Severin Silrajin, usually known simply as Severin, was the Red Dragon Wyrmspeaker and the main leader of the reformed Cult of the Dragon in the late 15th century DR.[2][5]
Personality[]
Severin was a true visionary, bringing new life and power to the Cult. However, he was also young and prone to underestimating his enemies or not seeing enemies posing as friends.[1]
Activities[]
Unlike other members of the Cult of the Dragon before him, Severin believed that living dragons earned the devotion of the lesser races, rather than those that were undead.[6]
Severin also had a notable interest in the Wyrmskull Throne, the massive artifact associated with the rule of giantkind.[6]
Abilities[]
The cult leader was quite intelligent and was well-versed in multiple languages including draconic and infernal.[4]
At the apex of his power and abilities, Severin acted with a charismatic authority akin to dragonkind and possessed supernatural resistance to harm and the elements. He could readily manipulate flames at will, teleport himself and others in a fiery inferno, and could bind others in magical chains associated with the Nine Hells.[4]
Possessions[]
During his travels across the Realms with the cult, Severin came into possession of the Red Dragon Mask.[5][7] He later combined it, along with the other dragon masks, to form the Mask of the Dragon Queen.[8]
Relationships[]
Severin Silrajin and the cult's other wyrmspeakers, with the five dragon masks.
The charismatic cult leader attracted many allies to his cause, including the five powerful wyrmspeakers,[3] and many chromatic dragons. Notable among those dragons were Vartilingorix,[5] Chuth,[9] and even Lostmauth,[5][note 1] one of the three red dragon tyrants that ruled over the isle of Tuern in the Trackless Sea.[10]
He was however still opposed by some members of the cult's "old guard", including the Wearer of Purple Ixas.[11]
Severin had a pseudodragon familiar named Nelvik.[4]
History[]
As a young Calishite member of the Cult of the Dragon, Severin was inspired by Tiamat to carefully reread the version of Maglas's Chronicle of Years to Come—translated by Sammaster as "naught will be left save shattered thrones with no rulers, but the dead dragons shall rule the world entire...—and ultimately came to believe that the correct translation was "naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers but the dead. Dragons shall rule the world entire...", a translation that many sages believed correct but heretical with respect to Sammaster's words. Thus the beings that should be the targets of their devotion were not dracoliches but living dragons.[12][13] Armed with this new conviction, Severin decided he needed to meet and speak to a living dragon.[1]
He went to Mintarn, to the lair of the famous dragon Hoondarrh. Severin managed to befriend the terrible dragon, impressing both Tiamat and his fellow cultists. Thus, Tiamat gave him knowledge of the dragon masks, which could be combined into a powerful artifact called the Mask of the Dragon Queen.[14] Severin discovered the whole history of the dragon masks and in long years of travel he recovered all five masks. These he gave to his most trusted friends, and saved the Red Dragon Mask for himself. With a reputation gained from this search, Severin quickly rose through the ranks of the Cult until he became the main leader.[12]
Severin with the Mask of the Dragon Queen, standing before Tiamat herself.
During the 1480s DR,[note 2] Severin began a plan to summon Tiamat into Toril to bring Maglas's prophecy to pass. He also allied with the exiled Red Wizards of Thay to gain the magical power necessary for the ritual.[1] Severin's quest to retrieve the dragon masks took him and his allies from Icewind Dale,[15] to the Lair of Lostmauth[5] on Tuern,[7] and back to the mainland of Faerûn.[16]
Severin's plans very nearly came to fruition: after gathering a treasure hoard worthy of Tiamat and assembling an army of dragons and other evil creatures to, he used the souls of hundreds of prisoners to raise Tiamat's Temple from Avernus into the Well of Dragons and began the ritual to summon Tiamat herself into Faerûn.[17][16] He and his forces were ultimately defeated by the army of the Five Factions[18] and their metallic dragon allies,[8] and Tiamat was banished back to the Nine Hells.[13][19] Severin himself was captured by a band of adventurers that included Alaeros Margaster and Nymmestra Durothil among others.[8]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The slaying of one of the three red dragon tyrants of Tuern is depicted in two different ways in the Tyranny of Dragons storyline. The Tyranny of Dragons comic shows a group of named adventurers defeating the unnamed dragon tyrant. The Neverwinter: Tyranny of Dragons module allows for a group of player characters to defeat the red dragon tyrant by the name of Lostmauth. Because this was a single ongoing storyline was depicted over different mediums, it is believed these events are one in the same, and the named individuals' involvement will take precedence in each instance. Lostmauth will be assumed to have been slain by the named adventurers from the Tyranny of Dragons comic.
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the Tyranny of Dragons storyline, but in a forum post, Greg Marks stated it was set in 1489 DR. However, the events of the Tyranny of Dragons are discussed in the novel Archmage, which is set in 1485/1486 DR and has events that necessarily put it after The Rise of Tiamat. Since this inconsistency has not been cleared up, this wiki will use the vague term "1480s DR" for events related to this storyline, though it is most likely no latter than 1486 DR.
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- The Rise of Tiamat
- Comics
- Tyranny of Dragons
- Video Games
- Neverwinter (Tyranny of Dragons)
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Referenced only
- Tyranny of Dragons (Shadows over the Moonsea) • Dreams of the Red Wizards (Foreign Affairs)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Severin: The Red Dragon Whisperer (HTML). Wizards of the Coast. (2014). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved on 2015-03-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 38. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 92. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Cryptic Studios (August 2014). Neverwinter: Tyranny of Dragons. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Greg Marks, Ginny Loveday (August 2020). Foreign Affairs (DDAL-DRW04) (PDF). D&D Adventurers League: Dreams of the Red Wizards (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2014). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #5 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved on 2022-04-25.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2015). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #10 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2014). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #4 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved on 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Greg Marks (August 2014). Shadows over the Moonsea (DDEX1-03) (PDF). D&D Adventurers League: Tyranny of Dragons (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 James Wyatt (October 2021). Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 44. ISBN 978-0786967292.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur, Steve Winter (August 2014). Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Edited by Miranda Horner. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5. ISBN 978-0786965649.
- ↑ Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2014). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #3 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2014). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #8 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved on 2022-04-24.
- ↑ Steve Winter, Alexander Winter, Wolfgang Baur (November 2014). The Rise of Tiamat. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 79. ISBN 978-0786965656.
- ↑ Chris Perkins and Bart Carroll (2015). Tyranny of Dragons: Online Comic #9 (Web). Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.