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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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 Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 16:56:44
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Originally posted by Nicolai Withander
Just something that got me thinking... Do we know anything about whether or not The Terraseer ever had anything to do with the Imaskari?
I think I read somewhere about him being a sarrukh... Not sure if it was on a canon source, though. |
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Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 16:59:19
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Originally posted by Barastir
quote:
Originally posted by Nicolai Withander
Just something that got me thinking... Do we know anything about whether or not The Terraseer ever had anything to do with the Imaskari?
I think I read somewhere about him being a sarrukh... Not sure if it was on a canon source, though.
Serpent Kingdoms.
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 20:07:50
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I think the main problem here is that there just isnt enough lore about these more "peripheral" areas of the realms.
I for one would love to learn more about places other than the Sword Coast or Silver Marches. |
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Nicolai Withander
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 21:42:40
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| I agree... Just thought that if he or it approached Netheril, it would seem likely that he also approached Imaskar! |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 22:05:28
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Originally posted by Nicolai Withander
I agree... Just thought that if he or it approached Netheril, it would seem likely that he also approached Imaskar!
Not necessarily... It could have been purely a matter of proximity. Or it could have been that he saw potential in Netheril, and didn't see it in Imaskar. |
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Nicolai Withander
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 : 22:15:59
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Nicolai Withander
I agree... Just thought that if he or it approached Netheril, it would seem likely that he also approached Imaskar!
Not necessarily... It could have been purely a matter of proximity. Or it could have been that he saw potential in Netheril, and didn't see it in Imaskar.
I do not see the Terraseer as a person who moved a little, but you might be right ofc. Who knows! |
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 11:49:11
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
quote:
Originally posted by Barastir
I think I read somewhere about him being a sarrukh... Not sure if it was on a canon source, though.
Serpent Kingdoms.
Anauroch.
Thank you, Mr. Boyd. Yesterday I couldn't check my sources.  |
"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."
The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood) |
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1601 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 11:54:57
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I think the main problem here is that there just isnt enough lore about these more "peripheral" areas of the realms.
I for one would love to learn more about places other than the Sword Coast or Silver Marches.
The Silver Marches were covered in 3e+, they were more explored exactly because there was just a little published material before. Many areas are open to DM development, and are detailed with time. When I started DMing my campaign in 2e, it was hard to get material about the Savage North... The focus was much more on Cormyr and the Dalelands. |
"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."
The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood) |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 18:29:28
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And the Sarrukh had a city very close to Imaskar along the salt flats.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 10 Aug 2012 : 14:11:15
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| Where can I learn more on how the Imaskari it their magic from the Fey? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 10 Aug 2012 : 18:53:09
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The only mention of this AFAIK is in the novel Darkvision, and it is a very oblique reference: The main character finds some ancient pictographs showing what appears to be fey giving an Imaskari Emperor some sort of gift.
And thats all we have.
We have tons of conjecture, though. Spiritfolk (half-fey) come from the east, so its reasonable to assume Kami are/were fey at some point (they are probably not the originals - too many differnt sub-groups of them, just like in the west). Since the Shou Empire was born from the ashes of the Imaskari one, the connections are there, but very tenuous. The original FR Fey (Le'Shay?) probably had their civilization somewhere in or around the region of the Taan (the Hordelands).
So thats it - we have lots of hints buried in FR lore about the fey and the east, and we have one very vague reference that could mean anything.
EDIT: Another connection - Mark Sehestedt's novel Frostfell also points to an important 'fey-connection' in the Taan/Wastes region. Aside from an ancient Archfey he places there, you also have the Lythari (some of whom seem to have the ability to 'sniff out' Gates between Toril and Faerie), and the ancient druidic traditions of the Raumathari (which one would have to assume was part of their original culture before they became part of the Imaskari empire).
So all indications are that the fey once roamed the lands that eventually belonged to Imaskar, but we have very little in the way of 'concrete' lore to that effect. |
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