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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 beloved 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. Mystryl, 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 entire 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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[[Arcane Tower]] resembles the technologies the Netherese once had, and the books on its shelves suggest [[Lenore]] studied them when she created that tower. | [[Arcane Tower]] resembles the technologies the Netherese once had, and the books on its shelves suggest [[Lenore]] studied them when she created that tower. | ||
===Thultanthar and Shadovar=== | |||
One of the enclaves - Thultanthar - survived. After a thousand years in [[Shadowfell]] it became known as The City of Shade. Most of its residents became shades and they colloquialy were called Shadovar and they had an affinity for Shadow Magic. | |||
They sought to create a new Netheril in their image. 5 years prior to the events of [[Baldur's Gate 3]], [[Elminster]] fought Thultanthar in a climactic battle above Myth Drannor. It fell upon Myth Drannor, destroying both cities. | |||
==Related spells, items, creatures== | ==Related spells, items, creatures== | ||
'''Spells''' | '''Spells''' | ||
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* {{SAI|Netherese Orb Blast}} | * {{SAI|Netherese Orb Blast}} | ||
'''Items''' | '''Items''' | ||
* {{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}} | * {{RarityItem|The Annals of Karsus}} references Karsus' artefacts, such as the Orb and the Crown | ||
* {{RarityItem|Excavation of the Enclave of Nhalloth}} | * {{RarityItem|Excavation of the Enclave of Nhalloth}} references Nhalloth Enclave and Shadovar | ||
* {{RarityItem|Fringe Philosophy, Vol. V}} | * {{RarityItem|Fringe Philosophy, Vol. V}} references Thultanthar | ||
* {{RarityItem|The Folly and the Fall}} | * {{RarityItem|The Folly and the Fall}} references Netheril, Karsus, his folly and Thultanthar | ||
* {{RarityItem|Ye Follye of Karsus}} references Karsus and the Crown | |||
* {{RarityItem|Reflections Upon the Mirror of Loss}} references Telamont Tanthul, the ruler of Thultanthar | |||
* {{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}} | ||
{{FRWiki|Thultanthar|long}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Lore]] | |||