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Naglatha (pronounced: /nɑːgˈlɑːθɑːnahg-LATH-ah[4]), alias the Black Flame, was a Red Wizard of Thay residing in Selgaunt in Sembia in 1357 DR.[2][3]

Make trade instead of war, how preposterous! We are the laughing stock of Faerûn when we should be the most feared. I hate this game-playing. We should embrace our past and the honest ways… killing, war, and occupation. Instead we hawk magical wares like street vendors.
— Naglatha, the Chief of Foreign Activities of Thay[5]

Description[]

Naglatha was a young, black-haired woman with a grim face.[2]

Personality[]

Naglatha quickly rose through the ranks of the Red Wizards thanks to her fanatical zeal and ruthlessness. However, she was loyally devoted to the god Azuth.[2]

Activities[]

Naglatha kept her devotion to Thay a secret from her associates in Selgaunt. She masqueraded as a merchant with a store that traded in magical items and curios from the South. Her shop was located on Larwaken Lane.[6][3]

History[]

Naglatha arrived in Selgaunt early in 1357 DR with a very deep cover; even Alzegund was unaware of her identity as a Red Wizard of Thay. Everyone in the Dragon Reach area thought she was only a merchant with a preference for extravagant tools from south Faerûn. In truth, using the alias "the Black Flame", she was recruiting valorous men to Thay's cause. She always used a black mask in her mission in order to disguise her identity. Once a year she went "to the South" for three months, in truth traveling to Thay to receive new instructions.[2]

Later she rose through the ranks thanks to the "accidental" death of Alzegund in 1364 DR. In 1373 DR, she was involved in a plot by the demon lord Eltab against Szass Tam, but the plan backfired thanks to the intervention of Thazienne Uskevren and Tam promised his vengeance against her.[7]

Appendix[]

Appearance[]

Novels
The Crimson Gold

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Voronica Whitney-Robinson (September 2012). The Crimson Gold. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2, pp. 54, 55. ISBN 0-7869-3120-5.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Steve Perrin (1988). Dreams of the Red Wizards. (TSR, Inc), pp. 53–54. ISBN 0-88038-615-0.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 104. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
  4. Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “DM's Sourcebook of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
  5. Voronica Whitney-Robinson (September 2012). The Crimson Gold. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 6, p. 150. ISBN 0-7869-3120-5.
  6. Voronica Whitney-Robinson (September 2012). The Crimson Gold. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 5, pp. 119–127. ISBN 0-7869-3120-5.
  7. Voronica Whitney-Robinson (September 2012). The Crimson Gold. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3120-5.
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