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coastiemike
Acolyte
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 Posted - 23 May 2008 : 12:15:40
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I keep thinking a few years ago, I read a short story that described what it was like inside a citadel when the flying citadels of Netheril fell. Perhaps Realms of Magic? All my FR novels are packed so I can't check. Could someone advise if they remember please? Thanks in advance.
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Ayunken-vanzan
Senior Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 23 May 2008 : 12:43:11
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| I think it is Realms of Shadow, and there the story Too long in the dark, by Paul S. Kemp. But the story appears to have some details which are not canon, e. g. that Shade went to the plane of shadow the moment Mystryl died. |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
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Posted - 23 May 2008 : 14:22:11
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It certainly was NOT in 'Realms of Magic' as I have read that novel rather recently and cannot recall any such short story in it! Than again my brain has several and severe leaks sometimes...
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 23 May 2008 : 18:35:44
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Pretty sure it is Realms of Shadow, but the specifics aren't quite clear in my head right now. I am however working on the effects of the fall as it pertained to Anauria Enclave, which survived, for the Candlekeep Compendium, but a sudden fall that slows down safely isn't as exciting as one that kills most of the inhabitants  |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2008 : 01:08:34
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| there was an arcane age trilogy that covered a bit of Netheril. I believe (it has been many years since I looked at them) covered a fall of one of the cities. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2008 : 05:02:54
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There was a Netheril trilogy, and the second book took place at the time of the Fall. One of the protagonists was an impromtu apprentice of Karsus as he tried to get back to his own time (the first book was a few centuries before the Fall). At the end of the book you see Karsus casting his 12th level spell and all the cities falling.
But I think the story you're thinking is a short story from Realms of the Arcane, detailing an attack by the aerial forces of one enclave on another one just as the Fall happens. I don't have that book any more, however, so I can't give you the title. |
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Edited by - Hoondatha on 24 May 2008 05:03:42 |
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Danny Glick
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2008 : 02:49:59
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 12:32:28
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| Gotta look up Realms of Shadow to find the right story....of course I don't have my books at work with me (too bad). |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 27 May 2008 : 12:19:07
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| According to my notes, there is a story about the Fall of Netheril in Realms of the Arcane...this might be the one you are referring to. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 May 2008 : 13:36:55
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The Realms of the Arcane tale deals with the fall of Netheril, although it is more of an observation of the events rather than a look at Karsus and how it all came about.
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2450 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 16:57:37
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That's the one I was referring to. It centers around the leader of an (griffon? giant eagle? I forget)aerial attack on another enclave, and when the city begins to fall he thinks that someone destroyed the mythallar, which was against all the rules of Netherese in-fighting.
The (early) Netheril novels and short stories really make it seem as though Netheril was just starting what could have been a massive civil war (due primarily to the fact that the people were bored) that could have destroyed them just as easily as Karsus' Folly. Not sure whether any other lore points to this or not. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 27 May 2008 : 18:10:05
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Originally posted by Hoondatha
The (early) Netheril novels and short stories really make it seem as though Netheril was just starting what could have been a massive civil war (due primarily to the fact that the people were bored) that could have destroyed them just as easily as Karsus' Folly. Not sure whether any other lore points to this or not.
Hmm, this sounds like something worth reading into. |
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Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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