Auroth the Ice Snake

Auroth the Ice Snake, otherwise known as Old Icefangs by the Uthgardt tribes, was a serpentine constellation.

Description
Auroth consisted of seventeen stars in a zigzag shape, which gave it a resemblance to a slithering snake. It was situated beneath and ran horizontally to the constellation Mystra's Star Circle.

Observation
Auroth could be observed in the North, in particular from the village of Twilight Tor around the same time as the Simril festivities.

Rumors & Legends
Old legends told of Auroth having been a faithful and much beloved mount of the goddess Auril, who one day during a battle among the deities of Faerûn sacrificed himself to shield her from an attack and ascended into the sky for his selfless act. Some additionally claimed that priests of Auril would occasionally pray to specific stars within the constellation in hopes of receiving a divine message from the Frostmaiden.

Some astrologers claimed that people born under this constellation displayed a demeanor of being composed, even frigid, but would get enraged when pressured.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter