Pools of Darkness (novel)

This article is about the novel. For the computer game, see Pools of Darkness (game).

Cover of Pools of Darkness.
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Pools of Darkness
Basic Information
Author(s)	James Ward and Anne K. Brown
Publisher	TSR, Inc.
Type	Novel
Realm year(s)	1350 DR
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
Released	February 1992
Pages	313
ISBN	1-5607-6318-3
Link to citation	[cite this]
Series
Series	The Heroes of Phlan trilogy
Preceded by	Pool of Radiance
Followed by	Pool of Twilight

Pools of Darkness, by James Ward and Anne K. Brown, is the second book of The Heroes of Phlan trilogy. It is loosely based on the Pools of Darkness computer game.

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The entire city of Phlan has vanished, ripped from the surface of Toril by dire creatures and magical forces. While the minions of the evil god Bane bicker over the spoils, the brave citizens of Phlan mount a stubborn defense. A ranger-thief named Ren seeks his missing friends, Shal and Tarl, spellcasters nonpareil. Ren must band together with a mysterious sorceress, Evaine, and her intrepid shapeshifter cat, as well as a couple of droll druids and a fearful knight who is absolutely, positively dead.

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Summary

Bane steals numerous cities from the Moonsea, including Phlan. Shal Bal and Tarl defend the city while Ren o' the Blade, along with the wizard Evaine, her cat familiar Gamaliel, the undead paladin Miltiades, and the druids Androlson and Telenthia attempt to find the city. Androlson turns himself into a tree to counter Bane’s corruption on a forest, but the others successfully kill Tanetal, the fiend commanding attacks on the city, and Marcus, the Red Wizard who conjured him, purify the Pool of Darkness, and restore the cities. Tyr erases the memories of this incident from the general population, allowing the trauma to fade but the heroes to remember.