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Originally posted by George Krashos

It's not either of those things. And what is hidden/guarded is in the Greycloak Hills, not Evereska itself.

-- George Krashos

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Originally posted by dazzlerdal

Sigh, I have to agree that arch sorcerer torth does seem a likely candidate for a netherese archmage.

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Originally posted by dazzlerdal

Sigh, I have to agree that arch sorcerer torth does seem a likely candidate for a netherese archmage.

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Originally posted by George Krashos

The founding date of Candlekeep is -200 DR. Some Netherese influence in terms of its founding would be realistic. Look at the "Wyrms of the North" write-up for Miirym: I'd always thought that the arch sorcerer Torth was Netherese.

-- George Krashos

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Ancient Jhaamdath was one of the first human cultures to develop the written word, and, as such, literate Chondathans have long honoured Deneir, the Lord of All Glyphs and Images.
The church of Deneir has spread to other cultures as Chondathan traders spread the trade tongues of Common or its antecedent,

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Chondathan merchants carried with them the teachings of Deneir, Helm, and Waukeen.

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The inside of this black leather corset contains the sacred tale of how the mythical Shar worshiper Gorothir felled an empire with only a lie and a secret.

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The Girdle is named for its reputed maker, the priest Gorothir (who may in fact have been given the belt by Shar herself or by one of her servants). What is certain is that in his role as “Dark Prophet of the Night,” Gorothir wore the Girdle for some seven centuries, from the waning of Netheril (in Dalereckoning, around the year -310). The belt is obviously protected by very powerful (some say divine) preservative magic that has survived to this day, and it is probably one of the oldest garments in Faerūn.
Gorothir was a cunning, energetically evil man, given to sensual excesses and sudden orgies of violence. He was widely feared, even among Sharran clergy, and Shar gave him seemingly endless powers with which to lead her church, hoping to keep it strong and flourishing as the sophisticated might of Netheril was dashed away. Gorothir is known to have had the ability to turn himself at will into a “man-stag” twice as tall as a man and to twist spells hurled against him so that their effects went “wild.” Darkly handsome and a lover of intrigues, Gorothir sired countless children and ruled the faithful of Shar (and the lands they held sway over) like a mad tyrant.
In the end, that was his undoing. His descendants hated and feared him. For one thing, he regarded his bloodkin as his personal slaves, and often appeared to snatch lovely young ladies away from their chosen grooms and whisk them afar, into servitudes of his own cruelly whimsical selections, never to be seen again. Ultimately, his own grandchildren plotted to bring Gorothir down. They met with the mages he was fond of forcing to yield up their best magics, the rulers of lands who did not wish to be under the Shadow of Shar forever, and the clergy of rival gods. Together they lured the Dark Prophet to a place of power sacred to Selūne. Gorothir hoped to desecrate the place and steal its magics for his own, corrupting its guardian priestess and subverting her best spells to serve him.
He was busily carrying out those ends on a hot night in Mirtul of 446 DR when his foes revealed themselves in force, acting in concert against him. The Dark Prophet was destroyed, torn apart and blasted simultaneously in the heart of a massive conflagration of warring magic in which many died.
Out of that Night of Dark Fire, the protective magics of Shar preserved Gorothir’s staff, which was angrily seized and broken by an arch-wizard who paid for the act with his life, and the Girdle, snatched up and hidden away by one of Gorothir’s kin as booty.

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Gorothir of Shar, the Dark Prophet of the Night, dominated
the Church of the Dark Lady from the waning of Netheril (circa –310 DR) until his death in the Year of the Unblinking Eye (446 DR). Hated by his countless descendants for his tyrannical ways, the Dark Prophet
was destroyed by his own grandchildren, who arranged for his foes (mages whose magics he had commandeered, clergy of rival gods, and rulers whose thrones he had usurped) to ambush him while he raided a place of power sacred to Selūne. The massive conflagration of warring magic destroyed Shar’s servant, leaving only his staff and girdle untouched. An archwizard of Selūne shattered the Shadowstaff of Gorothir - an act for which he paid with his life—but Gorothir’s girdle survived and has since passed through many hands.

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Originally posted by George Krashos

The founding date of Candlekeep is -200 DR. Some Netherese influence in terms of its founding would be realistic. Look at the "Wyrms of the North" write-up for Miirym: I'd always thought that the arch sorcerer Torth was Netherese.

-- George Krashos

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I am now looking into this also and my current version is that Candlekeep was actualy founded by mortal Deneir as a repository of written knowledge he was obsessed with even during his life. Interesting for me is also that he ascended 25DR and in 75DR unknown Alaundo came to candlekeep...

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The melting pot nature of Tethyrian culture has ensured that
most deities of the Faerūnian pantheon are venerated in Tethyrian-
occupied lands. Tempus is believed to have been a Talfirian
deity who defeated the Netherese god Targus (Garagos).
Netherese refugees brought with them the faith of Amaunator
(reborn as Lathander), Chauntea, Talos, Mystryl (reborn as
Mystra), Selūne, and Shar. Illuskan invaders introduced worship
of Auril, Mielikki, and Oghma. Calishite armies introduced the
faiths of Ilmater and Tyr. Chondathan merchants carried with
them the teachings of Deneir, Helm, and Waukeen. Newer
deities have arisen and been adopted as well, including Cyric,
Kelemvor, and Siamorphe. Other deities that enjoy large Tethyrian
followings include Eldath, Milil, Shaundakul, and Torm. Six
of the most prominent churches in Tethyrian-occupied lands
include the faiths of Cyric, Helm, Ilmater, Kelemvor, Oghma,
and Siamorphe.
Siamorphe is originally a Tethyrian goddess, worshiped primarily
in Waterdeep, Baldur’s Gate, and Tethyr. Her church has
waxed and waned in centuries past as waves of idealism and cynicism
have swept the nobility, but Siamorphe is currently ascendant.
The church of the Divine Right is most popular among the
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nobility, although Siamorphe is also seen as a guarantor of
just rule by many commoners.

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