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Book Contents
After his separation with his
evil conjoined twin, the
good Meldrath ascended into
the planes. What deity is
responsible for his ascension
is unknown, but most
attribute the act to
Bristlebane Fizzlethorpe,
the deity that provided
Meldrath's mother with the
means to separate her sons.
evil conjoined twin, the
good Meldrath ascended into
the planes. What deity is
responsible for his ascension
is unknown, but most
attribute the act to
Bristlebane Fizzlethorpe,
the deity that provided
Meldrath's mother with the
means to separate her sons.
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A demi-plane came into
existence as the good
Meldrath ascended to the
realms of the gods. This
young demi-plane, the
Plane of Innovation, was
ideally suited for the purest
and brightest of any gnome
to ever walk the face of
Norrath, and its ruler was to
be Meldrath the Marvelous.
existence as the good
Meldrath ascended to the
realms of the gods. This
young demi-plane, the
Plane of Innovation, was
ideally suited for the purest
and brightest of any gnome
to ever walk the face of
Norrath, and its ruler was to
be Meldrath the Marvelous.
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Meldrath matured from his
childhood in his new home
surrounded by clockwork
companions of his own design
and an endless stockpile of
supplies for which to tinker
marvels never before imagined
by mortal or god. For decades
Meldrath the Marvelous
tirelessly planned and
constructed his mechanical
marvels while his brother,
childhood in his new home
surrounded by clockwork
companions of his own design
and an endless stockpile of
supplies for which to tinker
marvels never before imagined
by mortal or god. For decades
Meldrath the Marvelous
tirelessly planned and
constructed his mechanical
marvels while his brother,
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Meldrath the Malignant, honed
his magical abilities on
Norrath and sought the
whereabouts of his lost
"perfect"sibling.
Eventually through his
intensive study and mastery
of spells dealing with
teleportation, translocation,
and the planes, Meldrath
the Malignant discovered
his magical abilities on
Norrath and sought the
whereabouts of his lost
"perfect"sibling.
Eventually through his
intensive study and mastery
of spells dealing with
teleportation, translocation,
and the planes, Meldrath
the Malignant discovered
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what had become of his lost
brother. The rage and hatred
that festered in Meldrath
the Malignant's black heart
overcame him and he was
driven mad with jealousy and
a desire to best his "perfect"
brother that had been gifted
as a child with immortality.
While his brother was gifted
with an amazing mind for
brother. The rage and hatred
that festered in Meldrath
the Malignant's black heart
overcame him and he was
driven mad with jealousy and
a desire to best his "perfect"
brother that had been gifted
as a child with immortality.
While his brother was gifted
with an amazing mind for
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logic, reason, and invention,
Meldrath the Malignant was
gifted, or some would say
cursed, with passion, a
thirst for power, and a
talent for the magical arts.
It was not long before he
found a way to penetrate the
barrier between worlds and
enter the Plane of Innovation
to seek his revenge. Meldrath
the Malignant quietly
Meldrath the Malignant was
gifted, or some would say
cursed, with passion, a
thirst for power, and a
talent for the magical arts.
It was not long before he
found a way to penetrate the
barrier between worlds and
enter the Plane of Innovation
to seek his revenge. Meldrath
the Malignant quietly
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performed a ritual in the
confines of his study at the
Library Mechanamagica and
unbeknownst to the Eldrich
Collective or his own pupils,
transported himself to the
Plane of Innovation.
Cloaked in magical darkness
and silence, Meldrath the
Malignant slipped past the
clockwork guards and alarm
confines of his study at the
Library Mechanamagica and
unbeknownst to the Eldrich
Collective or his own pupils,
transported himself to the
Plane of Innovation.
Cloaked in magical darkness
and silence, Meldrath the
Malignant slipped past the
clockwork guards and alarm
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systems with ease, not
realizing that he surely
would have been detected
if not for his resemblance
to his goodly brother, the
clockworks did not recognize
the look of hatred in the
evil Meldraths eyes or see
deep enough to notice his
sickly black heart. Thus
Meldrath the Malignant moved
unhindered through the Plane
realizing that he surely
would have been detected
if not for his resemblance
to his goodly brother, the
clockworks did not recognize
the look of hatred in the
evil Meldraths eyes or see
deep enough to notice his
sickly black heart. Thus
Meldrath the Malignant moved
unhindered through the Plane
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of Innovation, sabotaging the
creations of Meldrath the
Marvelous and stealing many
of his diagrams and plans for
mechanical constructs.
When his work was done,
Meldrath the Malignant
hastily retreated from the
Plane of Innovation but by
some mishap of his
teleportation spell, ended
creations of Meldrath the
Marvelous and stealing many
of his diagrams and plans for
mechanical constructs.
When his work was done,
Meldrath the Malignant
hastily retreated from the
Plane of Innovation but by
some mishap of his
teleportation spell, ended
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up in a place called New
Tanaan. The planar city
baffled the already mad gnome
so he stuck to the shadows
cloaked again in magical
darkness and silence.
Huddled quietly out of
sight, Meldrath the Malignant
observed magic the likes
of which he had never
seen, and thus immediately
desired to possess it.
Tanaan. The planar city
baffled the already mad gnome
so he stuck to the shadows
cloaked again in magical
darkness and silence.
Huddled quietly out of
sight, Meldrath the Malignant
observed magic the likes
of which he had never
seen, and thus immediately
desired to possess it.
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Stealing a magical tome and
the reagents necessary for
his teleportation spell from
a Teir'Dal inhabitant of New
Tanaan, Meldrath once again
performed his ritual to
return home and this time
succeeded in arriving at his
study in Ak'Anon.
In order to prevent his
fellow sorcerers of the
the reagents necessary for
his teleportation spell from
a Teir'Dal inhabitant of New
Tanaan, Meldrath once again
performed his ritual to
return home and this time
succeeded in arriving at his
study in Ak'Anon.
In order to prevent his
fellow sorcerers of the
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Eldrich Collective from
discovering his pilfered
clockwork diagrams and
Teir'Dal tome, Meldrath
the Malignant gathered his
most prized possessions from
his study and snuck deep
into the mines beneath
Ak'Anon to study the tome
that would bring the secrets
of the dark arts of
Necromancy to the Gnomes
discovering his pilfered
clockwork diagrams and
Teir'Dal tome, Meldrath
the Malignant gathered his
most prized possessions from
his study and snuck deep
into the mines beneath
Ak'Anon to study the tome
that would bring the secrets
of the dark arts of
Necromancy to the Gnomes
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of Ak'Anon.
After his brother's retreat
from the Plane of Innovation,
it quickly became apparent
to Meldrath the Marvelous
that something was amiss.
Meldrath hastily attempted to
undo the damage that had
been wrought but was
overcome by the sabotaged
machinations and imprisoned
After his brother's retreat
from the Plane of Innovation,
it quickly became apparent
to Meldrath the Marvelous
that something was amiss.
Meldrath hastily attempted to
undo the damage that had
been wrought but was
overcome by the sabotaged
machinations and imprisoned
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by his own creations.
It is in this prison within
the plane of his own
design where Meldrath
the Marvelous remains
in captivity.
It is in this prison within
the plane of his own
design where Meldrath
the Marvelous remains
in captivity.
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Quest Source: 28 May 2022