Quantoul was a popular and prolific spell-inventor of ancient Netheril and the founder of the enclave of Jockteleg.[1]
Personality[]
As an arcanist, Quantoul had a supreme interest in altering the makeup of matter, and his focus was therefore in variation magic.[1]
History[]
Quantol was born in the Netheril Year 1812, which corresponded to −2047 DR.[1] He was primarily active as an inventor from the year of −2028 DR until −2017 DR, during which time he created numerous spells,[2] at least a dozen of which were commonly used throughout the spheres.[3] Among these were spells such as haste and polymorph self.[3]
In −2019 DR, Quantoul founded the enclave of Jockteleg.[1][4] The flying city became a center for the study of the arcane arts, particularly of the school of variation.[1][4] This led to Quantoul's promotion to the ranks of the archwizards, and after 60 years from its founding, visiting arcanists from all over the empire flooded its streets.[1]
In −1932 DR, Quantoul's magical studies focused around the mythallar of his city.[1][4] He sought a means to allow the citizens of Jockteleg to polymorph themselves at will.[4] However, his efforts failed drastically, as the modifications to the mythallar instantly transformed all of the city's inhabitants into voadkyn.[1][4]
Quantoul tried desperately to repair the change to himself and his citizens but never could find a means to reverse the magic.[1][4] His original fear that everyone would lose their sanity turned out to be unfounded; indeed, everyone maintained their original minds and personalities, provided that they never left the range of the mythallar.[4]
For centuries, Quantoul remained on Jockteleg to lead his polymorphed people, extending his life by longevity magics, all the time seeking a cure for his mistake.[4] He never succeeded, and he and his people remained in the form of voadkyn until the Fall of Netheril.[1][4]
Rumors & Legends[]
Some believed that Quantoul actually survived the destruction of his city and that his mind still existed in some other form,[1][4] but most eventually forgot the name of the great archwizard.[1]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 112. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.