Host Tower of the Arcane [Archive] - Wizards Community

Host Tower of the Arcane [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Renvale999
05-17-06, 08:48 AM Okay need help, I keep seeing refererences to the Host Tower of the Arcane but for the life of me I can't find what it is or who is involved.

Please help.
MasterGrazzt
05-17-06, 09:16 AM The Host Tower of the Arcane is the headquarters for (appropriately) the Arcane Brotherhood, a society of evil wizards who operate out of the northern coast town of Luskan. The tower itself has been described as being something like a giant stone tree. Sometimes that's taken literally, as it is a tower that appears to be a giant stone tree, sometimes it's not, as in it just has many "limbs" and "branches".

You can find info on the Brotherhood and the tower in the 3rd Edition book Lords of Darkness. As for 2nd, I forget. Probably The North or Volo's Guide to the North.
Old Sage
05-17-06, 09:16 AM See The North boxed set, Volo's Guide to the North, 3e Lords of Darkness and RAS's "Icewind Dale" trilogy for details on the Host Tower.
Old Sage
05-17-06, 09:18 AM The first two sources are available as free downloads here at WotC:- D&D Downloads -
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
The_Third_Karsus
05-17-06, 09:36 AM The Host Tower is also in Neverwinter Nights, I believe. I haven't played the game myself, but I think I recall a buddy of mine talking about it at work woth someone else. He was having trouble in the Host Tower...?
MasterGrazzt
05-17-06, 09:39 AM Yup, you go to Luskan in the game.
Gray Richardson
05-17-06, 08:18 PM There is some cool historical info in Lost Empires of Faerun about how the tower came to be. It was originally errected by Netherese arcanists. They still live there... after a fashion. Well, they reside there anyway...

There is also some info (including a map) in the Atlas of Faerūn by Karen Wynn Fonstad.
BrianCritchley
05-17-06, 08:23 PM Yup, you go to Luskan in the game.

and the game has some decent info in it, I'm not gonna say it's 100% accurate but whomever wrote the game had obviously cracked open a copy of lords of darkness.
GothicDan
05-18-06, 02:41 AM I don't think LoD was written by the time that NWN came out.
Old Sage
05-18-06, 07:55 AM LoD was published in 2001. NWN was released in June 2002.
Renvale999
05-18-06, 08:38 AM Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something???
NightBreeze
05-18-06, 08:46 AM Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something???

Sort of.
Keep in mind that Greenwood once said that Netheril survivols are more than we thing: there are dozens, scattered across Faerun, but they are not organised and try to stay hidden.
Old Sage
05-18-06, 10:55 AM Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something???Read the entire "Old Illusk" section on pg. 144 for the notes about the actual connection Netherese refugees had to the ancient Host Tower -- including the arcanists of the Grand Cabal and the Netherese migration to Illusk.
Old Sage
05-18-06, 10:56 AM Sort of.
Keep in mind that Greenwood once said that Netheril survivols are more than we thing: there are dozens, scattered across Faerun, but they are not organised and try to stay hidden.Indeed. Specifically in his '04 replies (see the website link in the "Ed's Answers" URL in my sig for the compiled reply files from Candlekeep), Ed discusses Netherese survivors who are still active in the Realms today.
GothicDan
05-18-06, 11:52 AM LoD was published in 2001. NWN was released in June 2002.

I stand corrected. I coulda' sworn that game was older than that.. Hrm. :)
Old Sage
05-18-06, 12:03 PM I'd actually thought it was released in 2001... until I checked the official NWN website ;).
BrianCritchley
05-19-06, 02:43 AM I stand corrected. I coulda' sworn that game was older than that.. Hrm. :)

I remember distinctly getting LOD before NWN came out. gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2.
theartistformerlyknownas
05-19-06, 02:50 AM gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2

seconded.
Old Sage
05-19-06, 03:26 AM I remember distinctly getting LOD before NWN came out. gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2.There wasn't that much time between the release of LoD and NWN -- Nov 2001 for LoD and June 2002 for NWN.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Renvale999 05-17-06, 08:48 AM	Okay need help, I keep seeing refererences to the Host Tower of the Arcane but for the life of me I can't find what it is or who is involved. Please help.
MasterGrazzt 05-17-06, 09:16 AM	The Host Tower of the Arcane is the headquarters for (appropriately) the Arcane Brotherhood, a society of evil wizards who operate out of the northern coast town of Luskan. The tower itself has been described as being something like a giant stone tree. Sometimes that's taken literally, as it is a tower that appears to be a giant stone tree, sometimes it's not, as in it just has many "limbs" and "branches". You can find info on the Brotherhood and the tower in the 3rd Edition book Lords of Darkness. As for 2nd, I forget. Probably The North or Volo's Guide to the North.
Old Sage 05-17-06, 09:16 AM	See The North boxed set, Volo's Guide to the North, 3e Lords of Darkness and RAS's "Icewind Dale" trilogy for details on the Host Tower.
Old Sage 05-17-06, 09:18 AM	The first two sources are available as free downloads here at WotC:- D&D Downloads - http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
The_Third_Karsus 05-17-06, 09:36 AM	The Host Tower is also in Neverwinter Nights, I believe. I haven't played the game myself, but I think I recall a buddy of mine talking about it at work woth someone else. He was having trouble in the Host Tower...?
MasterGrazzt 05-17-06, 09:39 AM	Yup, you go to Luskan in the game.
Gray Richardson 05-17-06, 08:18 PM	There is some cool historical info in Lost Empires of Faerun about how the tower came to be. It was originally errected by Netherese arcanists. They still live there... after a fashion. Well, they reside there anyway... There is also some info (including a map) in the Atlas of Faerūn by Karen Wynn Fonstad.
BrianCritchley 05-17-06, 08:23 PM	Yup, you go to Luskan in the game. and the game has some decent info in it, I'm not gonna say it's 100% accurate but whomever wrote the game had obviously cracked open a copy of lords of darkness.
GothicDan 05-18-06, 02:41 AM	I don't think LoD was written by the time that NWN came out.
Old Sage 05-18-06, 07:55 AM	LoD was published in 2001. NWN was released in June 2002.
Renvale999 05-18-06, 08:38 AM	Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something???
NightBreeze 05-18-06, 08:46 AM	Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something??? Sort of. Keep in mind that Greenwood once said that Netheril survivols are more than we thing: there are dozens, scattered across Faerun, but they are not organised and try to stay hidden.
Old Sage 05-18-06, 10:55 AM	Okay, thanks for the info, but it says in Lost Empires of Faerun that some of the people in the Host Tower remember Netheril....As far as I know none of the members of the Arcane Brotherhood were around during that time.....so are there some Netheril mages that they have no idea about living in the in basement or something???Read the entire "Old Illusk" section on pg. 144 for the notes about the actual connection Netherese refugees had to the ancient Host Tower -- including the arcanists of the Grand Cabal and the Netherese migration to Illusk.
Old Sage 05-18-06, 10:56 AM	Sort of. Keep in mind that Greenwood once said that Netheril survivols are more than we thing: there are dozens, scattered across Faerun, but they are not organised and try to stay hidden.Indeed. Specifically in his '04 replies (see the website link in the "Ed's Answers" URL in my sig for the compiled reply files from Candlekeep), Ed discusses Netherese survivors who are still active in the Realms today.
GothicDan 05-18-06, 11:52 AM	LoD was published in 2001. NWN was released in June 2002. I stand corrected. I coulda' sworn that game was older than that.. Hrm. :)
Old Sage 05-18-06, 12:03 PM	I'd actually thought it was released in 2001... until I checked the official NWN website ;).
BrianCritchley 05-19-06, 02:43 AM	I stand corrected. I coulda' sworn that game was older than that.. Hrm. :) I remember distinctly getting LOD before NWN came out. gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2.
theartistformerlyknownas 05-19-06, 02:50 AM	gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2 seconded.
Old Sage 05-19-06, 03:26 AM	I remember distinctly getting LOD before NWN came out. gotta say I'm eager for NWN 2.There wasn't that much time between the release of LoD and NWN -- Nov 2001 for LoD and June 2002 for NWN.