Sword Play

Sword Play is the first book in the Netheril trilogy by Clayton Emery. The main character is Sunbright Steelshanks, a barbarian of the Rengarth tribe.

"''Thousands of years before the Age of Elminster, dragons rule the skies over Faerûn, and elves dominate the huge forests that cover the land. Only in the mighty, magical empire of Netheril are men a force to be reckoned with.

''Bored and haughty in his midair castle, the Netherese mage Candlemas bets fellow wizard Sysquemalyn that a certain barbarian who has caught his eye can survive the most savage tests his friend and deadly rival can devise. The only rule: The tests must offer the subject some chance to survive, however slight.

''Of course, "playing fair" is a concept as alien to the wizards of Netheril as "mercy".

''But the subject of their wager, Sunbright Steelshanks of the Rengarth Tribe, has a mind and a will of his own. And Candlemas and Sysquemalyn are not the only players in this lethal game of swords and sorcery..."

Characters

 * Angriman • Battleleaf • •  •  • Fjord •  • Keenid • Manslayer • Missos • Mondar • One King •  • Prinquis • Sealkiller • Sunadram •  •  • Tyralhorn • Wrathburn •
 * Anglin • •  •  • Gwynn • Karsus • M'dhal •  • Oberon •  • Primidon • Proctiv • Quantol •  •  •  •  •  • Trebbe • Valdrick • Xanad • Zahn
 * Anglin • •  •  • Gwynn • Karsus • M'dhal •  • Oberon •  • Primidon • Proctiv • Quantol •  •  •  •  •  • Trebbe • Valdrick • Xanad • Zahn

Creatures

 * archfiend • balor • barbed fiend • bat • camel • cat • catfish • • dog •  • fiend • genie • ghast • ghoul • goose •  • hawk •  • lich • lemure • minnow •  • night hag •  • owlbear •  • pig • pit fiend • red dragon •  • tanar'ri • undead • vulture • wight •
 * badger • beaver • bison • black pudding • brown bear • • cow • coyote • crayfish • crow •  • elk • erinyes • flea • fox • frog • gargoyle • goat • goose • grub •  • high elf • homunculus • imp • moose • mouse • musk-ox •  • owl • prairie dog • rabbit • raccoon • raven • reindeer • roe deer • salmon • seal • selkie • skeleton • sheep • snake • squirrel •  • swallow • titan • troll • viper • water sprite • wolf • worm • wyvern
 * badger • beaver • bison • black pudding • brown bear • • cow • coyote • crayfish • crow •  • elk • erinyes • flea • fox • frog • gargoyle • goat • goose • grub •  • high elf • homunculus • imp • moose • mouse • musk-ox •  • owl • prairie dog • rabbit • raccoon • raven • reindeer • roe deer • salmon • seal • selkie • skeleton • sheep • snake • squirrel •  • swallow • titan • troll • viper • water sprite • wolf • worm • wyvern

Locations

 * Buildings
 * Inns and Taverns
 * Burning Book


 * Mountains: • Windswept Mountains
 * Nations:
 * Planes:
 * Planets:
 * Regions: Underdark
 * Settlements: • Dalekeva •  • Tinnainen
 * Abyss • Anauria • Cede Run • Conifer Mountains • Cormanthyr • Crying Tower • Gillan River • Fluvion • Frostypaw • Froth-water • Gods' Legion • Hatchet Mountains • Hidden Lake • High Ice • Iron Mountains • •  • Remembrance • Red Lake • Shylock Mountains • Sun • Zweihaus River
 * Abyss • Anauria • Cede Run • Conifer Mountains • Cormanthyr • Crying Tower • Gillan River • Fluvion • Frostypaw • Froth-water • Gods' Legion • Hatchet Mountains • Hidden Lake • High Ice • Iron Mountains • •  • Remembrance • Red Lake • Shylock Mountains • Sun • Zweihaus River

Magic

 * Items


 * Spells
 * flesh to stone • geas • Hersent's sigil • incendiary cloud • • prismatic wall • Tolodine's killing wind

Organizations

 * • • Netheril •  •  • Thousand Fists
 * Sons of Baltar
 * Sons of Baltar

Religions

 * • • Karsus •  • Mystryl •  • Selûne • Talos •

Miscellaneous

 * Armor & Clothing
 * boots • chainmail • helmet


 * Constellations: The Panther (The Bell)
 * Food & Drinks
 * • brandy • cheese • fruit • jam • • lard • mutton •  • ration • sumac • tea • wheat • wine


 * Gemstones
 * onyx • pearl • ruby


 * Items
 * candle • clockwork • quiver


 * Languages
 * Elvish


 * Materials & Substances
 * copper • gemstone • gold • granite • iron • linen • obsidian • platinum • quartz • silver • steel • wool


 * Plants
 * maple • oak • pine • rhododendron • spruce • thorn • willow


 * Weapons
 * ballista • bow (and arrows) • catapult • club • crossbow (and bolts) • flail • longbow • morningstar • lance • pike • shortsword • sling • spear • sword • warhammer • whip
 * ale • Blood War • barley • bread • bronze • cedar • • rye •
 * ale • Blood War • barley • bread • bronze • cedar • • rye •

Netheril trilogy

 * Dangerous Games
 * Mortal Consequences