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A young and powerful netherese mage named '''Karsus''' felt that it was his duty to bring the Netherese Empire to its former glory. So he tried to steal divinity from a god to become a god himself. For this he chose Mystryl, who was the Goddes of Magic at that time. He designed a spell named ''Karsus's avatar'' that would allow him to steal her divinity. Immediately after he cast the spell, he was overwhelmed with the divine power he received and realized his fatal mistake - he stole magic from the one god he shouldn't have.<ref>Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), 1996.</ref> | A young and powerful netherese mage named '''Karsus''' felt that it was his duty to bring the Netherese Empire to its former glory. So he tried to steal divinity from a god to become a god himself. For this he chose Mystryl, who was the Goddes of Magic at that time. He designed a spell named ''Karsus's avatar'' that would allow him to steal her divinity. Immediately after he cast the spell, he was overwhelmed with the divine power he received and realized his fatal mistake - he stole magic from the one god he shouldn't have.<ref>Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), 1996.</ref> | ||
When Mystryl lost her ability to keep the Weave intact, the Magic became unstable. To save the Weave, Mystryl sacrificed herself before the damage became irreparable. This broke Karsus’s link to her magic and obstructed the weave, causing all magic to briefly cease functioning. Without magic the floating cities of Netheril fell along with Karsus himself, who died knowing he destroyed his | When Mystryl lost her ability to keep the Weave intact, the Magic became unstable. To save the Weave, Mystryl sacrificed herself before the damage became irreparable. This broke Karsus’s link to her magic and obstructed the weave, causing all magic to briefly cease functioning. Without magic the floating cities of Netheril fell along with Karsus himself, who died knowing he destroyed his belowed empire and killed everyone he ever loved. | ||
Mystryl later reincarnated as [[Mystra]], the new goddess of magic. | Mystryl later reincarnated as [[Mystra]], the new goddess of magic. | ||
{{Q|Karsus was perhaps the most powerful wizard that ever lived. The-child-who-would-be-a-god the elves called him. And he tried. With a spell of his own devising he endevoured to usurp in one fell swoop the power of the goddess of magic. | {{Q|Karsus was perhaps the most powerful wizard that ever lived. The-child-who-would-be-a-god the elves called him. And he tried. With a spell of his own devising he endevoured to usurp in one fell swoop the power of the goddess of magic. Mystrul, she was called then. Imagine what it must have felt like. To be a god. To know yourself to be untouchable. To be mistaken. As Karsus aimed his spell at her, she began to unravel, and with her, the entire Weave. Too late did he realise what he had unleashed. It would have been the end of everything had not Mystryl sacrificed herself. The goddess of magic is all magic. By dying, the endire Weave was lost, and the spell that challenged a god failed. It was of Mystyl, the end of Karsus, and the end of an entire civilization. As the-child-who-would-be-a-god was turned to stone his empire came crashing down around him. The floating cities of Netheril were no more. An event that came to be known as Karsus' Folly.|[[Gale]] on Karsus's Folly}} | ||
==Netherese orb== | ==Netherese orb== | ||
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[[Gale]], longing to impress Mystra, begged her to give him access to forbidden levels of magic, which she repeatedly refused. He sought out a tome containing a scrap of Netherese Weave, hoping to impress his goddess by returning it to her. However, when he opened the book, something shot from the book into his chest, and his body became an unwitting host to an extremely destructive Netherese orb. To keep the orb inhabiting and corrupting his body in check, Gale must continually sate it with powerful magical artefacts - if he fails, the orb will detonate, bearing enough destructive power to bring down even whole cities, and Gale with them. As a punishment for his hubris, Gale lost his position as Chosen, and Mystra ceased contact with him. | [[Gale]], longing to impress Mystra, begged her to give him access to forbidden levels of magic, which she repeatedly refused. He sought out a tome containing a scrap of Netherese Weave, hoping to impress his goddess by returning it to her. However, when he opened the book, something shot from the book into his chest, and his body became an unwitting host to an extremely destructive Netherese orb. To keep the orb inhabiting and corrupting his body in check, Gale must continually sate it with powerful magical artefacts - if he fails, the orb will detonate, bearing enough destructive power to bring down even whole cities, and Gale with them. As a punishment for his hubris, Gale lost his position as Chosen, and Mystra ceased contact with him. | ||
==Related spells, items, creatures== | ==Related spells, items, creatures== | ||
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* {{SAI|Netherese Orb Blast}} | * {{SAI|Netherese Orb Blast}} | ||
'''Items''' | '''Items''' | ||
* {{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}} | * {{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}} | ||
* {{RarityItem|Excavation of the Enclave of Nhalloth}} | * {{RarityItem|Excavation of the Enclave of Nhalloth}} | ||
* {{RarityItem| | * {{RarityItem|Fringe_Philosophy,_Vol._V}} | ||
* {{RarityItem|Crown of Karsus}} | * {{RarityItem|Crown of Karsus}} | ||
** Act 3: {{Blur|{{RarityItem|Orin's Netherstone}}}} | ** Act 3: {{Blur|{{RarityItem|Orin's Netherstone}}}} | ||
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{{FRWiki|Karsus|long}} | {{FRWiki|Karsus|long}} | ||
{{FRWiki|Karsus' Folly|long}} | {{FRWiki|Karsus' Folly|long}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||