Castanamir
| Castanamir | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Home: | Beit Castan, Bakhoury Coast |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Baklunish |
| Class: | Mage 18 |
Castanamir, also known as Castanamir the Mad[1] and the Last Amir of Beit Castan,[2] was the ruler of the seaside town of Beit Castan around two centuries before 591 CY.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Castanamir was a wizard of the Eleventh Circle, acknowledged as a master of traditional arcane magic, enchantment, the planes, and the mathematics of network topology. He had a sense of humor, but seemed to grow increasingly rambling and confused in the years of his self-imposed exile.
Relationships
[edit | edit source]A powerful Baklunish noble, Castanamir was leader of the Council of Twelve and the Magicians' Guild in his area.
He created a simulacrum of his enemy Bradvig to use as a servant in his library.
Home
[edit | edit source]Castanamir originally ruled as the amir of Beit Castan on the Bakhoury Coast.[4] Two centuries ago, he exiled himself to a barren island in the Sea of Pastures (possibly in the nearby Dramidj Ocean), feeling betrayed and resentful due to his waning popularity. After his departure, his town was absorbed by the nation of Zeif.
His current whereabouts are unknown, but he no longer dwells on his island.
Spells
[edit | edit source]He is the inventor of the first spells used to summon the gingwatzim from the Ethereal Plane, creating new Material Plane bodies for them in the form of material objects or creatures.[5][6] This makes them somewhat of a "synthetic" species,[7] though they existed as "beings of raw life force"[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Castanamir was a hero of the Goblin Wars.[1] When his popularity waned he abandoned his duties and retreated to his island, where his remaining friends reported he grew increasingly eccentric, falling in with unsavory people. Finally, his entire island vanished, reappearing briefly only recently, five years before the events of The Lost Island of Castanamir.
His servant Bradvig believes him to be dead or dying, or on another plane of existence. He believes his master will be absent a long time, but suspects that Castanamir might not be gone forever.
Creative origins
[edit | edit source]It would seem from given lore, "Castanamir" is not the man's actual name, but rather a title combined into an appellation to form a name. He was the "Castan Amir" or the last Beit Castan Amir. This was obviously given as retroactive continuity later, after his first mentions in C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir and WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins.
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir (1984), p.4.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #11 (Dragon #295, May 2002), p.94.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (Jul 2001, published March 2002), p.17.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (Jul 2001, published March 2002), p.17-18.
- ↑ a b WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins (1990), s.v. Gingwatzim.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Journal #11 (Dragon #295, May 2002), p.95.
- ↑ A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998), p.64.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Cordell, Bruce R. A Guide to the Ethereal Plane. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Mobley, Blake, and Timothy B Brown. Greyhawk Ruins. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage (Seventh Report)." Living Greyhawk Journal #11 (Dragon #295). Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
- Rolston, Ken. The Lost Island of Castanamir. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Weining, Fred. "Zeif: Rock of the West." Living Greyhawk Journal #5. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir | Adventure | Located in: Spindrift Islands, |