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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [ | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a powerful magical site which radiates evil energies, located under [[Tar Hill]] on Asperd Island in the [[Sea Baronies]]. The mineshafts leading to the entrance are guarded by a hundred-strong mercenary outfit, as well as being protected by various warding gylphs. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The cauldron is a vast depression, surrounded by a columns of ebony stone, deep underground. It is 50ft across, and the depths are obscured by magical darkness that no scrying spell can penetrate. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Items made in the Cauldron of Night === | |||
== | * ''[[Malachite Throne]]'' | ||
* ''[[Astrosus]]''—crafted by [[Maeril|Lord Maeril]] the [[death knight]], with priests of [[Hestor]]. An evil intelligent blade with the memories of [[Farian of Lirtham]]. Lost in [[392 CY]].{{cite lgj|7|96|Demogorgon's Champions: Death Knights of Oerth, pt.2}} | |||
== | * ''[[Spear of Sorrow]]''—"seven-foot-long barbed spear shaped from the black stone of the Cauldron by [[Karoolk]], last Court Archmage of [[Ivid V]]."<ref>{{cite web |last=Looby |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Looby |title=Cauldron of Night |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20080527a |format= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226112208/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20080527a |archivedate=December 26, 2016 |website=Wizards.com |publisher=[[WotC]] |date=December 08, 2008 |accessdate=November 7, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
The main thing of value from the cauldron, and the reason so many seek it, is the ebony stone that surrounds the central depression. The stone can be used to craft very powerful but inevitably cursed magical artifacts. | |||
==Rumors | ==Rumors and legends== | ||
It is said that the cauldron is nearly sentient, and chooses who is able to take stone from the spine-like stalactites to use crafting magical artifacts. Those whom the Cauldron rejects, who are often powerful and accomplished mages, are reported to freeze down to their very marrow and shatter into dust. Anyone who does succeed in getting a piece for their creation inevitably face a high cost, driven mad by their own creations or dragged off into the [[Abyss]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Locations | [[Category: Locations in the Sea Baronies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 22 February 2025
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| Type: | powerful magical site |
| Size: | 50 ft across |
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| Region: | Sea Barons |
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| Depth: | bottomless |
The Cauldron of Night is a powerful magical site which radiates evil energies, located under Tar Hill on Asperd Island in the Sea Baronies. The mineshafts leading to the entrance are guarded by a hundred-strong mercenary outfit, as well as being protected by various warding gylphs.
Description
The cauldron is a vast depression, surrounded by a columns of ebony stone, deep underground. It is 50ft across, and the depths are obscured by magical darkness that no scrying spell can penetrate.
History
Items made in the Cauldron of Night
- Malachite Throne
- Astrosus—crafted by Lord Maeril the death knight, with priests of Hestor. An evil intelligent blade with the memories of Farian of Lirtham. Lost in 392 CY.[1]
- Spear of Sorrow—"seven-foot-long barbed spear shaped from the black stone of the Cauldron by Karoolk, last Court Archmage of Ivid V."[2]
Resources
The main thing of value from the cauldron, and the reason so many seek it, is the ebony stone that surrounds the central depression. The stone can be used to craft very powerful but inevitably cursed magical artifacts.
Rumors and legends
It is said that the cauldron is nearly sentient, and chooses who is able to take stone from the spine-like stalactites to use crafting magical artifacts. Those whom the Cauldron rejects, who are often powerful and accomplished mages, are reported to freeze down to their very marrow and shatter into dust. Anyone who does succeed in getting a piece for their creation inevitably face a high cost, driven mad by their own creations or dragged off into the Abyss.
References
Citations
- ↑ "Demogorgon's Champions: Death Knights of Oerth, pt.2". Living Greyhawk Journal #7 (Dragon #291, Jan 2002), p.96.
- ↑ Looby, Paul. Cauldron of Night. Wizards.com. WotC, December 08, 2008. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved on November 7, 2024.
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauldron of Night | Place | Dragon magazine #206 | 38, 40, 43, 44 | |
| Cauldron of Night | Place | Dragon magazine #291 | 98 | |
| Cauldron of Night | Place | Dragon magazine #294 | 93 | |
| Cauldron of Night | Place | Dragon magazine #299 | 103 | |
| Cauldron of Night | Place | Ivid the Undying | 7, 22, 38, 39, 85, 91, 93, 153, 155, 157 |