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Scent of danger The scent of danger ritual was used by sha ' ir s to charge their gen ' s sense of smell with supernatural ability . Preparation . A concoction of rare herbs costing 600 dinar s was needed to complete scent - related rituals . This ritual took 16 hours to complete . This ritual allowed the gen to literally smell the threat of approaching malicious intent so long as it was directed precisely at their sha ' ir . The gen was not able to determine the direction or nature of the danger , only that it was present in the general area . It should be noted that this ability did nothing to warn of regular dangerous occurences such as falling trees , mudslides , etc .
V ' elddrinnsshar V ' elddrinnsshar was a drow city located on a mile wide island in the centre of the Moondeep Sea . The city ' s name seems to be composed of two drow words that have been given translation ( Veldrin and shar meaning concealment and mind respectively ) and thus the name could mean Concealed Mind or some variation there upon . Like most drow cities , it was dominated by the clergy of Lolth , but even her divine magic couldn ' t protect her subjects from the Ascomoid Plague . The last inhabitant died in 1278 DR and nothing was heard of the place until ten years later when duergar looted whatever remained . In 1337 DR a priestess of Kiaransalee named Larynda Telenna brought with her a group of acolytes who aided her in constructing the Acropolis of Thanatos in the ruins of the city . The black marble temple attracted a thousand more of the faithful and since then , it has been used as a base from which to launch attacks on the cults of Orcus that inhabited Vaasa above them . Little do the drow know , but without them , Gareth Dragonsbane may not have been able to defeat Zhengyi as readily as he did .
Curse of the dark dream The curse of the dark dream was a warlock invocation of moderate complexity , which could only be cast once per day . Effects . When a warlock cast " curse of the dark dream " , he or she struck into the mind of a creature within fifty feet , filling their thoughts with nightmarish visions as though they were asleep . Creatures who failed to resist the attack became clumsy in their movements , following a path to " safety " up to fifteen feet in length , created for them by the warlock ' s will . With a little extra effort , warlocks could move their victim a bit further , before the effects of the spell wore off .
Tayrom Onetry Tayrom Onetry was a human man who lived in the town of Elmwood in the Moonsea in the mid – 14th century . He was proprietor of the Grange trading emporium . History . Tayrom was born " circa " 1334 DR . He lived in Elmwood . At age 22 , around 1356 DR , Tayrom took up as an adventurer and joined a band of explorers travelling to Ravens Bluff in the Vast . But , on the way , they were attacked by kobold s , who beat them all up and stole all their valuables . Tayrom , however , had fled screaming at the first sight of them , and ran all the back to Elmwood . This was his " one try " at the adventurer ' s life , hence his nickname . Tayrom later became a merchant , managing the Grange trading emporium in Elmwood . He still managed the store by 1367 DR . Personality . In later years , Tayrom " Onetry " enjoyed telling the tale of his brief adventuring career , but claimed he killed several kobolds before he fled . The kobolds seemed to grow in size with every telling . Activities . Tayrom managed the Grange , a trading emporium in Elmwood . It stocked almost every mundane item one could need , bar arms and armor . What it didn ' t have in that range , Tayrom could order in in 3 – 18 days .
Jouka Jouka was a gnome inhabiting the Samek Valley who helped defeat the ice devil Vreesar in 1366 DR . Possessions . Jouka wore a strange " badger - fighting suit " , which was a sort of spiked body armor . With it , he would damage enemies by embracing them . History . Jouka was one of the few who offered help to the Harper Martine in her fight against the Burnt Fur gnoll tribe led by the ice devil Vreesar .
Silkstone Silkstone was a fibrous variety of similar to tiger eye . Description . This ornamental stone was found in many colors , yellow being the most common , and was cut , tumbled , or used for engravings such as seals for merchants and nobles . It exhibited faint highlights when light hit at certain angles . A typical stone had a base value of 10 gp . Powers . Like tiger eye , silkstone was worn as a protection from spirits , though this was more old wives ' tale than fact . However , shadow s were known to hesitate briefly when encountering someone wearing a silkstone , perhaps giving them time to flee . This property also made powdered silkstone a viable substitute component when casting spells related to life - energy drain and the restoration of those effects . It was also used in the creation of magical inks needed to make scrolls of those spells .
Clear path Clear path was an alteration spell that cleared a corridor in front of the caster as he or she traveled through rough terrain . The reverse of this spell , called clutter path , obfuscated the terrain behind the caster , covering any tracks . Effects . This spell operated in natural environments that were considered rough terrain , such as jungles , forests , rocky terrain , or snow . It was not able to clear natural hazards such as lava or quicksand and had no effect on bodies of water . Structures and handmade barriers or magically created terrain were also immune to this spell . As the caster moved forward , a path 10 ft ( 3 m ) wide was cleared of weeds , vines , stones , underbrush , snow and ice , or other such impediments to travel for 10 ft ( 3 m ) in front of the caster . This created a continuous path as long as the caster continued moving forward . " Clear path " lasted for a number of hours and more experienced casters could extend it for more hours . Note that tracking the passage of the caster was child ' s play as the created path was quite obvious . When cast in reverse , " clutter path " obscured the 10 ft by 10 ft ( 3 m by 3 m ) area behind the caster as he or she traveled forward . Debris appropriate to the terrain was scattered about , covering the trail and making tracking much more difficult . Components . In addition to verbal and somatic components , " clear path " required a knife blade and a piece of straw from a broom ; " clutter path " required a handful of weeds and a handfull of pebbles .
Thlorrog Thlorrog was a mind flayer living in Gauntlgrym in the Underdark in 1484 DR . History . Thlorrog was the leader of a illithid sept that kidnapped many being in order to use as guinea - pigs for their experiment until the Underdark explorer Soren Ravaris send an adventurer to defeat them an to kill Thlorrog .
Shandra Mystahr Shandra Mystahr was a mage and bloodforge commander in the Utter East during the time of the Bloodforge Wars ( 648 – 657 DR ) . Mystahr was a wary leader but obsessed with discovering the magical secrets rumored to be hidden within Old Stone Keep . Mystahr marched there at the head of a bloodforge troop . However , Mystahr ' s rival , the commander of the Legendary Campaign , set an ambush here .
Sherlen Spearslayer Sherlen Spearslayer was the leader of Daggerford ' s militia around 1370 DR . History . Sherlen was an adventurer who settled down in Daggerford with her husband . When she was pregnant , her husband went to adventure and never returned . After her child grew , Sherlen joined the local militia , rising through the ranks until she became the commander . She delighted in the good works of the militia and was full of wise advice .
Shou The Shou were human s originally from the Empire of Shou Lung in the eastern lands of Kara - Tur . By 1360 DR , many Shou migrated to Thesk and other lands of Faerûn . Many cities , such as Phsant , Telflamm , Marsember and Westgate , had " Shou Town " districts within their walls , and the Shou nation of Nathlan in the Dragon Coast was founded in the aftermath of the Spellplague . The Shou language , High Shou , used the Draconic alphabet . Description . Shou had yellowish - bronze skin , black hair , and broad , flat features . Shou Settlements . Xiousing . The Shou enclave of Xiousing in Marsember was founded around 1419 DR when the waters of the Sea of Fallen Stars receded . Duc - Sum Li was granted regency of the newly created land as a boon from King Azoun V of Cormyr . The district was a crowded , lively place and was like a piece of Kara - Tur transported to Cormyr .
Ilsensine Ilsensine was the patron deity of the illithid s , though not their creator . It was also the patron of evil mage s and psionic ists who dominated the minds of others . Its true appearance was as a disembodied brain of emerald color that trailed countless ganglion - like tentacles . Ilsensine was cold and calculating , using magic and its psionic strength in a merciless combination to manipulate events as it saw fit . It used its psionics to gather information as well , pulling it from the minds of all mortals within the Prime Material Plane and beyond . Worshipers . Besides illithids , any who sought to dominate and enslave the minds of others may have felt drawn towards Ilsensine . It offered power and control to those faithful to it , along with access to the Mind domain of divine magic . Its clerics were known as accomplished slavemasters , using both magic and psionics to control living and undead slaves alike . History . Ilsensine made itself known in the Realms immediately following the duergar uprising against the illithids in approximately - 4000 DR . The city of Oryndoll nearly collapsed from the resulting chaos , and only the sudden appearance of an avatar of Ilsensine saved the city from tearing itself apart . Since then , the mind flayers of Oryndoll developed a highly religious culture , along with many innovations in the field of psionics .
Ardulrae Melarn Ardulrae Melarn was a member of House Melarn and Matron of Scriptures of Arach - Tinilith in 1479 DR . History . Ardulrae was the third daughter of Kyrnill Melarn and thanks to the strength of the new House Melarn she rose through the ranks of the Arach - Tinilith instructors . Ardulrae ' s main objective was actually to take total control of the school for her house . Her spies constantly moved among the halls , hoping to unveil the secrets of Ardulrae ' s rivals .
Draygo Quick Draygo Quick was a powerful Netherese warlock . History . Draygo Quick was a noble in the Nethril Empire . Draygo Quick maintained a home in a compound near Gloomwrought in the Shadowfell where where he imprisoned Drizzt Do ' Urden for quite some time and petrified Dahlia Sin ' felle and Artemis Entreri . The prisoners were rescued when the compound was assaulted by Bregan D ' aerthe at the bequest of Jarlaxle . Like Parise Ulfbinder , Draygo Quick had an intense interest in the Chosen of the gods . He suspected that Ruqiah / Catti - brie was the Chosen of Mielikki , and for a time he wondered if Drizzt Do ' Urden was the Chosen of Lolth , although he later rescinded that idea in favor of Dahlia Sin ' felle being favored of Lolth . Relationships . Draygo Quick was friends with Parise Ulfbinder , another Netherese noble . In 1469 DR , Draygo Quick was continuing to work with Bregan D ' aerthe ; Kimmuriel Oblodra agreed to share information he gathered from working with the illithids in return for forgiveness for his assault on Quick ' s home .
Rite of Unwinding The Rite of Unwinding was a Shar ran ritual designed to create an ever - expanding dead - magic zone by slowly suppressing the Weave ( as destroying it would also destroy the Shadow Weave ) . The disruption to the Weave caused by this ritual reacted violently to users of silver fire , causing them to be hurt badly every moment they spent within the ritual ' s radius . The closer one got to the source of the ritual , the worse its effects became , with the worst being a dead - magic zone that allowed the Shadow Weave to still function . It has only been recorded as being used once . In the second battle for Shadowdale between the Army of Darkhope and Shadowdale ' s defenders , Sharran allies of the Zhentarim began the ritual and sealed the defenders ' fate . Without full access to the Weave , the defenders were even more easily outmatched . Eventually , however , adventurers disrupted the ritual and Syluné Silverhand expended all of her energy to reverse the process , destroying herself as a result .
Daffyd Daffyd was a stonemason who lived in Gracklstugh . He believed he was a Morndin of Clan Ironstar . Description . Daffyd had red beard braided in dwarven style . Equiment . Daffyd had inherited an Ironstar mace . History . Daffyd was the son of merchants from Hammergate . He left his family when he was able to use an Ironstar mace his father had bought to an old dwarf , as Daffyd believe he was one of the fabled Morndin . He went to the north were he became the apprentice of the stonemason Ryordin Hammerfist . He later accompanied the twin dwarves Gamlin and Farrik to an unlucky expedition to Araumycos to get rock gourd s , were he meet another Morndin , Rook . Daffyd claimed he was the true creator of the motedisc , and that Ryordin only merit was to stole the idea from him .
Enhanen Enhanen was a mercenary recruiter in Arrabar . Activities . Enhanen usually recruited from his trusted veterans team , but newcomers were also welcome . Thanks to a proven team of trusted messengers , he could gather 100 - 200 recruits in two days . History . During his youth , he often traveled with his company in search of glory . His views changed over the course of his life to where he saw it as just a job . In 1358 DR he together with the Company of the Singing Dawn and the Llandrydd ' s Steel faced the undead army of the mad cleric of Tempus Theodoric .
Katar A katar was a punching dagger common to Calimshan and Zakhara , the Land of Fate . Etymology . The word for " knife " in Alzhedo was " katar " , yet when most people used the term " katar " , they were referring specifically to the punching dagger used by Calishite s . Description . A " katar " was a dagger with the handle perpendicular to the length of the triangular blade . It was used for thrusting instead of slashing . It put more force from one ' s punch behind it , making it capable of deadly attacks . Notable Users . A punching dagger was the favored weapon of clerics of the Mulhorandi goddess Isis .
Litchi fruit Litchi was an exotic fruit from Shou Lung . It was available for purchase through " Aurora ' s Whole Realms Catalogue " Description . The unusual fruit was very sweet and tender and was usually served in the courts of Shou Lung . When purchased through " Aurora ' s " , litchi could be ordered either in dried form , resembling Imnescarian date s , or preserved in syrup , in order to retain some of its fresh properties .
Emi Towiki Emi Towiki was a maiden butterfly in Ito - Jo in 1360 DR . History . Towiki was a kitchen worker at the Ito family ' s castle . She fell in love with Ajimo Heikaru , the first son of the family ' s warlord . However , distracted by his love , Heikaru was negligent in rallying the clan ' s army when needed in 647 DR . So a curse transformed him into a wererat condemned to guard his lover ' s room for eternity , while she was turned into a butterfly . At last , in 1360 DR , an adventuring party hired by Michimori Uemon to recover the Seven Swords fought and destroyed Heikaru . Afterward , Towiki met them , telling them information about the swords and later disappeared .
Holly Harrowslough Holly Harrowslough was a paladin of Lathander and a member of the Order of the Aster . Description . She had dark brown skin and bushy brown hair that she cut short . Her dark brown eyes sparkled with life . She had a tall ( 5 ' 10 " ) , sturdy frame and a muscular build . When going into battle she donned full plate armor . History . Holly ' s father was a faris ( a holy warrior ) from Zakhara and her mother a farmer from Daggerdale . Holly ' s father taught her a strong respect for justice and law , and told wonderful tales of the holy and just knight s of his distant homeland , dedicated to his god , Hajama the Courageous . Both Holly ' s mother and father were supporters of Randal Morn ' s rebellion against the occupying forces of Zhentil Keep , which controlled the dale under a puppet ruler . Holly accompanied her father on raids and helped her mother patch the wounds of others from those raids , so that the young woman learned early in life both the martial and healing arts . At fifteen , Holly joined the Order of the Aster , a fellowship of knights dedicated to Lathander ' s church , which held similar beliefs to Hajama ' s . Shortly thereafter , she journeyed to Shadowdale to receive religious training at the temple of Lathander . While Holly was in Shadowdale , Holly ' s parents , uncle , and grandmother were killed in an orc raid on their Daggerdale farm . The orcs had been equipped and supported by agents of Zhentil Keep . Holly was given leave to aid Randal Morn in his rebellion against the Zhentilar and served the rebel lord as a messenger , warrior , and spy . She proved extremely capable in the last role , owing to her youth and innocent appearance . During the rebellion against the Zhentilar , Holly was chosen by Lathander to prevent the resurrection of the evil god Bane , and she joined Joel to achieve that end . Joel often compared the paladin ' s relationship to Lathander with his own relationship to Finder .
Tessaernil Deirr Tessaernil Deirr was the star elf lord of House Deirr in the 1370s DR in Sildëyuir . History . In 1374 DR , Lord Tessaernil welcomed back his nephew Nesterin Deirr , who was accompanied by Jorin Kell Harthan and Araevin Teshurr ' s party . Nesterin said they ' d saved his life .
Rod of the monolith The rod of of the monolith was a magical item that could be found in Zakhara , the Land of Fate . Description . This item resembled a short staff . Powers . The wielder of this item could control the creature released by the powerful " unleash monolith " spell . The wielder could issue commands to the summoned monolith and even dismiss the creature back to its elemental plane . The elemental monolith had a chance to resist the commands of the wielder . Maintaining control of a monolith drained power from the rod during each minute of control .
Black talon Black talon was a divine magic spell available to priests of Cyric , the Prince of Madness . It turned the caster ' s arm into a claw - tipped , stretchable appendage for a short time . Effects . This spell lasted for at least three minutes , with more experienced casters able to add more minutes to the duration . When cast , one of the caster ' s arms became stretchable out to a distance of 10 ft ( 3 m ) and the hand became a talon with sharp nails . The caster could extend or retract this appendage at will to attack a foe . The " talon " could do a small amount of both physical damage and magical cold damage on a successful attack . A victim had a chance to resist the cold portion and took only half the damage if successful . Undead creatures were immune to the chilling damage . While this spell was in effect , the caster was unable to cast any spell that required a somatic component . Components . This spell required only verbal and somatic components to cast .
Maximanus Tholl Maximanus Tholl was a Chondathan human male inhabitant of the city of Wheloon in Cormyr and a captain of the Purple Dragons contingent there . History . Maximanus Tholl was a warrior of the Purple Dragons of Cormyr . Although young and inexperienced , he rose to the rank of constal and became the captain of the 150 - strong Purple Dragon contingent in Wheloon by 1374 DR . Early in the Year of Lightning Storms , 1374 DR , a new temple of Mystra was constructed in Wheloon . Following reports of unusual lights and sounds there , the Purple Dragons made a cursory inspection . In early Eleint , Tunaster Dranik , a priest of Mystra , spoke to Constal Tholl about his suspicions about the temple , but he said he found no problem . Tunaster suspected that Maximanus was reluctant to delve deeper as Lord Sarp Redbeard enjoyed the revenue from the temple too much . When adventurer s uncovered Shar ran cultists operating in the temple instead , Tholl had his Purple Dragons conduct a more thorough investigation . He then escorted the adventurers to an audience with Lord Redbeard . Personality . Maximanus was young and inexperienced for his position , but he demonstrated his worth with a sharp wit and dedication to the good of Wheloon . What was good for Wheloon , however , was an occasional matter of contention between him and Redbeard . Tholl opposed Redbeard for his negligent taxation and lenience on smuggling . Regardless , he usually conceded with little complaint .
Miraj Vizann Miraj Vizann was the second - in - command of the Cult of the Black Earth at the Temple of the Black Earth in Tyar - Besil during the Elemental Evil crisis . Personality . Miraj was a very rational and deliberate individual . He joined the earth cult only to deepen his understanding of elemental magic . He believed that enemies could be bribeed or persuaded , such as to attack instead fire cultists . For his practice of both earth and water magic , Miraj called himself a " mud sorcerer " . He was a perfectionist . He was so focused on his magical research that he had no interest in challenging Marlos Urnrayle for leadership . History . Miraj hailed from Calimshan . In 1491 DR , Miraj oversaw the Black Earth temple in Tyar - Besil .
T ' o na ' Chee T ' o na ' Chee was a town in the kingdom of Koryo in Kara - Tur , lying north of the Vorkani Mountains . The mountains separated T ' o Na ' chee from the rest of Koryo . Around 1357 DR , the town was the base of the powerful yakuza clan known as the Yio Dufong , or " the bears " .
Printing press A printing press was a mechanical device for applying ink to a surface such as paper . History . The technology remained crude and experimental in the early 1360s DR , producing poor - quality texts . They were only suitable for cheap and low - quality pamphlets , handbills and flyers , while larger works were too expensive . The dwarven printer Forgemaster Inkstain shipped a printing press up from Dwarves ' Deep and began a printing business in the city of Procampur in the Vast . In the Year of the Helm , 1362 DR , the lama Koja of Khazari visited Inkstain to discuss printing his new book , " A History of the Tuigan " . However , Inkstain quoted a price of 10 , 000 gold lion s just for one copy , and 500 lions for extras , which Koja was unable to pay or raise the money for . Fortunately , the god Deneir , the Lord of All Glyphs and Images , appeared to Koja and granted him gem s worth at least 10 , 000 gold pieces to pay for the costs of printing . Koja planned to have his book printed by Inkstain the next day . Use . Printing presses were useful for mass - producing texts and could replace the duties of a scribe or scrivener . A person who operated a printing press was called a printer . They were unable to print magical texts , however , as the magic wouldn ' t stick to the page .