GENERAL HISTORY
After the Undead Wars, some of the most powerful
remaining wizards in the land, came together for the purpose of studying
and teaching magic. These wizards became known as the Wizards of the
Gathering.
One of the founders of the Wizards of the Gathering was Duchess
Omylleiy Gilvun. She was also the one apparently in charge of
moving the remaining Wizards to Fortress DuQuo. Records indicate that shortly before the
disappearance of the Wizards, Gilvun began acting out of character. She became unconcerned with
teaching magic to as many students as they could, which was originally her driving desire when founding
the college at the fortress.
Instead she began to focus on protecting the fort and inhabitants from an impending attack she felt certain
was coming from the vampire's minions, some sort of revenge for the Wizard's eradicating the Witches who
had sided with the dark creature. Records indicate even some of her Arch-mage friends considered her to be
becoming a bit paranoid. Before they shut off the tower, however, many of the other mages began feeling the
same way, agreeing with her actions. It is unknown what sinister plot these Wizards had stumbled across
to spook them. It was finally decided that for their own safety, they would seal themselves off from the outer
world for a length of time, to re-open when the apprentices they had accumulated were more powerful as
well. The college as well as the entire fortress were relocated to
the Border Ethereal plane.
That was over a century past. You can figure out that except for
the very few gnomish and elven magic users who joined them, the Wizards of DuQuo must surely be dead. Even in the Ethereal, one ages. If not
destroyed by whatever evil they feared was coming, age would have claimed even the youngest human
apprentices by now.
The fortress is sealed with a magic force-field by 7 stone obelisks
carved with runes. The obelisks are within the shield, which is
apparently impenetrable by magic and psionics.
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RECENTLY GATHERED INFORMATION (listed by source)
Anya
ap Cypren, from a commune with her goddess Aerdrie Faenya, UY 126, July
1999
1. Are the Wizards of the Gathering entrapped?
Yes
2. Are the Wizards of the Gathering on the border ethereal plane?
Yes
3. Is there an ongoing intelligent effort to maintain the entrapment of the Wizards of the Gathering?
Yes
4. Is there an additional guardian or guardians which would try to prevent the entering or leaving of the area of the Wizards of the Gathering's entrapment?
Yes
5. Would anyone else entering the plane on which the Wizards of the Gathering are entrapped be affected by the entrapment (as opposed to the entrapment being target specific)?
No
6. Are the Skyrm guarding the Wizards of the Gathering?
No
Baronell mages studying DuQuo
One thing a Baronell mage and DuQuo
scholar noticed is that there never seemed to be a second attempt by the same group to solve the mystery. One trip to the location of the old fortress seems to be enough for anyone's
taste, especially since many records indicate run-ins with the copper dragon
Kizzelbrekkod, who guards the only river pass through the Cran Range and apparently spends his free time harrassing travelers in Kalys Forest.
Something else that set our party apart from the others is it
actually saw the fort, or at least knew exactly where it was thanks to the
asperii, and returned to tell of it. No one else who's actually seen the
ethereally displaced fort has made it back alive with their mind intact.
So, the Baronnel sages reason, there must be something special about your
group that caused the sprites to do less damage to you than to everyone
else who's ventured down to discover the secret of the Wizards.
Dol Kathor, Wizard Lord
Vlad used the Skyrmm witches to imprison the Wizards and somehow also got rid of the witches in the process.
Dol Kathor is believed to have recovered the secret knowledge of the dark Scyrmm magic to
turn himself into a lich.
Note: "Scyrmm" is the term for witch-magic, the primitive first necromantic arts from which all Penderyn dweomercraft is legendarily descended. Modern folklore believes that this art is still practiced, but solely by the Sisterhood of the Scyrmm, the single remaining conclave of true Witches, that allied with Vladimir during the Undead War in the hopes that his victory would raise them to their former power. It is thought by many now that the Witches were wiped out by the Wizards of Fortress DuQuo during the
War.
Ervinellinus Opak M'rimiriei Tu brenn Oshal (aka
Ervin "The Traveller")
Many years ago, Ervin was contacted by the Wizards who
wanted him to join them. A representative rather than a member contacted
him, an old man named "Pethar" or some such.
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MISCELLEANOUS
Members of the party who visited DuQuo and
temporarily lost their memories:
Aislinn, Anya, Cricket, Kepral, Likeyl, Pelle, Rafton, and Slag
For information
on the latest adventure at DuQuo, click
here.
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