Dungeons and Dragons Lore: History of Netheril

[@justinbaskall8291]

Interested In part 2? Check out the challenge below the timestamps for more info! Timestamps Below: 0:06 Intro, Become a Member of the Channel 0:14 The Netheril Empire, Founding and Scope of Time 1:37 Nether and the Consolidation of the Settlements 2:52 The Eaerlanni Elves 4:16 Fey'ri and the Seven Citadel's War 6:16 Quick note on the Imaskari Empire 7:05 The Elves Give Netheril Magic 8:29 Dieties of Ancient Netheril 9:33 Orcs! A lich in hiding! Rock Gnomes. MORE Orcs?! 11:49 The Nether Scrolls 13:03 The Destruction of Tenish, and the Liberation of the Gnomes 14:34 Artifice, Ioun Stones, and Annagoth 15:27 The Delzoun Dwarves, Thaeravel and Stealing Spells from their minds 17:55 Ioulam, Creation of the Mythalar and the First Floating Cities of Netheril 19:44 The Phaerimm (Link in vid description), Ioulam goes to the Underdark 20:52 Alhoon, Ioulam Fuses with a Elder Brain, and Tabra's Longevity Like, Share, Comment, Subscribe, Hit the Bell Icon, and join us on the discord! Alright, so about part 2: AJ has said that if we can get this video to 14000 views before the end of December 2019, we will have our part 2! As of writing this, we are just over 12,600 views. Share the video around if you are interested in the great lore of the empire, and lets get this going!

[@justinbaskall8291]

Hey guys, quick update, we just hit 13k views with another 12 days to go, good hustle!

[@Ugramosch]

12/25 views left 786

[@justinbaskall8291]

Well it is a bit after the fact, but there is the 14,000 views by New year's. Google says it is about an hour after for AJ but I would call that close enough. And we have part 2 already done, and uploaded. Great video of you want to check it out. Same name as this one just part two instead of part 1

[@Ugramosch]

@@justinbaskall8291 i think it´s not over now. let´s wait for the last few people. new year doesn´t has arrived the -12 timezone. ( baker island, american samoa, etc ). ( it´s 19:30 12/31 2019 in Pago Pago at time of writing )

[@joshuazane3210]

"This is your captain speaking: hold on tight, folks. We're about to get deeply nerdy."

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

I'm currently roleplaying as a Warforged who was created during the Netherese Empire and went dormant when the empire fell. Your series on their history has been invaluable.

[@AJPickett]

Excellent, glad to help.

[@al881347]

This is by far the best research on Netheril that I have ever seen. Congratulations !!! My two cents, it wasn't iolaum that casted the first "Move Mountain" spell, it was Proctiv. It's in the 3.5 players guide to faerun.

[@AJPickett]

Hmmm, so it was! Thanks Carlos.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

@@AJPickett lol hes got ya there...Iolaum actually created the first enclave but used the 2nd lvl spell "Yturns Levitation" and lvl 7,"Chronomancers Gravity Reversal" to duplicate the lvl 10 "Move Mountain" spell! It must have been a personal tweak on these 2 existing spells that he personally researched to be able to duplicate a 10th lvl spell

[@Sebasti44n]

As always, way more detailed than anyone else on youtube. :)

[@AJPickett]

People need to know just how incredible this lore is.

[@Sebasti44n]

@@AJPickett Exactly. I legit don't mind you talking about a goblin for an hour. I like to know as much as possible about a topic so everything in my setting feels authentic and well thought through. Us dm's are always happy if our players make a character with a good background and story. So why don't we do the same with our settings and monsters? It's an important aspect of being a good dm. Do your lore well.

[@mrl9418]

And outside KZbin

[@thedarkmaster4747]

Sebastiaan I second both of your comments.

[@steveharrison76]

Ooooh... Thanks man! This is going to be useful! EDIT: Superb. I’m running a campaign at the moment that will culminate in the players having to fight a mad angel (he’s glitched right out, mate - Ao needs to try turning it off at the wall then turning it back on again...) and one of the main thrusts of the end-game is how Netheril was destroyed, the nature of godhood, hubris and magic and how it’s so easy for a result to be far away from the intent. I really, honestly appreciate this coherent history because it’s going to be an invaluable resource for this campaign. Goddamnit I love this channel... peace, man: have a good one!

[@AJPickett]

Thanks Steve, the next Netheril video will talk a lot about the age of discovery and just how awesome the powers of Netheril were.

[@AJPickett]

Close enough, Episode two uploading soon!

[@justinbaskall8291]

Very generous and Thank you! Well I've got my Christmas/New Year's gift lol.

[@draxthemsklonst]

14k happened today.

[@TKnightcrawler]

That's weird: you hit on some major points that my campaign is covering in one video, and I thought I was drawing from pretty obscure sources. LOL

[@mrnotadoor6066]

Ok, the new intro was very cool

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

3:05 in the morning and I was about to go to sleep then this now I'm up

[@elenorefangirl3389]

Once the Gnomes learned illusion magic they understandably started fleeing.

[@chipholtman5460]

Love your videos, thanks for all your hard work that you put into them. And cheers from the frozen hell that is North Dakota. :)

[@MoneySpain1188]

Absolutely love these! Exactly what I needed for my world building!

[@dragonturtle7645]

1.) Is Iolumes longevity above a ninth level spell? 2.) Dose that mean that Iolumes longevity works on undead (or are alhoons not fully undead)? 3.) Is epic magic now impossible or the prime material plane (or at least where mystra is in charge) or just more difficult? 4.) If a epic magic effect like a floating city, made somewhere else, was to enter toril, would it stop working? 5.) Why did the elves not adopt epic magic rather than sacrificing the lives of powerful casters to do similar things? 6.) Did the netheres have contact with things outside of faerun (other parts of toril, other planets, crystal spheres, planes, etc.)? 7.) Since, if I remember correctly, magic comes from living things and the weave allows people to tap into it without ending up like in Dark Sun, did they ever run into the problem of not having enough magic (before the Phaerimm)? 8.) Do the mythals need a power source or do they just keep going forever? 9.) Asuming they had atained this level of magic, why did they not travel through time or alternate dimensions, or at least the planes or wild space, or at all really? They could have found something to help them win the war, or used that to flee since more than just Iolume and his followers probably saw what was happening. 10.) Are non-undead members of the creator races still alive? 11.) What dose the oracle usually ask for in exchange for is knowledge, and dose he limit it? 12.) Are you planning on doing a video/stream talking about epic magic (assuming there is enough information to work with)?

[@AJPickett]

1.) Yes, Ioulaum's longevity was a spell of epic magic developed in the Year of Dwarves Besieged, −674 DR to extend his lifespan over the centuries. Ioulaum's longevity dealt massive damage to every creature within its area of effect. Any creature slain by this spell was reduced to dust. The spell also damaged constructs, objects, and undead, but only living creatures could contribute to the longevity of the caster. Each living creature destroyed by this spell extended the life of the caster by one year 2.) Alhoon are not undead, they are Illithid Spellcasters. The spell destroys undead (but the caster does not gain life from their destruction) 3.) It is impossible on the continent of Faerun, outside of the domain of the Faerun gods, it may still be possible (for example, in Maztica or Kara-Tur or Chult in particular). 4.) No, as demonstrated from the flying enclave that returned from the Shadowfell. 5.) The Mythals are much more durable and stable, permanent spells, generally speaking. 6.) Yes. 7.) Not as far as I am aware. 8.) Mythals do not last forever, but they generally last for thousands of years. 9.) There may exist many parallel dimensions where this happened, the Faerun we are familiar with is the dimension in which this did not happen. Timey Wimey Wibbly Wobbly. 10.) Yes, the LeShay, for instance, are immortal (unless killed) 11.) Ioulaum extracts a terrible price for the information he provides, either the voluntary, permanent loss of some fraction of the questioner’s sanity (permanent loss of 1d4 points of Wisdom) or the complete knowledge of a new epic spell (which is then forever lost to the questioner). 12.) Yes.

[@dragonturtle7645]

@@AJPickett Thank you for answering this many questions. Volo's Guide says that the alhoon is essentially a minor form of litchdom. Is it also a general term for illithid spell casters? Also, are the souls of those used in Ioulaums longevity destroyed as in a litches phylactery (and presumably mon-mind flayers trapped in an alhoons periapt for long enough) or do they pass on to their afterlife like in any other form of death?

[@AJPickett]

@@dragonturtle7645 Alhoon was the title those Illithid students of Ioluam gave themselves, the only ones to remain were all liches.

[@earlrobinsoniii1829]

I'm currently dealing with this material in one of my campaigns now. Love to hear what you have learned.

[@AJPickett]

plenty more to come!

[@NightKnight527]

This is so freaking interesting, just watching this made me want to immediately play d&d. I just made a campaign for my friends called "The rains of Netheril", thank you!

[@AmigoRoberto]

Thanks Professor. That was a fun ride. Cant wait for the next part

[@sufferinsuccotash8981]

Thanks AJ...such a pleasure to watch your creations. Salute

[@farspeakerdm90]

Love it! Great work AJ!

[@dollshururu]

I don't play D&D but damn many novels with D&D reference (better to read with knowledge). *This is helpful thanks!* ^^

[@adamholcomb1906]

This video has inspired me to have one of my AL characters a Necromancer drow to want to hunt for Nethril scrolls to start a epic level Magic Renaissance lead by the drow and particularly his his house House Xorlarrin🕷🕸💯

[@Sytoren]

Nice

[@afrobalz9168]

I’ve seen a lot of your videos but none that I’ve seen cover sphinxes would you ever consider doing one I have a campaign that I am trying to implement one

[@AJPickett]

They are coming up soon, I am working my way through the last few monsters in the core monster manual.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

That's a brilliant trope, elves will avenge everything - no matter what rationality might compel in more reasonable minds. This video was an epic of an epic in of itself. *pictures a human traveller getting captured in an elven forrest, and being tided to a tree only to be repeatedly slapped for hours* "why are you slaping me?" ans "you don't understand human." reply "stop slapping me!?!?" ans "you don't understand!!!" reply "we can work something out, please!?" ans *elf capturer slaps harder*

[@stanchskate]

I'm really excited about this.

[@arminiuschatti2287]

Some great ideas for a 20-30+ campaign here.

[@Adam_First]

Great video

[@andreaselenius8912]

I would love a part 2 or some more videos about the netheril

[@chriscalvin5083]

Good video AJ

[@lordsubziro2824]

Great video!! Could you do a monsterology about the executioner hood?

[@MrReckless1978]

11:50 is this Finder Wyvernspur? The mortal who became the god of travellers?

[@AJPickett]

demi-power

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Mage Rulers? Do you want the Tevinter Imperium? Because that how you get the Tevinter Imperium.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

You've got to love the vins. Decadence for it's own sake. 🍷🧙‍♂️😉

[@chabreed3714]

AJ is awesome

[@AJPickett]

You're awesome!

[@Toirneachgames]

When an artefact dates back from the 'ancient Netherise empire' in the Realms, it's like the Etruscans in italian genre movies : you know that this will end badly for everyone ;)

[@seamusfish7009]

Seamus wuz here!

[@Shakkarz]

Those were the history of old super Kings that lived thousands of years the old world that was now forgotten down through the past a myth to legend.

[@lordpatience5772]

Very Good...love it. It be cool to get History and Lore , about each kingdom...Cormyr and the purple dragons,and there mage who was trained by eleminster himself..vandergast. I would love a vid about them. Im reading the book Cormyr now..good stuff...I have so many novels about the realms..everyone should read them.

[@POTATOEMPN]

AHHH YIISS, it's that time again!

[@levimorne]

Oh my goodness! You said it, I literally nerd squealed! AJ, you rock you cheese eating madman!

[@michaelkelligan7931]

You really nerd squealed?

[@AJPickett]

:D I like it Levimorne, I think I will keep saying it that way.

[@cavareenvius7886]

What is a nerd squel? I imagine a overweight guy I his late 40, eating his last pizza in the house and when he try to grab the last piece, it falls down to the ground. Top facing the ground

[@AJPickett]

@@cavareenvius7886 I believe the correct term is "To Squee" and it is the high pitched, strangulated sound of barely repressed jubilation and often, delighted surprise.

[@julierose689]

There seems to be a running theme with people who want to extend their lives, become a lich or kill a God and absorb their essence. Are there any other ways people/creatures in the D&D universe can become immortal?

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Yes,yes there is. First you need the spell Life force exchange lvl 9 in "The Complete Book of Necromancers" 2nd edition circa 1995 You'll need a Necromancer to cast that one. Then you need to get him or her to research a new version of it that will work on Titans. Then you need to somehow subdue a Titan with a Charm monster spell or use a wish to put it to sleep then cast "Titan Lifeforce Exchange on the creature and if it fails both its magic resistance and its save vs magic the casters or your life force and the titans will switch places permanently. You then need to completely destroy the casters old body and TA DAAA! Your now in the body of a titan which is naturally immortal! Worked for me after 5 years of spell research and about 250,000 gp in costs and my Warlock/Philosopher is now currently the God of Death and Necromancy and hes created a new race of Titans! Hope this is helpful.....AJ also did an awesome video on the monsters called xvarts check that one out if you would rather campaign with others to try to acheive immortality that way....hope this was helpful! 😉 Also if you do manage to get a Necromancer to do all this for you,i recommend you kill him immediatly after he's completed your task!

[@liefone]

Positive energy liches (baelnorns), in pathfinder a 20th level wizard can take the immortality feat, there are potions that make you younger, philosopher stones, wish spells to become younger (carefull how you word that), other forms of undead: vampires, ghouls (they are intelligent), mummies, death knights, the undying (positive energy undead) becoming a god also works or the poor mans option of instead becoming a type of outsider (angel, archon, demon, ect...) deals with demons sometimes can give immortality (but come with a new host of problems), body snatching, becoming a intelligent golem. A simple one is to cast clone spells on your self when your younger, than preserve the corpse till your older to off your self and become younger or if your into rolling dice get a friend to cast reincarnation when ever you feel a little to old.

[@AJPickett]

Well, there are very few actual unkillable immortals, so you will often hear me clarify (immortal unless killed). The best examples are the Naga, who are very hard to kill.

[@empoleonmaster6709]

Hey AJ I thought you should know that you have the second part of this video in the history of magic items play list instead of the history of Faerun playlist.

[@AJPickett]

Ah, thank you

[@VengefulJarl]

How do you spell the name of the barbarians mentioned at 16:15?

[@justinbaskall8291]

Rengarth Barbarians

[@VengefulJarl]

@@justinbaskall8291 thank you I thought that was the tribe steelshanks belonged to.

[@manarayofhope2374]

That was great!

[@axelmartinez2413]

Can you do lore about Titans and how do you use them in d&d

[@Sorrybutno]

Can we get a Bibliography for this and more videos in the description?

[@solarisdevorak]

Thank you for this detailed information. I'm running rime of the frostmaiden I needed some background on them. Not only do I have items that will fall into the party's hands but for the end game of that adventure. Also given me an idea for my warlocks hatred we never really decided upon. I think I'm going to go with the wizard who became a lich and then an elder brain transcended even further and is now his patron.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Wow! I had no idea that ancient Toril had so much detailed and rich history. I saw that you had something I grabbed from fairytales in your video, something I put in my campaigns... cloud castles and cities. Some cloud and storm giants live in them, appearing to be clouds to those below or beside them. Did Netheril have them? One of my cloud cities had a secret pact with technomancers to recruit some for maintenance as they long lost how to maintain it properly. Oh, technomancers were a type of wizard in Loom. Nowadays they would be considered "steampunk fantasy."

[@AJPickett]

Oh absolutely, the Netherese are famous for their flying fortress cities, known as Enclaves. The Cloud and Storm giants have elemental powers over the air that allows them to make cloud castles, and they could be just as impressive.

[@That80sGuy1972]

@@AJPickett Thanks. And OOOO! Do a video on those! Eh... please. Sorry, didn't mean to sound demanding.

[@AJPickett]

@@That80sGuy1972 I'll see what I can do :)

[@That80sGuy1972]

@@AJPickett Sweet.

[@bryansmith844]

The Nether Region huh? Really? That’s what they named it?

[@AJPickett]

Ed Greenwood has a robust sense of humor... do not let him near a wizard staff.

[@lbrlrsfdj8895]

The first map even looks like the Netherlands

[@foxunix101]

Fucking good timing!!!! I needed this today for my PCs!!!

[@foxunix101]

Ps thank you

[@AJPickett]

@@foxunix101 you're welcome.

[@jgr7487]

200 year-long wars for elves is like a 20 year-long war for humans...

[@Agreus-WolfsbaneYT]

What was the name.of the barbarians? I don't know how to spell the word

[@Agreus-WolfsbaneYT]

@@AJPickett thank you so much I've been strugglingbto figure out which barbarians came before the rengarth or the uthgart mostly because you mentioned the netherese giving control of lycanthrope to the grey wolf tribe of uthgart

[@Beerbones928]

Seven Citadels war... Vyshanthar (?) Weapons.... where can I learn more about these things?

[@AJPickett]

The history of the Elves is long and full of drama.. serious drama.

[@draxthemsklonst]

forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Seven_Citadels%27_War forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/House_Vyshaan

[@BYoNexus]

@@draxthemsklonst The Last Mythal trilogy touches a lot on ancient Elven empires, the Fey'ri and Daemonfey, ancient Aryvandaar. It also has a lot to do with High Magic, and the Mythalcraft. Not much, if anything on the Netherese though. For that id recommend the Return of the Archwizards Trilogy, which centers on the only Enclave to survive Karse's Folly

[@Greenscyth22]

There is a reason I don't like the idea of a Mageocracy. It's like the Wizards are Supreme rulers, and the next person in line for power is likely the Archmage's apprentice, or simply the best (or most backstabbing/ruthless) student who climbs there way to the top of the local Wizard School. Don't let spellcasters run your cities, madness and magical chaos are the eventuality no matter how long it takes.

[@juansantos-lq2kz]

Not like politicians or nobles do any better!

[@Greenscyth22]

Correct, but a Nobel has to hire a Wizard to enact his rage upon the populous. A Mageocracy has that power at their fingertips.

[@AJPickett]

Historically, the most stable and prosperous form of governance is a feudal monarchy.

[@juansantos-lq2kz]

Pretty sure our democracies are much more prosperous than any kingdom, fam. (Yes, even more than the Oil Kingdoms)

[@thedarkmaster4747]

juan santos Politicians are worse, nobles are better. Mageocracies are the equivalent of civilizations run by mad engineers.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

How this video ends, was just perfect. Starts out as a human mage, ends up as an ilithid elder brain. PERFECT! XD 🧙‍♂️✨📖🐱‍🏍🤪🌌🐙💀🧠👌

[@AJPickett]

Nice Emojis, though the cat was confusing.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

Cat? In which order?(which emoji by number) I sware some of these emoji's get lost in translation.

[@DTHL-nj4qv]

By chance is Zargon the Returner on your list of videos and if not can he be

[@AJPickett]

Could be.

[@agsilverradio2225]

Loard AO wasn't in the Neterise Panthion? Also, I thoguht the Sun god in forgotten realms was called Palor.

[@ToxicWrench]

AO was overseer of the gods, not really part of any Pantheon. And nah Amaunator was the god of sun, law and time in this ancient timeline, later to become Lathander of course.

[@joaofernandes6589]

Pelor is, indeed, the God of the Sun, but not in Faerun (Toril). He is the God of the Sun in the World of Greyhawk (Oerth)

[@mrl9418]

This is Great! Why not make uchronias as well? You have a D&D culture vast enough to pull that off. You could make an alternate history of Faerun where the Netheril Empire never fell! ( *for example* 😃 ) Maybe the world is divided into those who side with Thay and those who side with the Netherese.

[@AJPickett]

Tempting!

[@thedarkmaster4747]

Perfect, and thay are the good guys. XD

[@mrl9418]

@@thedarkmaster4747 They're better than that, they're Wizards 😃

[@mateerdos1664]

Malus Shadowblade among the pictures *-*

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Didn’t they ever watch Laputa?? Flying cities never end well..

[@BoojumFed]

* Chrono Trigger-based Post Zeal Stress Disorder intensifies *

[@thedarkmaster4747]

I Know Right. XD

[@HumanSculpture]

I am being fed tonight

[@billp6602]

Lol "infernal taint"

[@SeekerOfKnowledge87]

Yay!

[@NutronicAtomic]

This was a great video! Is there a connection between ioun of netherall and ioun the diety?

[@AJPickett]

I don't think so.

[@TheShadow717]

There's a part 2 to this I assume. Where might I find it?

[@draxthemsklonst]

Next year, if there's 14k views in this (part 1) by the end of December.

[@loganmarshall5414]

Infernal Taint... LMFAO

[@bullroarer-took]

selune and shar are sisters...how do they have children together??

[@namekman01]

they're gods. magic breeding is a thing in the forgotten realms. its how you could have your own half dragon baby, even though, and forgive me if im wrong, im assuming you're not a dragon yourself. plus gods can do anything they feel like tldr: lifefindsaway.jpg

[@bullroarer-took]

@@namekman01 did you just assume my draconic identity!?

[@AJPickett]

They are only female because their faithful believe they are. Anyway, gods create life, that is just what they do.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

The gods make miracles happen. 😵🌩🏙⚡🌇🏛😞🙏👭🐱‍🏍 Kneel before their might and terror, for they are beyond your understanding.

[@bullroarer-took]

@@thedarkmaster4747 I kneel before no gods

[@axelmartinez2413]

👍

[@mrl9418]

Illithid students \😃/

[@AJPickett]

I know right? Liches man, they are just a menace.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

XD Yeah, such promising and tallented youth. I'm just dead. The creators of this lore deserve an award. 🏆

[@matthewhartshorn5204]

I am the one thousandth like.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Nether the Elder was a douche' and got a poisoned dirk in his back for his troubles,enter Nether the Younger! You should be using the term NY(Netheril Reckoning) as opposed to DR. 😊 Nice video man! They worshipped deities yet their arcanists refused healing magics as they thought they would taint themselves and not become "ultimate" arcanists lol .......those crazy kids! 😂

[@AJPickett]

I thought about that, but I use the DR calendar for all of my videos, I did mention when the Netherese calendar was invented, so people can work it out from there, otherwise, not much point confusing people with multiple time scales.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

@@AJPickett lol I'm loving Netheril Empire of Magic 2nd edition we should play this one sometime kiwi!

[@AJPickett]

@@michaelkelligan7931 Don't tempt me Frodo.

[@jdee8407]

Was it before Atlantis?

[@AJPickett]

In theory, yes.

[@UpperNileGuy]

No Atlantis sunk 11600 years ago roughly

[@johncouzens5321]

So many adddddddddssssss

[@AJPickett]

Watching it for freeeee :)

[@jsizzlesaurusrex]

^

[@johncouzens5321]

Technically i listen as a bed time story. And i mean i could get an ad blocker so you dont even get ad money. But i like your stuff and support where i can ;) i.e. aaaaddddssssss

[@AJPickett]

@@johncouzens5321 what makes you think ad blocker stops me getting revenue? How does Google know if you are using it or not?

[@thedarkmaster4747]

AJ Pickett seriously, it's pretty safe to assume that google knows "everything" by now... 🐙🖥🌍

[@Deathwalker01st]

:-)

[@recuperationinfantile1499]

Imaskari were older and already mastered magic

[@AJPickett]

Please stay in your seat and watch the video before commenting, for your own sake.

[@lifotheparty6195]

@@AJPickettlet the peanuts flow