Laeral Rythkyn

Laeral Rythkyn, also known as Laeral of Loudwater, was a Harper wizard of the mid-14 century DR.

Personality
Her carefulness and precision had been what made her one of the youngest mages of power in the area. She was also quite jealous of her magic, and cautious not to reveal too much even to her apprentices.

Abilities
Laeral possessed a cantrip akin to fire quill, which deciphered the directions to Thalon's Throne. She could cast other spells, akin to fly, detect magic, dancing lights, and dispel magic. She could also cast fire shield, a spell that turned spells, akin to spell turning, unseen servant, a different spell that turned the target's arms into snakes, and a spell of her own devising that converted a dagger into a sword that attacked on its own. She could also cast a spell akin to sending.

Possessions
She owned a Helm of Hiding, and at least two scrolls with spells akin to teleport. She also had a spell shield, a wand of magic missiles, a scroll of dancing lights and a different manner of shield against spells amongst the things she wore, as well as a token that transformed into a great hammer. She also wore rings, and a necklace of missiles She never went far from a rod of hers, which albeit apparently nonmagical, was hollow, with a number of chambers inside, in which she kept two scrolls: one of some manner of healing, and another one of teleport.

Activities
She was a harper mage.

Relationships
She owned a cat, and had taken an apprentice, Blaskyn.

History
As of the mid-14 century DR she was one of the youngest mages of power in the North. In mid-Kythorn of, she discovered the location of Thalon's Throne from a book found in catacombs beneath Everlund while helping mages clear out wraiths. She teleported almost straight there, after giving her apprentice instructions on how she wanted the house kept, and bequeathing unto him the Helm of Hiding temporarily.

Teleporting to a hill alongside the River Dessarin on the edge of the High Forest, she found the tower holding the Throne by twilight. After bypassing a naga and receiving a warning, she entered the tower and bypassed its traps. At its final room, she met Thalon, who attacked her with spells. She defeated the lich, but before she could take the throne she was struck down by a rain of stones.

It turned out to be the work of her apprentice, Blaskyn; finding her helpless he took most of her obvious magical items and sat on the throne, only to be subsumed by Thalon and become his new body. Though she was badly injured, she managed to destroy the lich by detonating the necklace of missiles which Blaskyn had taken from her and donned without bothering to identify. She fainted afterwards, but woke up, healed herself, and then teleported back to Loudwater, deciding to leave the throne for later.

After returning to Loudwater, she discovered that Thalon had somehow modified her list of apprentices, making himself the only name in the list. She resolved to destroy the throne as soon as possible.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Elminster in Hell