The horned rings were eight enchanted rings that the mad wizard Halaster created for himself and his seven apprentices.[1][2][3][4]
Description[]
These iron rings had small horns rising out of them that curved backward toward the wearer's fingers.[1][2][3][4]
Powers[]
Halaster imbued each of the eight horned rings with distinct powers and immunities, only accessible by the individual they were designed for. Anyone else who wore one of these rings had access to only one or more powers.[5]
The most common power of the horned rings was similar to Halaster's teleportation rings or the greater teleport spell, but teleported the wearer to different locations within Undermountain. The wearer was also able to specify where they wished to teleport.[1][2][5][3][4] Following the Spellplague, this was the only power of the rings available to laypeople.[5]
The ring could break through any magical barriers, with the exception of prismatic walls or prismatic spheres, to get them there safely,[1][2] allowing it to bypass Halaster's teleport cage. And the wearer could cloak themselves upon command in an antimagic aura.[3][4]
In order to recharge itself, a horned ring would absorb any incoming magic missiles and magical and natural electrical energy directed at the wearer. The wearer was completely protected from attacks of these kinds while wearing a horned ring.[1][2][3][4]
Notable Owners[]
- Garrik Oakspear, Halaster's chief spy during the mid–14th century DR, had a horned ring in his possession.[6]
- Halaster Blackcloak, the creator of the horned rings.[7]
- A helmed horror, hidden away in a secret room on the Dungeon Level of Undermountain, had a horned ring on its right gauntlet in 1358 DR. When a group of adventurers eventually came across the helmed horror, it extended its gauntlet out and offered them the ring.[8]
- Iyrauroth, a powerful black dragon from Thar, had one of the horned rings in his possession in 1373 DR.[9]
- Jhesiyra Kestellharp, one of the seven former apprentices of Halaster, had a horned ring in her possession prior to her disappearance.[3] The horned ring was then considered "lost" over the centuries,[2][3][10] but in actuality it was still in her possession.[11]
- Maddgoth had a horned ring in his possession in the 15th century DR.[12]
- Muiral, one of the seven apprentices of Halaster, had a horned ring in his possession.[13]
Rumors & Legends[]
Rumors abounded that the horned rings allowed Halaster to remotely view their wearer and read their thoughts.[5]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- The Ruins of Undermountain • The Ruins of Undermountain II: The Deep Levels • Expedition to Undermountain • Halls of Undermountain • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Referenced only
- The Return of Randal Morn
- Video Games
- Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 slade et al (June 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume III. (TSR, Inc.), p. 970. ISBN 0-7869-0187-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Ed Greenwood (1991). “Campaign Guide to Undermountain”. In Steven E. Schend ed. The Ruins of Undermountain (TSR, Inc.), p. 116. ISBN 1-5607-6061-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 151. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Christopher Lindsay, Sean K. Reynolds (June 2007). Expedition to Undermountain. Edited by Bill Slavicsek. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7869-4157-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Matt Sernett, Shawn Merwin (2012). Halls of Undermountain. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 45. ISBN 0786959940.
- ↑ Jean Rabe, Norm Ritchie (Feburary 1994). The Ruins of Undermountain II: The Deep Levels (Campaign Guide). (TSR, Inc), p. 120. ISBN 1-5607-6821-5.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 310. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1991). “Campaign Guide to Undermountain”. In Steven E. Schend ed. The Ruins of Undermountain (TSR, Inc.), p. 51. ISBN 1-5607-6061-3.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (August 2019). Designed by Luke Scull. Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea. Beamdog.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Christopher Lindsay, Sean K. Reynolds (June 2007). Expedition to Undermountain. Edited by Bill Slavicsek. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 40, 56. ISBN 978-0-7869-4157-5.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Christopher Lindsay, Sean K. Reynolds (June 2007). Expedition to Undermountain. Edited by Bill Slavicsek. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7869-4157-5.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 95, 108. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1991). “Campaign Guide to Undermountain”. In Steven E. Schend ed. The Ruins of Undermountain (TSR, Inc.), p. 106. ISBN 1-5607-6061-3.