Forgotten Realms Lore - Red Wizards of Thay

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Episode 12 - Wizards they be Thay! I discuss the land of Thay and the organization known as the Red Wizards! A lawful evil state with Szass Tam controlling everything!
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@richardandriola7893 7 жыл бұрын

It is forbidden to make maps of Eltabbar under penalty of death. The reason, though not commonly known, is that the glyph that imprisons the demon Eltab under the city is composed of the streets of Eltabbar!

@Tengu125 5 жыл бұрын

Really? That's awesome

@lucase.crusader1196 3 жыл бұрын

So cool

@rpgmatch5726 Жыл бұрын

...and every time a drawn map is destroyed, the prison is weakened. #realmslore

@grimsgraveyard3598 10 ай бұрын

@@rpgmatch5726 I wonder how many maps have been made and recovered and preserved.

@rpgmatch5726 10 ай бұрын

I am not sure!@@grimsgraveyard3598

@wright534 5 жыл бұрын

Good summation. Thay is a convincing example of a (mostly) stable LE society: surrounded by both enemies and potential conquests, the Zulkirs have more incentive to work with than against each other... most of the time, anyway.

@DarkReaperRedeemer 7 жыл бұрын

Worth of saying that the Szass Tam story is been told in the fantastic novel series "The Haunted Lands" by Richard Lee Byers.

@SeventhEthereal 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that series. I'm about to read it again!!

@AAron-gr3jk 2 жыл бұрын

There's a 5e book out now from Ed Greenwood about the Red Wizards of Thay.

@southernpennsyrailfan8579 Жыл бұрын

I just saw the movie in theaters. and OH MY GOD!!! It was incredible

@LyricSnowe Жыл бұрын

It was ok 🤷‍♂️

@jamesonholbrook3969 5 ай бұрын

Yes!!! It was so much fun and the way they portrayed magic was amazing

@rudeboyjohn3483 6 күн бұрын

It's a great romp. I was happy with it

@Roboman20000 7 жыл бұрын

Szass Tam is one of my favorite bad guys. He is constantly trying to take over Aglarond and continually fails. It's almost a sport now for the Witch Queen of Aglarond. There is a great scene in one of the Elmister books (I think?) where a Thay assassin comes to kill her while Elminster is visiting and they just destroy him. It's pretty comical.

@markdibuo3756 Жыл бұрын

The Red Wizards are going to be the villains for the upcoming DND movie.

@AJPickett 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@kingtoruk 6 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you didn’t mention his unique appearance: that unlike most liches who are most often encountered in a severe state of advanced decay, Szass Tam treats his body the way a mortician treats a cadaver. He indulges in endless lotions and oils, rejuvenative unctions, and layers on heavy cosmetics and perfumes to maintain an appearance that is passable among the living. In other words, he’s the opposite of the Lich Mellifleur, Who is described as completely skeletal with no remaining shards of flesh…

@ColeHolio2294 6 жыл бұрын

I think him and Arklem Greeth go to the same beautician. :D

@scottplumer3668 5 жыл бұрын

I can see liches being a good subject for Terry Pratchett-style comedy, like a lich who has bits dropping off, but is always trying to stick them back on.

@erikseidler793 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought he kept a disguise spell up.

@yuppi3495 Жыл бұрын

Everyone should pay as much attention to skincare as him. Keep your skin fresh, y’all!!

@thashadowspawn 5 жыл бұрын

At 3 mins and 55 seconds I Waagghed with JOY! I Love how you use Warhammer pictures every now and then! I have been a happy follower of your channel for years now. As I'm going back and enjoying a major D&D Lore Kick right now ( both for hobby fix because I haven't gotten to really play 5th and for film/manga reasons) . I look forward to catching up with your new content in due time but right now I'm enjoying memory lane with the Forgotten Realms series that you did. It's helping me get through my time with the flu and again get some major studying in. Thanks for all of your hard work on every single video you produced Jorphdan! Aloha Amen Shalom ~Kane On The Brain~

@Runehammer1 6 жыл бұрын

death or assassination..which is..well...DEATH lol

@lorddraekan1065 7 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy these videos. Helps me come up with D&D content for games i run. Also, really cool to spice up my homebrew worlds. There's just so much to Faerun that it is almost overwhelming. Thanks for taking it head on and being "A river to your people!"

@awesomehartman1437 7 жыл бұрын

Every Wednesday I wake up to watch these before work.

@MrChaosAdam 5 жыл бұрын

Red wizards are exclusively human, you forgot to add that.

@ProffessorYellow 10 ай бұрын

Yo what's the source on this? I may have to redesign some things.

@theepicduck6922 10 ай бұрын

@@ProffessorYellow it's more of a trend than a hard rule on average. Similar to netheril being made up of mainly humans w/ elves potentially spliced around due to being their teachers. Having a variety of races isn't completely wrong it's just red wizards on average are humans.

@The_Gent 7 ай бұрын

@@ProffessorYellow "redesign" some things? 😆 why?

@ProffessorYellow 7 ай бұрын

I had a bunch of non human red wizards set up@@The_Gent

@knudsenmj 7 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to your videos. Excited you are going to cover the spell plague next!

@tylerdavis6389 Жыл бұрын

Back after the D&D movies trailer. Looks like ol' red Lich boy is gonna be the big bad.

@ghxstlxrd191 7 жыл бұрын

All of the Forgotten Realms stories are SO FREAKING COOOOOL

@Confuzledish 7 жыл бұрын

Can't say enough how much I love these videos.

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :D

@ButtercheeseYay 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoy this series immensely, keep 'em coming!

@bedlam222 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for these are amazing i ended up bindeging this series after this video. this explains a lot that i wanted to know while playing through baldur's gate.

@SadBoi_1066 7 жыл бұрын

Just watched your entire video library! Love your stuff! Keep making lore vids! :) suggestions: Lord's Alliance, Zhentarim, The Harpers. Also, Dragons. Just, like, Dragons. :)

@austinsarbacker3779 7 жыл бұрын

the video quality keeps going up and up!!

@Stephen-gk3ds 6 жыл бұрын

These videos are great. I fall asleep listening to them. They make good bed time stories. Only problem is I fall asleep before they finish and I never hear the full tale. 🤔

@juanbonet6318 2 жыл бұрын

Spell plague, city of torment, Key of Stars, were books where I learned about the red wizards of thay.

@swedboot1 7 жыл бұрын

wealthy aristocats :D

@HundredYearsBoar 7 жыл бұрын

LOL

@jesusirizarry4493 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to catch that

@AmigoRoberto 5 жыл бұрын

Beat me

@pivs 3 жыл бұрын

As opposed to poor aristocats

@jacobvanstone6839 3 жыл бұрын

I know I’m late the the party but theoretically depending on the culture of the country you could have aristocratic that maintained there privileges irrespective of wealth. E.g. Patricians in Rome.

@detgrsketestamente3821 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic KZfaq video on my favorite fantasy world 😊. I have seen all your videos so far and very impressed. I hope that you'll continue the historic line and I would love to see vids on the anthropology of Faerun. please do continue ... like forever 🤘

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! I'm glad you're enjoying the series!

@arcian2006 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome watch!

@ReadySetBacon 7 жыл бұрын

Really love your videos. Very informative. Do you think you'll ever touch on the Harpells of Longsaddle?

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

Possibly! I'll add it to the list of topics!

@mercurialsilver5688 6 жыл бұрын

These are really good.

@TheRusty 2 жыл бұрын

"So Thay is deivided into eleven regions known as tharches, and they're each ruled by a tharcheon" Thay themes thoroughly through thick and thin. Good for them.

@rickyevans2697 2 жыл бұрын

“Wealthy aristoCATS”. 😆 I think you mean “AristoCRATS” Not the Disney movie. Love your videos partner. Keep ‘‘em coming!!!

@Jorphdan 2 жыл бұрын

🙃

@Grungydan 7 жыл бұрын

YAY A NEW VID!

@Belcebu6 7 жыл бұрын

this channel is awesome !

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Try_Hard_Dad 2 жыл бұрын

Best channel, no lie.

@Jorphdan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@marendur 5 жыл бұрын

I like how scary and dangerous Szass Tam is, however, that just makes me even more wondered with another character, called The Simbul. As you may know, The Simbul, is one of the seven sisters and was the main reason preventing Thay legions to overcame west Faerûn.

@schwann145 4 жыл бұрын

The Queen of Aglorand, one of Thay's greatest rivals along with Rashenen. :)

@gildedmage5695 Жыл бұрын

Looks like this video is gonna get some extra love after the new dnd movie trailer

@TheSwartz 7 жыл бұрын

Another good video!

@Hurunewyz1 5 жыл бұрын

as far as D&D [Wizard] Lore Summaries go? ... 'Well-Done', Jorphdan. was interesting, thank you

@Jorphdan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

@TheZentegi 4 жыл бұрын

I love the profile pic. I love Go!

@stevemallon8738 7 жыл бұрын

Thayan Gladiator and Thrall of Eltab are the best prestige classes for a monster character and supporting wizard. I cant wait to play a Minotaur Thayan Gladiator with flaming horn, tower shield and a giant flail. Bonus, every DM I talk to says that flaming horns give a +? to intimidate.

@screwedupcivic2285 6 жыл бұрын

Steve Mallon which book are these classes in?

@ryanconrad2786 7 жыл бұрын

6:50 correction...called Thakorsil's Seat.

@simonwinkler4879 9 ай бұрын

"Wealthy Aristocats" thats a great Freudian slip

@roguedexx938 4 жыл бұрын

3 years later I see Red Wizards and instantly hit "like"

@jctxcboy36 Жыл бұрын

Is there any lore in Forgotten Realms explains how the Dragon Masks were made which were used by the Cult of the Dragon to raise Tiamat? Running TOD and would love to provide some back story in these masks and how they were created, etc.

@exploringpnw716 7 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. I was wondering if you might be able to link all the artwork you put in your videos in the description from now on or if it is too much work? In particular the picture you used for Yaphyll I cant seem to find it online.

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to put all my sources but I don't think I have enough time. I believe this is the artwork you were asking about. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/27/59/72/27597204695cf54098ac707d805ef1b2.jpg

@exploringpnw716 7 жыл бұрын

Thats the one thank you, and I understand no worries man!

@EZpoGoing 2 жыл бұрын

I almost finished the first book of the "haunted lands" Trilogy. Sick af

@antimatterstudios8395 5 жыл бұрын

How did Larloch influence Szass Tam. I heard something happened between the two

@Yuricthebold Жыл бұрын

Given there appearance in the Dungeons and Dragons Honor Amongst Thieves; maybe a recap on Szass Tam or the RWoT?

@estigmax7247 5 жыл бұрын

I have a question Red wizards summon demons or devils? What position have in the blood war ? And the underdark after Out of abys

@alexpatrick4846 6 жыл бұрын

Double-do tickles me every time

@thewidow7864 3 жыл бұрын

"the position of bulk here is permanent and changes with death or assassination... which, uh, is really just death so.. that... yeah" lol

@deryldonaldson1128 5 жыл бұрын

do a video on the Eldreth Veluuthra

@erikseidler793 3 жыл бұрын

One realm that can't be forgotten is Thay : Realm Of The Red Wizards. I wonder if that NWN server still exists.

@gotogi83 Жыл бұрын

His name was Alt Tab? lol, there was one in world of warcraft named Alt Tabin. They should tell the story of Alt F4.

@graygrandeza6126 4 жыл бұрын

I. love. this. channel.

@Wizcraft 7 жыл бұрын

Kepp it up !!

@envoy2500 3 жыл бұрын

So everything about the death moon orb is referenced in Fable Lost Chapters

@haydenbsiegel Жыл бұрын

They always try to imprison the Diviner just like Savras! My favorite spell school is a trap.

@alexanderfilip113 5 жыл бұрын

I really like these very informative videos. Thanks for the hard work and research. It's really nice to know more about the homeland of Edwin, or should I say Edwina.

@methodofinstruction1368 7 жыл бұрын

Yaaaay!

@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Жыл бұрын

Nice Greenskins army you got there.

@ghxstlxrd191 7 жыл бұрын

Can we get a vid covering all of the schools of magic?

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

+AnKa アンカ good idea, I'll look into it!

@FelipeWalker2 7 жыл бұрын

What was the major event in 3rd edition?

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

There wasn't one actually. Only the Time of Troubles for AD&D 2nd edition, the Spellplague for 4th, and the Second Sundering for 5th edition.

@mrmacguff1n 5 жыл бұрын

Is it Dnd artwork or 40k....can be hard to tell

@MisterTutor2010 5 жыл бұрын

Who are Thay? :)

@summussum7540 4 жыл бұрын

Did he say Aristocats instead of aristocrats at 4:55? I think he did...

@HvinnyTheViking 2 жыл бұрын

4:53 aristoCATS lol

@inpuris13 2 жыл бұрын

what school(s) did each red wizard need to give up?

@Jorphdan 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was the opposing side on the magic relationship wheel. static.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/b/b0/Second_Edition_Schools_of_Magic_Relationships.jpg

@unacceptableviews1505 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I don't like about your videos is that THEY ARE TOO SHORT....lol.Its hard to do justice to your topic this way.The Realms are a vast world so I know why you do short vid's.I have to admit these get my D&D blood fired up.I just turned 50 and have played in the realms once it became clear that WOTC was going to focus on this world.I do however miss The World of Greyhawk and the Realms as I haven't played with dice/character sheets since 1998.The small Canadian town I now live in doesn't have any groups for D&D so I cant even satisfy my first love.I even still have most of my books and dice.Oh well,I guess my comp. games will have to suffice.Please keep doing this work as I think it is important and the depth of even short vid's keeps this place alive.Cheers.

@alfonsogiampollo5153 5 жыл бұрын

Why don't you get into worldbuilding, or even if you're really desperate there is ways to play DND online which I'm sure you might already know of.

@2DollarGargoyle 3 жыл бұрын

So did Szass create the orb or did Larloch trade it to him.

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

It was created by Larloch to control his court.

@davidmiddleton7958 8 ай бұрын

Just to say, I believe some of the 7 Sisters have had dealings with the Red Wizards.

@willlybooy5173 3 жыл бұрын

I want more please complete the yugi dex

@danhibiki5977 7 жыл бұрын

Clicked because of Curse of the Azure Bonds, Though maybe that Red Wizard wasn't one of THE Red Wizards? Anyone?

@Stellarheim 3 жыл бұрын

Jordan here, the PH assailant.

@iamalpharius7998 6 жыл бұрын

Do a video on acererak

@Jorphdan 6 жыл бұрын

That is a fantastic idea. I never thought about it. Thanks I'll add it to my list of potential topics :D

@misomiso8228 6 жыл бұрын

Who is the girl at 4.44 - when you are talking about longhaired slaves?

@Jorphdan 6 жыл бұрын

That's Kate Mara from a movie called Ironclad. www.imdb.com/title/tt1233301/

@elijahvanvlack3704 6 жыл бұрын

Would people living along the Sword Coast be aware of the hierarchy and Red Wizards of Thay?

@schwann145 4 жыл бұрын

They'd likely be very aware of Red Wizards as they place themselves all over Faerun selling magical items and (where possible) trading slaves. Would they be familiar with the hierarchy? Probably not, unless they have some particular reason to be well versed in a culture on "the other side of the world."

@TheZentegi 4 жыл бұрын

Was there an event that changed things from 2nd edition to 3rd edition

@Jorphdan 4 жыл бұрын

The Time of Troubles!

@TheZentegi 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan ooh I thought that was 1.0 to 2.0

@TomorrowWeLive 2 жыл бұрын

"slaves are treated decently but may be killed for minor infractions" >audible WAT

@Jorphdan 2 жыл бұрын

i.imgur.com/7kZ562z.jpg

@markafterdark8047 5 жыл бұрын

Is your name really Jorphdan? Like where did that come from

@Jorphdan 5 жыл бұрын

It's kind of a long story and was an inside joke back in 2010! I was commenting on how kids now seemed to have creative parents where their kids name would be Tiffany, but they would spell it Tiphanni. So as a joke I decided to become Jordan with a silent PH in the middle :)

@that1indianguy664 6 жыл бұрын

What if the ph wasn’t silent????

@nickh3205 7 жыл бұрын

Thay are cool

@AmpelioB 6 ай бұрын

thats from the movie!

@jonathandurbin5534 4 жыл бұрын

At 4:56-ish he says aristocats lol

@sirdoge361 7 жыл бұрын

Do the Genasi come from these lands?

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

Genasi are planetouched humanoids, typically crossbreeding between humans and genies. The Genies were most prevalent in Zakhara; Thay on the other hand is in Faerun. Although possibly a few Genasi made their way north to Faerun.

@sirdoge361 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks =D

@victormontano966 4 жыл бұрын

Vibe check

@zeugenberg Жыл бұрын

Sooo... are they importing slaves or exporting slaves? Asking for a friend who hasn't prepared for next Session.

@j-fallard5351 7 жыл бұрын

Thay is so flavorful

@jordanrejon5091 10 ай бұрын

Hell yeah thank you for the lore it's really gonna help my character

@DrAndrewJBlack 3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@Korealignments 3 жыл бұрын

Dooblee-doo... Someone was watching Colville.

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and no. Created by Wheezy Waiter. knowyourmeme.com/memes/doobly-doo

@itzybitzyspyder 3 жыл бұрын

4:53 aristocats?!

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

lol yeah, short story my significant other was directing the Disney aristocats, and well I guess it was on my mind

@dankmessiah 6 жыл бұрын

heh heh, doobly doo. Who doesn't watch Colville? :P

@bahamutkaiser Жыл бұрын

Killed the gods? Or the avatars?

@liljohnnotbigjohn 6 жыл бұрын

so... if you can create an army of undead that is smart enough to handle tactics, organization, etc, why would you worry about slaves? You have to *feed* slaves. An army of zombie slaves might have some downsides (what's that smell?), but they never get tired, stop, etc.

@Jorphdan 6 жыл бұрын

I believe Szass Tam would agree with you!

@schwann145 4 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, undead don't follow you just cuz they think you're cool - you have to expend a *lot* of magical energy on a constant basis to maintain control.

@iang0th 2 жыл бұрын

@@schwann145 Uh, slaves don't follow you just cuz they think you're cool, either.

@blahlbinoa 7 жыл бұрын

Spellplague, or the giant middle finger from WotC to not only its fans but it's creators.

@Zeemis 4 жыл бұрын

I had a "potential" DM that I was going to play with that wanted to run a Spellplague centered campaign. Yeah we didn't get to starting that campaign.

@IncanPete 3 жыл бұрын

That guy's a real "Szass Hole." Does anyone ever make that joke?

@chaoticneutral7573 2 жыл бұрын

Binge watching Forgotten Realms lore so better understand Baldur's Gate 3 story and setting before game comes out.

@ericyoung4448 7 жыл бұрын

why does everyone hate on the Spellplague? I've only recently started playing (started with 5e) so maybe there's a lot of stuff I don't know about but I thought the Spellplague was a pretty cool concept.

@Jorphdan 7 жыл бұрын

+Eric Young I believe it is that WoTC used the spellplague to justify the complete overhaul of DnD for 4th edition. But I'm with you, I think it (and 4th edition) are over hated.

@schwann145 4 жыл бұрын

It was a disrespectful overhaul of the entire setting that came with massive retcons, all of which happened for no better reason than, "D&D switched editions." The players didn't want it. The authors didn't want it. It was a 100% corporate, "let's freshen things up" decision.