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{{quote|''I'll be the last living thing on this planet, [[Brennus Tanthul|Brennus]], screaming into the void as everything dies.'' <ref>{{Cite book/The Godborn|104}}</ref>}}
   
'''Rivalen Tanthul''' is the first of the twelve [[Princes of Shade]]. Rivalen is an accomplished [[wizard]] but also The [[Nightseer]], a high priest of [[Shar]], the goddess of loss and night. This makes him what the [[Netheril]] call a [[Mystic Theurge|Theurge]], blending the magic of [[Magic|the Art and the Power]].{{fact}}
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'''Rivalen Tanthul''' was one of the twelve [[Princes of Shade]]. Rivalen was an accomplished [[wizard]] but also The ''Nightseer'', a high priest of [[Shar]], the goddess of loss and night. This made him what the [[Netheril]] call a [[Mystic Theurge|Theurge]], blending the magic of [[Magic|the Art and the Power]].{{fact}}
   
==History==
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==Possessions==
 
Prince Rivalen's personal sigil was the symbol of Shar; below it was a pair of curving dark purple ram's horns, outlined in black on a dark gray field.<ref name="LoD-p83" />
If High Prince [[Telamont Tanthul|Telamont]] is the temporal ruler of the [[Shadovar]]s, Prince Rivalen is their spiritual leader. From the massive Hall of Shadow located near the royal palace, the prince administers Shar's clergy and pronounces her will to the faithful. The prince's [[divination]] enabled his father to finally guide the city back to Faerun, where Shar hopes the Shadovars tip the balance of power in her favor in the long struggle against her hated sister, [[Selune]].<ref name="LoD-p 83">{{Cite book/Lords of Darkness|83}}</ref>
 
   
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==Activities==
Rivalen is also [[Hadrhune]]'s greatest rival. He resents the favor that his father shows to Hadrhune, and is secretly working to undermine him. He knows that he must exercise great caution, because Hadrhune's enemies have an unpleasant habit of disappearing.<ref name="LoD-p 83">{{Cite book/Lords of Darkness|83}}</ref>
 
 
Although High Prince [[Telamont Tanthul|Telamont]] is the temporal ruler of the [[Shadovar]]s, Prince Rivalen was their spiritual leader. From the enormous [[Hall of Shadow]] located near the royal palace, the prince administered [[Shar]]'s clergy and pronounced her will to the faithful.<ref name="LoD-p83" />
   
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==Relationships==
Prince Rivalen's personal sigil is the symbol of Shar; below it is a pair of curving dark purple ram's horns, outlined in black on a dark gray field.
 
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===Hadrhune===
<ref name="LoD-p 83">{{Cite book/Lords of Darkness|83}}</ref>
 
 
Rivalen was [[Hadrhune]]'s greatest rival. He resented the approval that his father had shown to Hadrhune, and was secretly working to undermine him. He knew he must exercise great caution, because Hadrhune's enemies had an unsettling tendency of disappearing.<ref name="LoD-p83" />
   
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==History==
==Rivalen in The Twilight War trilogy==
 
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In {{Yearlink|-365}}, Rivalen killed his mother [[Alashar Tanthul|Alashar]] by command of Shar.<ref>{{Cite book/Realms of War|1-7}}</ref>
Rivalen orchestrated, with the help of his brother [[Brennus Tanthul|Brennus]], the takeover of the land of [[Sembia]] and its reduction to a vassal state of the [[City of Shade]]{{fact}}
 
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In [[1372 DR]], Rivalen's [[divination]]s enabled his father, [[Telamont Tanthul]], to finally guide Shade back to [[Faerûn]].<ref name="LoD-p83" /> Shortly after, Rivalen fought [[Galaeron Nihmedu]] and [[Vangerdahast]] at the battle of [[Tilverton]].<ref>{{Cite book/The Siege|493-496}}</ref>
 
In [[1374 DR]], Rivalen orchestrated, with the help of his brother [[Brennus Tanthul|Brennus]], the takeover of the land of [[Sembia]] and its reduction to a vassal state of the [[City of Shade]]. Rivalen then became a demigod/exarch, having absorbed a shard of [[Mask|Mask's]] power after helping [[Erevis Cale]] and [[Drasek Riven]] kill [[Kesson Rel]].<ref>{{Cite book/Shadowrealm|295-297}}</ref>
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In [[1484 DR]] [[Vasen Cale|Vasen]] and Erevis Cale stripped Rivalen, Riven and [[Mephistopheles]] of their divinity before Rivalen could finish the [[Cycle of Night]] so that Shar could annihilate the world. Mask subsequently reincarnated in Riven and the Cycle of Night was finally stopped. Rivalen died along with Brennus when [[Sakkors]] fell upon Ordulin while his brother held him down, avenging his mother Alashar.<ref>{{Cite book/The Godborn|313-319}}</ref>
   
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==Appendix==
Rivalen Tanthul is now a demigod/exarch, having absorbed a shard of Mask's power after helping [[Erevis Cale]] and [[Drasek Riven]] kill Kesson Rel.{{fact}}
 
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===Appearances===
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* [[Mistress of the Night (novel)|''Mistress of the Night'']]
 
* ''[[Shadowbred]]''
 
* ''[[Shadowstorm]]''
 
* ''[[Shadowrealm]]''
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* ''[[The Godborn]]''
   
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==Further Reading==
 
{{Cite book/Lords of Darkness|83}}
 
# ''[[Shadowbred]]'' (November 2006)
 
# ''[[Shadowstorm]]'' (August 2007)
 
# ''[[Shadowrealm]]'' (December 2008)
 
 
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Revision as of 22:23, 24 January 2020

I'll be the last living thing on this planet, Brennus, screaming into the void as everything dies. [5]

Rivalen Tanthul was one of the twelve Princes of Shade. Rivalen was an accomplished wizard but also The Nightseer, a high priest of Shar, the goddess of loss and night. This made him what the Netheril call a Theurge, blending the magic of the Art and the Power.[citation needed]

Possessions

Prince Rivalen's personal sigil was the symbol of Shar; below it was a pair of curving dark purple ram's horns, outlined in black on a dark gray field.[1]

Activities

Although High Prince Telamont is the temporal ruler of the Shadovars, Prince Rivalen was their spiritual leader. From the enormous Hall of Shadow located near the royal palace, the prince administered Shar's clergy and pronounced her will to the faithful.[1]

Relationships

Hadrhune

Rivalen was Hadrhune's greatest rival. He resented the approval that his father had shown to Hadrhune, and was secretly working to undermine him. He knew he must exercise great caution, because Hadrhune's enemies had an unsettling tendency of disappearing.[1]

History

In −365 DR, Rivalen killed his mother Alashar by command of Shar.[6] In 1372 DR, Rivalen's divinations enabled his father, Telamont Tanthul, to finally guide Shade back to Faerûn.[1] Shortly after, Rivalen fought Galaeron Nihmedu and Vangerdahast at the battle of Tilverton.[7] In 1374 DR, Rivalen orchestrated, with the help of his brother Brennus, the takeover of the land of Sembia and its reduction to a vassal state of the City of Shade. Rivalen then became a demigod/exarch, having absorbed a shard of Mask's power after helping Erevis Cale and Drasek Riven kill Kesson Rel.[8] In 1484 DR Vasen and Erevis Cale stripped Rivalen, Riven and Mephistopheles of their divinity before Rivalen could finish the Cycle of Night so that Shar could annihilate the world. Mask subsequently reincarnated in Riven and the Cycle of Night was finally stopped. Rivalen died along with Brennus when Sakkors fell upon Ordulin while his brother held him down, avenging his mother Alashar.[9]

Appendix

Appearances

References