> [!infobox|right] > #### THE SPELLPLAGUE > ![[5E_SPELLPLAGUE.png]] > > ##### Event Information > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Cataclysm | > | ![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Celebrated**: | No | > | ![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Seasonal**: | No | > | ![[ICON - house-chimney-window-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | [[Artimis]] | > | ![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Cause**: | Magical Catastrophe | > | ![[ICON - head-side-brain-solid-full.svg]] **Legacy**: | Lasting Arcane Scars | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - [[The Spellplague]] was a massive magical catastrophe that began in 1385 DR following the death of [[Mystra]]. - From what I was taught, Mystra's death caused [[The Weave]] to collapse, leaving magic unstable and allowing raw magical power to behave in ways nobody could properly control. - Magic failed, changed unexpectedly, or became actively dangerous, while strange blue fire and other magical effects appeared across parts of [[Artimis]]. - The worst of the Spellplague lasted for roughly ten years, but the damage did not simply disappear when the immediate catastrophe ended. Unstable magic and places permanently altered by it remained afterward. - Much later, [[The Second Sundering]] helped restore some of what had been disrupted, including greater stability to the Weave. - I was born long after the Spellplague ended, so nearly everything I know about it comes from what I've been taught and the people I've encountered who knew and understood magic better than I did.