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Dracandos the Spellsage
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 Posted - 05 Jul 2005 : 17:23:49
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Greetings, can someone post some info on this school. Its history, its teachings, its downfall, how was it destroyed, ect. Also, does the ghost of Ulcaster haunt the ruins or was that merely made up for Baldurs Gate? My thanks
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Death strips away the masks men don to hide their true nature - The Slayer's Guide to Undead
The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos shall be sown from their passage - So Sayeth the Wise Alaundo
Whenever magic one doth weave, 'tis never ever wise to deceive - Elminster
Strength and power come from knowing and controlling what others do not, but never reveal all that you know - Vecna
I have been known to cast a blue mage spell now and again - Dracandos the Spellsage |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 01:52:44
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Ulcaster was said to be both a politician and wizard, but he is more wizard than politician anyway. Ulcaster established a magic school that attracted a farming village to support it but Jealous Calishite wizards burned down Ulcaster’s school three hundred years ago. The ruins still dominate the eastern side of the road, where the Morninglords’s clerics graze their sheep to keep an eye on the ruins and prevent unsavory characters from going in (or coming out).
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We have fostered trust, recruited loyalty, and gathered the faithful. We have trained thousands. Our legions can cover the land, fill the sky and travel through the darkness. We can hunt any and all that would deny our heritage. Now is our time, now is the time of the Dark Reign(Rain) of the Empire of Shadows.
- High Prince Telemont Tanthul, Lord Shadow
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 02:29:44
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Originally posted by Dracandos the Spellsage
Greetings, can someone post some info on this school. Its history, its teachings, its downfall, how was it destroyed, ect. Also, does the ghost of Ulcaster haunt the ruins or was that merely made up for Baldurs Gate? My thanks
Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast contains most of the information on Ulcaster and his school.
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Dracandos the Spellsage
Senior Scribe
466 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 03:22:36
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My thanks you two |
Death strips away the masks men don to hide their true nature - The Slayer's Guide to Undead
The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos shall be sown from their passage - So Sayeth the Wise Alaundo
Whenever magic one doth weave, 'tis never ever wise to deceive - Elminster
Strength and power come from knowing and controlling what others do not, but never reveal all that you know - Vecna
I have been known to cast a blue mage spell now and again - Dracandos the Spellsage |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 04:22:52
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As everyone has stated, the best information on Ulcaster can be found in Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. I recall that Eric Boyd expanded somewhat on this information (in a realmslore-y way, not stats) in a DRAGON article that never got accepted. It basically tied in the school of Ulcaster with the School of Wonder in Amn, Halaster and a few other FR tidbits. Hmm, I'll have to get onto Eric to re-submit the article now that DRAGON has 'rediscovered' the Realms. I loved Erik Mona's editorial in the recent issue. Made my heart sing.
-- George Krashos
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 04:29:08
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Originally posted by George Krashos
It basically tied in the school of Ulcaster with the School of Wonder in Amn, Halaster and a few other FR tidbits.
That sounds intriguing.
Perhaps ol' Eric could stop past and add a few more tidbits here and there about this connection. That is, if the article doesn't end up looking like it'll be published anytime soon.
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Dracandos the Spellsage
Senior Scribe
466 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2005 : 06:11:09
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Death strips away the masks men don to hide their true nature - The Slayer's Guide to Undead
The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos shall be sown from their passage - So Sayeth the Wise Alaundo
Whenever magic one doth weave, 'tis never ever wise to deceive - Elminster
Strength and power come from knowing and controlling what others do not, but never reveal all that you know - Vecna
I have been known to cast a blue mage spell now and again - Dracandos the Spellsage |
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Athreeren
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 25 Jan 2021 : 12:46:03
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Hello, is Eric's article available anywhere now? I have more questions about the school. It seems every description of Beregost since first edition mentions the ruins of a keep a little to the East, and the ruins of a school a little to the East. But I've never seen any confirmation that they were the same thing. And if not, what is this keep? Which was built first? I seem to remember that Beregost grew around the school to provide it with what it needs, so was the keep built in the middle of nowhere, or was it built intentionally next to a magic school (or worse, the cursed ruins thereof)? And why were the Calishite wizards afraid of that magic school, but not of the greatest library in the Realms further down the road? In fact, what were the relations between the school and Candlekeep?
Thank you for any information you can bring on the topic! |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 26 Jan 2021 : 00:31:42
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The information that Eric came up with was later folded into the Dragons of Faerûn 3E sourcebook - see the write up of Kuraltaar the Demonshield (pgs.135-136).
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Athreeren
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 26 Jan 2021 : 12:26:25
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| Thank you, the info in that section helped a lot! In that book, I had mostly looked at where the various dragons were and how to create a good dragon lair, but I'll have to have a closer look at the magic item section! |
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