Abolethic Sovereignty

The Abolethic Sovereignty were the original aboleths of the Realms, who dwelt in the flying, obelisk-shaped city of Xxiphu, that has existed since prehistoric times.

Activities
The main goal of the Abolethic Sovereignty was to unlock the Far Manifold with the Key of Stars and open the gate to the Far Realm to unleash their masters onto the world. They were also greatly interested in the effects of the Spellplague, and searched and studied active plaguelands across Faerûn. The aboleths kidnapped many living creatures for their ambitious experiments to improve the dreaded Symphony of Madness.

Xxiphu was a mobile city, and that allowed the Abolethic Sovereignty to operate throughout all Faerûn. However, they focused their efforts on the region of Sea of Fallen Stars near Akanûl, and in the Underdark below Neverwinter. They also held total control over the city of Olleth.

History
The Abolethic Sovereignty originally came to Abeir-Toril when the world was young, when Xxiphu plummeted to the world and settled deep below what is now the Sea of Fallen Stars. The oldest-known aboleth and possibly the progenitor of the entire species, the Eldest, was an enormous creature that rested atop the city like a throne. When Abeir-Toril was sundered into two twin planets, Abeir and Toril, the city of Xxiphu remained on Abeir.

During the Spellplague of 1385 DR, Xxiphu was transported to Faerûn, and the members of the Abolethic Sovereignty took great interest in the world of Toril.

In 1396 DR, Xxiphu was raised over the Sea of Fallen Stars and the Sovereignty compelled many kuo-toa tribes into their service. Shortly after its raising, Malyanna moved Xxiphu to the Citadel of the Outer Void on the fringe of the Feywild to open the gate to the Far Realm, but failed.

In 1429 DR, Xxiphu returned from the Citadel of the Outer Void to the sky above the Sea of Fallen Stars. Not long after, members of the Abolethic Sovereignty moved against Akanûl and destroyed the city of Brassune before the genasi could repel the aboleths. In the following decades, a branch of the Abolethic Sovereignty became interested in a pocket of Spellplague in the Underdark below Neverwinter and began to use it to further the experiments that would aid them to create the Symphony of Madness.

In 1479 DR, the Abolethic Sovereignty was investing their efforts to thwart the New Neverwinter movement or to use it to advance their own agenda. They were also interested in controlling the primordial Maegera, and for that reason enslaved the mind flayers of Gauntlgrym in an attempt to control the old mine and eventually control Maegera as well.

Membership
The aboleths of the Abolethic Sovereignty were unlike the normal aboleths native to Toril. The aboleths of the Sovereignty were far older and had thought patterns different to those of the Torilian aboleths. Torilian aboleths usually avoided, or even opposed, aboleths of the Sovereignty. It was believed that aboleths of the Sovereignty were in fact the ancestors of the Torilian aboleths.

This was truer for the aboleths of the cell working in Neverwinter, as exposure to the Spellplague had plaguechanged them, making them even more alien than the other aboleths of the Sovereignty. However, thanks to their plaguechanged condition, aboleths of the Neverwinter cell were more powerful than the other aboleths.

For their covert operations, the Abolethic Sovereignty used the Symphony of Madness to control humanoids in subtle ways, making them excellent spies and sacrificial pawns without arousing suspicions in people around them. The rest of the servants of the Sovereignty were aberrant creatures: foulspawn, gricks, grell, kuo-toa, krakens, mind flayers and nothics, and plaguechanged creatures.

Possessions
Besides the dreaded Symphony of Madness, the Sovereignty also possessed the powerful Hex Locus.

Notable members

 * The Eldest
 * A'Drx'l
 * Chartilifax
 * Malyanna
 * Rohini
 * Soman Galt

Appearances

 * novels:
 * Abolethic Sovereignty (series)
 * Plague of Spells
 * City of Torment
 * Key of Stars (novel)
 * Brimstone Angels series
 * Brimstone Angels


 * Games:
 * Neverwinter (game)