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Dalor Darden Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 00:50:34
Can anyone enlighten me on the matter of "The Horreb"?

Apparently a magically gifted people who lived IN or NEAR The Ride.

EDIT: also sometimes referred to as Artificers...i.e. "...alongside Horreb artificers..."
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Dalor Darden Posted - 19 Apr 2011 : 07:55:21
quote:
Originally posted by Bakra

I was reading Ruins of Adventure late yesterday when I came across this interesting bit:

“The thri-kreen have two specialized
weapons unique to their race. One is a
polearm that has blades on both
ends—treat one end as a glaive, and
the other a throwing spear (damage 3-
8). The other is carved crystalline
“throwing wedge” that has a range of
9”, does 3-6 damage, and will return
to the thrower if it misses.”

I don’t have access to my 1st Edition Monster Manuals at work, so I was wondering if these ‘specialized weapons’ are unique to the thri-kreen as a whole or just these particular ones near Phlan. Are these weapons (specifically the crystalline discs) an example of Horreb technology?




They are not unique. They are as per the description in Monster Manual II.
Brix Posted - 19 Apr 2011 : 07:27:41
quote:
Originally posted by Matt James

I got bored and made a quick little 4e magic item relating to the Horreb (inspired by this very thread!). I plan to go back and give it a nice big write-up.

http://www.loremaster.org/campaign-settings/2678-robes-horreb-acolyte.html



Link is dead. Any chance you can repost it.
Some news about the write-up?
Nice stuff - as always
Bakra Posted - 18 Apr 2011 : 16:58:15
I was reading Ruins of Adventure late yesterday when I came across this interesting bit:

“The thri-kreen have two specialized
weapons unique to their race. One is a
polearm that has blades on both
ends—treat one end as a glaive, and
the other a throwing spear (damage 3-
8). The other is carved crystalline
“throwing wedge” that has a range of
9”, does 3-6 damage, and will return
to the thrower if it misses.”

I don’t have access to my 1st Edition Monster Manuals at work, so I was wondering if these ‘specialized weapons’ are unique to the thri-kreen as a whole or just these particular ones near Phlan. Are these weapons (specifically the crystalline discs) an example of Horreb technology?
Matt James Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 07:48:09
Thanks. I plan to flesh it out when I can get a moment. It should be a fun little pet project :)
Dalor Darden Posted - 17 Oct 2010 : 17:03:53
quote:
Originally posted by Matt James

I got bored and made a quick little 4e magic item relating to the Horreb (inspired by this very thread!). I plan to go back and give it a nice big write-up.

http://www.loremaster.org/campaign-settings/2678-robes-horreb-acolyte.html



Sweet! Reading that it seems you are along the same lines of thought that I had regarding the Horreb!

Awesome item by the way! Thanks Matt.
Matt James Posted - 17 Oct 2010 : 14:17:46
I got bored and made a quick little 4e magic item relating to the Horreb (inspired by this very thread!). I plan to go back and give it a nice big write-up.

http://www.loremaster.org/campaign-settings/2678-robes-horreb-acolyte.html
Matt James Posted - 17 Oct 2010 : 14:06:45
Markustay, that was INDEED horrible! :p
Kno Posted - 16 Oct 2010 : 08:12:46
Horadric cube?
Markustay Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 22:27:37
At least the lore about the Horreb Cubes isn't horreb-ball.

Was that an intentional pun, BTW?
Dalor Darden Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 21:42:43
quote:
Originally posted by Matt James

Here are some choice excepts from the piece:

quote:
Maram’s designs on the region were cut short, however, when in the Year of Sycophants (–357 DR) an unlikely coalition joined forces to confront the ancient primordial. Marching north alongside Horreb artificers came the war wizards of Barze, the horse nomads of Varm, the gnoll warriors of Flindyke, the goliath hunters of Mount Akoro, and the gnomehammers of Forharn. This bizarre alliance was led by three equally improbable heroes hailing from lands beyond the Moonsea North: a shadowy assassin, a brooding necromancer, and a dour warlord.


quote:
Opanrael the Sage
As Master Librarian and Head Curator at Mantor’s Library, Opanrael the Sage is knowledgeable about a great many subjects, though he is especially astute in the field of world religion and its history. When the characters inquire about the Horreb ritual cube at Mantor’s Library, read: Recognizing at once the significance of the ancient relic, the Master Librarian shuffles you quickly into his private study. “What you hold there, my friends,” the old sage begins, his typically cold eyes now alight with keen interest, “is a Horreb cube. Only a dozen, more or less, are thought to have survived the fall of that once great civilization.”


quote:
Entry 9
The Grand Historian’s Records of the Arts of War.
This moldering old tome is strongly moralistic,
attempting to set forth the proper principals of government
in times of warfare. From the crumbling
pages comes the following passage:
At this time there ruling the Twisted Ones was a powerful
general named Tyranthraxus. He strode before his armies
cloaked in flame and led the Riders out of the Waste. At
his hand the kingdom of Barze was conquered. Turning
south he led his army to conquer the Horreb and the Vane.
Tyranthraxus was a cruel man and leveled all that he
had taken, murdering the princes of these lands. But the
flame that surrounded him consumed him, destroying his
body. Freed of its shell, it flew among the men of his army,
lighting on each and claiming it. It was then when Baron
Schodt imprisoned Tyranthraxus in a vial of water which
shone like the light of day. This he sank in the watery depths
of Lake Longreach, thus defeating the armies Tyranthraxus
had raised.




Thanks Matt.

I talked with Brian about this too, and he thought that the Horreb being an Thri-Kreen type civilization might be interesting. Since we know from Ruins of Adventure that they have long been in the area, and that they even have a love of elven flesh; I thought it only natural that the Thri-Kreen of the Northern Moonsea area might very well be a vestige of the former, and much more powerful, Horreb Culture which was finally crushed by the forces of Tyrant Hraxus.

It fits nicely for me.
Markustay Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 21:00:10
Nice lore, thanks for posting that Matt.

quote:
Originally posted by Dalor Darden

quote:
Originally posted by Quale
quote:
Originally posted by Dalor Darden

Jeral?

Jergal?


fortunately that's how they are called in Athas, lol

well, it is now a fact that all worlds are tied together! I can still make the connection.
Interesting...

There is an Elven Hero-God in Athas as well, called Cor-something (I used the name in one of my Elven Netbook articles, who is obviously a local variant of Corellon). Thats DarkSun canon, AFAIK.

I wonder if Athas could be the 'What If' world - the one that would have resulted had Ao not separated the worlds.

Which makes me think that Earth may be some sort of vestigal 'mirror' of an alternate timeline. I always wondered why Ao was so against Technology that he banned it.

But thats conjecture for another thread.
Matt James Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 18:14:42
Here are some choice excepts from the piece:

quote:
Maram’s designs on the region were cut short, however, when in the Year of Sycophants (–357 DR) an unlikely coalition joined forces to confront the ancient primordial. Marching north alongside Horreb artificers came the war wizards of Barze, the horse nomads of Varm, the gnoll warriors of Flindyke, the goliath hunters of Mount Akoro, and the gnomehammers of Forharn. This bizarre alliance was led by three equally improbable heroes hailing from lands beyond the Moonsea North: a shadowy assassin, a brooding necromancer, and a dour warlord.


quote:
Opanrael the Sage
As Master Librarian and Head Curator at Mantor’s Library, Opanrael the Sage is knowledgeable about a great many subjects, though he is especially astute in the field of world religion and its history. When the characters inquire about the Horreb ritual cube at Mantor’s Library, read: Recognizing at once the significance of the ancient relic, the Master Librarian shuffles you quickly into his private study. “What you hold there, my friends,” the old sage begins, his typically cold eyes now alight with keen interest, “is a Horreb cube. Only a dozen, more or less, are thought to have survived the fall of that once great civilization.”


quote:
Entry 9
The Grand Historian’s Records of the Arts of War.
This moldering old tome is strongly moralistic,
attempting to set forth the proper principals of government
in times of warfare. From the crumbling
pages comes the following passage:
At this time there ruling the Twisted Ones was a powerful
general named Tyranthraxus. He strode before his armies
cloaked in flame and led the Riders out of the Waste. At
his hand the kingdom of Barze was conquered. Turning
south he led his army to conquer the Horreb and the Vane.
Tyranthraxus was a cruel man and leveled all that he
had taken, murdering the princes of these lands. But the
flame that surrounded him consumed him, destroying his
body. Freed of its shell, it flew among the men of his army,
lighting on each and claiming it. It was then when Baron
Schodt imprisoned Tyranthraxus in a vial of water which
shone like the light of day. This he sank in the watery depths
of Lake Longreach, thus defeating the armies Tyranthraxus
had raised.
Matt James Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 17:33:23
Wow, not sure how I missed this, but in the adventure my brother (Brian R. James) and I wrote, we included a special Horreb Ritual Cube. I will have to dig back through it, but I believe we included some tasty lore.
Dalor Darden Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 17:18:54
quote:
Originally posted by Quale

fortunately that's how they are called in Athas, lol

well, it is now a fact that all worlds are tied together! I can still make the connection.
Quale Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 08:08:52
fortunately that's how they are called in Athas, lol
Dalor Darden Posted - 14 Oct 2010 : 01:14:49
quote:
Originally posted by Quale

quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

I think there are two variants of thri-Kreen - there is a more advanced version with four arms, and a more primitive 'tauric' version that uses only two of its upper appendages as arms, and walks on the other four. Although I got that idea from the differeing art for that crature over the years, I did indeed find a more primitive 'model' somewhere in canon (core D&D canon, that is).


yea, there are two types of thri-kreen, civilized Jeral and barbaric Tok'sa

the tohr-kreen are the same as the thri-kreen, only slightly bigger, better diet, sedentary culture



Jeral?

Jergal?
Quale Posted - 13 Oct 2010 : 19:33:09
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

I think there are two variants of thri-Kreen - there is a more advanced version with four arms, and a more primitive 'tauric' version that uses only two of its upper appendages as arms, and walks on the other four. Although I got that idea from the differeing art for that crature over the years, I did indeed find a more primitive 'model' somewhere in canon (core D&D canon, that is).


yea, there are two types of thri-kreen, civilized Jeral and barbaric Tok'sa

the tohr-kreen are the same as the thri-kreen, only slightly bigger, better diet, sedentary culture
Dalor Darden Posted - 12 Oct 2010 : 02:29:16
I'm starting to think of the Horreb as indeed Thri-Kreen; however, as Horeb is a reference to a mountain; I'm thinking this:

The Horeb were actually people of the mountain indeed. What else would a flying pyramid look like to native people in Faerun?

The Spellweavers were the masters of the Kreen, and their enclaves were flying pyramids.

Kinda simple really.
Markustay Posted - 11 Oct 2010 : 20:38:30
'People of the Mountain'?

Sounds like either Dwarves or Gnomes, but nearly any subterranean race would work.

I like the Spellweaver/Thr-Kreen/Jergal mystery - wonder if there is any official lore lying about that is under NDA ATM.

I think there are two variants of thri-Kreen - there is a more advanced version with four arms, and a more primitive 'tauric' version that uses only two of its upper appendages as arms, and walks on the other four. Although I got that idea from the differeing art for that crature over the years, I did indeed find a more primitive 'model' somewhere in canon (core D&D canon, that is).

This lead me to think that the Thri-Kreen as a race may by metamorphic. However, it is more likely that these are just differing historic/cultural stages of the race (like Neanderthal and Cro-magnon are to Homosapiens).

Which lead me to think that the 'tauric' and 'erect' stages are merely earlier developmental stages of the Spellweaver, weather it is a metamorphic (single-being) event, or something that happens racially over untold centuries (evolution).

Basically, the creatures 'ascend' to the Spellweaver stage (and beyond, perhaps, if Jergal is any evidence).

Or, conversely, if it is Metamorphic in nature, maybe the Mantis-like creatures have three stages (now I'm making them like Pokemon!). If there is a larval stage, it could be a linguistic reason for the 'Thri' in the 'Kreen Race' (in other words, that may be 'stage 3', after the larval and tauric stages).

Just more of my random pondering - nothing canon of course.

EDIT: And all of the above can be easily accomplished (rules-wise) using 3e's templates, or (perhaps a better fit) 4e's 'Paths'.
Dalor Darden Posted - 10 Oct 2010 : 23:12:52
Well, I was doing a bit of scripture study, and I found that Horeb was/is a mountain. Not Horreb; but it makes me think a bit...
Bakra Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 15:18:49
quote:

I'll be able to use this most certainly...perhaps even making the Horreb the Thri-Kreen. It speaks in the Ruins of Adventure that the Thri-Kreen once had a powerful nation of some sort before humans came.

Does anyone have the tidbit of information concerning this from the Computer Game Pool of Radiance...it was concerning the Thri-Kreen and how humans were first seen as a meal, then later they were no longer soft (because of armor) and had magic that outstripped the Thri-Kreen?

Something like that...



The Pool of Radiance Journal (PRJ)entries you are referring to are:
PRJ #6
PRJ #45

Don't forget there were false entries in the journal. I'm not talking about the Tavern Tales either...I will check my home notes later to see if those two mentioned above were located in the game. If all else fails, I will play the game again.
Dalor Darden Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 19:35:24
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

DDi, I take it?

That's probably why it doesn't sound at all familiar.



Aye, DDI...
Markustay Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 18:59:40
DDi, I take it?

That's probably why it doesn't sound at all familiar.
Dalor Darden Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 06:35:19
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

'The Horreb'? Where did you read that?

Don't forget to mention my favorite Orc sub-species, the Ondonti.



The Horreb are in the "Monument of the Ancients" adventure by Brian and Matt James.
Markustay Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 05:08:14
'The Horreb'? Where did you read that?

Don't forget to mention my favorite Orc sub-species, the Ondonti.
Dalor Darden Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 16:43:40
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by Dalor Darden

I like the link to Jergal though; because that would actually tie in a bit with "The Three" and their quests in the area to ascend!

The Spellweaver/Jergal link is always an interesting concept, each and every time its brought up, because it plays on Eric Boyd's theory in the DUNGEON #130 web supplement that suggests Jergal was a Spellweaver. It isn't actually Realms canon though; it's merely a possibility offered by Eric for his "Age of Worms" conversion notes.

However, Ed offered a tantalising tidbit during a recent Jergal/Spellweaver discussion here at Candlekeep, back in May:-
quote:
Hi again, all. Ed just sent me another e-mail, in which he regretfully noted that Jergal is too NDA'd for him to say much about Jergal's mortal existence before ascension. However, he added this enigmatic comment:

Much has yet to be revealed about the spellweaver race and about the racial past/development of the thri-kreen. Both of which have a connection to Jergal (in one case to his mortal self AND his divine self, and in the other only to his divine self).
There. NDAs avoided by one of deftest dances I've had to do in a long time. :}

So saith Ed. Who promises a reply to Joran re paladinhood, next.
love,
THO




Ahhhh...this is what I needed.

I'm rather sure that Jergal MUST have been a Spellweaver now...and the Thri-Kreen of the area of Phlan were most likely worshipers of his...

I'll be able to use this most certainly...perhaps even making the Horreb the Thri-Kreen. It speaks in the Ruins of Adventure that the Thri-Kreen once had a powerful nation of some sort before humans came.

Does anyone have the tidbit of information concerning this from the Computer Game Pool of Radiance...it was concerning the Thri-Kreen and how humans were first seen as a meal, then later they were no longer soft (because of armor) and had magic that outstripped the Thri-Kreen?

Something like that...
Wooly Rupert Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 16:12:46
quote:
Originally posted by Quale

If you don't have the Dragon Magazines, I think this product would be worth the money

http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/specialIssues/v5748btpy7vq1



Glad you mentioned that... I do have that book. I've not yet made it a priority to replace my lost issues of Dragon.
Wooly Rupert Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 16:11:57
quote:
Originally posted by Quale

Also Dragon Magazine has spellweaver ruins in the Tortured Lands, you could make the racial connection to the thri-kreen, or even Jergal.



It names the Tortured Lands as a "likely spot" -- it doesn't definitively place ruins there.

Just saying.
Quale Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 09:31:01
If you don't have the Dragon Magazines, I think this product would be worth the money

http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/specialIssues/v5748btpy7vq1
Dalor Darden Posted - 08 Aug 2010 : 07:32:43
I looked at eBay...but it is going for more than I'm willing to invest...considering shipping costs as well.

It happens to have "Boccob, God of Magic" in it too...so the price is a bit more I guess.

Checking out nobleknight.com (bah! $5.50...)

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