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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17 Apr 2006 : 19:24:32
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| If you are looking into older (2nd edition) material, Kyristan was originally featured (although only by reference) in the somewhat quirky solo-adventure HHQ2 - Wizard's Challenge (available from Paizo as a download). Darsson was created as the offspring of another of the mages featured in the module, Dar Malson. It's not Realms material, strictly speaking, but it may add some flavor. |
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
615 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2006 : 19:29:18
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Nybor: Mage of Thay obviously. No lore references to him specifically other than his spells.
There's a small article on the Wizards' Website by Sean K. Reynolds. It details a few spells by Nybor, and gives some history (including date of demise). Also, interestingly, Nybor appears to be / have been a "she"  .
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"No, he did *not* say that war is unforeseeable. Yes, you may have heard him say it, but he did not say it, and that's a fact!" - Malcolm Tucker, "In the Loop". |
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
615 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2006 : 19:30:52
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Originally posted by Thauramarth
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Nybor: Mage of Thay obviously. No lore references to him specifically other than his spells.
There's a small article on the Wizards' Website by Sean K. Reynolds. It details a few spells by Nybor, and gives some history (including date of demise). Also, interestingly, Nybor appears to be / have been a "she" .
My mistake - I forgot to include the link : http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20041215a . Sorry.
I forgot the link: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20041215a . Oops. |
"No, he did *not* say that war is unforeseeable. Yes, you may have heard him say it, but he did not say it, and that's a fact!" - Malcolm Tucker, "In the Loop". |
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Beirnadri Magranth
Senior Scribe
USA
720 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2006 : 20:13:17
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| for someone who i havent seen around really (bc youre sorta newish), thauramarth, you sure can find some useful tidbits! |
"You came here to be a martyr in a great big bang of glory... instead you will die with a whimper."
::moussaoui tries to interrupt::
"You will never get a chance to speak again and that's an appropriate ending."
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The Demonbinder
Acolyte
Australia
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Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 08:56:13
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| Snilloc was a creation of Andy Collins (or so I have been told), and therefore one guess as to where the name came from... |
Refractions of purple lightning emerged from his spell mantle after the Magelord's spell hit. It was a shame that he would be dead before he even let his next spell fly. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 13:19:14
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Actually, THO just said that...
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
A Real-World Postscript: "Snilloc" is the creation of TSR and now WotC staffer Andy Collins (read the name backwards).
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
615 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 20:34:04
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Originally posted by Beirnadri Magranth
for someone who i havent seen around really (bc youre sorta newish), thauramarth, you sure can find some useful tidbits!
Ah, always lurking below the surface in Candlekeep, but in the Realms since 1988 :-) . The good old times, the Grey Box, the thrill of reading "Spellfire" for the first time.
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 21:38:39
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Originally posted by The Demonbinder
Snilloc was a creation of Andy Collins (or so I have been told), and therefore one guess as to where the name came from...
Did he come from the same place as the hordes of Trebors and Nybors who infest the multiverse? |
I have a mouth, but I am in a library and must not scream.
Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 21:51:06
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Ahhh, Agannazar of the Covenant. A guy near and dear to my heart. I've posted this before, but here is an Ed and Eric-assisted history of the mage cabal which contains some info on this fellow:
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Hope this has been useful.
-- George Krashos
Useful? Blimey, George, I should say so! One of my players happened to mention Agannazar just two days ago, and here you have unfolded his c.v. for me. Bravo!
Now ... how's about further info on Presper and Grimwald, please? The impression I have received from LEoF is that the desertion of the perfiidious elves doomed Phalorm. It would be beneficial to learn more of the wizards who supported it.
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Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2763 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 22:18:32
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| *watches Jamallo Kreen run right into and bounce off a powerful wall of NDA spell* |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1518 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2006 : 01:55:36
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Well said, George! Your words deserve to be shouted by heralds from battlements! Thank you!
I'd thank you personally and properly, but Ed tells me you're very happily married. 
love,
THO
A Real-World Postscript: "Snilloc" is the creation of TSR and now WotC staffer Andy Collins (read the name backwards).
Not to disagree with THO, but Snilloc long predates Andy Collins' involvement in gaming and the Realms. I believe there was a Mr. Dave Collins who was a long-time friend of Jeff Grubb. Dave owned a house on Lake Geneva and 'twas this Collins who generated the snowball spells that shared his wizard's name of Snilloc (way back in FR Adventures might've been the first appearance).
Steven
Who feels like a dinosaur of gaming but can attest that he's met Mr. Dave Collins |
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Beirnadri Magranth
Senior Scribe
USA
720 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2006 : 02:05:25
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"You came here to be a martyr in a great big bang of glory... instead you will die with a whimper."
::moussaoui tries to interrupt::
"You will never get a chance to speak again and that's an appropriate ending."
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
24610 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2006 : 02:59:31
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Well said, George! Your words deserve to be shouted by heralds from battlements! Thank you!
I'd thank you personally and properly, but Ed tells me you're very happily married.
love,
THO
A Real-World Postscript: "Snilloc" is the creation of TSR and now WotC staffer Andy Collins (read the name backwards).
Not to disagree with THO, but Snilloc long predates Andy Collins' involvement in gaming and the Realms. I believe there was a Mr. Dave Collins who was a long-time friend of Jeff Grubb. Dave owned a house on Lake Geneva and 'twas this Collins who generated the snowball spells that shared his wizard's name of Snilloc (way back in FR Adventures might've been the first appearance).
Steven
Who feels like a dinosaur of gaming but can attest that he's met Mr. Dave Collins
Did he also come up with Snilloc's Cream Pie? 'Twas mentioned in that same spell entry, and later used by Danilo Thann ("Dessert was, of course, on them."). |
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ode904
Learned Scribe
Finland
193 Posts |
Posted - 22 Apr 2006 : 22:14:36
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First five you wrote were of course known to me, but I have heard perhaps of one third of those names in the long list...
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1518 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2006 : 22:24:33
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Well said, George! Your words deserve to be shouted by heralds from battlements! Thank you!
I'd thank you personally and properly, but Ed tells me you're very happily married.
love,
THO
A Real-World Postscript: "Snilloc" is the creation of TSR and now WotC staffer Andy Collins (read the name backwards).
Not to disagree with THO, but Snilloc long predates Andy Collins' involvement in gaming and the Realms. I believe there was a Mr. Dave Collins who was a long-time friend of Jeff Grubb. Dave owned a house on Lake Geneva and 'twas this Collins who generated the snowball spells that shared his wizard's name of Snilloc (way back in FR Adventures might've been the first appearance).
Steven
Who feels like a dinosaur of gaming but can attest that he's met Mr. Dave Collins
Did he also come up with Snilloc's Cream Pie? 'Twas mentioned in that same spell entry, and later used by Danilo Thann ("Dessert was, of course, on them.").
Ayup.
The joke was all Elaine, though.
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