Talk:Galaeron Nihmedu

While not an expert on the subject, it should be noted that a "Shadowcaster" and a arcane character who uses the Shadow Weave for his magic are not the same thing; based upon my reading of this article, it seems that the author has confused the two.(67.193.138.67 00:38, January 23, 2012 (UTC))

About Galaeron's mother: I was under the impression that the Sy'Tel'Quessir were the wild elves, not the wood elves NPC Stories (talk) 20:06, July 16, 2019 (UTC)
 * Fixed! Good catch. :) &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 13:40, July 17, 2019 (UTC)

How can Galaeron be a Good Shadow Adept?
Are there any other sources citing Galaeron as a CG Shadow Adept?

Per the FRCS, (published in 2001), p. 53, to qualify to become a shadow adept, a character must be nongood and must have the Shadow Weave Magic feat.

''Per Dragon #281 (also published in 2001), p. 80, Galaeron's stat block says he's CG and "7th-level Fighter, 8th-level Sorcerer". He's got 10 Feat, but Shadow Weave Magic is not one of them.''

In Lost Empires of Faerun (published in 2005), p. 110, Galaeron is stated to be an elf shadow adept, but those three words are all they have to say on the subject.

''In the Dragon issue, Galaeron's stat block appears right before Melegaunt Tanthul's, who is a 20th-level Diviner, N, and has the feats Shadow Weave Magic and Insidious Magic for free, for some reason, though they don't say why. Could it be that whoever wrote that part of the LEoF accidentally looked at the wrong stat block?''

''Alternatively, in the Dragon issue, the entire section is a tie-in to a novel called The Summoning, which I haven't read, but per https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Summoning is about the Shadovar. Could it be that during the course of that novel, Galaeron not only learns shadow magic (i.e., picks up the feat) but also dives deeply into it (i.e., picks up the prestige class)? Doesn't seem likely to me. Has anyone here read that book and can comment?''

Can we change Galaeron's stat block here on the wiki to Fighter/Sorcerer? It's clear to me that LEoF's three-word mention should hold less weight than Dragon Magazine's full-page writeup, complete with stat block.

Scrap all this, I've just seen that someone has added a summary of what happens in The Summoning, and yeah, Galaeron learns shadow weave magic during the events of that book.


 * Hey there, I think you bring up a good point and I think the alignment was in the wrong edition line. I have moved it to the 3e section, which is referenced by the Dragon article. It makes a bit more sense that he was CG before he became a Shadow Adept when he was just a humble fighter/sorcerer in 3e. Later on he became a shadow adept but we don't know how or if his alignment changed so I have just left that blank for now.
 * Hope it is less confusing now.Eli the Tanner (talk) 11:54, 16 August 2021 (UTC)