Crimson Tides of Tethyr

The Crimson Tides of Tethyr was a history book that recounted the events of the Bloody Fall of Tethyr that transpired circa autumn of 1372 DR.

Contents
The book was a somewhat vague and incomplete historical record of a very recent conflict in Tethyr at the time of the book's publishing. The events of the Bloody Fall started with the ogre mage warlord Sythillis leading his army of humanoids south - into human-occupied lands of the kingdom of Tethyr. The reasonings behind the attack were still uncertain as scholars from Candlekeep and Shadowdale were still directing the transpired events as of 1373 DR. Whatever the oni's motivation was, he started a war with Tethyr, a brief conflict that cost many lives of the defenders of the realm. The conflict's resolution came to pass in the elven city of Suldanessellar where Sythillis clashed with an unnamed hero in a fierce battle around the fall of 1372 DR.

The book explored several theories of what exactly caused the conflict. The most prevalent one blamed treachery within the leadership of the Crimson Guard, a renowned mercenary company that served Queen Zaranda Star. The company was charged with defending Tethyr. Some sages speculated that the organization intentionally stoked the fires of the conflict to gain power or control of the kingdom of Tethyr. Other historians claimed that the treachery and manipulation were done by a malaugrym of the Unseen. Why it was done, however, was unknown to sages.

Bloody Fall's name was given to the conflict due to thousands of lives lost in the brief conflict of 1372 DR. The accords of the unnamed hero's deeds remained shrouded by rumors and exaggerations. Still, many believed that apart from defeating Sythillis, the hero also overcame slavers, defeated an imprisoned titan, and fought through a horde of kobolds and ogres during the battle of Suldanessellar. The hero disappeared from the public eye following the war, so the first-hand witness testimony of the events was hard to find.

History
These books were put to print quite quickly following the conflict to their contents were not as compete as many would've preferred. By 1373 DR, copies of the Crimson Tides of Tethyr could be found in all major cities of the Moonsea region.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea