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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while wearing this ring.
The ring is made from a single piece of mystical green glass that’s stronger than steel. It has the added property of making
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Netherese Necropolis The wizards of bygone Netheril wielded magic that could reshape the world. They used such magic to raise their cities into the sky. The city of Ythryn was one such wonder. It
of the Realms, including a Netherese demilich. It also contains a mythallar (described in appendix D), a magic item that can raise an entire city into the air and alter the weather in a fifty-mile
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Netherese Obelisks John Stanko The Weavers The shattered obelisk is only one of several similar obelisks around the world. All are powerful artifacts with dangerous magical effects, although no two
throughout the world. The most notable obelisk builders were wizards from the now-fallen empire of Netheril. Netherese obelisks vary in appearance. Although always tall obelisks that narrow to a pyramidal
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Netherese Sensibilities The Netherese people, whether they’re mages or not, tend to share similar cultural viewpoints. Understanding these views can help you roleplay Netherese NPCs. Netherese
. Magic-users will always be privileged in society, while those who don’t use magic will always be at a disadvantage. Stratified Society. Low Netherese have harder lives than High Netherese. Superiority Complex. Netheril is the apex of civilization, and its fall would be the end of history.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Chapter 2: Netherese Magical Anomalies Chapter 2
Netherese Magical Anomalies ALEJANDRO PACHECO The rampant magical experimentation in Netheril often caused strange environmental effects In ancient
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Dzaan’s Demise. Dzaan’s trouble started after he broke away from his fellow wizards and hired adventurers to scour Icewind Dale for Netherese ruins. One group of them uncovered a buried
, Dzaan had used a spell scroll of simulacrum to create a copy of himself. This Dzaan's Simulacrum;simulacrum dwells in the sunken Netherese spire, waiting for its creator to return.
The sunken Netherese
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himself. This simulacrum dwells in the sunken Netherese spire, waiting for its creator to return.
The simulacrum, which looks and acts like Dzaan, has half of Dzaan's hit points and can't regain
its remaining spell slots sparingly.
The sunken Netherese tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter
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free to catch the weapon.The Netherese arcanists who created these creatures called them “thaluud,” which means “faceless.” Wrought from the fusion of magic and elemental earth, each of these sexless
with their jaws to extract mineral sustenance. They can also digest iron from blood and marrow, if mineral-rich rock is unavailable.
The Netherese sent the thaluud into the Underdark to exterminate
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
. Ogruhl was the prisoner of a cruel Netherese wizard. When the city around the tortoise was abandoned, Ogruhl was left to die. A band of chwinga;chwingas found the tortoise and brought it food and
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damage on a successful one.Mimics are shape-shifting monsters described in the Monster Manual. The variant presented here is a particularly large and voracious specimen—the result of Netherese experiments on ordinary mimics—that spits acid.Acid
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
A sentient (neutral evil) greatsword, Hazirawn is capable of speech in Common and Netherese. Even if you aren’t attuned to the sword, you gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls made
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wastelands, eventually becoming frigid terrors themselves. Winter Walkers are well versed in the phenomena of Icewind Dale, including the latent magic of fallen Netherese cities, endemic monsters like
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Weave that can be harnessed for various purposes. For example, Netherese mages used mythallars to keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can
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(see appendix D) that she refers to by its proper name, Professor Skant. This orb has knowledge about Netheril that could be important if Vellynne locates the lost Netherese city buried under the
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fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in record time and hopes that plundering the lost Netherese city of Ythryn will turn her fantasies into reality.
The tiefling has the secret support of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Empowered Force Zone Netherese mages often work magical energy into physical shapes such as unique jewelry, ostentatious decor, or even into creatures such as magen (see appendix B). Areas where
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Unstable Gravity Zone Netherese mages often commanded gravity to bend to their will, but gravity isn’t so easily controlled. Overuse of gravity-altering magic can cause it to oscillate unpredictably
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Netherese learning, culture, and magic. The following sections assume the characters visit Eileanar near the end of Netheril’s Shadowed Age, though you should adjust descriptions as necessary if the
characters visit the city earlier. Music in Netheril
Music is a vital part of Netherese culture. Musicians often use spells or enchanted instruments to enhance their playing.
Among High Netherese, magical
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Low Netheril Low Netheril was the working class, which served the aristocratic mages who held all of the empire’s wealth and power. A Life of Hardship Low Netherese lived in poverty and extreme
taxation. Most Low Netherese farmed, fished, mined, or otherwise worked to serve and supply the mages. Low Netherese almost never owned their homes or lands, instead laboring to pay the ever-increasing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Fashion and Aesthetics Both High and Low Netherese individuals favor loose, flowing attire such as togas, robes, cloaks, and sashes. They often adorn their heads with shawls, headbands, veils, or
wreaths. High Netherese Fashion Members of the upper class tend to flaunt their wealth and dress to impress. High Netherese drape themselves in silk, satin, or linen, all in bright, rich colors. They
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
High Netheril High Netheril was the society of mages that dominated Netheril. High Netherese families were headed by powerful mages, though not every family member was proficient with magic. High
Netherese ensured their descendants were elevated with wealth, education, and privilege above the laboring class, though High Netherese who couldn’t use magic could never achieve true political or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Presence of Time Travelers Should the characters be revealed as time travelers, Netherese might be less surprised than the characters assume. Magical travel of all kinds is pervasive among Netheril’s
mages, so most Netherese would accept time travel as another form of magical experimentation. Reactions are likely to range from polite interest or intellectual curiosity among High Netherese to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
everywhere, but it’s clear only High Netherese mages wield and benefit from it. Accessing Ancient Netheril
Characters from the present-day Forgotten Realms might reach ancient Netheril in the following ways
:
Via a time gate, as described in chapter 3.
Via a magical mishap that pulls them from the present into the past, as described in chapter 4. Netherese Pets Netherese mages use magic to create
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
1. Entrance Room A stone diorama stands to the right of the entrance, depicting the sorcerer Brysis Khaem as a Netherese noble in her prime, surrounded by attendants, slaves, and other trappings of
descending 20 feet to a landing. Set into the back wall of the landing is a Netherese calendar stone. Beyond this landing, the staircase resumes its descent, stopping at three more landings of bare stone and descending a total of 100 feet before arriving at area 2.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
descriptions of Conch’s sections are presented below: High Netherese Enclave. A tiny spike of land at the western edge of town is home to the walled enclave where High Netherese mages dwell. Music and sounds
dangerous scaffolding. Inside, laborers have little air and light. Riverside. Most Low Netherese families live and work on the river to fish and move goods. Haphazard docks jut into the water, and seedy pubs and warehouses line the banks.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
of rudimentary spellcasting. Three hundred years later, the Netherese discovered a collection of ancient writings on precious metals that contained vast bodies of magical knowledge. Using these
lengthy documents, which came to be known as the Nether Scrolls, Netherese arcanists learned how to wield magic exponentially more powerful than anything they’d cast before. After centuries of magical
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
who has asked too many questions about goods that go missing along the river. Low Netherese Labor While mages and smugglers jockey for control, Low Netherese work the land and water. These laborers
nightfall, Low Netherese gather to eat, drink, sing, and talk in their tight-knit communities, enjoying a few short hours together before the sun rises again. Stone Walls Conch huddles behind gray stone
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Eileanar Overview Eileanar is ruled with absolute authority by Karsus, one of the most powerful mages in Netherese history. Karsus established Eileanar near the beginning of the Shadowed Age, and at
famous for the speed at which information travels, passing through society’s grand manors, magically projected proclamations in public plazas, and the whispers of Low Netherese servants. Scandal is one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Introduction: Witness Netheril’s Doom Introduction
Witness Netheril’s Doom ÁLVARO CALVO ESCUDERO Residents of a Low Netherese settlement gaze upon the spectacular sight of a flying city Lost to
and the surrounding lands, tantalizing adventurers who dare face untold horrors for the promise of wealth and magic. Scholars and mages alike seek Netherese knowledge, whether to illuminate history
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chapter 7: Doom of Ythryn Ythryn is haunted by nothics who were once powerful netherese spellcasters. Ythryn rests in the silent depths of the Reghed Glacier. Ice encloses the enclave on all sides
, yet the magic imbued in its stonework shields it from utter destruction. Ythryn is now a corpse city—a tomb for those who perished here and a death trap for those who dare to explore its ruined, glaciated halls. Ythryn is haunted by nothics who were once powerful netherese spellcasters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Language The common language in Netheril is Netherese, which appears on the Standard Languages of Faerûn table in Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
state, she can be defeated or forced to reckon with her cruel indifference toward life. Anyone who hopes to reach the Netherese city buried in the ice must first visit Auril’s island and obtain The
Codicil of White, a book compiled by the Frostmaiden’s most ardent followers. The tome contains a magical incantation written as a poem. This poem has the power to crack the Reghed Glacier, opening a path from the surface to the buried Netherese city of Ythryn.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Chapter 1: Adventuring in Netheril Chapter 1
Adventuring in Netheril LUCA BANCONE Flying cities are the breathtaking pinnacle of Netherese magic and excess To adventure in ancient Netheril is to
details two ancient Netherese cities: Eileanar, a flying city of magical opulence, and Conch, where the conflicts between High and Low Netheril are on full display.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
spellcasting abilities, the demilich holds out hope that other Netherese wizards will come to its rescue, unaware that the Empire of Netheril no longer exists. Though it has been trapped in Ythryn under
the ice for centuries, the demilich has a very poor sense of how much time has passed. When confronted by new arrivals, the demilich assumes they are rescuers from another Netherese enclave and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
of phaerimm began strategically striking aboveground targets. These operations were so devastating that few victims survived. The Netherese became terrified of the phaerimm. The phaerimm’s magic led to
who weren’t their own. The phaerimm’s assaults on Netheril chipped away at the empire’s already crumbling facade, and the Netherese mages became desperate.