Spellplague

The Spellplague refers to the events that followed the murder of Mystra, the goddess of magic. 
When Mystra was murdered, spells stopped functioning and wild magic surges appeared whenever someone was trying to cast a spell. People fell sick in contact with these spells and even the world started crumbling. The planets Aber and Toril started merging with each other, creating new landmasses and changing the geography of the Forgotten Realms forever. A prime example is the island Chult, which was a peninsula and separated from the continent of Faerûn during this event. This is the reason that many older maps show Chult as a peninsula. 
The Spellplague ended when a new, unknown master of the Weave was apointed by the gods 10 years later. This new master, however, didn't have the foresight of Mystra and allowed for many to become much stronger than possible during Mystra's reign. Spells of level 10 and higher functioned again, which was exploited by many to seize great power.
Category:Events