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Re: On Thrommel's Abduction (Score: 1)
by Tzelios on Mon, March 03, 2003
(User Info | Send a Message) | I post the following comment as an amendment to Thrommel΄s Abduction article. It is taken under consideration the problematic, though important, Rot8 reference authored by the accredited Roger Moore.
Some key references
Prince Thrommel of Furyondy was also Provost of Veluna, and Grand Marshal of Furyondy and the joint army against the horde of the Temple of Elemental Evil at the battle of Emridy Meadows at 569CY. Had Thrommel not disappeared by 573CY, and had he been married with Princess Jolene of Veluna, this would have meant the unification of the two states [GttWoG, p9, 11].
By 579CY, in the inky chamber inside the Temple of Elemental Evil, lays in stasis, and masked by a powerful illusion to appear as a vampire, Prince Thrommel. On his left hand is a gold ring with an emblem of crown and crescent moon, the coat of arms of Furyondy [ToEE, p86].
In the unforgiving vault inside Tenser´s castle, reached after passing three secret doors, laid at most three items that Tenser would not wish anyone to find. One of the three suggested items is a burned and battered platinum signet ring missing its gemstone. The signet ring’s coat of arms matches that of Prince Thrommel of Furyondy. Tenser learned that this ring once held a magic jewel to which the prince’s soul fled when his mortal body was destroyed. The damaged ring rests on an old parchment, a forgotten prophecy made to the first King of Furyondy, Thrommel I that provides clues to rescuing the prince. If the gem can be found, the prince may be restored to life. And all this may happen at 585CY [Rot8, p43].
Probably of no importance is that an alleged madman posing as Prince Thrommel was put to the torch in the village of Garegest in 591CY, without the benefit of a divination [LGG, p130].
By 592CY, Thrommel infected by vampirism is a Tharizdun servant at the Temple of All-Consumption. In his coffin there is all his treasure from ToEE, including his golden ring, except Fragarach. He also has a fiendish bat servant, Jolana [RttToEE, p120].
Thrommel´s two rings
In Thrommel΄s Abduction article it was shown that Scarlet Brotherhood agents working for Nyrond abducted the prince, and then sold him to Iuz at 573CY. After a year, at 574CY, it was these agents who found the organization of the Slavelords. Nyrond’s agent involved in the abduction was Gellor, Gord’s friend.
One of the possible outcomes of the Rot8 module is the finding of Thrommel΄s battered and burned signet ring, missing its gemstone, in a well-hidden place inside Tenser΄s castle. The missing gem contains the soul of the prince. There are two problems with the Rot8 reference, which we are going to overcome.
Firstly, the finding of Thrommel's ring outcome in the Rot8 module is just a suggested possibility between other two possibilities, determined by the DM. The other two, the Regalia of Might and the Baba Yaga hut possibilities, are not uniquely Greyhawk connected. If a DM wants to strengthen Greyhawk campaign involvement, he is obliged to make the possible Thrommel΄s ring outcome a fact.
Secondly, the ring hidden in Tenser's castle is a different ring from the one described in the ToEE module. They are both signet rings. However, the one is golden and the other is platinum. And this cannot be a typo, since the ring in Tenser΄s castle used to sport a rare magical item, a soul gem, while the ring of the Temple has no gemstone. In addition, the golden ring is with Vampire Thrommel at the Outer Fane of the Temple of All-Consumption, while at the same time the platinum ring, which used to sport Thrommel΄s soul gem, is inside Tenser΄s castle. Vampire Thrommel΄s ring is the same with the one that the prince was wearing while in stasis at the Temple of Elemental Evil (compare the prices in ToEE and RttToEE modules, they are equal). By the Rot8
reference it is implied that a team of adventures found Thrommel in the Temple of Elemental Evil, and, duped by the powerful illusion spell, attacked the fake vampire with steel, spells, and fire, hence the battered and burned condition of
the ring. This could have been done by any team prior or during Robilar΄s disastrous foray into the Temple at 579CY, including Robilar himself. Moreover, Rot8 module implies that the gemstone was detached from the ring, and the ring without its gem, somehow during the attack parted, slipped or was unawarely thrust away from Thrommel΄s beaten body.
And thus the conclusion of having the Vampire Thrommel with his magical dagger, and his golden belt, amulet, and ring inside the Temple of All-consumption, and the platinum ring missing its gemstone inside Tenser΄s castle. Fragarach is in
Aerth of Mythus fantasy RPG (ToEE module predates Mythus RPG). Where could Thrommel΄s soul gem be? Note that the body of Thrommel without its soul is sufficient to have a Vampire Thrommel by using a create greater undead spell. Hence, it is not necessary that Thrommel’s soul gem be in possession of Tharizdun’s cult. However, due to the fact that Vampire Thrommel maintains some part of his pre-vampiric consciousness (at the ToAC he has a fiendish bat servant named Jolana), we must admit that his soul gem was used by ToEE masters to restore him to life, and afterwards he was infected by vampirism.
Why would Thrommel have two signet rings? The only logical explanation that could be found is that the ring with the gemstone was a gift of King Belvor to Thrommel, prior to his marriage with Princess Jolene. It might have been accompanied with a second signet ring for Princess Jolene, which could have been destroyed during the attack on Thrommel at the Temple of Elemental Evil. Thrommel did not wear the second ring, while in stasis at the ToEE, instead it was in his pocket. Belvor knew of the prophecy made long ago to the first King of Furyondy, Thrommel I, regarding Prince Thrommel´s disposition and his rescuing. He wanted to protect his heir by providing him with a soul gem. Aditionally, the ring inside Tenser´s castle is more ornate, and made of a more precious material than the ring of ToEE, which reflects the higher status that Thrommel would have acquired.
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