Plague

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At a Glance

A brief history of plague in the Realms.

  • c. -30400 DR: Wasting Plague among aearee in present-day Orsraun Mountains (Grand History of the Realms p8)
  • c. -4770 DR: Plague of Terror in Calimport (Grand History p26)
  • c. -4770 DR: Sunset Plague in Calimport (Grand History p26)
  • c. -4370 DR: unnamed plague in Imaskar (Grand History p18,26)
  • c. -990 DR: series of plagues in Schamedar and Calimport (Grand History p39)
  • -391 DR: Ivory Plague in Shou Lung (Grand History p46)
  • -375 DR: Empire Plague in the southern Shining Coast (Grand History p47); Lhesper is founded two years later by people who fled the plague in Lapaliiya (Serpent Kingdoms p132)
  • -33 DR: unnamed plague initiated by the church of Talona ends the realm of Asram (Grand History p59)
  • 3 DR: Loaraven “The Poxed” of Impiltur dies of plague (Grand History p78)
  • 6 DR: unnamed plague in Impiltur prompts a farmer named Ondeth to flee west and found a settlement west of Marsember which he calls Suzara’s City (Grand History p59)
  • 75 DR: unnamed plague(s) decimate Chessenta, the Vilhon Reach, and the Shaar (Grand History p61); Kergaard Twinblade, ruler of Westgate, dies of plague; a priest of Ilmater is crowned for his effort to eradicate a plague that “nearly destroyed” the city (Grand History p85)
  • 157 DR: unnamed plague in Impiltur slays the wife of Inrath III and disfigures her first son Inrath IV (Grand History p78)
  • 236 DR: Year of the Plague Clouds
  • 303-341 DR: The Purplethroat Plague
  • 320 DR: The Infernal Death in Calimshan (Grand History p69)
  • c. 375 DR: The Prayerbane Plague in Impiltur; Darthorn III drowns himself after the death of his wife and son (Grand History p79)
  • 472 DR: The Panicked Plague decimates the town of Mussum: 75% of the citizens are slain in a single night; the circumstances are so dramatic that Mussum is never resettled (Grand History p88)
  • 507 DR: The Year of the Rotting Pox
  • 617 DR: unnamed plague fells Reinhar IV of Dambrath (Grand History p78)
  • 796 DR: Lower Tathtar falls to an unnamed plague (Grand History p103)
  • 849-890 DR: unnamed plague slays Pendernath and Thartryn III of Westgate, and all royal heirs (Grand History p86)
  • 886-924 DR: unnamed plague slays Beldred II of Impiltur, and most of his family; Princess Aliia, the sole surviving heir, is deemed too young to rule; the throne of Impiltur is offered to whoever will marry her (Grand History p79, 111)
  • 902 DR: unnamed plague devastates Chondath following the Rotting War (Grand History p109)
  • 1150 DR: unnamed plague sweeps the Sword Coast (Grand History p121)
  • 1204 DR: unnamed plague slays Erdhinn II of Amn (Grand History p75)
  • 1253 DR: unnamed plague grips the northern Inner Sea lands (Grand History p126)
  • 1317-1323 DR: The Plague of Dragons begins in the Vilhon Reach and decimates Chessenta and Unther – Ilione, Mage-Queen of Aglarond, dies of plague
  • 1345 DR: The Coast Plague in Amn (Grand History p139)
  • 1351 DR: unnamed plague spreads in Baldur’s Gate, following the discovery of Larloch’s lair (Grand History p140)
  • 1368 DR: unnamed plague attacks the treants in the Forest of Lethyr (Grand History p149)
  • 1370 DR: The Shaking Plague in Scardale (Volo’s Guide to the Dalelands) and “far southern and eastern lands” (Grand History p150)
  • 1372 DR: The Wailing Death in Neverwinter (Grand History p152)
  • 1372 DR: The Pox decimates the human population of Hlondeth (Grand History p154)
  • 1374 DR: The Blush breaks out in Logfell, near the Qurth Forest (Grand History p156)
  • 1385 DR: The Spellplague (Grand History p159)
  • 1502 DR: The Year of the Pox Plague

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The Plague of Dragons

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At a Glance

Also called The Great Plague. It afflicted the Inner Sea nations from 1317 until, in some places, 1323 DR.

Sources

  • A Grand History of the Realms pages 74, 134
  • Old Empires [FR10/9274] page 6

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Raurin (Disambiguation)

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Disambiguation

  • Raurin — a geographic region including the Raurin Desert and the mountain ranges surrounding it
  • Raurin — a desert to the east of Faerûn; all that remains of the ancient Great Kingdom of Raurin
  • Raurin — a Great Kingdom of the empire of Imaskar; it was destroyed in a cataclysm which turned it into the Raurin Desert
  • Raurin — a breed of horse popular in the lands around the Raurin Desert

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Raurin

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At a Glance

One of the Great Kingdoms of Imaskar; the cataclysm which destroyed this land created the Raurin Desert in its place. Survivors fled to the west and founded the empires of Mulhorand and Unther.

Source

  • Old Empires [FR10/9274] pages 5, 11, 34, 35, 40, 44, 49, 94

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Gondal

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At a Glance

A wizard of Baldur’s Gate, recently slain and replaced by an ogre mage.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Adventures [2106] page 76
  • Forgotten Realms [1031] (1e) Cyclopedia of the Realms page 59 shows his mage rune

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Durlan

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At a Glance

A wizard of Selgaunt.

He’s an elven mage.

Sources

  • Forgotten Realms Adventures [2106] page 104; page 7 shows his mage sigil
  • Forgotten Realms [1031] (1e) Cyclopedia of the Realms page 59 shows his mage rune

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Baskor Tranth

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At a Glance

Baskor Tranth is a male human wizard.

At one point he is part of an adventuring group from Priapurl, calling itself the Brightstar. Baskor is the sole survivor from the band’s foray into Myth Drannor. Following this experience, he is still fascinated by adventure but he’s too paranoid and fearful to return to it.

Circa 1365 DR, he resides in a tower in Suzail. He’s surly and stout, and frequents the city’s taverns.


Sources

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Aldeguth

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At a Glance

A wizard of Mulhessen.

Source

  • Forgotten Realms [1031] (1e) Cyclopedia of the Realms page 58 shows his mage sigil

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Aerbront

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At a Glance

Aerbront is a human wizard of Daerlun. He plays on his advanced age (circa 1360 DR) to encourage folks to underestimate him.


Sources

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Polinar Kirin

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At a Glance

Polinar Kirin is the owner of The Drowning Flagon, in Marsember.

He’s a human fighter.


Sources

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