The Throne of Blood, also known as the Throne of Bhaal,[2] was the divine realm of the god Bhaal.[1]
Description[]
The realm was described as feeling particularly alien.[2]
Location[]
During Bhaal's reign as the Lord of Murder, the Throne of Blood rested on Khalas, the first level of Gehenna.[1]
Notable Locations[]
The Mana Forge within the Throne of Blood
The Mana Forge was a device in Bhaal's realm purposed with focusing his scattered essence in the years after his death. Each time one of his divine children died on Toril, a piece of his divinity returned within.
It consisted of only a few circular platforms that, while floating freely in nothingness, still maintained normal gravity. Four smaller platforms encircled a larger central one, where energy was focused in a column of green light.[2]
History[]
When Bhaal was slain during the Time of Troubles, in the Year of Shadows, 1358 DR, his realm was set adrift into the Astral Plane.[1]
A decade later, a portion of his realm split away creating a plane-within-a-plane that was shaped by the will of his offspring Abdel Adrian.[3][2]
During the War of the Bhaalspawn on Toril, nearly all of Bhaal's divine children were slain and most of his divine essence returned to the Mana Forge in the Throne of Blood. Bhaal's most trusted priestess, High Matriarch Amelyssan the Blackhearted was entrusted to safeguard his essence for the time of his resurrection. She betrayed her dead patron deity and amassed personal power in an attempt to seize the Throne for herself.[2]
Amelyssan was challenged for control of the realm by Abdel Adrian, one of the last two remaining Bhaalspawn. After their battle the Mana Forge erupted in a massive explosion, leaving the realm and Bhaal's essence hidden away for quite some time.[2]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
External Links[]
Throne of Bhaal article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 BioWare (June 2001). Designed by Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.