The Neverwinter Eye symbol.
The Neverwinter Eye, also known as the Eye & Tears, was a symbol popularized in the city of Neverwinter in the late 14th century DR,[1][2] and still retained its presence in the late 15th century DR.[3]
Description[]
The Neverwinter Eye was a blue image of an eye with a thin-slit pupil, topped with two sets of horns, two horns on the bottom, and three tears dripping underneath. It was believed in Neverwinter that the weeping eye offered protection.[1]
History[]
The origins of the Neverwinter Eye dated back to the tumultuous year of the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, when the Wailing Death plague ravaged the Jewel of the North, immediately followed by the betrayal of the city by its paragon, Aribeth de Tylmarande and a short war with Luskan that shook the city's economy.[4] After the plague and the war ended. The city began to rebuild, and the blue image of a weeping eye, the Eye & Tears started popping up in the city, with the locals believing it to be a symbol of protection. As such, it became a new popular design to be tattooed, especially by sailors and salty dogs of Neverwtiner. One tattooist parlor of note that offered Neverwinter Eye tattoos was Rusty Al's Tattoo & Pawn located in the Docks District, one of the places damaged by the plague.[1]
By the Year of Lightning Storms, 1374 DR, the Neverwinter Eye in white on a blue background was adopted by the Neverwinter Nine as part of their uniform. Members of the Nine wore a blue tunic adorned with the sign over their ceremonial armor. The Eye was worn by Sir Nevalle, a trusted aide of Lord Nasher Alagondar, and Darmon, who led the city guard in the late 14th century DR.[2] The weeping eye-decorated uniform was still in use during and several years after the war with the King of Shadows that further damaged Neverwintran economy.[5]
The Neverwinter Eye was immortalized as a part of the monument dedicated to Nasher Alagondar that was erected in front of the Neverwinter arena, adorning his belt. The Neverwinter arena was reopened in the late 1490s DR.[3]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 BioWare (June 2005). Designed by Keith Hayward, Rob Bartel. Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast. Atari.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Obsidian Entertainment (October 2006). Designed by Ferret Baudoin, J.E. Sawyer. Neverwinter Nights 2. Atari.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley (2023). Honor Among Thieves. (Paramount Pictures).
- ↑ BioWare (June 2002). Designed by Brent Knowles, James Ohlen. Neverwinter Nights. Atari.
- ↑ Obsidian Entertainment (November 2008). Designed by Tony Evans. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir. Atari.