From the creator of the Forgotten Realms: Ed Greenwood with Alex Kammer and Alan Patrick the Red wizards of Thay are Back for Dungeons & Dragons 5e! Known to the wider Forgotten Realms® as a sinister land of Red Wizards, slavers, and marching undead armies, Thay is the distant—or uncomfortably close—menace that “may become our doom if Szass Tam turns his attention in our direction.”
I am a bit confused by the new book on Thay. Pg 25 says there are vacancies on the counsel but page 23 clearly names individuals such as Sirikhan. Does this mean that they are not official Zulkirs and only claimed the title themselves?
— DmTemujin (@DmTemujin) February 26, 2022
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Whereas on page 23 you're reading about Szass Tam's incumbent zulkirs.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 26, 2022
Thank you that makes sense. And also gives a bigger rivalry than I thought If Dar'lon Ma and fellow separatists strode into Thay to take over right now, Szass Tam would destroy them. So they're scheming and building strength and waiting, in part for Szass Tam to get busy with HIS next grand magical scheme (like the Dread Ring in the past)…#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 26, 2022
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…so their moment will be “right.”
One way to weaken and harass Szass Tam is to work against his underlings, so he ends up with all undead (no independent thinking, can be overloaded because Tam can be), and a great way to do that is to dupe or manipulate… 3)
…adventurers into acting against said living underlings. Adventurers such as (ahem) Player Characters. ;}#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 26, 2022