Mordenkainen

Mordenkainen of Oerth was the name of a prolific archmage who was responsible for many powerful and useful spells. Mordenkainen was an acquaintance of Elminster Aumar; the two have met on numerous occasions at Ed Greenwood's house on Earth to exchange spells and lore.

Relationships
Bigby was once an apprentice of his, and the two are related to some degree.

History
Although Mordenkainen resided primarily on Oerth, by at least 1367 DR, his spells were not uncommon among spellbooks in Faerûn.

In 1491 DR, Mordenkainen was suffering from bouts of madness that Elminster was helping him recover from in Waterdeep.

Rumours and Legends
His toenails appear to be a venerated item in some places.

Spells
This is an (possibly) incomplete list of his many spells. The most widely known are:


 * Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion
 * Mordenkainen's disjunction
 * Mordenkainen's faithful hound
 * Mordenkainen's sword
 * Mordenkainen's Lucubration
 * Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum

Others include:


 * Mordenkainen's Buzzing Bee
 * Mordenkainen's Capable Caravel
 * Mordenkainen's Celerity
 * Mordenkainen's Defense Against Lycanthropes
 * Mordenkainen's Defense Against Nonmagical Reptiles and Amphibians
 * Mordenkainen's Electric Arc
 * Mordenkainen's Encompassing Vision
 * Mordenkainen's Faithful Phantom Defenders
 * Mordenkainen's Faithful Phantom Guardian
 * Mordenkainen's Faithful Phantom Shield-Maidens
 * Mordenkainen's Force Missiles
 * Mordenkainen's Involuntary Wizardry
 * Mordenkainen's Penultimate Cogitation
 * Mordenkainen's Protection From Avians
 * Mordenkainen's Protection From Insects and Arachnids
 * Mordenkainen's Protection From Slime
 * Mordenkainen's Trusted Bloodhound

Appearances

 * Death Masks