![]() There are nearly three hundred products available for the Forgotten Realms according to a quick search of the DM's Guild. ![]() The Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world developed over fifty years and in publication for thirty. Szass Tam would ultimately retain his seat of power over the main organization, but now the Red Wizards would be more divided than ever, with many of them opting to become shadowy merchants, sharing their knowledge and dark secrets with the highest bidder.New to Sly Flourish? Start Here! A New Dungeon Master's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Soon, the surviving Zulkirs led their own revolts against Szass Tam's regime and the many years of civil war within the Red Wizards officially began. The strategy was bold, and the takeover was swift, but Tam clearly did not account for the historic division he would ultimately cause within the organization. Many of the Zulkirs attempted to seize control of the Red Wizards of Thay at various points in their history, but Szass Tam ultimately came out on top, using his knowledge of necromancy to raise a fearsome army of the undead. Each of the Red Wizards on the Council of Zulkirs represents a different school of magic, and as you might imagine, Szass Tam's specialty was necromancy, which he would ultimately use to seize complete power over the organization. That's because Szass Tam is a lich, which is a particularly powerful form of undead deity which has all the sentience of a living being and all the immortality of a walking corpse. ![]() However, some members of the Red Wizards' Council of Zulkirs were more patient than others, and it didn't take long for division among the conquerors of Thay to begin.Įasily the most notorious name of the already notorious Red Wizards of Thay is Szass Tam - the would-be High Regent of the shadowy organization who has more in common with the deceased minions the Wizards command than his peers on the Council of Zulkirs. So instead, the Wizards used tactful manipulation and forged various alliances with the enemies of their enemies, also setting up various enclaves in places far from rival eyes. Though the obvious answer would likely be for the Red Wizards to lead a full-on assault against every major hold in the land, the sect is as cunning as they are brutal and knew that direct attacks would often be met with great defense from organizations like the Harpers and their rival wizards. The cult even went as far as to attack the prestigious arcane school of Neverwinter, which officially cemented them as an immensely powerful dark force that was not to be trifled with.įollowing their victory at the Battle of Neverwinter and their conquering of the land of Thay, the Red Wizards quickly began to set their sights on the rest of the Forgotten Realms. Ostracized by the rest of the magical community, primarily for their focus on dark magic and obsession with the demonic realm, the Red Wizards decided to revolt in an attempt to seize power. At that time they were just a secretive sect, with nowhere near the reach and power over the Realms that they would eventually achieve. Before they were the Red Wizards of Thay, the crimson warlocks were once named after a nearby province of Mulhorandi. ![]()
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