Shadowdale by Scott Ciencin[note 1] is the first book of the Avatar series.
When four companions, last survivors of the Company of the Lynx, find themselves in possession of a mysterious amulet, they must escape death at the hand of Bane, god of murder.
When magic itself runs wild, no one can say that the most innocent of spells will not destroy the world.Summary[]
In the first part of the book, the adventurers Kelemvor Lyonsbane, Midnight, Cyric, and Adon are presented as they join in a party to rescue a lady, who actually is the goddess Mystra, held captive by the avatar of Bane. Midnight also receives a token of Mystra's power during the quest. The group eventually manage to help the goddess, who proceeds to defeat Bane. Mystra then tries to ascend to the gods' world to provide Ao with the names of those responsible for the theft of the Tablets of Fate, but she is destroyed by Helm by Ao's order, since the Overgod wants the Tablets themselves back. In her last moment, the goddess pleads for the adventurers to rescue the Tablets and to ask for Elminster's help on their quest.
In the second part of the book, the adventurers face a difficult travel to Shadowdale, home of Elminster. All the land is scarred and deformed by the violent death of the goddess Mystra, making travel dangerous and deadly. The party manages to reach Shadowdale only thanks to the power Mystra granted to Midnight. During the journey, Midnight and Kelemvor establish a sentimental bond between each other, while Cyric starts to develop some feeling toward the woman. In the meanwhile, Adon's faith in Sune is shattered as a consequence of a serious face injury, which gives him a disfiguring scar. The adventurers reach Shadowdale just before a battle begins; Bane marches to war on Shadowdale with two goals in his mind: destruction and preventing the involvement of Elminster. The battle is won and Bane apparently destroyed by an apparition of Mystra, but Elminster disappears in the huge energy generated by the event. The book ends with the adventurers accused of the death of Old Sage.
Index[]
Characters[]
- Adon • Mourngrym Amcathra • Annalee • Bishop • Tempus Blackthorne • Bohaim • Brion • Angelique Cantaran • Fzoul Chembryl • Cyric • Mordant Decruew • Drizhal • Tensyl Durmond • Elminster • Forester • Gillian • Connel Greylore • Mayheir Hawksguard • Isaac • Kelemvor • Trannus Kialton • Ronglath Knightsbridge • Leetym • Myrmeen Lhal • Marek • Mawser • Midnight • Caitlan Moonsong • Brehnan Mueller • Phylanna • Renee • Rhaymon • Rusch • Sememmon • Sharantyr • Storm Silverhand • Jhaele Silvermane • Evon Stralana • Thurbal • Thurbrand • Torrence • Vogt • Welch • Yarbro • Zehla • Zelanz
- Referenced only
- Aldolphus • Shaerl Amcathra • Apenimon • Chess • Chia • Elki • Bartholeme Guin • Torum Garr • Gelzunduth • Goulart • Parys Guin • Lhaeo • Lukyan Lutherum • Burne Lyonsbane • Kendrel Lyonsbane • Knotum • Kyle Lyonsbane • Lukyan Lyonsbane • Azoun Obarskyr IV • Pretti • Quicksal • Sulcar Reedo • Seif • Simbul • Sunlar • Knorrel Talbot • Vance • Tessaril Winter
Creatures[]
- elemental • falcon • ant (fire ant) fly • hakeashar • heron • human • horse • jackalwere • panther • rat (giant rat) raven • snake • spider (giant spider • spider hound) • squirrel
Events[]
Items[]
- Food & Drink
- apple • cheese • sweetbread
- Other
- poison
- Plants
- cypress • lotus • mahogany • oak • orchid • rose
- Substances
- gold • ivory • ruby • silver • steel
- Referenced only
- daffodil • silk
Locations[]
- Buildings
- Castle Kilgrave • Dark Temple • Elminster's tower • Flagon Held High • The House of the Lady • Hungry Man Inn • Morningdawn Hall • Night Wolf Inn • Old Skull Inn • Pride of Arabel • Temple of Gond Wondermaker • Twisted Tower of Ashaba
- Geographic Features
- Ashaba River • Desertsmouth Mountains • Shadow Gap • Spiderhaunt Wood
- Regions
- Cormyr • Dalelands (Daggerdale • Shadowdale) • Faerûn • Gnoll Pass • Zhentil Keep
- Landmarks
- Ashaba bridge
- Settlements
- Arabel
- Other
- Celestial Stairway • Prime Material plane • Nirvana
- Referenced only
- Acheron • Anauroch • Black Mask • Calantar's Way • Citadel of the Raven • Deepingdale • Eveningstar • Gentle Smile • Gnoll Pass • Harpers' Hill • High Moon Inn • House of Gelzunduth • Inner Sea • Kingdom of Lathander • Kingdom of Sune • Krag Pool • The Lady's House • Lantan • Lyonsbane Keep • Mistledale • Myth Drannor • Nirvana • River Ashaba • Scarlet Spear • Sembia • Shou Lung • Stonelands • Suzail • Tantras • Temple of Suffering • Temple of Sune (Arabel) • Teshwave • Thay • Tilver's Gap • Tilverton • Voonlar • Waterdeep • Wyvernwater
Magic[]
- Items
- clairaudience • cloak of displacement • Methild's harp • potion of healing • potion of speed • Tablets of Fate
- Other
- The Art • illusion • portal • ward • The Weave
- Spells
- decastave • detect magic • fireball • forget • geas • Geryon's death spell • levitate • magic missile • Nezram's Ruby Ray • prismatic sphere • shape change
- Referenced only
- Ring of Winter
Organizations[]
- Company of Dawn • Company of the Lynx • Harpers • Iardon's Hirelings • Knights of Myth Drannor • Lyonsbane • Riders of Mistledale • Thieves' guild of Zhentil Keep • Zhentilar
- Referenced only
- Red Wizards of Thay
Miscellaneous[]
Religion[]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The first three novels of the Avatar series were originally released under the pen-name "Richard Awlinson."
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Steven E. Schend (2000). Presenting...Seven Millennia of Realms Fiction. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2003-06-21. Retrieved on 2015-08-12.
Editions[]
| Edition | Pages | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Publisher | Published | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Market Paperback | 352 | 0-8803-8730-0 | 978-0880387309 | Wizards of the Coast | 1989-06-17 | |
| Mass Market Paperback | 352 | 0-7869-3105-1 | 978-0786931057 | Wizards of the Coast | 2003-05-01 |