Humanoids who expire from exposure to intense cold can be transformed by Auril into horrific spirits. These frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them.
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All Duergar posess natural psychic abilities, their gift allows them to enlarge to great size or become invisible at will. The feared Duergar Mind Masters have honed these abilities even further, and operate as spies and truth-seekers both within and outside Duergar society. The Mind Master can see through any illusion, and can reduce their […]
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The Arcane Brotherhood
The Arcane Brotherhood is a Cabal of wizards that operates from the Hosttower of the Arcane, a multi-spired structure that towers over Luskan far to the south. Every year, scores of wizards from around the globe flock to the Hosttower to be admitted into the prestigious ranks of the Arcane Brotherhood. Many members of the […]
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The Mythalar
The Mythalar is a Netherese construct based on even more ancient elven technology. The Mythalar was used for incredible feats of magic, far beyond even the capabilities of the contemporary ‘Wish’ spell. Among other things, the Mythalar in an ancient flying city was used to control the weather and hold the city aloft. A miniature […]
Levistus is the Lord of the sixth layer of the nine hells – Stygia. They were imprisoned in a remote Stygian iceberg by Asmodeus for scheming against him, kept alive for their strategic skill and limitless genius. The two devils routinely war against one another by proxy – while also committing forces to the endless […]
The Duergar are a society of dwarves who were collectively enslaved long ago by the Illithid. Their contact with the eldritch beings has granted them unusual psychic abilities, including their natural talents of enlarging in size and becoming invisible at will. They revolted against their captors and now mostly reside in the deepest places in […]
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Chardalyne
A substance called Chardalyne found only in Icewind Dale has been turning up, first seen worn around the necks of Cultists, in the hands of Duergar, and in the Defiled Figurehead stored in Easthaven. This substance, despite its’ crystaline nature, is pliable and workable as a metal, and is in fact easier and stronger than […]
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Gnome Ceremorphs
In the deepest places of the earth and the furthest corners of the cosmos live the Illithid – creatures who feed on the minds of other sentient beings, enslaving worlds to be used as chattle. However one society that proved to be indomitable to Illithid control is the gnomes. Apparently gnomes sometimes retain their personalities […]
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Grimskalle
Grimskalle may have once been a seat of Frost Giant Power, now occupied by Auril’s worshippers. It’s location is unknown.
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Revel’s End
Our Heroes have heard whispers of Revel’s End throughout their travels. Revel’s End is a prison located at the very end of the world on the furthest shore of the Sea of Moving Ice. It was constructed by the Lord’s Alliance in the south to hold their most dangerous criminals – and others the Alliance […]