"Trial by Ordeal" is a short story by Lisa Smedman that appeared in the Realms of Shadow anthology of stories from the Forgotten Realms, published in April 2002.
Summary[]
In 3389 NY (−470 DR), the Year of Perdition's Flame, Lord High Justice Andoris Derathar of Karsus Enclave must solve the mystery of a crime—the theft of a wizard's notes concerning the Nether Scrolls—committed by either an enchantress or her shadow double, but neither have any memory of the events.
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Characters[]
Horbal • Shadow • Vlourir • Shiris Blamira • Andoris Derathar • Jelal Derathar • Algar Ptack • Emilus Wentar
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Karsus • Keonid • Quinar Redux
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Karsus • Keonid • Quinar Redux
Creatures[]
earth elemental • homunculus • human • shadow double
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cat • construct • doppelganger • familiar • frog • minotaur • toad
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cat • construct • doppelganger • familiar • frog • minotaur • toad
Locations[]
Buildings
Settlements
Geography
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Netheril
Netheril
Organizations[]
Magic[]
Spells
hold person • permanency • secret script • teleport
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dispel magic • forget • shadow walk
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dispel magic • forget • shadow walk
Magic Items
General
arcanist • illusion • quasimagical item • Shadow Weave • spell component • Weave
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demiplane • plane
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demiplane • plane