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A Moonwell was a magical pool of water in the Moonshae Isles that was sacred to the Earthmother and her druids.[1]

Description[]

Moonwells were the source of might of the druids of the Moonshae Isles.[2] Moonwells had their own sources of light, and were often surrounded by pillars of stone.[3]

The Earthmother was able to manifest her power through the Moonwells. However, if corrupted by dark magic or filled with corpses, a Moonwell would become a Darkwell, which could be used to summon or create evil creatures, or even act as a portal to other planes.[4]

History[]

In the Year of the Saddle, 1345 DR, firbolgs polluted the Moonwell to allow the Beast, Kazgoroth, to enter the world. The beast was killed with the Sword of Cymrych Hugh, and the well was afterwards cleansed by the goddess.[5]

In the Year of the Bloodbird, 1346 DR, an army of undead captured the Moonwell in Myrloch Vale. The goddess used her power to spray white water from the well and saved her druids from death by turning them to stone.[6] However, with twice-dead corpses dumped in it, the Moonwell became so polluted[7] that Bhaal was able to manifest through it, and used it to create perytons, an owlbear, and a displacer beast from the bodies of animals lured to the well.[8]

Notable Moonwells[]

There were several notable Moonwells of the Moonshae Isles:

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Douglas Niles (September 2004). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-3560-X.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Douglas Niles (September 2004). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-3560-X.
  3. Douglas Niles (September 2004). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-3560-X.
  4. Douglas Niles (September 2004). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 23, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-3560-X.
  5. Douglas Niles (May 1987). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (TSR, Inc.), p. ?. ISBN 0-88038-451-4.
  6. Douglas Niles (April 1988). Black Wizards. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 13, pp. 208–210. ISBN 0-88038-563-4.
  7. Douglas Niles (April 1988). Black Wizards. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 19, p. 309. ISBN 0-88038-563-4.
  8. Douglas Niles (February 1989). Darkwell. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 3, p. ?. ISBN 0-88038-717-3.
  9. Douglas Niles (September 2004). Darkwalker on Moonshae. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 17. ISBN 0-7869-3560-X.
  10. Shawn Merwin (November 2011). “Backdrop: The Moonshae Isles”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #196 (Wizards of the Coast) (196)., p. 11.
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