Hi @TheEdVerse, I was wondering if the Sharn Wall is intact again following the Second Sundering? Thx!
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— M.T. Black (@MTBlack2567) February 9, 2020
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One of the most important secret missions undertaken by the Chosen of Mystra in the immediate wake of the crash of the city of Thultanthar onto Myth Drannor (1487 DR; seen in THE HERALD) was to mend the breach in the Sharn Wall 2)
That hole, torn in 1371 DR (see the Return of the Archwizards trilogy), allowed large numbers of phaerimm to escape confinement, but nigh all of them were destroyed in fighting that followed (as described in that trilogy). …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020
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Many phaerimm that didn’t manage to break free then were ravaged by a mighty magic worked by the Srinshee, and later renewed by several of the Seven Sisters, that used the material of the Sharn Wall immediately around the…# 4)
…breach like a webwork of multiple forceblades to slice through creatures attempting to navigate the breach in the Wall.
All of the Chosen involved in mending the Wall sacrificed some of Mystra’s essence within themselves…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020
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…(lessening their personal power) to swiftly expand the Wall across the breach and meld it seamlessly together; the mending was successful.
However, how many phaerimm are still trapped under Anauroch, within their ancient…# 6)
…prison—and how many are free and lurking on Toril (or Abeir, having moved from Toril during the Sundering)—is unknown. “Not many,” Elminster told me, but he said it rather grimly.
The phaerimm trapped in the Memory Spire are…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020
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…awake and able to cast their life-draining magics (and increasingly, other spells), but aren’t free. Rather, they are watched over by Weaveghosts loyal to Mystra, who can call on the Weave to blunt and deflect the phaerimm 8)
…magics and foil any attempts on their part to break free.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020
Why did they wait so long? I get that they patched it, before, but why not seal it then? They were rather busy (see Return Of the Archwizards trilogy, plus all their usual work). Then a little something called the Spellplague hit, Mystra died and the Weave with her, and magic went wild.
The Realmslore you see is only a tiny part of all that's going on.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020