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Palmate
Acolyte
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 Posted - 26 Jul 2005 : 12:18:40
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I'm looking for information on this location found in the Imperial South section of LEoF.
I understand it is underwater and located in the south, near Almraiven. Any one have a clue as to when it was destroyed; I seem to recall reading that Elven High Magic caused it to fall under the waves, anyone know what may have precipitated this event?
I'm also looking for information on what was the common language spoken in the area at the time of its destruction, possible artifacts found within its ruins, and general knowledge and ideas on its make up.
Any and all information and speculation is welcome.
Palmate
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 26 Jul 2005 : 14:40:40
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Originally posted by Palmate
I'm looking for information on this location found in the Imperial South section of LEoF.
I don't recall any particular 2e references on Ahjuutal -- at least, there's no mention in any of the tomes dedicated to that region of the southern Realms.
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I understand it is underwater and located in the south, near Almraiven. Any one have a clue as to when it was destroyed;...
The entry in LEoF says that Ahjuutal predates the foundation of Coramshan. Coramshan wasn't founded until -6060 DR and the timeline in LEoF for the Imperial South lists that the fall of Ahjuutal occured in -7684 DR.
Ahjuutal sunk as a result of the war between the djinni Calim and the marid Ahjuu -- the so-called Steam Wars. Calim was responsible for the destruction of Ahjuutal.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 26 Jul 2005 : 14:51:32
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Ahjuutal is introduced and discussed in Empires of the Shining Sea (2e). It's a marid city that fell during the reign of Calim the djinn.
Also, I think you're thinking of Jhaamdath, which was destroyed by a tidal wave raised by Elven High Magic. Jhaamdath lay where the Vilhon Reach is now. An unexpected result of that magic was the destruction of the sea elven capitol of the Inner Sea.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 26 Jul 2005 : 15:09:17
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
Ahjuutal is introduced and discussed in Empires of the Shining Sea (2e).
That figures...  . It has to be mentioned in the one tome that I temporary lent to a friend just yesterday  .
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Palmate
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2005 : 17:02:35
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thanks all for the great replies... I should have known to look in the EotSS. The information located in that source is really good historically, any ideas on lost artifacts and things magical that may have survived 10000 years?
and Eric, I think you are right, I am also using the empire of Jhaamdath and the cities of the sword in my current campaign and it all mingles together sometimes.
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Palmate
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 31 Jul 2005 : 16:55:44
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While doing a bit more research for this planned adventure, I came across an entry in the FRCS. It is located on Pg. 156 in the Major Geographical features; Spider Swamp.
In this entry it talks about Lost Ajhuutal, in fact it is stated in the entry that Ajhuutal is located in the Northern part of the Spider Swamp, and has in fact become an inhabited submerged city of 300+ aranea. This seems to directly contradict LEoF Pg. 123.
I already know what I'm going to do for my game, but I was curious if someone could speak to this discrepancy? Is the city in the Northern Spider Swamp another city of the Marid Ajhuu’s empire? Or perhaps the real city?
thanks for helping to clear this up,
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 01 Aug 2005 : 13:43:58
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Originally posted by Palmate
While doing a bit more research for this planned adventure, I came across an entry in the FRCS. It is located on Pg. 156 in the Major Geographical features; Spider Swamp.
In this entry it talks about Lost Ajhuutal, in fact it is stated in the entry that Ajhuutal is located in the Northern part of the Spider Swamp, and has in fact become an inhabited submerged city of 300+ aranea. This seems to directly contradict LEoF Pg. 123.
I already know what I'm going to do for my game, but I was curious if someone could speak to this discrepancy? Is the city in the Northern Spider Swamp another city of the Marid Ajhuu’s empire? Or perhaps the real city?
thanks for helping to clear this up,
Palmate
There are two sites (as noted in EMPIRES OF THE SHINING SEA) that people attribute to Ajhuutal--the true one which is off the coast and beneath the Shining Sea, and the one misnamed as Ajhuutal by poor historians or worse mapmakers. Both exist, but the city of marids is the one off coast, not occupied by aranea.
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Palmate
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 01 Aug 2005 : 14:02:47
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great thanks!
so since you sank 'em... what was the Norther, mis named city, before? What was it called?
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 03:41:49
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Mr. Schend,
Do you happen to know if the lost "Scepter of Calim" has ever been recovered? I want to say it might have been mentioned in the "Star of Cursrah", novel?
Brain stretched to maximum overload here....haha
Best regards,
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
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Originally posted by Palmate
While doing a bit more research for this planned adventure, I came across an entry in the FRCS. It is located on Pg. 156 in the Major Geographical features; Spider Swamp.
In this entry it talks about Lost Ajhuutal, in fact it is stated in the entry that Ajhuutal is located in the Northern part of the Spider Swamp, and has in fact become an inhabited submerged city of 300+ aranea. This seems to directly contradict LEoF Pg. 123.
I already know what I'm going to do for my game, but I was curious if someone could speak to this discrepancy? Is the city in the Northern Spider Swamp another city of the Marid Ajhuu’s empire? Or perhaps the real city?
thanks for helping to clear this up,
Palmate
There are two sites (as noted in EMPIRES OF THE SHINING SEA) that people attribute to Ajhuutal--the true one which is off the coast and beneath the Shining Sea, and the one misnamed as Ajhuutal by poor historians or worse mapmakers. Both exist, but the city of marids is the one off coast, not occupied by aranea.
SES
Who sank `em both....
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2021 : 02:40:04
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Mr. Schend,
Good evening! :)
Bumping this regarding my question from February of 2020, which was:
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Do you happen to know if the lost "Scepter of Calim" has ever been recovered? I want to say it might have been mentioned in the "Star of Cursrah", novel?
Brain stretched to maximum overload here....haha
Best regards,
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2021 : 06:20:46
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Master Rupert,
Great to hear from you! :) Just kind of getting back into the swing of things. Been doing a lot of home remodeling projects as of late, so I've been a bit tied up with that. :)
I appreciate the response on that. I hope all is well with him.
Best regards,
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 13 Oct 2021 : 13:59:19
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Originally posted by cpthero2
Mr. Schend,
Good evening! :)
Bumping this regarding my question from February of 2020, which was:
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Do you happen to know if the lost "Scepter of Calim" has ever been recovered? I want to say it might have been mentioned in the "Star of Cursrah", novel?
Brain stretched to maximum overload here....haha
Never read Star of Cursrah that I can recall, nor do I know of any reclamation of the Scepter of Calim, so you and your players get to go to town with recovering it yourselves!
SES
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Gary Dallison
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