Askalath

Askalath was a mage who once resided on the isle of Askalet in the Sea of Swords, many centuries before the 14 century DR.

History
By the late 14 century DR, little remained recorded of Askalath's history. Elminster Aumar, the Sage of Shadowdale, believed that the mage's island, Askalet, got its name from a corruption of "Askalath." The mage resided in his tower, long a ruin in the 14 century DR. By that time, his home was looted of most of the treasures. However, in the tower's basement, one could find a long, seeming infinite well, a shaft that plummeted deep into the bowels of the Undermountain. Cellar complexes were hidden closer to the shaft's end, with entrances accessible from the bottom of the well.