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Neverwinter Nights 2 is a computer role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari. It is the sequel to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights (NWN). Where NWN was based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition rules, NWN2 is based on Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition rules (also known as the Revised 3rd Edition), changed to adapt to real-time gameplay.

It was released in North America on November 1, 2006. Reviews of Neverwinter Nights 2 have been generally positive.[1] Gamespot[2] and IGN[3] both rated the game favorably.

Bards sing tales of heroes from ages past, but never have the Forgotten Realms so desperately needed a champion. Years have passed since the war between Luskan and Neverwinter, almost enough time for the wounds of war to heal. But the brief peace the Realms have known may be at an end. Tension growing between the mighty city-states means the Sword Coast again teeters on the edge of open war. Unnoticed, a greater danger stalks the City of Skilled Hands. Unbeknownst to the denizens of the North, deep in the Mere of Dead Men, dark forces from across the Realms have been rallied under the banner of a legendary evil. If left unchallenged, all of the North is doomed to fall under its power.

Even in this darkest hour, hope remains. A mysterious relic is borne to Neverwinter in the hands of a lone hero so that its secrets may be unlocked - secrets that carry the fate of all the North. So begins an epic tale of shattered alliances, noble acts and dark deeds to be told across the Realms for generations to come.

— Promotional text.[4]

Development[]

Ferret Baudoin, Lead Designer, left the project in March 2006 to join BioWare[5]

Gameplay[]

Sword Coast North2

Sword Coast North.

Comparable to the Neverwinter Nights, gameplay starts by creating a character. Options include choosing the character's gender, race, class, appearance, and name. The player can also customize statistics and abilities.

The official campaign in NWN2 provides a pool of 12 NPCs who would join the player's party. In addition, the player can now gain or lose influence with party members, which will dictate outcomes to certain quests or even set strife inside the party. The crafting system from the original Neverwinter Nights has been revised, and players can now craft weapons, shields and armor, mix up potions, or create magical items with special "workbenches" scattered in towns and shops. Players will also be able to acquire a stronghold during the course of the campaign.

The game's locations include the city of Neverwinter, a village named West Harbor, and the Mere of Dead Men. New NPCs include Jalboun of the Two Blades and the King of Shadows; Lord Nasher Alagondar returns from Neverwinter Nights.

The official campaign is set around the city of Neverwinter, although it will not be a continuation of the Neverwinter Nights campaign. It has been stated that a character playing through the official campaigns of NWN and its two expansion packs will have reached around level 30, so there is little that will be a credible 'challenge' to those players. In the NWN2 campaign, players start from level 1, and there is a level 20 maximum and the option to multiclass the player's character up to 4 classes (3 regular classes in addition to 1 prestige class). The official fact sheet says:

Plot[]

Prelude[]

King of Shadows - nwn2 trailer

The King of Shadows.

The main plot of Neverwinter Nights 2 centers around a powerful force of evil named the King of Shadows and an artifact that can ultimately defeat the arch-foe. The protagonist starts out as a resident of the tiny village of West Harbor, which long ago served as a titanic battleground where the King of Shadows was thought defeated by most. The player character's fate is intricately tied to this historical battle, where the character's parents were killed, resulting in the infant character coming under the foster care of the elven ranger Daeghun. As the game begins, these events are long in the past, and the infant has grown to a young adult, never having left West Harbor.

Act I[]

The plot kicks off with the sudden invasion of West Harbor by extraplanar creatures called githyanki and their hordes of minions. The githyanki seem to be searching for something, and through cryptic exposition by the player character's foster father Daeghun, we are given to understand that there is something special about a particular silver shard found years ago at the King of Shadows' defeat, and that this object should not fall into the hands of the planar creatures. Daeghun sends the protagonist away from West Harbor with the silver shard, ostensibly to remove the object of the invaders' search from the village and thus prevent any further invasions. The player character, the "shard-bearer", embarks on a journey from West Harbor towards the city of Neverwinter, where Daeghun's brother possesses a similar silver shard, which might hold the answers as to why these shards are so important.

On the way to Neverwinter, the player character needs to go through a number of minor quests, and during them meets the first three companions -- Khelgar is a dwarven fighter who wants to become a monk, Neeshka is a self-interested tiefling rogue, and Elanee is an elven druid discovering that evil is spreading over the land and destroying her druidic circle. These three will be the player's only (and mandatory) companions until the party reaches Neverwinter, at which time the player gains more control over the party composition.

Ultimately, these early quests are completed to such a point that the party arrives at Neverwinter and talks with Daeghun's brother Duncan, which moves the plot forward by introducing a number of minor plot elements, most importantly the necessity of talking to Aldanon the Sage, who might be able to divine more about the nature of the silver shards. Unfortunately, Aldanon lives in a quarantined district, and in order to gain access, the player has two plot avenues open -- choosing to join the City Watch, or to work with the thieves' guild. Both routes have a number of minor quests before access is gained to Aldanon. During the Watch/Guild quests the party continues to be pursued by the githyanki and their minions who wish to retrieve the silver shards, and additional NPCs/potential companions are introduced and join the party.

Eventually, the party works their way through to Aldanon, and discovers that a key character to unlocking the secret of the silver shards is one Shandra Jerro, a farm-woman the party met briefly on a minor quest prior to Neverwinter. The githyanki, however, are one step ahead, kidnapping Shandra and using her as bait to lure in the player character. This sets the stage for the final confrontation of Act I, where the party ventures to the githyanki lair to save Shandra and defeat the githyanki once and for all. In this final confrontation it turns out that the silver shards are fragments of a powerful weapon, and it is discovered how the player character is tied to the shards in a very special way. With the githyanki defeated once and for all, Shandra rescued, and a greater understanding gained of the silver shards and the player's part in them, Act I concludes.

Act II[]

Some weeks later, Shandra joins the party, as it has been decided that since she still holds a key to unlocking some further mysteries regarding the shards, she remains in danger, and she will be safer with the party than without them. She becomes a mandatory party member for most of Act II, expanding the party size to five -- the normal party of four, plus Shandra as well.

This act is perhaps the least combat-intensive of the three acts. With the githyanki threat routed, a new enemy now becomes evident -- a more insidious one, as the Luskan ambassador to Neverwinter, one Torio Claven, frames the player character for the massacre of a Luskan town. By low justice, a commoner accused of such a crime would be extradited to Luskan to face trial in that evil city, but the authorities of Neverwinter concoct a plan for the protagonist to become the squire of a Neverwintan knight, thus becoming subject to high justice and able to hold trial in Neverwinter. A significant part of Act II is taken up by non-combatant investigation as the party gathers evidence to prove the protagonist's innocence, leading up to a very lengthy trial sequence heavy with social skill rolls. The investigation and trial sequences heavily showcase the party member Sand, a sarcastic intellectual elven wizard who for personal reasons takes enjoyment in foiling the Luskan framing plans.

Torio's scheming is ultimately undone, the protagonist is cleared, and the plot moves on to chasing down Torio's master, the evil wizard Black Garius who is in league with the King of Shadows. The party barely manages to interrupt a ceremony where Garius planned to betray the King of Shadows and take the evil entity's power for his own. Garius is thus defeated -- seemingly so, at least -- and the protagonist is awarded Garius' stronghold, Crossroad Keep, by the Neverwintan ruler Lord Nasher, making the player character a landed noble. Continuing with Act II's emphasis on non-combat matters, the protagonist goes on to spend significant time rebuilding the keep and pacifying the lands around it.

Act II then races towards a conclusion, with Garius and his minions Torio and Lorne all defeated. Shandra's subplot now picks up, as the party heads to a hidden stronghold of Shandra's ancestor Ammon Jerro, where Shandra's blood should theoretically open the way into the haven, where answers could be found regarding the silver shards. In a way, this indeed works, however upon entrance into the haven, Shandra is separated from the rest of the party, and discovers the haven to contain a number of trapped demons.

This climactic sequence features Shandra, guided by the suspiciously altruistic demons, discovering her ability to teleport within the haven, and trying to learn to control it. At the same time, the party races against time to try to make their way to Shandra before the demons get what they want out of her and the proverbial shoe drops. Alas, the party instead runs into the master of the haven -- Shandra's ancestor Ammon Jerro, whom the party may assume to be working for the King of Shadows. The confrontation turns volatile, with the party fighting Ammon, who is at the peak of his power within the haven. He is about to slay the party, when Shandra chooses to free the demons who were Ammon's power source. Bereft of vast power, Ammon becomes vulnerable, flees from the party, and slays Shandra in retribution, only realizing that she is his descendant when she is already irrevocably dying. Act II concludes with Shandra's death scene at Ammon's hands, and Ammon subsequently surrendering to the party once he realizes what he's done.

Act III[]

Act III picks up with the party's composition finalized. Many party members are in shock from Shandra's death, and some desire vengeance upon Ammon Jerro, however this cannot be fulfilled as Ammon has completed a ritual which makes his presence mandatory if the King of Shadows is to be defeated. Thus, Ammon takes Shandra's place as a party member despite most peoples' loathing for him.

The main antagonist of this act is the King of Shadows himself. A darkness is spreading across the land, undead minions rise, forming a growing threat, and this final act consists of recruiting help against the King of Shadows. Improving Crossroad Keep, finding allies and convincing them to join arms against the King of Shadows are the main thrusts of Act III. Ultimately, after enough power-gathering quests have been done, the enemy lays siege upon Crossroad Keep and has to be rebuffed. With the siege defeated and the enemy's army on the run, it is finally time to take the battle to the King of Shadows himself.

Armed with the reforged Silver Sword of Gith, the protagonist and the entire party invade the dark stronghold of the King of Shadows, where the entity is finally confronted. Some ill-treated party members might be enticed by the King's offers of power and might turn on the party during the final battle, and even the protagonist himself or herself may be tempted to join up forces with the darkness. Whether light or darkness ultimately prevails, depends on the protagonist's choices in this last encounter.

Features[]

Game client[]

Elanee's ambush2

Elanee's assault.

As with the original NWN, NWN2 supports multiple players. Players are able to control parties with up to 3 non-player characters. The party system has been revised to include 'companions' rather than 'henchmen'.

Claims for character creation include advanced character customization, scaling of characters and monster, and deeper equipment customization. The game supports subraces in addition to the primary races. Static 2D portraits have been replaced with 3D avatars.

NWN 2 - Map - Blacklake District

The map of Blacklake District.

All of the base classes from NWN are present, and the Warlock base class has been added. Characters can choose up to four classes, up from the three supported in NWN. One of the four classes is reserved for a prestige class. All prestige classes from NWN are present in NWN2 except for the Shifter. New prestige classes include arcane trickster, Neverwinter Nine, Shadow Thief of Amn, warpriest, duelist, and frenzied berserker. More closely following Forgotten Realms terminology, Champion of Torm has been renamed divine champion and Harper scout is now Harper agent.

Characters are limited to 20th level.

NWN2 provides some form of support for many of the deities based on characters alignment, race and class.

NWN2 has a more complete crafting system based on appropriate skills than NWN. This system can be used to customize the visual appearance of weapons and armor, but only when the item is created.

Expansions[]

  • An expansion pack for NWN2 was announced on 12th April 2007 and released September 27th of the same year. It was called Mask of the Betrayer. It continues the story of the protagonist from the original game after they are kidnapped from the King of Shadows' stronghold and wake up in a cave, soon revealed to be located in far off Rashemen. This expansion introduces epic levels and a new item crafting system among other things.
  • A second expansion pack named Storm of Zehir was revealed to be in development at E3 2008. The game's selling points are supposed to be going back to the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale features of a fully customizable party, non-linear plotline and overland map. The plotline involves traveling to Samarach by ship with Volo, when a severe storm hits the ship is destroyed and your party, with Volo are washed up on a beach and attacked by Batiri. Volo lives up to his reputation and you eventually come into conflict with a particularly militaristic group of Yuan-ti. The expansion was released on November 18, 2008 in North America, and December 4, 2008 in Australia.[6]
  • The first Premium module for NWN2 called Mysteries of Westgate was announced shortly after Mask of the Betrayer had been released, being developed by 3rd party team Ossian Studios who had made Darkness over Daggerford, a mod originally intended to be a premium module for the original Neverwinter Nights that proved incredibly popular with fans when it was released for free. The module is set nearly entirely inside the city of Westgate and involves a plot revolving around a cursed treasure and the Night Masks organization. The mod was delayed due to Atari's opinion that it lacked proper copy protection, which caused an outcry amongst fans, and its release has been slid back into 2009.[7]

Index[]

Characters[]

Protagonist
Kalach-Cha
Companions
Ammon JerroBishopCasavirConstructElaneeGrobnar GnomehandsKhelgar IronfistNeeshkaQaraSandShandra JerroZhjaeve
Important Characters
Black GariusDaeghun FarlongKing of Shadows
Other
AdrielAhjaAlaineAlexAldanonAndrewAndrey BallardArrenArvalAshniBalaurBarloweBennonBlaineBlixBradburyBranson MarlekBrelainaBrockenburnBruneilCaelryna SeerarCain LethellonCalebCalindraCallumCandrilCormickCyran TavorickDaerredDalrenDanan StarlingDarmonDayne LynnethDeekin ScalesingerDemienDeorwinDoryDromDrunk sailorDulaheyDuncan FarlongDying gray dwarfEdarioElgunEnlevaEvlynFalgorFenthick MossFihelisFinnFlinnGalenGarretGeorg RedfellGeraGhelluGlekGlinaGrauschGrayson CorettGrishkGrishnakGruumGuffGulverGuyvenHaeromos DothwintylHagenHaljal ThrondorHarbor masterHarcourtHethaHeweHlamIan HarmanIlrah Broken-RibsIssaniIvarrJacobyJalbounJaretJillaJohcrisJorikJoyJuenJuniKaiKalasKaleilKanaKatKatrionaKeros IronfistKerrynKettsKhayar IronfistKhralver IrlingstarKhulmar IronfistKistrelKyli BryceLarimLasshivaLazlo BuckmanLeldonLewy JonsLewy Jons' hogLight of HeavensLillitLimmLisbet BryceLizaLogram EyegougerLoreleiLorne StarlingLyssaMalinMaraMarcusMaxilMayneMelia CeralleMephasmMerringMirriMoireMorgrimMozahNalochNaevanNasher AlagondarNatheNatrisseNaylieNevalleNimasNinsyNiyraNoduabNolalothcaragascintNyaOld ScabOleff UskarOnanOphala CheldarstornOrlenOyoPapParPashtakPentinPepin PolloPiersonPitney LannonPravenQaggoth-yegRalidorRavenReesaRepkoRetta StarlingReyleneRoeRolanSalSavannaScabSevannShahraSimmySlaanStartearSydney NataleTannTarmasTashaTeelahTemarThe man in greenTholapsyxThunderbellyTor MillowsTorio ClavenTremmelTrent VendallUlipUncusValeVallis AntonVaniaVashneVeedleVeraVhadinVolo (familiar)Ward MossfeldWebb MossfeldWerthWetherlyWilliamWolfWyl MossfeldWynnXkehrmenshYaisog BonegnasherYarekZachanZaxisZeearieZifferZinn
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AawillAcariusAlusair ObarskyrAnagrys BrightbrassAnali CylAnnaeusApheldaArduliaAribeth de TylmarandeAsenathAtarAzoun Obarskyr VBalhoderieBaramBeleranBeloranBeregost HamishBertrandBeyl Van YorenBindle TempertuppinBirchBluecloakBogobBrennickCastter De'wessCotenickCrestanaDaavid Ali FazeerDaegasusDalrenDarya ScattertrailDeltagar ZelhundDesther IndelayneDimble DeagalDomanDumal ErardEalanaEisneid ClumeElaith CraulnoberElminsterElythynEnkiduEsmerelleFalataerFallowFzoul ChembrylGarth LannonGentryGithGlassun MossGol'KaiGraena Blood-Has-DriedGrahlerGram ChandlerHalaster BlackcloakHalueth NeverHarmonyHawkesHennaHideoHiskolnHrulgatHuhhusIcarianIlkarIlum LuraItganJ'elnyioJacin MaltisJagen MarskJaluth AlaerthJarooJemelleJeraboam CantorJeremiah ValeJohan KistKalana FisherKarsusKhelben ArunsunKlaphen FortierKurthKyleanaLaeral SilverhandLeomundsLevistusLoudramMadachi JhentMadionMarrokMekhariMeng AiedoMenoldMidnightMorregenceMynseril LostboneNatnea CheshNightthiefNulbishObouldOrnarOrtiusOjyPersephenonPim PebblefootPrand PebblefootPolt HenriksonResinoRethnorRialla GrainstoneRibsmasherRonger DelphosShaylaShazarSholsarrathSimeron SteelhammerSoggy NurkelStilettoSuljackSzass TamTaerlTaern HornbladeTagget ColdspringTagreth CormaerilTeki JinTelennThalantyrThunderbellyTorginTorim IronfistUthanckVergolVigarVlaakithVolothamp GeddarmYargulbuzulYisridain

Creatures[]

Playable Races
aasimardwarf (duergar, gold, shield) • elf (drow, moon, sun, wood) • gnome (deep, rock) • half-elfhalf-orchalfling (lightfoot, strongheart halfling) • humantiefling
Other
badger (dire) • bear (dire) • beetle (bombardier, fire, stag) • bladelingboar (dire) • bugbearcatchickencowdemon (balor, imp, hezrou succubus, tanar'ri) • devil (erinyes, horned, pit fiend) • dogdragon (black, crystal, red) • elemental (air, animus, earth, fire, merchant water) • fire giantgargoyleghastghoulgithyankigithzeraigoblingolem (Aphelda's, blade, golem) • hell hound (Nessian warhound) • koboldlich (baelnorn) • lizardfolkmephit (fire, ice) • mummynightwalkerogre (mage) • orcpigpixierat (dire) • shadowshadow mastiffshadow reaverskeletonspider (blade, bone, giant, glow) • sylphtieflingtrollumber hulkvampirewerewolfwolf (dire, winter) • wraithzombie
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alhoonbabaubatbebilithdragon (blue, white) • goatkenderkoboldmanticoremind flayerwemicwill-o'-wisp

Items[]

Amulets
amulet of healthamulet of natural armoramulet of resistanceamulet of the doomguideamulet of the Harpersamulet of undead turningamulet of vitalityamulet of willAnagrys's slave collarFoot of the Lame Koboldluckstonenecklace of fireballsperiapt of wisdomscarab of protectionYsridain's Soul
Ammunition
arrow of the vampirebolt of lightningdart of stunningGiant's baneparalytic bolt
Armor
armor of comfortarmor of Gram the Mousearmor of loyaltyBenzo's LuckCallarduran Smoothhands armorEnkidu's armorgnomish magnetic armorThe Great Oakhair shirt of Ilmatermage's battle roberogue linksScales of TruthScattertrail hideskin of the forest
Belts
archer's beltbelt of agilitybelt of giant strengthbelt of guiding lightBelt of Ironfistbelt of priestly might and wardingGraena's TriumphGrainstone beltmonk's beltsash of shimmering
Boots
Balhoderie's eelskin bootsboots of hardinessboots of reflexesboots of stridingboots of the Sun Soulboots of tumblingNasher's nimble bootsgargoyle bootsa mad gent's bootsScattertrail bootsThe Sturdy Feet of Pim
Cloaks
Balhoderie's constant hearthcape of wintercloak of arachnidacloak of etherealnesscloak of elvenkindcloak of fortificationcloak of protectioncloak of protection versus chaoscloak of protection versus evilcloak of protection versus lawcloak of resistancecloak of the batharvest cloaknymph cloakSkin of the Manticore
Gloves & Bracers
bracers of archerybracers of armorbracers of dexteritybracers of swordplayFavor of Ilum Luraflaming glovesGauntlets of Ironfistgauntlets of ogre powergloves of concentrationgloves of spellcraftgloves of the artificerbracers of the blinding strikegloves of the Long Deathgloves of the Yellow RoseGrainstone glovesThe Industrious Hands of Pima mad gent's glovesshackles of AsenathYisridain's Touch
Headwear
circlet of blastingFinch's fine chapeauHead of the Lame Koboldhelm of Gram the MouseMask of Deathmask of persuasionmoonstone masknoble's capThayvian circletwatchman's helm
Instruments
Canaith mandolindrum of hauntingFochlucan bandorefife of blastinggolden lute of ShazarMac-Fuirmidh cittern
Potions
elixir of Horus-Repotion of lore
Rings
Anagrys' Shackle-Breakercommander's ringGraena's BondHeart of Ilum LuraPurple Dragon ringNasher's ring of strengthring of clear thoughtring of divine powerring of force shieldring of fortitudering of freedom of movementring of insightring of invisibilityring of powerring of protectionring of regenerationring of resistancering of sagesring of spell battlering of wizardryThe Wanderer's ring
Robes
robe of blendingrobe of energyrobe of scintillating colorsrobes of the Old Orderrobes of the Shining Hand
Rods
rod of frostrod of the ghostrod of thunder and lightning
Shields
Dwarven Mirthgoblin shield of NulbishLaeral's spell shieldShield of the Watchshield of the wisp hunterTower Shield of Dawn
Staves
negastaff
Wands
wand of arcane disjunctionwand of frostwand of missileswand of paralyzationwand of summoning
Silver Sword of Gith 1

Silver Sword of Gith.

Weapons
AcandarAiedo wither-stickAlacrityAlrecThe Angry SoulAngurvadalArc AsunderArdulia's FallArn KerymArvoreniadAthameaxe of the surly woodsmanBalance in All ThingsBishop's daggerThe Biting SwordBlack Stag axeBlacksoul sickleblade of Chultblade of the RashemiThe Bloody Handbone breakerbow of the Black ArcherBreath of the MaidenbriarspikeBruiserchurchman's cudgelClangeddin's wayward axeCrescent MoonThe Dark BladeDecisionDeepstone Progenydervish swordDesert WindDevil's Right HandDiscordThe DoveDragon's BreathDragon's Taildragonsblood katanaDragonslayerebon warmaceElven Court bowEmpty Fieldsenchanted papyrus bladeFalling StarFalling Thunder StormFeydusterFist of the Legionflail of destructionForge FireFoundationGaharuGiant Fellergladiator's clubGladiusGlorious RevolutionGoblinsplitterGungneGutspillerHallowed RedeemerHammer & Nailshammer of Marishhammer of the beastHarbinger KinHeirs of OsirisHideo's KamaHierarch's BladeHonor's EdgeIce TalonKaga-ToKharash DurKiss of SuneKrotan's SkullcrusherLadymist TalonLawgiverThe Left HandLichbreakerLilting NoteLittle Deathlocust crossbowLongcuttermace of disruptionMage ShieldMercykiller blademessenger blademithral mirrormockery of mailThe MowerNagendranature's scytheThe Nightthief's NimbleknifeNimble CrossbowNorth Wind bowOld Hickoryorc rolling pinOutrider's Flightpharaoh's macePlate-PiercerRe's Redemptionrift hammerruby crosssbowRune HammerThe Sandstormshimmering bladeShining Light of LathanderSilk and IronSilver Sword of GithThe Slow Bladespear of deathspear of witheringSt. Sollars' Macestaff of defensestaff of powerstar of Ojy-doStarbrightStirgeStonefire AxeStormStorm of the SteppesStormwalkerStoutcorps KeyStrongheart's ArmThe Sun's RaysSword Saint LegacyTagget's TalonTempertuppin's Ever-ThrowerTempest Callerthunderbeast axeThunderertrue crowssbowVendettaVengeance of AsenathVerdant CrescentVile Drinkerwhistling slingwhite dragon bowWill of AtarWill of the LostWolfsbaneWrit of the VizierZalantar clubZalantar spear
Miscellaneous
bag of holdingblastglobebowl of commanding water elementalslantern of revealingsaintsblood pearl
Other
Harvest Cup

Locations[]

Buildings & Sites
Castle NeverCrossroad KeepGithyanki hideoutHall of JusticeHighcliff CastleIronfist StrongholdNeverwinter ArchivesOld Owl WellRiverguard KeepTavorick EstateTemar EstateTemple of SeasonsTomb of Betrayers
Inns & Taverns
Alliance Arms InnMoonstone MaskPhoenix Tail InnSunken FlagonWeeping Willow Inn
Shops
Hagen's Imports
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Shining Knight Arms & Armor
Settlements
ArvahnEmberFort LockeHighcliffNeverwinter (Blacklake District, Docks District, Merchant Quarter) • Port LlastWest Harbor
Wilderness
DuskwoodGlowstone CavernsMaiden's GladeMere of Dead MenMount GalardrymNeverwinter WoodSolace GladeSword MountainsVale of Merdelain
Realms
Illefarn
Regions
Sword Coast North
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AbyssAelinthaldaarAmnAnaurochAstral PlaneAthkatlaBaldur's GateBeregostBlue RoosterBogen's PassCalimshanChed NasadChultCormyrDamaraDardathDarkfall PassEvermeetEvermoorsGlade of Eternal TwilightGoldenGray HillsGreat RiftGolden HillsHalruaaHellgate KeepHelm's HoldHigh ForestHillsfarHoundstownIcewind DaleIllefarnImaskarKai ChenKara-TurKyoLady's Hand MonasteryLantanLeevesLhespenbogLongsaddleLuirenLuskanMoonshae IslesMulhorandMyth DrannorNelanther IslesNether MountainsNetherilNeverwinter AcademyNine HellsNivianNorthdarkRashemenRed Fallow's WatchRuathymSea of SwordsSembiaShaarShadowdaleSilverymoonStygiaStyxSundabarThayTriboarTurmishUnderdarkUndermountainUndrentideUntherVaasaVoonlarWaterdeepYartarYogguulZhentil Keep

Magic[]

Spells
acid fogacid splashaidamplifyanimate deadassay resistanceaura of gloryaura of vitalityaura versus alignmentawakenBalagarn's iron hornbanebanishmentbarkskinbattletidebear's endurancebeguiling influencebeshadowed blastbestow cursebewitching blastBigby's clenched fistBigby's crushing handBigby's forceful handBigby's grasping handBigby's interposing handblade barrierblackstaffblessbless weaponblindsightblindness/deafnessbombardmentbrimstone blastbull's strengthburning handscall lightningcamouflagecat's gracecause fearchain lightningcharm monstercharm personchilling tentaclescircle of deathclairaudience/clairvoyancecloud of bewildermentcloudkillcolor spraycone of coldconfusioncontagioncontrol undeadcombustcreate greater undeadcreate undeadcreeping doomcrumblecrushing despaircure critical woundscure light woundscure minor woundscure moderate woundscure serious woundscurse of despairdark foresightdark one's own luckdarknessdazedeath armordeath knelldeath warddeep slumberdelayed blast fireballdestructiondetect undeaddevil's sightdevour magicdirgedisintegratedismissaldispel magicdisplacementdivine favordivine powerdominate animaldominate monsterdominate persondoomdraining blastdrowneagle's splendorearthquakeeldritch chaineldritch coneeldritch doomeldritch spearelemental shieldelemental swarmendure elementsenergy drainenergy immunityenervationenlarge personentangleentropic shieldentropic wardingethereal jauntethereal visageetherealnessEvard's black tentaclesexpeditious retreatfalse lifefearfeeblemindfind trapsfinger of deathfire stormfireballfirebrandfireburstflame arrowflame strikeflame weaponflareflee the sceneflesh to stonefox's cunningfreedom of movementfrightful blastgateGedlee's electric loopghostly visageghoul touchglobe of invulnerabilityglyph of wardinggreasegreater dispel magicgreater fireburstgreater heroismgreater invisibilitygreater magic fanggreater magic weapongreater planar bindinggreater restorationgreater shadow conjurationgreater spell breachgreater spell mantlegreater stoneskingust of windhammer of the godsharmhastehealhellrime blastheroismhideous blowhold animalhold monsterhold personholy swordhorrid wiltingice stormidentifyimplosionimproved mage armorincendiary cloudinfernoinfestation of maggotsinflict critical woundsinflict light woundsinflict minor woundsinflict moderate woundsinflict serious woundsinvisibilityinvisibility purgeinvisibility sphereiron bodyIsaac's greater missile stormIsaac's lesser missile stormjoyful noisekeen edgeknockleaps and boundsleast spell mantlelegend lorelesser dispellesser globe of invulnerabilitylesser mind blanklesser planar bindinglesser restorationlesser spell breachlesser spell mantlelightlightning boltlow-light visionmage armormagic circle against alignmentmagic fangmagic missilemagic vestmentmagic weaponmass blindness and deafnessmass camouflagemass charm monstermass cure critical woundsmass cure light woundsmass cure moderate woundsmass cure serious woundsmass healmass hold monstermass hold personmass inflict critical woundsmass inflict light woundsmass inflict moderate woundsmass inflict serious woundsMelf's acid arrowMestil's acid breathmeteor swarmmind blankmind fogmirror imageMordenkainen's disjunctionMordenkainen's swordneutralize poisonnoxious blastowl's insightowl's wisdomphantasmal killerplanar allyplanar bindingpoisonpolar raypolymorph selfpower word, killpower word, stunprayerpremonitionprismatic sprayprotection from alignmentprotection from arrowsprotection from energyprotection from spellsquillfirerageraise deadray of enfeeblementray of frostregenerateremove blindness or deafnessremove curseremove diseaseremove fearremove paralysisresist energyresistancerestorationresurrectionretributive invisibilityrighteous mightsanctuaryscarescintillating spheresearing lightsee invisibilityshadesshadow conjurationshadow shieldshapechangeshieldshield of faithshield othershocking graspshroud of flamesilenceslay livingsleepslowsong of discordsound burstspell mantlespell resistancespiderskinspike growthstinking cloudstone bodystone to fleshstoneholdstoneskinstorm of vengeancesummon creature Isummon creature IIsummon creature IIIsummon creature IVsummon creature Vsummon creature VIsummon creature VIIsummon creature VIIIsummon creature IXsunbeamsunburstTasha's hideous laughtertenacious plagueTenser's transformationthe dead walktrue seeingtrue strikeundeath to deathundeath's eternal foeutterdark blastvampiric touchvine minevirtuevitriolic blastvitriolic spherevoracious dispellingwail of the bansheewalk unseenwall of firewall of perilous flamewar cryweapon of impactwebweirdword of changingword of faith
Referenced only
explosive runesVanteen's SiphonShadow Weave

Organizations[]

Bonegnasher tribeChurch of LathanderChurch of TyrCircle of BladesCircle of the MereCity Watch (Neverwinter)Clan IronfistEyegouger tribeGraycloaksMany-Starred CloakRed Wizards of ThayShadow ThievesSilken SistersSword Stalkers
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Arcane BrotherhoodBedineBlack Raven tribeChurch of MaskChurch of SelûneChurch of SharCylFire KnivesHarpell familyHarpersImaskariIndomitable SixKnights in SilverKnights of the SeasonsLords' AllianceMorueme • the Northern FourObarskyrOld OrderOrder of the Dark MoonOrder of the Long DeathOrder of the Yellow RosePurple DragonsScarlet MummersShining HandSkulking Dragon tribeSky Pony tribeStoutcorpsSword Coast LegionUthgardtThe Watch (Shaar)Zhentarim

Religion[]

AngharradhGruumshIlmaterLathanderMalarTyr
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AkadiAoAssuranAurilBaneClangeddinCyricHelmIstishiaKelemvorKossuthLliiraMaglubiyetMaskMyrkulMystraOsirisReSavrasSelûneShaundakulSuneTalosTempusTormTymoraUmberleeVhaeraun

Miscellaneous[]

Beverages
Harvest Mead
Books
Accoutrements of Masterful Wizardry and Their ConstructionAlazzabner's Grand Ensorcelments of the MindThe Ancient Art of GolemcraftThe Big Book of Numerological Nursery RhymesThe Book of All ElementsThe Book of FireThe Book of SeeingThe Crafts Work of EvermeetDeath of a SailormanExotic WeaponryFormulae of the Learned Scholars of HalruaaFundamentals of Abjurative EnhancementFundamentals of Protections for the SelfFundamentals of Terrible DestructionThe Illefarn CypherThe Leadership of NeverwinterLuskan Threat to NeverwinterMarvellous Artefacts for the Resistance of SorceryOf Healthful Enchantments for the BodyOn the Crafting of Mystical Garb for All ClimesOn the Refinement of the Alchemist's CraftTo Counter the Assumption of a Flat FaerûnThe Wondrous Potions of the Brothers of Ilmater
Food
pork jerkyheart of the beast
Gemstones
alexandriteamethystaventurinediamondfire opalfluorspargarnetjacinthmalachiteobsidianphenalopequartzrubysapphire
Instruments
bandoreflute
Metals & Alloys
cold ironcopperdarksteelgoldironmithralquicksilversilversteel
Plants
belladonnaduskwoodgarliclavenderswamp mosswhitethistlewyrmsage
Substances
alchemist's fireholy water
Vessels
Double EagleSea Ghost
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-1239 DR1001 DR1018 DR1020 DR1217 DR1235 DR1298 DR1357 DR1360 DR1366 DRGlorious RevolutionGoblin WarsKarsus's FollyMaledictionOrcgate WarsSarketaswamp feverTime of TroublesTome of Vile DarknessWailing Deathwhitethistle

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