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GorePile 02-15-04, 03:39 PM	I was wondering which novels, if any at all, the following events occour in. -Mortals Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaals acention to godhood -Lolth's split from the elven pantheon -the fall of myth drannor -Azuth as a mortal - creation of faerun
Faraer 02-15-04, 03:59 PM	The second figures in Evermeet: Island of Elves; and for the third, The Fall of Myth Drannor (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/2/fr_downloads/tsr9558.zip) can be read as a novel. But these are distant legends, not suited for first-hand novelization in a sword and sorcery setting.
GorePile 02-19-04, 11:47 PM	Thank you... but any info on the others? particularly the first? i understand why Pen N Paper gamers would want these topics left open to speculation via gameplay... but i am admitedly a bigger fan of the novels than gaming without a computer or console and would perfer reading about these events to playing them. thnx
Wooly Rupert 02-20-04, 12:17 AM	Originally posted by GorePile -Mortals Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaals acention to godhood The only reference to this that I know of was in Faiths & Avatars Originally posted by GorePile -Azuth as a mortal 'Tis mentioned briefly in the sourcebook Secrets of the Magister Originally posted by GorePile - creation of faerun It was there when the elves arrived, and had been there long enough for dragons to be there, too. So far as I know, none of the above events were in novels. WotC prefers to stick with the present, when it comes to fiction for the Realms.
Kuje31 02-20-04, 12:38 AM	Originally posted by Wooly Rupert The only reference to this that I know of was in Faiths & Avatars Faiths & Pantheons also has a small adventure that deals with them when they were mortals. It doesn't come right out and say who it is, but if you put two and two together its basically Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul. Since they killed Borem and that is who the adventure is written about, as is the item, that is detailed in the adventure, that is connected to Borem.
Capn Charlie 02-20-04, 02:48 AM	I also found a mention in a history book titled "The Dead Three" In ages past there was but one god of strife, death, and the dead, and he was known as Jergal, Lord of the End of Everything. Jergal fomented and fed on the discord among mortals and powers alike. When beings slew each other in their quest for power or in their hatred, he welcomed them into his shadowy kingdom of eternal gloom. As all things died, everything came to him eventually, and over time he built his power into a kingdom unchallenged by any other god. Eventually, however, he grew tired of his duties for he knew them too well. Without challenge there is nothing, and in nothingness there is only gloom. In such a state, the difference between absolute power and absolute powerlessness is undetectable. During this dark era, there arose three powerful mortals - Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul - who lusted after the power Jergal wielded. The trio forged an unholy pact, agreeing that they would dare to seek such ultimate power or die in the attempt. Over the length and breadth of the Realms they strode, seeking powerful magic and spells and defying death at every turn. No matter what monster they confronted or what spells they braved, the three mortals emerged unscathed at every turn. Eventually the trio destroyed one of the Seven Lost Gods, and they each seized a portion of his divine essence for themselves. The trio then journeyed into the Gray Waste and sought out the Castle of Bone. Through armies of skeletons, legions of zombies, hordes or noncorporeal undead, and a gauntlet of liches they battled. Eventually they reached the object of their lifelong quest - the Bone Throne. "I claim this throne of evil," shouted Bane the tyrant. ''I'll destroy you before you can raise a finger," threatened Bhaal the assassin. ''And I shall imprison your essence for eternity," promised Myrkul the necromancer. Jergal arose from his throne with a weary expression and said, "The Throne is yours. I have grown weary of this empty power. Take it if you wish - I promise to serve and guide you as your seneschal until you grow comfortable with the position." Before the stunned trio could react, the Lord of the Dead continued, "who among you shall rule?" The trio immediately fell to fighting amongst themselves while Jergal looked on with indifference. When eventually it appeared that either they would all die of exhaustion or battle on for an eternity, the Lord of the End of Everything intervened. "After all you have sacrificed, would you come away with nothing? Why don't you divide the portfolios of the office and engage in a game of skill for them?" asked Jergal. Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul considered the god's offer and agreed. Jergal took the heads of his three most powerful liches and gave them to the trio that they would compete by bowling the skulls. Each mortal rolled a skull across the Gray Waste, having agreed that the winner would be he who bowled the farthest. Malar the Beastlord arrived to visit Jergal at this moment. After quickly ascertaining that the winner of the contest would get all of Jergal's power, he chased off after the three skulls to make sure that the contest would be halted until he had a chance to participate for part of the prize. Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul again fell to fighting, as it was obvious their sport was ruined, and again Jergal intervened. "Why don't you allow Lady Luck to decide so you don't have to share with the Beast?" The trio agreed, and Jergal broke off his skeletal finger bones and gave them to the players. When Malar returned form chasing the skulls, he found that the trio had just finished a game of knucklebones. Bane cried out triumphantly, "As winner, I choose to rule for all eternity as the ultimate tyrant. I can induce hatred and strife at my whim, and all will bow down before me while in my kingdom." Myrkul, who had won second place, declared, "But I choose the dead, and by doing so I truly win, because all you are lord over, Bane, will eventually be mine. All things must die - even gods." Bhaal, who finished third, demurred, "I choose death, and it is by my hand that all that you rule Lord Bane will eventually pass to Lord Myrkul. Both of you must pay honor to me and obey my wishes, since I can destroy your kingdom Bane, by murdering your subjects, and I can starve your kingdom, Myrkul by staying my hand." Malar growled in frustration, but could do nothing, and yet again only the beasts were left for him. And Jergal merely smiled, for he had been delivered.
AJA 02-20-04, 12:41 PM	Originally posted by Capn Charlie I also found a mention in a history book titled "The Dead Three" This is the Faiths and Avatars reference that Wooly Rupert noted above. "Knucklebones, Skullbowling, and the Empty Throne," p.37