Talk:Guenhwyvar

Guenhwyvar a Minor Artifact?
Here is a quote from the Dungeon Master's Guide (3rd edition): "Minor artifacts are not necessarily unique items. Instead, they are magic items that no longer can be made, at least by common mortal means."

From the 4th edition DMG: "Artifacts are unique, named magic items whose creation or existence can't be explained by the normal laws of magic. ... An artifact cn't be created, disenchanted, or destroyed by any of the normal means available for other magic items. ... Artifacts are sentient - although they're not necessarily communicative - and they have their own motivations."

Guenhwyvar definitely fits both descriptions, especially the latter's. If you read "Guenhwyvar" (the first story in Realms of Magic), her creation is definitely out-of-the-ordinary, and not even explainable by her creator and first possessor. She's most definitely sentient and has her own motivations - just ask Masoj Hun'ett.

"Bazaar of the Bizarre: The Items of the Drizzt Saga" (Dragon #386) classifies her statuette as a "wondrous item", which the Adventurer's Vault describes as: "Wondrous items include a hodgepodge of trinkets, devices, and oddities that can't be placed within the normal equipment slots."

I think to describe her as a "trinket" or "device" is to not do her justice. What does everyone else think? Cronje (talk &sdot; contribs) 22:50, August 13, 2011 (UTC)