Glitterdust (originally called Fahren's glitterdust[1]) was a conjuration spell from the creation subschool that created a burst of golden particles that stuck to everything in an area.[2]
Effects[]
Upon completing this spell, the caster created a cloud of glittering dust with a twenty-foot diameter within a medium distance. The particles stuck to anyone and anything, including invisible creatures or objects, which allowed their outlines to be recognized. In addition to this revelatory effect, the glitter particles could blind some creatures for a short time.[2]
Components[]
To cast this spell required verbal and somatic components and some ground mica.[2]
History[]
The spell was invented by the Netherese arcanist Fahren in −1472 DR[6] as one of his blindness-related spells.[7]
The spell was indirectly the cause of Fahren's murder ten years later, because one of Fahren's students had used the spell to blind the guards of one of Fahren's rivals and steal from him. When this rival traced the spell back to Fahren, the rival killed Fahren with a sphere of annihilation.[7]
In the month of Eleasis, of the Year of the Unstrung Harp, 1371 DR, the city of Ravens Bluff's Ministry of Art and Wizards Guild jointly declared it illegal to cast glitterdust within city limits due to a raging unnatural storm at the time called the Soulstorm. In addition to threatening arrest for those that broke this decree, it was declared that breaking this prohibition would result in a permanent expulsion from either organization.[8][note 1]
Notable Users[]
- During the Time of Troubles in the Year of Shadows, 1358 DR, Kyriani cast glitterdust against the brainwashed Luna in an effort to subdue her. However, Luna's godly magic was too strong, and she was able to blow the glitter away as a whirlwind. Nevertheless, the distraction was enough for Vajra Valmeyjar to tackle Luna.[9]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff campaign took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City adventures and issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter were dated with real-world dates, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR), Myrkyssa was at last arrested and tried and said to have been executed, only to reappear in 1372 DR in The City of Ravens novel. As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 236. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 142. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 110. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Daniel S. Donnelly ed. (August 1998). The Trumpeter 2, no. 8 (link). (RPGA), p. 2.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (September 1990). “Total Eclipse”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #22 (DC Comics) (22)., p. 8.