Zurai
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Ambrus said:I was thinking of having my character be from a Thayan (or a Thayan colony) gnomish slave population. I figure it'd also help explain the existence of whisper gnomes in the Forgotten Realms; they're of typical rock gnome ancestry, but generations of insular enslavement at the hands of Thayans has helped create a small but distinct society of paranoid and secretive gnomes who "whisper" plans of escape and revolution.
Thay would also make a good place for your character to have studied magic openly, without being ostracized because of his fiendish heritage. There are plenty of Red wizards to have studied under. Perhaps your character's distant ancestors were amongst the Nar mercenaries who served the great Mulhorandi Empire (of which Thay used to be a part) and who were known to summon and bind demons. It'd also make a good locale for an extraplanar gate.
Thay would certainly be a great place to acquire the Collegiate Wizard feat (being the only country with a true magic academy - and not just one! - in Faerun, I believe?), but I had thought the academies were pretty brutal affairs. Thoughts? I'll admit to not being 100% on Faerun material; I havn't played a FR game since AD&D.