Evard's black tentacles

Evard's black tentacles, or simply black tentacles, was a conjuration spell that conjured tentacles to grapple and restrain opponents. It was presumably developed by Evard.
==Effect==
This spell conjured many rubbery black tentacles that erupted from flat surfaces and grabbed, grappled, and crushed everything in a diameter circular area for a brief time according to the power of the caster. In a later version, the tentacles would try to restrain anything that entered or stayed in a square area, and caused bludgeoning damage, for up to a minute.
The area that was covered by the tentacles would be difficult for creatures to traverse.
==Components==
Verbal and somatic components were required to cast this spell, as well as a piece of a tentacle from a giant octopus or squid as a material component.
==History==
Evard's black tentacles was apparently unknown to the Netherese; it was not recorded as being known to them.
The Evard's black tentacles spell was once kept in the great library of Candlekeep, until it was stolen by Eldrus Wands, a wizard and Magister from 409 DR to 516 DR. He made many copies and, in the guise of a poor and simple former adventurer, sold scrolls of it across Faerûn for mere handfuls of copper pieces.
In the mid–14 century DR, Evard's black tentacles was still a rare spell in the Realms. In the month of Eleasis, of the , the city of Ravens Bluff's Ministry of Art and Wizards Guild jointly declared it illegal to cast Evard's black tentacles within city limits due to a raging unnatural storm at the time called the Soulstorm. In addition to threatening arrest for those that broke this decree, it was declared that breaking this prohibition would result in a permanent expulsion from either organization.
By the , the Halruaan mage Daltim Flamefist had developed a variant, Daltim's fiery tentacles, simply adding blue-white flame to the black tentacles. Kyristan instead formed the tentacles of life-draining negative energy, developing Kyristan's malevolent tentacles.
==Notable Users==
The following mages knew Evard's black tentacles:
* Thebadol, a Halruaan elder in 1373 DR.
* Pharaun Mizzrym, a Menzoberranyr drow wizard.
* Kyriani Agrivar, a half-drow wizard of Waterdeep.
==Appendix==
===Notes===
===See Also===
* Battle tentacles
===Gallery===
Evard's black tentacles.png|The symbol of Evard's black tentacles from Neverwinter Nights.
===Appearances===
===Further Reading===
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===External links===
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===References===
Category:Conjuration spells
Category:Shadow spells
Category:Universal (province)
Category:Evard's spells
Category:Creation spells
Category:Sorcerer spells
Category:Wizard spells