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Lord Karsus
01-26-07, 12:00 AM -Recently, I was creating the origins of a small deser in my campaign world. In my original thoughts, the desert was going to have been created by the foul presence of a Half-Fiend Efreeti, Agnezzar. After realizing how much that sounded like Aganazzar, I was thinking about changing the Efrreti's name to Aganazzar, and tie him in to the history of my setting. This got me thinking- is there any information on Aganazzar anywhere, other than the fact that he obviously created the Aganazzar's Scorcher spell?
Neutronium_Dragon
01-26-07, 01:06 AM The only place that I can think of to look would be the old gray box for the FR setting, where the spell (and mention of its creator) first appeared. Getting ahold of a copy nowadays may be a challenge, though.
Dark Wizard
01-26-07, 01:37 AM Agannazar was a member of the Covenant, the wizard cabal in the North who worked to unite the humans (including the barbarian tribes of the north) and other races against the orcs and goblins (especially when they gathered into hordes). He was one of the four founders, the others were Grimwald, Ilyykur, and Presper.
More on him and the Covenant can be found when George Krashos weighed in on the history of the Covenant at Candlekeep (September 13, 2005). Here's a tidbit involving Agannazar's final stand as posted by George:

"As the full fury of the Red Wizards of Thay was brought to bear on the Covenant, Agannazar, Presper and Grimwald were hounded into flight from their abodes and refuges whilst their apprentices and other less powerful Covenant wizards were swiftly overwhelmed. With their membership decimated and scattered, the three remaining leaders of the Covenant commanded that the surviving members go underground and cease all open involvement in the doings of the folk and realms of the North. In addition, Presper and Grimwald resolved to leave Faerun through a series of portals, drawing as many Red Wizards as possible after them into a series of magical traps and ambushes. Agannazar disagreed with this strategy believing that showing such dark mages other worlds to explore, rape the powers of and despoil only allowed them to grow in power and bedevil others. His refusal to flee or hide made him the focus of all Red Wizard assaults and they came for him armed with grim purpose and mighty Art. In the Year of the Disastrous Bauble (1081DR) Agannazar is believed to have gone down fighting in the explosive destruction of the School of Wizadry in Neverwinter. Ere he was torn apart he sent more than a dozen Red Wizards to their dooms including Pharazeen, then the Zulkir of Evocation. Presper and Grimwald departed for other worlds and planes in the Year of the Maelstrom (1101 DR), putting their plan of luring away their foes into action."

Btw, why are you posting this to the general D&D forums? Agannazar's is a FR spell. Come back to the FR forums, the darkness and the fray miss you oh great momentary god.
Lord Karsus
01-26-07, 02:12 AM -Aw, not good. He already has a mostly-detailed history. I was actually hoping against that...Back to the drawing boards...

-And, you know, I didn't even realize that the Scorcher is is FR-specific spell. I half-remembered that it existed, and, as I explained before, the name I pondered up sounded a lot like it. Must've been one of those "necromemory" things.
Dark Wizard
01-26-07, 10:45 AM You could probably adapt the character. Perhaps his final spell battle zapped him through time and space to another world in the past, where he went insane and started casting epic fire spells willynilly (does anyone even use that phrase anymore?)

Or they could just share a name.
Sildatorak
01-26-07, 03:23 PM Stranger coincidences that two people with the same name creating the same spell have happened before. Unless you have a player who is a major FR history buff just go with the plan.
Lord Karsus
01-26-07, 07:17 PM Stranger coincidences that two people with the same name creating the same spell have happened before. Unless you have a player who is a major FR history buff just go with the plan.

-I'm the FR history buff! ;)

You could probably adapt the character. Perhaps his final spell battle zapped him through time and space to another world in the past, where he went insane and started casting epic fire spells willynilly (does anyone even use that phrase anymore?)

Or they could just share a name.

-Nah, I've got it all figured out. I'm just gonna change his name to 'Agnazzar'. I'm really stuck with that 'nazzar' part. And no, I have never heard the term 'willynilly' used before, though, using my superior intelligence, I can deduce the meaning of the term! :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Lord Karsus 01-26-07, 12:00 AM	-Recently, I was creating the origins of a small deser in my campaign world. In my original thoughts, the desert was going to have been created by the foul presence of a Half-Fiend Efreeti, Agnezzar. After realizing how much that sounded like Aganazzar, I was thinking about changing the Efrreti's name to Aganazzar, and tie him in to the history of my setting. This got me thinking- is there any information on Aganazzar anywhere, other than the fact that he obviously created the Aganazzar's Scorcher spell?
Neutronium_Dragon 01-26-07, 01:06 AM	The only place that I can think of to look would be the old gray box for the FR setting, where the spell (and mention of its creator) first appeared. Getting ahold of a copy nowadays may be a challenge, though.
Dark Wizard 01-26-07, 01:37 AM	Agannazar was a member of the Covenant, the wizard cabal in the North who worked to unite the humans (including the barbarian tribes of the north) and other races against the orcs and goblins (especially when they gathered into hordes). He was one of the four founders, the others were Grimwald, Ilyykur, and Presper. More on him and the Covenant can be found when George Krashos weighed in on the history of the Covenant at Candlekeep (September 13, 2005). Here's a tidbit involving Agannazar's final stand as posted by George: "As the full fury of the Red Wizards of Thay was brought to bear on the Covenant, Agannazar, Presper and Grimwald were hounded into flight from their abodes and refuges whilst their apprentices and other less powerful Covenant wizards were swiftly overwhelmed. With their membership decimated and scattered, the three remaining leaders of the Covenant commanded that the surviving members go underground and cease all open involvement in the doings of the folk and realms of the North. In addition, Presper and Grimwald resolved to leave Faerun through a series of portals, drawing as many Red Wizards as possible after them into a series of magical traps and ambushes. Agannazar disagreed with this strategy believing that showing such dark mages other worlds to explore, rape the powers of and despoil only allowed them to grow in power and bedevil others. His refusal to flee or hide made him the focus of all Red Wizard assaults and they came for him armed with grim purpose and mighty Art. In the Year of the Disastrous Bauble (1081DR) Agannazar is believed to have gone down fighting in the explosive destruction of the School of Wizadry in Neverwinter. Ere he was torn apart he sent more than a dozen Red Wizards to their dooms including Pharazeen, then the Zulkir of Evocation. Presper and Grimwald departed for other worlds and planes in the Year of the Maelstrom (1101 DR), putting their plan of luring away their foes into action." Btw, why are you posting this to the general D&D forums? Agannazar's is a FR spell. Come back to the FR forums, the darkness and the fray miss you oh great momentary god.
Lord Karsus 01-26-07, 02:12 AM	-Aw, not good. He already has a mostly-detailed history. I was actually hoping against that...Back to the drawing boards... -And, you know, I didn't even realize that the Scorcher is is FR-specific spell. I half-remembered that it existed, and, as I explained before, the name I pondered up sounded a lot like it. Must've been one of those "necromemory" things.
Dark Wizard 01-26-07, 10:45 AM	You could probably adapt the character. Perhaps his final spell battle zapped him through time and space to another world in the past, where he went insane and started casting epic fire spells willynilly (does anyone even use that phrase anymore?) Or they could just share a name.
Sildatorak 01-26-07, 03:23 PM	Stranger coincidences that two people with the same name creating the same spell have happened before. Unless you have a player who is a major FR history buff just go with the plan.
Lord Karsus 01-26-07, 07:17 PM	Stranger coincidences that two people with the same name creating the same spell have happened before. Unless you have a player who is a major FR history buff just go with the plan. -I'm the FR history buff! ;) You could probably adapt the character. Perhaps his final spell battle zapped him through time and space to another world in the past, where he went insane and started casting epic fire spells willynilly (does anyone even use that phrase anymore?) Or they could just share a name. -Nah, I've got it all figured out. I'm just gonna change his name to 'Agnazzar'. I'm really stuck with that 'nazzar' part. And no, I have never heard the term 'willynilly' used before, though, using my superior intelligence, I can deduce the meaning of the term! :)