Monument of the Ancients

The Monument of the Ancients was a step pyramidal structure located in an overgrown hollow of the Frozen Forest that towered above the surrounding trees. It is unknown who originally raised the monument, but ancient myths claimed that it dated from the time of the First Flowering and magically protected a region of the world where the boundary between Toril and the Elemental Chaos was weak. Within the monument there was an antechamber that contained another, smaller (but still enormous) pyramid. Within this inner pyramid lay the Anchor of Chaos, a massive artifact that sealed the cosmic fissure between dimensions while active. The overall monument was seemingly impervious to the effects of time, as it was made from arcane stone-like and metallic materials that were not native to Toril and exotic even to the Elemental Chaos.

In the, the Netherese become involved in the Seven Sigils War. Soon after, their wizards deliberately compromised the Anchor so as to allow ancient primordials access into Toril, to act (hopefully) as allies in their conflict.

In the, after a century of savage conflict, the Netherese managed to banish most all of the extra planar players involved in the war, but one, Maram of the Great Spear, escaped banishment, and fled into the wilderness of North Faerun back to the Monument. Once at the Frozen Forest, it easily conquered the local primitive human tribes, who soon took to worshipping Maram as a god, and it gathered what power it could.

In the, the Dark Three led a large coalition of peoples from across the lands north of the Moonsea to confront the primordial. They managed to vanquish Maram and reseal the Anchor of Chaos, but at an enormous cost.

In the, another attempt was made by Maram and it's herald Pyricus to reopen the elemental fissure, but they were again thwarted by a band of heroes.