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It is believed that [[Larloch]] the [[Lich]] King has taken an interest in the crown, and is either searching for the item or has already found it and taken it back to his stronghold. |
It is believed that [[Larloch]] the [[Lich]] King has taken an interest in the crown, and is either searching for the item or has already found it and taken it back to his stronghold. |
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Revision as of 08:54, 6 April 2010
The Crown of Horns is an evil, intelligent artifact of great power. Forged by Trebbe, a Netherese arcanist, and enchanted by Myrkul, the former God of Death, it carries with it a long history of corruption and tragedy.
At one point, the crown was in the possession of the Netherse lich Aumvor The Undying, who attempted to use the crown to make Laeral Silverhand his bride by leaving it for the Nine adventuring band to find. The plot failed when the crown's powers conflicted with the Laeral Silverhand's spellfire power and drove her into madness. [1] The crown was sundered by her husband, the archmage Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, who locked its pieces away within the heavily-protected walls of his tower. However, when Myrkul died at Midnight's hand during the Time of Troubles, the god tore the broken shards of the Crown from Blackstaff Tower, reforged it in a new shape, and infused it with the remains of his sentience before teleporting away. To this day, Myrkul, through the Crown, has been spreading evil through the Realms, tormenting members of the Church of Cyric as well as hapless innocents, avoiding allies of Khelben and temples of Mystra.
The Crown of Horns appears as a silver circlet with a black diamond set on the brow and four bone horns mounted around its edge. It imbues the wearer with several considerable necromantic powers—including the unique "Myrkul's Hand" property—but has a tendency to strongly influence that action of the wearer, changing his alignment to neutral evil and gradually making him into an undead creature, among other things.
The Crown of Horns was last seen in the possession of a yuan-ti pureblood named Nhyris D'Hothek, who disappeared from his haunts in Skullport in 1370 DR, after the Crown transformed him into a lich. People and creatures who have remained dedicated to Myrkul after, or have become dedicated to him since his demise, devote themselves to him through the Crown of Horns by touching it and are known as Horned Harbingers – Nhyris included.
It is believed that Larloch the Lich King has taken an interest in the crown, and is either searching for the item or has already found it and taken it back to his stronghold.
References
- ↑ Jeff Crook, Wil Upchurch, Eric L. Boyd (May 2005). Champions of Ruin. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 126. ISBN 0-7869-3692-4.
- Sean K. Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, Angel McCoy (August 2001). Magic of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1964-7.
- Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). City of Splendors. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
- Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
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