This article is about the rigid bludgeoning weapon. For the chained weapon, see Flail.
Morning stars (also "morningstar") were a simple type of one-handed melee weapon.[4]
Description[]
Morningstars were very similar to a spiked club, but with refinements. Their shafts were usually made of wood and longer than a heavy mace. Their heads were typically round and covered in metal set. Around twenty spikes were set into this metal, radiating like a star, with the biggest spike extending straight from the top.[4]
History[]
Morningstars first became available in the Netheril Empire in 1354 NY (−2505 DR).[7]
Notable Owners[]
Individuals[]
- Cracker and Whacker, the chief weapons of Athrogate[8]
- The gods Hruggek and Memnor were known to consider morningstars their favored weapon.[9]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Bugbears often specialized in fighting with morningstars.[10]
- Firenewt warlocks often favored the use of morningstars in combat.[11]
Trivia[]
A number of locations in the Realms were named after morningstars. These included the temple Morningstar Haven in Westgate,[12] the village of Morningstar Hollows,[13] and the road Morningstar Way in Waterdeep.[14]
Some people in the Realms bore "Morningstar" as a surname, such as Shay Morningstar[15] and Thurd Morningstar.[16]
In the Roll of Years, the year 1350 DR bore the name "Year of the Morningstar".[17]
Appendix[]
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See Also[]
Gallery[]
A morningstar from Northwest Faerûn.
A morningstar of a lesser quality from Icewind Dale.
An enchanted +3 morningstar.
A bugbear wielding a morningstar.
Another bugbear sees the utility of a morningstar.
An ogre zombie wielding a suitably large morningstar.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Dungeon #26, "The Inheritance" • Dungeon #29, "Nymph's Reward" • Dungeon #48, "Honor Lost, Honor Regained" • Dungeon #67, "Witches' Brew" • The Twilight Tomb • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Novels & Short Stories
Gamebooks
Video Games
Pool of Radiance series (Pool of Radiance • Curse of the Azure Bonds • Secret of the Silver Blades • Pools of Darkness) • Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance • Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II • Baldur's Gate (mobile game) • Neverwinter Nights: Mobile • Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate • Tales of the Sword Coast • II: Shadows of Amn • Enhanced Edition • The Black Pits • II: Enhanced Edition • Baldur's Gate III) • Neverwinter Nights: Wyvern Crown of Cormyr • Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter • Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale • Sword Coast Legends
Card Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
A Good Day To Die • A Handful of Dust • The Greater of Two Evils • One Thing... • ...And the Body Dies • Whistling in the Dark • A Walk on the Wildside • Aethalynmur's Wings • Baby's Got Blue Eyes • Red Dawn • The "Life" of the Party • Night of the Lunar Eclipse • A Ticket to Midnight • Extermination • Tyranny's Perilous Bastion
External links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
Morning Star article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.- Morningstars article at the Baldur's Gate 3 Community Wiki, a community wiki for Baldur's Gate 3.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 35, 37. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 108. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 116, 119. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 218. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ Jeremy Crawford, Stephen Schubert, et al. (September 2011). Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium. Edited by Cal Moore, Tanis O'Connor. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7869-5744-6.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (September 2014). Rise of the King. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 315. ISBN 0-7869-6515-0.
- ↑ David Noonan (May 2004). Complete Divine. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 124. ISBN 0-7869-3272-4.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 142. ISBN 978-0786966011.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Sean K. Reynolds and Eric L. Boyd (June 2000). Cloak & Dagger. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 156–157. ISBN 0-7869-1627-3.
- ↑ Jim Butler (1996). The Vilhon Reach (Dungeon Master's Guide). (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-0400-3.
- ↑ Map by Jason Engle included in Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ Pronto Games (2002). Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder. Infogrames Entertainment.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.