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Cloak of Shadows

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The Shadow Over Faerun

The Time of Troubles had arrived. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faerun had come.

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But wrathful and warring gods were not Faerun's only problem.

The dreaded and insidious Shadowmasters had seized the opportunity to increase their influence and power while Mystra and her minions were otherwise engaged. The Shadowmasters had woven a mgical cloak of spells that would render the wearer invisible to their rival's magic.

The shadow over Faerun spreads.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 315 pages

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