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| − | A '''Leviathan''' is a huge sea monster resembling a giant snake. It slumbers for centuries unless awakened by the Goddess [[Earthmother]]. |
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| + | | name = Leviathan |
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| + | | nicknames = The Old One<ref name="M-p23">{{Cite book/Moonshae|23}}</ref> |
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| + | | home = [[Sea of Swords]], [[Toril]]<ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | | race = [[Whale]]<ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | | alignment = [[True Neutral|Neutral]]<ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | | reckoning = DR |
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| + | | death = 1345 |
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| + | | deathnotes = (Killed by [[Kazgoroth]], disguised as [[Thelgaar Ironhand]]) |
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| + | | rules = 1st |
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| + | {{otheruses4|the creature|the spell|Leviathan (spell)}} |
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| + | The '''leviathan''' was a huge [[whale]] and child proxy of the [[Earthmother]] of the [[Moonshae Isles]].<ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | ==Description== |
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| + | A great black-skinned whale, the leviathan was larger than any whale naturally found on [[Toril]]. Fully 360 ft (109.7 m) long, the beast's tail was 60 ft (18.3 m) wide and the creature had a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.<ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | ==Abilities== |
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| + | The leviathan was mortal and could grow old and die like any other [[natural creature]]. Though it was immortal in a sense, its spirit would be reborn in time after it died.<ref name="M-p25">{{Cite book/Moonshae|25}}</ref> |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | The behemoth slumbered for centuries until awakened by the Goddess in [[1345 DR]].<ref name="tGHotR-p139">{{Cite book/The Grand History of the Realms|139}}</ref><ref name="M-p23"/> |
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| + | The leviathan was killed by several poisoned poles attached to the ships in which [[Kazgoroth]], disguised as [[Thelgaar Ironhand]], led an army of northerners against the [[Ffolk]] of the southern Moonshae Isles.<ref name="DoM-p?">{{Cite book/Darkwalker on Moonshae/Paperback (1989)|?}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| − | {{Cite book/Darkwalker on Moonshae|32, 33, 126, 154, 155}} |
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| + | [[Category:Whales]] |
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| + | [[Category:Inhabitants of the Sea of Swords]] |
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Revision as of 12:30, 18 April 2020
The leviathan was a huge whale and child proxy of the Earthmother of the Moonshae Isles.[1]
Description
A great black-skinned whale, the leviathan was larger than any whale naturally found on Toril. Fully 360 ft (109.7 m) long, the beast's tail was 60 ft (18.3 m) wide and the creature had a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.[1]
Abilities
The leviathan was mortal and could grow old and die like any other natural creature. Though it was immortal in a sense, its spirit would be reborn in time after it died.[2]
History
The behemoth slumbered for centuries until awakened by the Goddess in 1345 DR.[3][1]
The leviathan was killed by several poisoned poles attached to the ships in which Kazgoroth, disguised as Thelgaar Ironhand, led an army of northerners against the Ffolk of the southern Moonshae Isles.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 25. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 139. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Template:Cite book/Darkwalker on Moonshae/Paperback (1989)