Isstosseffifil was a sarrukh empire during the Days of Thunder.[1]
Geography[]
Isstosseffifil occupied the previously fertile lands of Anauroch from the eastern shores of the ancient Narrow Sea to the Plain of Standing Stones, and reached from the Saiyaddar to the High Ice.[2]
Notable Locations[]
- Anarath: Long after it fell, this ancient city located near the High Ice was plundered and occupied by humans of Netheril. Later it became the lair of the blue dragon Iymrith [3]
- Bheulaea: The ruins of this ancient city were encased in the western reaches of the High Ice, only accessible by portal from the ruins of Ss'yin'tia'saminass in Serpentes.[3][4]
- Crypt of Hssthak: East of the Weathercote Wood, the crypt of the sarrukh-lich Hssthak once contained two Nether Scrolls.[3]
- Hall of Mists: In the High Forest, this stronghold of the Ba'etith became a site of great evil that was found later by elves who protected it with the Grandfather Tree.[5]
- Oreme: The capital of Isstosseffifil became home to sixty sarrukh liches, the last remnants of the kingdom.[6]
Society[]
The leadership body, called the Sh'arrim, was made up of five to eight members of the most powerful clans. They elected an emperor, and formed a council with Sh'arrim from other sarrukh empires called the Kazim. They met in Okoth, and the Kazim had authority to make laws over the entire race if they achieved a unanimous vote.[7]
The sarrukh of Isstosseffifil kept slaves of other species, while each sarrukh lived in comfort like their leaders.[8] They created the asabi, Stingtails, and other reptilian races able to dwell in the depths of the Underdark.[9]
The Ba'etith, a scholarly society who studied and collected magic from across the realms, eventually creating the Nether Scrolls, were founded in Isstosseffifil, and would outlast the empire.[10]
The liches of Oreme, all that remained after the fall of the empire, created their own governing body, with one lich at a time taking the title of King Oreme and remaining active while the others slept.[1]
History[]
In −34,500 DR, Isstosseffifil rose to prominence on the eastern shore of the Narrow Sea.[11] Throughout the Days of Thunder, they ruled much of the land that would one day become Anauroch.[12]
In −33,800 DR, the Isstosseffifil empire's wizards rerouted the Narrow Sea in an effort to drown the phaerimm inhabiting Phaerlin. This resulted in a massive ecological change that devastated their empire.[9]
Eventually, the survivors, including the Terraseer, retreated into lichdom below Oreme, protected by their asabi servants.[6][13]
Appendix[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 95. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 96. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 118. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 55. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 57. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 98. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 97. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 54. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 102. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.