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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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 Posted - 27 Jan 2013 : 18:35:50
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Originally posted by sleyvas
We know that Larloch's enclave of Jiksidur was over near Narfell and Raumathar.
here was also an entry (that got cut) in the GHotR that described Imaskari seeing "a flying city off in the distnace", a few years before they fell. I actually ran with that bit and created my own enclave and lore, but even without my homebrew adds, SOMEONE was flying around that region (Larloch? He does seem to be obsessed with Halster)
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Originally posted by sleyvas
The people of Netheril fled from ALL THE WAY in the north to Halruaa, so I'd bet they actually had some people down that way already.
THIS - that makes the most sense to me. If something about Halruaa was attractive to them, then it makes far more sense they were already aware of it (because why did they start looking around after their fall?), and probably had a colony there already.
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Originally posted by sleyvas
I'm betting the Netherese were not nearly so centric to the central area of Netheril as we're led to believe. However, I bet the more politically oriented were more inclined to stay within the empire's borders.
Agreed - it would have been more like Rome. Those wishing to maintain their control (and be able to make opportunistic power-grabs) would have stayed close to Netheril's 'heart', whilst those that wanted to keep out from under close scrutiny, work against other Archwizrds, or even those that have 'made enemies' would have gone far afield.
A personally think an entire sourcebook just on Netheril, their legacy, and all the ruins (and artifacts) they've left behind would do well. Even if FR-specific, the information would still prove useful to any other setting (homebrew or purchased) that had a 'powerful magical empire' fall in the past (and thats just about every D&D setting I know).
Golarion has an extremely similar culture (The Shory) in its past, and they've never done anything with that. Why not 'beat them to the punch'? Wouldn't it be nice to see PF players adapting FR stuff to that world, instead of the other way around? (like I myself am currently doing.) |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 27 Jan 2013 : 21:04:58
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Originally posted by Ayrik
Lifedrain as a composite agglomeration of numerous (and varied) lesser draining spells, rather than a monolithic "weapon of mass destruction"? That is very interesting, because it could mean neutralizing the effects varies with each locality; different "zones" and ecosystems may have been destroyed (and need restoring) through different layers of magic.
Yup, I think this is very likely. In order to restore any given patch of Anauroch, you would need some means of seeing which effects are present and possibly even in which order they're stacked... and dispel them one by one, like peeling a prismatic sphere. Each phaerimm spell may require a different means of removal. A hundred feet away, the combination and order will be different.
There's also the possibility that one or more of the phaerimm who cast those spells are still around, and that alarms are in place to alert them when someone starts systematically dismantling their Anti-Netheril Protection System. In the vicinity of any sort of landmark (Netherese ruins, sarrukh ruins, the surface-level outline of the sharnwall) the likelihood of these alarms and the severity of the response to the alarms rises dramatically.
Since Netherese ruins are the most interesting places for adventurers to visit, and the most inspiring of dreams of restoration, they are also the places that the phaerimm watch most closely... both through their laerti eyes (which, unbeknownst to the phaerimm, are also the eyes of the current master of Oreme) and through magical sensors and wizard eyes.
Going back to the original topic of this thread... this is why we have no idea what's under most of that sand.  |
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