Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn - Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn. Vajra Safahr commands the mighty walking statues of Waterdeep. From the simplest cantrip to the mightiest workings of high magic, from a humble Cure Wounds spell to the raising of mighty heroes from the dead, magic permeates the Realms. And any understanding of magic in Faerûn begins with understanding the Weave. The Weave The Weave is the raw material from which the tapestry of magic is woven-an essential element of the universe that flows through all things. Some creatures, objects, and locations have especially deep connections to the Weave. Such creatures can perform extraordinary feats that come naturally to them (a beholder's flight, a vampire's charming gaze, a dragon's breath weapon, and so forth), while individuals with the necessary talent and skill can cast spells by manipulating the Weave. The Weave isn't normally visible or detectable, except through the use of spells. The god Mystra is the Weave's keeper and caretaker. All three times the god of magic died or was separated from her divinity (twice as Mystra, and once as her predecessor, Mystryl), magic was twisted or failed entirely. With Mystra's most recent death and the arrival of the Spellplague, the Weave was thought to be destroyed. But in the Second Sundering, both Mystra and the Weave returned, and spells and magic items became reliable once more. Magic Items While a spell is brought to life by manipulating threads of the Weave, the creation of a magic item ties those threads together. The Weave enables individuals to call forth the energy inside a magic item. When a creature attunes to a magic item, threads of the Weave from both wielder and magic item become entwined. Spellfire Spellfire is the raw energy of the Weave. The ability to refine and control it is a gift bestowed on a handful of people every generation. Spellfire can manifest as a font of silver light or healing energy, it can absorb magic, or it can be a searing blue-white jet of all-consuming radian...