Caladnei (pronounced: /kɑːˈlɑːdneɪ/ kah-LAD-nay[1]) was the Royal Mage of the Cormyrian court, replacing Vangerdahast after his retirement. She was renowned for her feisty and opinionated personality and was often seen as hard to deal with in the Court.[3] Caladnei was also the leader of the famed War Wizards.[4]
Description[]
She had a tall and slender frame, with red hair and eyes the color of gold.[5]
Possessions[]
Among Caladnei's possessions were a +2 longsword, a ring of protection +2, a minor cloak of displacement, winged boots, and a brooch of shielding.[1]
Activities[]
Caladnei was the only Mage Royal of Cormyr that was not descended from Baerauble Etharr and Alea Dahast.[1]
Abilities[]
She trained her fighting skills in Waterdeep, dueled with wizards in Halruaa, and even learned forging skills with the gold dwarves of the Great Rift.
Relationships[]
Caladnei was regarded as Vangerdahast's favorite aid. Rumors circulated that the two were even lovers.[5]
History[]
Raised in Turmish by her Cormyrian father and Turmian mother, Caladnei had traveled throughout Faerûn in her youth, often via portals. When Caladnei's mother died in a storm at sea, her father took ill, and she returned to care for him. She began supporting herself as a mercenary and crafter of minor magical items. It was around this time that she attracted the attention of Vangerdahast and began the path to her position as Royal Mage.
After the Netherese city of Thultanthar returned to Faerûn in the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, the city's Shadovar residents emerged as a threat to Cormyr and the surrounding Heartlands. In Mirtul of that year, Caladnei and Hhormun led a contingent of Purple Dragons in Anauroch near the Shadow Sea to scout out the location of the Shadovar city. Masquerading amidst a tribe of Bedine nomads, the group inadvertently drew the attention of the Shadovar when Sheikh Sa'ar and their Bait Mahwa hosts decided to steal a group of the shade's veserab mounts. This skirmish was one of the opening acts of outward aggression between the Shadovar and the Heartlands.[6]
Later that month when Tilverton was on the brink of destruction by the hands of Prince Rivalen Tanthul, Vangerdahast directed Caladnei to help evacuate the remaining Cormyreans from the city.[7] While Tilverton was destroyed and much of the Cormyrean army killed, Vangerdahast survived a battle of wits and spells with the Shadovar Prince, much to Caladnei's great relief.[8]
In 1399 DR, Caladnei was ravaged by the expanding Spellplague while in a heavily-warded spellcasting chamber known as the Dragonskull Chamber. The room's wards were warped so that anyone with spellcasting ability couldn't approach without becoming violently ill. For this reason, it was ordered abandoned.[2]
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Appearances[]
- Novels
- Elminster's Daughter • The Siege
- Video Games
- Neverwinter Nights: Wyvern Crown of Cormyr
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 115. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood (June 2011). Elminster Must Die (Mass Market Paperback). (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786957996.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 116. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 111. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Siege”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), p. 484. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.
- ↑ Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Siege”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 468–477. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.
- ↑ Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Siege”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 492–493. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.
- ↑ Troy Denning (December 2009). “The Siege”. Return of the Archwizards (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 497–4798. ISBN 978-0-7869-5365-3.