01-04-2019, 07:24 AM
What is known about the Red Mages?
We know little about this group, except that they are evil, likely allies of the Egg of Coot. Some maps show them in the Northwest corner of the map. This has led me to speculate that they operate out of the Duchy of the Peaks and are the descendants of the Vandelay Clan from the Mage Wars. We know that Starport, the capital of the Peaks was founded by a group of mages. Their exact status in Year 1030+ is uncertain. Sonia Shokala's recent taking over of the Duchy might have further weakened them, since the former ruler, Lord Whitehead (See FFC) was likely the last in the line of the Vandelay Clan.
Full disclosure: The above is pieced together of information from the 3E Wizards Cabal, the DA modules and the FFC. Connections between the Vadelay Clan, Whitehead and Shokala are my own interpretations.
The Red Mages bear a name similar to the Scarlet Brotherhood of the Greyhawk setting. Could the two have a shared origin? Also, the Red Wizards of Thay in the Forgotten Realms, but that is probably a later creation.
Anyone know more about this group?
-Havard
We know little about this group, except that they are evil, likely allies of the Egg of Coot. Some maps show them in the Northwest corner of the map. This has led me to speculate that they operate out of the Duchy of the Peaks and are the descendants of the Vandelay Clan from the Mage Wars. We know that Starport, the capital of the Peaks was founded by a group of mages. Their exact status in Year 1030+ is uncertain. Sonia Shokala's recent taking over of the Duchy might have further weakened them, since the former ruler, Lord Whitehead (See FFC) was likely the last in the line of the Vandelay Clan.
Full disclosure: The above is pieced together of information from the 3E Wizards Cabal, the DA modules and the FFC. Connections between the Vadelay Clan, Whitehead and Shokala are my own interpretations.
The Red Mages bear a name similar to the Scarlet Brotherhood of the Greyhawk setting. Could the two have a shared origin? Also, the Red Wizards of Thay in the Forgotten Realms, but that is probably a later creation.
Anyone know more about this group?
-Havard
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Currently Playing: Daniel S. Debelfry in the Throne of Star's Campaign