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In the Year of the Fist (1311 DR), the Shadow Thieves’ vengeance against Waterdeep began with the death of Zelphar Arunsun unknown to the Lords of Waterdeep even today, a mage of the Rune cast the Bigby’s crushing hand that ended the life of Zelphar, as a favor to a Shadow Thief who claimed the kill.

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Similar conspiracies reigned a century later, when Bhagenn the Crimson attempted to slay the other senior members of the Rune and take command he was betrayed by his own protege, Priamon “Frostrune” Rakesk, and Frostrune became a lesser member under Jhaniloth Puiral.Ī number of plots and groups have had the touch of the Twisted Rune, though none beyond the Runemasters know the group’s full involvement. Thanks to three Amnian liches (two of which were destroyed in the battle), the Rune also caused the end of its own influence in Tethyr, as Wyvorlaa’s alliance was uncovered and she was executed as the last vizera. Trigues then unleashed saw the final death of Rysellan the Dark and the destruction of two of his apprentices (also liches of the Rune). In the Year of the Soft Fogs (1188 DR), Rysellan’s plan came undone when three other liches accused the founder of revealing the Rune’s secrets the spell battles and in. For a few short years, the Rune influenced Tethyrian politics and power, and the close work between vizera and senior Runemaster gained Rysellan the jealousy and enmity of the Rune’s more rapacious members. For centuries, the Rune could not work agents into the royal power structures of Tethyr until the Year of the Tomb (1182 DR), when Rysellan the Dark gained the contact and confidence of the court vizera Wyvorlaa. Its members actively plotted to undermine or usurp the power and influence of other Rune members, and this of course led to internal strife. Just as with the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim, the Twisted Rune became as much an enemy to itself as its opponents for power. The grand scale, senior Rune members began planning the control of cities and towns before controlling whole countries. The Twisted Rune wormed its way into controlling the lesser powers of Valashar and Mierittin and the royalty of Tathtar and other smaller realms, only to watch their work crumble from the actions of others. While the Rune attempted to control nations from within, the political stability of this region was never great, making it difficult for the hidden wizards to manipulate any power. By the Year of the Dracorage (1018 DR), the Twisted Rune was the largest power group in southwestern Faerûn, with agents infiltrating the power structures of every country and city south of the High Moor and west of the Storm Horn Mountains. After placing contacts within an area, each contact or agent cultivated a web of other lesser agents and contacts, further spreading the intelligence and control of the Rune member to whom he or she reported. Given the intense dislike for Harpers in the South, this good-aligned group and the Twisted Rune have rarely come into conflict.įounded in the Year of the Broken Branch (864 DR) by the aging mage Rysellan the Dark, the Twisted Rune was intended to be a secret consortium of mages manipulating the real power of the South. Rival groups include the Cult of the Dragon, the Zhentarim, and the Red Wizards of Thay. While its primary goal seems to be control of the South (specifically Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan), this group must control or eradicate other power groups before it can make its bid for power. While its total numbers are unknown, its ranks allegedly include liches, alhoon, beholders, phaerimm, and other evil magic-using creatures. The Twisted Rune’s power bases are situated around certain remote parts of the Vilhon Reach, Calimshan, Tethyr, and Amn. The group’s identifying mark is a rune of several numeral threes twisted together. This consortium of magic-wielders has power beyond many of the evil groups in the Realms, but it has rarely been heard of farther north than Iriaebor.

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Sourced from the TSR module 'Lands of Intrigue' available from as a free download. It contains some info about Shangalar, Shyressa the Vampire, and the elder orb Vaxall that are all found in BG2. Here's some interesting stuff about the Twisted Rune cabal. I'd mention the site but apparently that is taboo so I'll just give the really cool info that I enjoyed, adds depth to the game: This was something dug up by a poster called Memnoch.

Here is something I saw elsewhere and your question brought it to mind.