User:Old Zebular

= 'Old Zeb'@zebular =

Character Biography
Zebular has often spoken of his past through out Neverwinter and from which, it has been learned that he is the younger and only known sibling of the Lich known as "Arthindol the Terraseer" that resides in the ruins of Oreme. His only known mention in history is found in the restored city of Myth Drannor, where we was recorded as being adopted and raised by elven parents in -1733 DR. When he left Myth Drannor and the exact date of his birth is unknown, but he has often spoken of his later days as an adult student of magic. Some-time during the height of Netheril, Zebular reunited with his older brother and traveled to Ancient Netheril where he took up residence in one of the great floating enclaves of the time, called Delia Enclave. There he studied magic and took a radically different path and perspective of magic than his brother and the rest of Netheril.

Zebular soon became enthralled by the Mysteries of the then Goddess of Magic, Mystryl, and soon after swore fealty to her. This lead him on a path which took him to undertaking studies of not only Magic but also Time and Divination. Partaking in his brother's vision of the downfall of Netheril, Zebular prepared himself but it was not enough. As magic failed and ran wild after the casting of Karsus' Avatar, which destroyed his Goddess, Zebular was thrown into the Abyss, where he soon became imprisoned by a daemon - later learning the creature had fallen under control of his brother, Arthindol. Zebular remained imprisoned in this unknown plane of the Abyss, where time moved much slower than that of the Prime, for many thousands of years. The Spellplague caused his bonds to be free and when he returned to the Prime, he began to rapidly age until he walked into a Spellscar, which both scarred his back and left his body in a state of stasis, impervious to the passage of time.

Now finding himself immortal to the passage of time, Zebular took that as a sign of the impending return of his Goddess and has returned to the North of Faer&ucirc;n, originally in search of his former home of Delia. Finding Netheril nothing like it was in the glory he had remembered, he soon discovered tales of his brother's survival as a Lich. Zebular then learned of the plight of the Sword Coast and has taken up residence and aid in the rebuilding city of Neverwinter. He has adopted his brother's former title as the Terraseer, dedicating it to the memory and old ways of Mystryl, despite not being able to make contact with his fallen goddess. He has sworn to one day seek revenge upon his fallen brother and release him from his undead state.

Having lost most all of his former power however, Zebular remains in the Neverwinter area studying the new laws and ways of Magic while recounting the History he once lived hoping to one day be able to confront his undead brother. As well, he has once again begun recording the passage of time in a magical tome titled, "Grimoire of Time" -- an ancient tome he created prior to his imprisonment which he had hidden in a secret place in the now Neverwinter Wood. He is known to travel to the Wood on occasion, despite its known dangers but where he goes there-in, no one knows or have dared to follow.

Ancient scholars have tried to discount and discredit Zebular's claims as being a younger brother of Arthindol, stating that he'd need to be over thirty-thousand years old to be related to him. When confronted by a noble mage once with this, Zebular only replied by smiling and saying.. "that would be a story in another Time..." This has lead many of Neverwinter's residents to consider Zebular to be nothing more than a crazy old mage with wild stories that are things to tell their children as faerie tales, to which he seems carefree in such speculation. On occasion, he can be found in the Moonstone Mask, telling wild tales of magic and adventure in ancient Netheril.

= Notes &amp; Information =

Grimoire of Time
The Grimoire of Time

The Dweomerkeepers Campaign
The Dweomerkeepers Campaign