Einar Stormsson was a Northlander druid from Moray in the Moonshae Isles in the late 15th century DR.[1] He was killed while trying to prevent the revival of the dead god Malar.[2]
Description[]
He had red hair and a red beard. He had a keen sense of smell, and disliked the stink of fey.[1]
Activities[]
Einar and his partner, Eleuthra Davos, served King Derid Kendrick as spies within the ranks of the Black Blood tribe of lycanthropes. They used their shapechanging abilities to assume the form of beasts, allowing them to pass as fellow lycanthropes. Einar's preferred beast form was that of an enormous, reddish leopard.[1]
History[]
In the late 1470s DR,[note 1] the Black Blood tribe began a ritual in the ruined city below Scourtop to revive Malar, who had been presumed dead since the early days of the Spellplague. Einar and Eleuthra teamed up with a golden elf known as the Savage (an ally of two sacrificial victims forced to participate in the ritual) to disrupt Malar's return.[1] They launched a surprise attack, but failed to stop the ritual. Einar was quickly killed by the Malarite werewolves, who tore the flesh from his bones.[2]
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- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in The Rose of Sarifal, although the novel indicates that it takes place "more than a hundred years" after the return of High Lady Ordalf to Gwynneth in 1375 DR (ch. 1) and "nearly a hundred years" after the Spellplague in 1385 DR (ch. 3). While this fits the usual assumption that all 4th edition material is set in 1479 DR, the novel contradicts a number of other sources set during that year: at the start of the novel, Caer Moray is held by lycanthropes rather than by soldiers loyal to House Kendrick (as stated in Backdrop: Moonshae Isles), Citadel Umbra has been home to Prince Araithe for at least 12 years rather than being the base of his enemies (as stated in Backdrop: Moonshae Isles, the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, and Realmslore: Sarifal), and Malar is stated to be "dead" rather than an active exarch of Silvanus (as stated in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide). These contradictions are largely resolved by the end of the narrative, meaning that the novel is best assumed to be set prior to 1479 DR. Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will thus assume that the events of the novel take place after 1475 DR but before 1479 DR.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Paulina Claiborne (May 2012). The Rose of Sarifal (Kindle ed.). (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ASIN B006NPFFHY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paulina Claiborne (May 2012). The Rose of Sarifal (Kindle ed.). (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 6. ASIN B006NPFFHY.