Mordenkainen (5e)
| Also see: Canon:Mordenkainen |
5th edition (2014) Pointer +
| Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms |
| Setting |
Mordenkainen (Individual) [1]
Lineage: Human
Class: Wizard
CR:
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Affiliations: Circle of Eight, Elminster Aumar
Tags: Humanoid, Human
| “ | was a prolific archmage from the world of Oerth who was responsible for many powerful and useful spells.[2]
Although Mordenkainen resided primarily on Oerth, by at least the Year of the Shield, 1367 DR, his spells were not uncommon among spellbooks in Faerûn.[2] He often traveled to Waterdeep with his friends for revelry in a city where he would not be recognized.[3] Following the demise of the Circle of Eight at the hands of Vecna during the lich's first failed attempt at obtaining greater deity status, a grieving Mordenkainen was consoled by Elminster, as the wizards reflected on the fragility of their good deeds.[4] Mordenkainen later traveled to Barovia in an attempt to free the local population from its vampire darklord Strahd. However, he underestimated Strahd's power and, after barely surviving a confrontation with him, he lost his spellbook and his staff, eventually losing his memory and being driven to the brink of madness. He became known by the locals as the Mad Mage of Mount Baratok.[5] In the Year of the Scarlet Witch, 1491 DR, Mordenkainen, still suffering from bouts of madness, was in Waterdeep, where Storm Silverhand and Elminster were helping him to recover from them.[6] By the Year of Twelve Warnings, 1494 DR, Mordenkainen inhabited the Tower of Urm, a dwelling that he used as a vehicle to travel through the multiverse. He occasionally visited Avernus to study the effects of the Nine Hells over the schools of magic and to ensure the balance of the universe.[7] |
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For expanded information see Forgotten Reamlms Wiki: forgottenrealms:Mordenkainen
Sources and Notes[edit]
- Jump up ↑ . [https:/ /forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mordenkainen Mordenkainen] "Mordenkainen". Forgotten Realms Wiki Accessed: 2023-02-11.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, Eric L Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. TSR, Inc.. pp.109. ISBN:0-7869-0446-1.
- Jump up ↑ Ed Greenwood (November 1994). "The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows". Dragon (211). TSR, Inc.. pp.84.
- Jump up ↑ Ed Greenwood (December 1992). "The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds". Dragon (188). TSR, Inc.. pp.27–34.
- Jump up ↑ Christopher Perkins (2016). Curse of Strahd. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-6598-4. p. 39–40. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast.
- Jump up ↑ Ed Greenwood (2016-06-07). Death Masks. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN:0-7869-6593-2
- Jump up ↑ Adam Lee, et al. (September 2019). Baldur’s Gate Descent into Avernus. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6687-5. p. 97-98. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast.
