The Gathering

"The Gathering" is the first issue of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons comics series set in the Forgotten Realms and published by DC Comics. It was written by Michael Fleisher and Jan Duursema, drawn by Duursema, and edited by Barbara Kesel. It introduced the heroes of the series: Cybriana of Shadowdale, Onyx the Invincible, Timoth Eyesbright, and Vajra Valmeyjar, as well as Priam Agrivar, who would later be a hero of the related Forgotten Realms comics series.

Synopsis
An ancient evil rises and once again threatens the Realms. Only a motley band of adventures can stop it now. A surly dwarf warrior and his benevolent centaur companion, a gladiator who survived the Manshaka Arena of Blood, a fallen paladin, and a timid half-elf must somehow find a way to work together if the Realms are going to survive the coming darkness.

Characters

 * Cybriana • Ostus Agrivar • Priam Agrivar • Jalma • Kilili • Luna • Nasaqh • Onyx the Invincible • Pern • Timoth Eyesbright • Vajra Valmeyjar • Imgig Zu


 * Piergeiron

Creatures

 * centaur • chasme • drow • dwarf • elf • gargoyle • half-elf • human • wyvern • yuan-ti


 * dog • elemental • hobgoblin • kobold

Locations

 * Buildings & Structures: Arena of Blood • Ostus's Hold • Selûne's Smile • Trollwall
 * Settlements: Manshaka • Shadowdale • Soubar • Waterdeep
 * Realms: North

Organizations

 * Agrivar • City Guard (Waterdeep) • City Watch (Waterdeep)

Religions

 * Faiths: Mystra • Selûne

Magic

 * Spells: flesh to stone • rock to mud

Miscellaneous

 * 1352 DR • amlar • civilar • double-bladed sword • eventide • magic-user • paladin • Pollux • Selûne's Eye • Staff of Withering

TSR Worlds
In this issue, Jim Ward introduced the RPGA Network and Polyhedron magazine.

Background
In the back of this issue, Barbara Kesel presents background and rules for the City Guard and City Watch of Waterdeep, the Staff of Withering, and the crippled paladin hero Priam Agrivar.

Reprints
This issue was reprinted in the Dungeons & Dragons Classics, Vol. 1 trade paperback by IDW Publishing in March 2011.