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| //By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17 // | //By Arnell and the DM. Last updated 2014-09-17 // |
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| Before [[zioth:event:battle_of_the_magics|the Battle of the Magics]], Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. //Brundash// was a term used both for the place, and the organization. | Before the Battle of the Magics, Brundash was the mysterious home of a world-wide organization of magi. Even then, few could claim to have seen it, and no one would say where or even what it was. //Brundash// was a term used both for the place, and the organization. |
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| No one knows what, if anything, happened to Brundash after the Battle of the Magics. It may still exist. | No one knows what, if anything, happened to Brundash after the Battle of the Magics. It may still exist. |
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| ===== Places ===== | ===== Places ===== |
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| | ==== The Portal ==== |
| | A magical portal on a hill outside of town is the only commonly known way to get in and out of Brundash. The hill is closely monitored by magic, in case someone unwanted figures out how to teleport there. |
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| ==== The Pyramid ==== | ==== The Pyramid ==== |
| In the year 577, Fovery is High Mage of Brundash. He is a roguish fellow, and friendly but not always the most socially adept. | In the year 577, Fovery is High Mage of Brundash. He is a roguish fellow, and friendly but not always the most socially adept. |
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| Hard-soled traveling boots, baggy, maroon trousers, loose, dark purple shirt, tall staff topped with a large crystalline carving of wood, and wide-brimmed black hat above the face of an older, clean-shaven man. Subtle, gilded carvings around the head of his staff.{{zioth>t,212}} | "Hard-soled traveling boots, baggy, maroon trousers, loose, dark purple shirt, tall staff topped with a large crystalline carving of wood, and wide-brimmed black hat above the face of an older, clean-shaven man. Subtle, gilded carvings around the head of his staff."{{zioth>t,212}} |
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| | "Fovery was an outsider, raised to the position of High Mage far too quickly for Cailena's taste. He had once been a common thief, and many of the magi still thought of him as such."{{zioth>t,214}} |
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| | ==== Belazan ==== |
| | Widely considered to be the most powerful mage in the world, many of the magi believe he should have been High Mage instead of Fovery.{{zioth>t,214}} |
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| | An image of Belazan appears to Ziedon: "Ziedon thought he saw a man, immensely tall, with a wizened beard and bright eyes, holding a cedar staff. It was hard to say whether the man was really there. Any attempt to focus on his form made him harder to see. “You have failed to break the Song,' the figure said. 'Be warned – you have created a formidable foe, for now.' The area brightened rapidly while the figure faded away. 'Do not be caught alone.'"{{zioth>t,146}} Later, Belazan has a conversation with Ziedon, where he explains that he'd put a spell in place to subtly counter the Song of Destruction.{{zioth>t,148}} |
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| | While Belazan is described as an old man in Ziedon's encounter, in person, he is much younger. "He had a neatly-trimmed red-brown beard, gray at the temples and in two stripes leading down from his mustache and into his beard, and his green eyes were so bright that they seemed to glow. No, they actually did glow -- some enchantment, no doubt. When Fovery entered behind the others, the contrast was striking. The high mage held himself like a thief, eyes shifting and always slightly crouched. Belazan, on the other hand, held himself high, his eyes focused ahead of him with an overpowering confidence. His entourage was largely younger than Fovery's, and all shared Belazan's posture, which, Arnell noticed, was also shared by Cailena, though she was older than any of them."{{zioth>t,214}} |
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| ==== Cailenajurenthile ==== | ==== Cailenajurenthile ==== |
| Cailena, as she is most commonly known, is a very tall, spindly woman in her sixties. Born in Brundash, she strongly adheres to tradition, and does not approve of Fovery's openness. She would have preferred Belazan as High Mage. Cailena is described by Fovery as "one of our most talented and overprotective mages."{{zioth>t,214}} | Cailena, as she is most commonly known, is a very tall, spindly woman in her sixties. Born in Brundash, she strongly adheres to tradition, and does not approve of Fovery's openness. She would have preferred Belazan as High Mage. Cailena is described by Fovery as "one of our most talented and overprotective mages."{{zioth>t,214}} |
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| | "Cailena's long, rigid face stared silently at Arnell. She was in her sixties at least, and age had sharpened her features to the point where, when she opened her mouth, the lines from cheekbone to jaw stuck out like a dowels on a puppet. The ridge of her eyebrows shadowed dark brown eyes."{{zioth>t,214}} |
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| ==== Other wizards ==== | ==== Other wizards ==== |
| Other wizards: Two women, then another man. While all wore nearly identical clothing, their ages ranged from fifty to seventy, and no two were of the same skin tone, hair style or build | Other wizards: Two women, then another man. While all wore nearly identical clothing, their ages ranged from fifty to seventy, and no two were of the same skin tone, hair style or build.{{zioth>t,213}} |
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| ==== Balewans ==== | ==== Balewans ==== |
| Three more people emerged from the portal, very tall, broad of build and heavily muscled if lightly armored, each with a bow, multiple swords and daggers. All three were covered in artistic scars and had a complexion much like Voss’s.{{zioth>t,213}} | "Three more people emerged from the portal, very tall, broad of build and heavily muscled if lightly armored, each with a bow, multiple swords and daggers. All three were covered in artistic scars and had a complexion much like Voss's."{{zioth>t,213}} |
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| Balewans are warriors from the east, who serve the wizards of Brundash as loyal bodyguards. | Balewans are warriors from the east, who serve the wizards of Brundash as loyal bodyguards. |
| ===== References ===== | ===== References ===== |
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| [[zioth:pc:arnell]] is an initiate of Brundash{{zioth>t,g06}}. | Arnell Trent is an initiate of Brundash{{zioth>t,g06}}. |
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| [[zioth:pc:ziedon|Ziedon's]] master has several books which end with this note: "And so ends my research to date. I will rewrite this work in the Old Tongue at such time when I find the Archives at Brundash or disprove their existence."{{zioth>t,18}} | Ziedon's master has several books which end with this note: "And so ends my research to date. I will rewrite this work in the Old Tongue at such time when I find the Archives at Brundash or disprove their existence."{{zioth>t,18}} |
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| [[zioth:pc:johannes]] leads a group trying to escape to Brundash in a vision in [[zioth:turn:078|Turn 78]]. His name in the vision is Albederan. He travels with other mages -- a woman with knee-length white an blond hair, a man named Viillio, and an unknown number of others. Another man, Helbedar refused to come on the journey. They are being hunted by huge winged creatures. "Each one was ten feet wide, with wings adding another ten on any side. Their bodies were rounded and flexible, with necks capable of rising above or dropping below with ease. The necks ended in long-beaked heads, which Albederan knew could crack bone, and could gouge out a man's eyes or heart in seconds."{{zioth>t,78}} A fight ensues, which the party of magi wins. The creatures vanish, revealing them to have been illusory or summoned. The woman remarks, "This close to Brundash, everything has some magic." Then a whole hidden force appears. Somehow, the fight is still won, and the party continues on to Brundash. It is unclear whether Albederan survives the trip. | Johannes leads a group trying to escape to Brundash in a vision in [[zioth:turn:078|Turn 78]]. His name in the vision is Albederan. He travels with other mages -- a woman with knee-length white an blond hair, a man named Viillio, and an unknown number of others. Another man, Helbedar refused to come on the journey. They are being hunted by huge winged creatures. "Each one was ten feet wide, with wings adding another ten on any side. Their bodies were rounded and flexible, with necks capable of rising above or dropping below with ease. The necks ended in long-beaked heads, which Albederan knew could crack bone, and could gouge out a man's eyes or heart in seconds."{{zioth>t,78}} A fight ensues, which the party of magi wins. The creatures vanish, revealing them to have been illusory or summoned. The woman remarks, "This close to Brundash, everything has some magic." Then a whole hidden force appears. Somehow, the fight is still won, and the party continues on to Brundash. It is unclear whether Albederan survives the trip. |
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| Hal tells [[zioth:pc:sahlman]] about a place called Brundash: "This one here,” he pointed to a relatively new-looking book, “is a copy of an original work from the mid five hundreds. Like everything else from that time, it's riddled with mythological and magical references, but if you wade through all that, you'll find one section where it talks about a place called Brundash, which was supposed to be a safe haven against the next Zioth. I've never seen another reference to it, though, so I assume it was destroyed like so much from that time, or the founders gave up." ... "Brundash was supposed to be founded by a large group of natural philosophers, or wizards perhaps. It's hard to tell." {{zioth>t,85}} | Hal tells Sahlman about a place called Brundash: "This one here,” he pointed to a relatively new-looking book, “is a copy of an original work from the mid five hundreds. Like everything else from that time, it's riddled with mythological and magical references, but if you wade through all that, you'll find one section where it talks about a place called Brundash, which was supposed to be a safe haven against the next Zioth. I've never seen another reference to it, though, so I assume it was destroyed like so much from that time, or the founders gave up." ... "Brundash was supposed to be founded by a large group of natural philosophers, or wizards perhaps. It's hard to tell." {{zioth>t,85}} |
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| [[zioth:pc:ziedon]] encounters a vision of Belazan, the former High Mage of Brundash, when he is caught up in a powerful spell triggered by the Golden Priest of [[zioth:religion:morenth|Morenth]]. | Ziedon encounters a vision of Belazan, the former High Mage of Brundash, when he is caught up in a powerful spell triggered by the Golden Priest of Morenth.{{zioth>t,148}} |
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| [[zioth:person:maelbourg:forgolon|Forgolon]] has this to say: "Brundash was supposed to be the mythical city of magic, a center of power during the War of the Magics. It's said to be surrounded by mystery, and details are hard to come by, probably because it never actually existed. As for the Fourth Hall, that could be anything. Lots of guilds number their halls."{{zioth>t,150}} | Forgolon has this to say: "Brundash was supposed to be the mythical city of magic, a center of power during the War of the Magics. It's said to be surrounded by mystery, and details are hard to come by, probably because it never actually existed. As for the Fourth Hall, that could be anything. Lots of guilds number their halls."{{zioth>t,150}} |
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| A journal is found, written by a Priest of Morenth, which chronicles the Battle of the Magics, and includes some details about Brundash. It names Fovery as the Archmage of Brundash.{{zioth>t,168}} | A journal is found, written by a Priest of Morenth, which chronicles the Battle of the Magics, and includes some details about Brundash. It names Fovery as the Archmage of Brundash.{{zioth>t,168}} |
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| When Corbyn, Voss, Tala, Gil and Halaren travel back in time and encounter a Morenthian priest, the priest is convinced that [[zioth:pc:corbyn]] is a wizard of Brundash, and that [[zioth:pc:voss]] is his //Balowan//, a mage's servant imported from the far east.{{zioth>t,g02,g03,g04}}. "That sounded a bit like Balewan, a tribe of fierce warriors who were often confused with the Vhoosch, if only because their scarcity and obscurity meant that few knew their name."{{zioth>t,g02}} | When Corbyn, Voss, Tala, Gil and Halaren travel back in time and encounter a Morenthian priest, the priest is convinced that Corbyn is a wizard of Brundash, and that Voss is his //Balowan//, a mage's servant imported from the far east.{{zioth>t,g02,g03,g04}}. "That sounded a bit like Balewan, a tribe of fierce warriors who were often confused with the Vhoosch, if only because their scarcity and obscurity meant that few knew their name."{{zioth>t,g02}} |
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| Brundash is also mentioned in turns {{zioth>tl,g08,g09,g11,g12,92,167,183,184,185}} | Brundash is also mentioned in turns {{zioth>tl,g08,g09,g11,g12,92,167,183,184,185}} |