Mysteries of the Moonsea is a 3.5th-edition accessory for the Forgotten Realms.
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The First In-depth Look at this Classic Forgotten Realms Region in Many Years.
Mysteries of the Moonsea offers an in-depth look at one of the most important regions of the Forgotten Realms. The Moonsea region is full of wealth and peril. It is home to the nefarious Zhentil Keep, the merchant city of Melvaunt, and the mysterious Ironfang Keep. Mysteries of the Moonsea includes a history of the region, detailed information on the major towns and adventure locations, the important figures and groups that operate in and around the Moonsea, new spells and monsters specific to the area, and tips for Dungeon Masters on running a campaign set in the region.
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Summary
- Chapter 1: Melvaunt and the North
- Chapter 2: Hillsfar and the South
- Chapter 3: Mulmaster and the East
- Chapter 4: Zhentil Keep and the West
Index
Characters
- Ahryn Firefinger • Ardsem Skalarn • Branislav Semyon • Brunlaph • Chall • Chork • Corkin Markov • Corwyn Jaffe • Dagryg • Daumar Gudenny • Denia Vesdar • Enthranos • Eshaeris • Etath-dar • Forjia Chase • Girella Scatterstar • Grimnoth • Gywahier • Hayanalof Brezen • Inash • Irunteld • Ivold Nakarof • Jemel Ganza • Jonah Strake • Hofu-jal • Killian Kreel • Kriss • Liren Talis • Luxewa • Lyetta • Malaritheos • Mordak Brelliar • Nelac • Oluubarga • Quon • Rassendyll Uoumdolphin • Rowan Blackwood • Serag Kull • Seskaya Atnall • Thagdal • Targashtrox • Theoderus Stoneblood • Thistlebrook • Thurndan Tallwand • Tola Vrass • Tonorok • Tyana Softfoot • Ulblyn Blackalbuck • Varzek • Verblen • Wunturn Radest • Zathantramyx
- Referenced only
- Abarat • Aglaeroch • Daramin • Fzoul Chembryl • Laris • Maalthiir • Manshoon • Manxam • Orgauth • Raenalla Quietsong • Selfaril Uoumdolphin • Talarith • Torix • Xeno Mirrormane • Vorbyx
Creatures
- Abishai • Animated object • Annis • Assassin vine Basilisk • Barbed devil • Bearded devil • Beholder • Black dragon • Black pudding • Blue dragon • Bugbear • Cat • Centaur • Chain devil • Chimera • Chuul • Cloaker • Cockatrice • Darkmantle • Death tyrant • Devourer • Digester • Direguard • Dire ape • Dire wolf • Displacer beast • Dog • Doppelganger • Dragonne • Drow • Earth elemental • Elf • Erinyes • Eyeball Beholderkin • Fire elemental • Fire giant • Flesh golem • Frost giant • Frost worm • Gar • Gelugon • Genasi • Gibbering Mouther • Gnoll • Green warder • Grick • Half-orc • Hill giant • Horned devil • Human • Invisible stalker • Manticore • Marel • Minotaur • Mohrg • Night hag • Ochre jelly • Ogre • Ogre mage • Otyugh • Owlbear • Red dragon • Remorhaz • Roper • Osyluth • Scrag • Shadow • Shield dwarf • Shambling mound • Shocker Lizard • Skeleton • Snake • Spirit folk • Spirit naga • Steam Mephit • Stone golem • Toad • Troglodyte • Troll • Umber hulk • Wererat • Wight • Wolf • Wraith • Xorn • Water elemental • Wyvern • Yuan-ti
- Referenced only
- Half-elf • Pit fiend
Locations
- Buildings & Sites
- Abarat's folly • Asberyth • Battlehall • Blackalbuck's Swap Shop • The Breakwater • Bruilhaven • Castle Maalthiir • Chambers of Bone • Crypts • Devil's Fire Tavern • Diamond in the Dung • Floating Fighter • Hermuk's Allgoods • Holy Hall of Good Fortune • House of the Black Lord • Jagged Rocks • Laughing Halls • Leiyraghon Manor • The Livestock Pen • Lodge of the Great Hunt • Nanther Keep • Oxpit Tavern • Palace of Sweet Pain • Phlan Path • Purple Portals • Quon's Collectible Creatures • Resting Place of the Whip • Rogue's Redoubt • Southroad Keep • Sleeping Serpent • Temple of Azuth • Temple of Bane • Temple of Cyric • Temple of Loviatar • Temple of Tempus • Temple of Tymora • Tesh Inn • Titys's Emporium • Tower of Arcane Might • Tower of the Art • Tower of the Wyvern • Towers of the Blade • Traveler's Cloak Inn • Vorbyx's Watchpost • Vault of Swords • Wave and Wink
- Settlements
- Citadel of the Raven • Hillsfar • Melvaunt • Mulmaster • Northkeep • Ravenswatch • Skelem • Yûlash • Zhentil Keep
- Wilderness
- Cormanthor • Dragonspine Mountains • Galena Mountains • Thar • Moonsea
- Realms
- Moonsea
- Planes
- Material Plane
- Referenced only
- Arvandor • Bloodstone Pass • Elventree • Myth Drannor • Myth Glaurach • Myth Lharast
Magic items
- Chauntean sphere • Hammer of Vorbyx
Organizations
- Families
- House Morcane
- Groups
- Blades • Brotherhood of the Cloak • Harpers • Golden Skulls • Mage's Guild • Red Plumes • Red Wizards of Thay • Zhentarim
- Referenced only
- Council of Lords
Quests
The book contained several linked mini-adventures, or quests. There were two sets of quests - one set progressed from city to city and the other set progressed from region to region. These quests could be mixed together as desired. They are presented below in ascending order of difficulty as listed in the book and broken down between the city and regional quests.
- Melvaunt
- Devil's Fire Tavern
- Halls of Metal, Blood, and Stone
- The Cursed Warehouse
- Trouble in Pain
- Hillsfar
- Rogues' Redoubt
- Deadly Arboretum
- Urban Dungeon
- Mordak's Tower
- Red Wizard's Enclave
- Mulmaster
- Undercity Sewers
- Zhentarim Safe House
- Partially Flooded Dungeon
- Assassin's Nest
- Thayan Enclave
- Zhentil Keep
- Sinister Inn
- Slave Auction
- Monster Emporium
- Beholder's Lair
- The Temple of Bane
- Northern Moonsea
- Rogue's Camp
- Vorbyx's Watchpost
- Chambers of Bone
- Ogres' Stronghold
- The Tomb of Vorbyx
- Southern Moonsea
- Roadside Shrine
- The Bell in the Depths
- Ruins in Cormanthor
- Abarat's Folly
- Eastern Moonsea
- The Seaside Caves
- The Pillar of Fire
- Excavation Site
- The Elemental Scourge
- Western Moonsea
- The Blemished Altar
- Lost Temple
- Dragons' Lair
- Citadel of the Raven
- The Enchanted Pool
Religions
- Priests
- Bane • Mask • Thrym • Umberlee • Vhaeraun
- Temples & Shrines
- Battlehall • Holy Hall of Good Fortune • Jagged Rocks • Laughing Halls • Lodge of the Great Hunt • Palace of Sweet Pain • Purple Portals • Resting Place of the Whip • Temple of Azuth • Temple of Bane • Temple of Cyric • Temple of Loviatar • Temple of Tempus • Temple of Tymora • Vault of Swords
- Referenced only
- Kossuth • Moander • Selûne
Spells
Miscellaneous
- Abarat's Nexus • dragon's breath • elemental scourge • mageduel • Pillar of Fire • The True Life of Cyric • Yellow mold
Appendix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darrin Drader, Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds, Wil Upchurch (June 2006). Mysteries of the Moonsea. Edited by John Thompson, Gary Sarli. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7869-3915-2.
- ↑ Darrin Drader, Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds, Wil Upchurch (June 2006). Mysteries of the Moonsea. Edited by John Thompson, Gary Sarli. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-3915-2.
External links
3rd edition and v.3.5
Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb