as a call to strive for more, and to break out of the complacency that dominated giants for millenia. These giants […]