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The Closed Circle [Archive] - Wizards Community

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DM_Dracophile
06-24-07, 12:59 AM Reprinted from this article:http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebee/20060130a

The Closed Circle

In the early days of Galifar, three wizards' circles took shape in the southern kingdom: the Esoteric Order of Aureon, the Guild of Starlight and Shadows, and the Closed Circle. The wizards of the Closed Circle specialized in transmutation, conjuration, and necromancy, and they sought to unlock the secrets of the daelkyr and the Qabalrin, as well as the power of the Dragon Below. In 641 YK, the Closed Circle was obliterated by the combined force of the Church of the Silver Flame and its two rival circles. But its workshops and mageholds, filled with dark and deadly secrets, may still be hidden across Breland or Darguun.

Erandis d'Vol has thousands of years of tradition to draw upon. So how is it that the ruins of the Closed Circle -- an order that only lasted a few centuries -- can have anything to offer her? The fact that Erandis is drawing upon tradition can serve as an anchor when it comes to innovation. The humans of the Closed Circle were unorthodox and inventive, and their merging of daelkyr techniques with necromancy is an excellent explanation of phenomena such as the Mother Cyst feat and its related spells. So if you want to stage a race to keep the Blood of Vol from gaining new necromantic techniques, you don't have to send adventurers to Xen'drik -- the darkness could be hidden beneath Sharn, in the ruined fortress of the Closed Circle.

Does anyone know where I might find more information on this defunct order?
The combination of Daelkyr magics w/Necromancy plays a growing role in my campaign.

Thanks!
Draco
Rechan
06-24-07, 01:20 AM They're mentioned in Sharn:CoT. I believe in Khyber's gate. Their old headquarters is home to an Illithid leader of a Dragon Below cult.
Ath'kethin
06-24-07, 01:14 PM Their old headquarters is home to an Illithid leader of a Dragon Below cult.

Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted.
Rechan
06-24-07, 02:09 PM Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted.

The novel isn't exactly canon. I mean hell, as a DM I could say he never existed, so the place is empty, yay.
The Dreaming Duck
06-25-07, 03:36 PM Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted.
Actually...

The epilogue establishes that Chyrassk didn't get killed. Given that the book is set in 996 YK (IIRC) and Sharn: City of Towers is by default set in 998 YK, I'd assume this is the case.

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DM_Dracophile 06-24-07, 12:59 AM	Reprinted from this article:http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebee/20060130a The Closed Circle In the early days of Galifar, three wizards' circles took shape in the southern kingdom: the Esoteric Order of Aureon, the Guild of Starlight and Shadows, and the Closed Circle. The wizards of the Closed Circle specialized in transmutation, conjuration, and necromancy, and they sought to unlock the secrets of the daelkyr and the Qabalrin, as well as the power of the Dragon Below. In 641 YK, the Closed Circle was obliterated by the combined force of the Church of the Silver Flame and its two rival circles. But its workshops and mageholds, filled with dark and deadly secrets, may still be hidden across Breland or Darguun. Erandis d'Vol has thousands of years of tradition to draw upon. So how is it that the ruins of the Closed Circle -- an order that only lasted a few centuries -- can have anything to offer her? The fact that Erandis is drawing upon tradition can serve as an anchor when it comes to innovation. The humans of the Closed Circle were unorthodox and inventive, and their merging of daelkyr techniques with necromancy is an excellent explanation of phenomena such as the Mother Cyst feat and its related spells. So if you want to stage a race to keep the Blood of Vol from gaining new necromantic techniques, you don't have to send adventurers to Xen'drik -- the darkness could be hidden beneath Sharn, in the ruined fortress of the Closed Circle. Does anyone know where I might find more information on this defunct order? The combination of Daelkyr magics w/Necromancy plays a growing role in my campaign. Thanks! Draco
Rechan 06-24-07, 01:20 AM	They're mentioned in Sharn:CoT. I believe in Khyber's gate. Their old headquarters is home to an Illithid leader of a Dragon Below cult.
Ath'kethin 06-24-07, 01:14 PM	Their old headquarters is home to an Illithid leader of a Dragon Below cult. Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted.
Rechan 06-24-07, 02:09 PM	Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted. The novel isn't exactly canon. I mean hell, as a DM I could say he never existed, so the place is empty, yay.
The Dreaming Duck 06-25-07, 03:36 PM	Who, if memory serves, got whacked in the Dreaming Dark trilogy. So I guess you could move back in and restart the order if you wanted. Actually... The epilogue establishes that Chyrassk didn't get killed. Given that the book is set in 996 YK (IIRC) and Sharn: City of Towers is by default set in 998 YK, I'd assume this is the case.