Rhymanthiin

Rhymanthiin also called The Hidden City of Hope, was created in 1374 with High Magic and manipulation of the Killing Storms through Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun,Tsarra Chaadren, and Danthra the Dreamer all whose souls were within the body of Tsarra Chaadren, and over 90 wielders of the Art, including no less then 5 Chosen, all by the design of the Pentad (the 5 gods, Corellon Larethian, Sehanine Moonbow, Dumathoin, Mystra, and Oghma)

Location

To those attuned to it, (the city only accepts worthy of her, and those with malice in their hearts shall not find their way here) Rhymanthiin is located in the High Moor, which was partly cleansed from this city raising, the toxins were redirected into the body of the Lich Priamon "Frostrune" Rakesk. Thus also starting the Rejuvenation of the High Moors.

Contruction

While much of the building material came from the Moor itself, the Sharn, who were also present, shed their oily black skins as they returned to their original forms, weaving their former skins into their new city. Thus, much of the architecture took on a variety of darkened hues, though it lacked any malevolence in its demeanor despite that. The first to emerge complete and intact were the streets and outer walls, very dwarflike and orderly with clean lines and heavy block constructions. These would last untold generations, and they laid out the city in the shape of a circular wheel. The central court plaza surrounded the Counciltor, atop which the pyre would eternally burn. From that point, nine major trade roads split the city like spokes, each directly aligned with the nine sentinel towers twenty-five miles distant in each direction. Five broad roads provided a circumference for the city just inside the walls and each equidistant from the others down to the smallest of the ring roads that encircled the Court Plaza. Buildings of various styles and shapes and sizes grew along the skeleton of the major and minor roadways and perfect duplicates of the Eightower, Blackstaff Tower, and the Dragontower rose in various places throughout the circled city. The streets and defensive walls kept the black-as-pitch hue of the sharnskin, any malefactors on those streets would face the sharn that choose to remain, for they would become drow with the Corellon’s Descent had they relinquished their sharn forms. They remain Rhymanthiin’s defenders and defenders against corrupt magic in the realms and can form from any wall or street.

Rhymanthiin serves as a center for magic, knowledge, lore, and the unity of different races.

Khelben Blackstaff and Ualair the Silent sacrifice their lives in this casting, and their spirits go to Arvandor, the elven heaven.

Among the notable participants in the ritual are the three grand mages and many other sharn:

• The Chosen of Mystra: Khelben “Blackstaff” Arunsun, Elminster Aumar, Laeral Silverhand, Alustriel Silverhand, and Alvaerele Tasundrym the Silent Chosen.
• Mentor Wintercloak, one of the Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor.
• Ualair the Silent, Grand Mage of Myth Drannor, keeper of Uvaeren’s Secrets, and master of the N’Vaelahr of Myth Drannor.
• High Mage Orjalun of Silverymoon.
• The elf wizards Darcassan of Wingsong Tower and Shalantha Omerdawn.
• The human Jhesiyra Kestellharp.
• The gnome Parthar the Valiant or Rhymallos the Hidden Eye, an unsung hero of Myth Drannor who took the form of a mezzoloth to infiltrate the Army of Darkness.
• The wizard Malchor Harpell.
• Syndra Wands, granddaughter of Khelben.
• The Tethyrian wizard Lord Gamalon Idogyr, Count of Spellshire, Sage of the Royal Court of Tethyr, and great-grandson of Khelben.
• Lord Maskar Wands.
• Phaerl Hawksong
• Luvon Greencloak.
• The bronze dragon Essioanawrath the Elder.
• The gold dragon Tlanchess.
• The dragon called the Argentalon.
• The tiefling mage Tulrun of the Tent.
• The Mistmaster and his consort Azure.
• The wizards and former Zhentarim Sememmon and Ashemmi.
• Maaril, the Dragonmage of Waterdeep.
• Nain Keenwhistler.
• The high-ranking clerics of Oghma: Fourth Reader Shaynara Tullastar of Candlekeep, Loremaster Cadathlyn of the House of Many Tomes, and Sandrew the Wise, lorekeeper high and ranking priest of the Font of Knowledge in Waterdeep.
• Kyriani Agrivar, half-elf mistress of Selûne’s Smile.
• Elsura Dauniir.

Sources

• Steven E. Schend (July 2006). Blackstaff. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786940165.