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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyeshet" data-source="post: 3773405" data-attributes="member: 18363">Okay, the Weave is gone, but what about the Shadow Weave? Is Shar the new default goddess of magic? Also, wasn't the purpose of the Chosen to anchor the Weave so that - if Mystra died - it would somehow survive (in some form, at least until another took up the mantle of deity of magic)? Also, are they still using the Roll Of Years? If we skip a whole 100 years to 1485 (or whenever), then it gets even crazier. We skip the so many interesting sounding years!!1385    Blue FireThe following years just sound so interesting! Allusions to Shar twice, the Phaerimm, the Shades, the Seven Sisters, and the Shalarins (whatever they are). If we only jump forward 10 years (to the Year of Blue Fire), it seems that the seven sisters will survive for at least another 40 years, as 1425 is named for them. 1406    the Blackened Moon1410    the Eight-legged Mount1417    the Phaerimm's Vengeance1419    the Empty Necropolis1420    the Dark Goddess1422    the Advancing Shadows1423    Thundering Hosts1425    Seven Sisters1427    the Shalarins Surfacing1428    the Elfqueen's JoyThe 8 years of Silence (1432 - 1439)1432    Silent Thunder1433    the Silent Departure1434    the Silent Crickets1435    the Silent Bell1436    Silent Shadows1437    the Silent Flute1438    Silent Waterfalls1439    the Silent TearThese years sound VERY interesting. 1440    Azuth's Woe1441    Resurrections Rampant1449    the Godly Invitation1450    Holy ThunderThe odd 5 years devoted to elves. 1461    Three Goddesses Blessing1462    the Elves' Weeping1463    the Reborn Hero1464    the Six-Armed Elf1465    the Elven Swords ReturnedThe 12(14?) years devoted to circles.1466    the Mages in Amber1467    the Three Heroes United1468    the First Circle1469    Splendors Burning1470    the Second Circle1471    the Plagued Lords1472    the Third Circle1473    the Heretic's Rampage1474    the Fourth Circle1475    the Final Stand1476    the Fifth Circle1477    the Purloined Statue1478    the Dark Circle1479    the Ageless OneAfter 100 years, this is what we have to look forward to: Nether reborn? 1484    the Awakened Sleepers(1485    the Iron Dwarf's Vengeance)1486    the Nether Mountain Scrolls1487    the Rune Lords TriumphantWhat happened that Dwarvenkind was considered dead? Are dwarves somehow suddenly made fundamentally different? 1488    Dwarvenkind RebornI really really hope Xena is not suddenly a part of the realms. :j/k:1489    the Warrior Princess_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/All this said, I find Helm's death rather ignoble and lacking, the whole setup with Tyr and Tymora odd, the removal of Mystra and Cyric strange but understandable (esp if Kellemvor is also removed / replaced), and the death of most non-greater deities (and presumably the greater 'distance' between the Prime and the (planes of the) greater deities) thought provoking. I hope the timeline does not jump 100 years as it has some much potential for interest during those hundred years (from the names of said years), but I guess we will have to wait and see. On the other hand, can you imagine the turmoil of killing off 1/2+ of the deities of Faerun? Far worse than a mere Time of Trouble, scores of religions are rendered moot, their clerics powerless, their peoples at the mercy of the suddenly crazy and hyper dangerous world around them - especially as most magic casters, spells, and items are likely no longer working due to the death / chaos of magic. Possibly the only reason magic still exists at all is due to Shar and the few Chosen still alive, acting as anchors to various tatters of what is left of the Weave. A dark time indeed . . .I also find interesting the fact that Sune, rather like a Fey Queen creating her own Court - seems to be creating a new pantheon around herself in Brightwater. With the destruction of some many deities, it would seem that any former organization of the faerun pantheon is in tatters, and just before it became so Sune drew to herself several from diverse portfolios. I'm guessing that rather than a single all pervasive pantheon for faerun, there will be several composed of several individuals (such as Sune's) as well as several deities not really associated with any pantheon.</blockquote>

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