- Tenser
In-universe
subject = a
described_object = astock character created for arole-playing game
category =Greyhawk Character
name=Tenser
home=Magepoint
gender=Male
race=Human
class=Wizard 16/Archmage 5
alignment=Lawful Good
age=70+
universe="World of Greyhawk "In the "
World of Greyhawk "campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons "roleplaying game , Tenser is an archmage who actively seeks to rid theFlanaess of evil. A former member of both theCitadel of Eight and theCircle of Eight , Tenser makes his home in the Fortress of Unknown Depths on the southern shore of theNyr Dyv , near the village ofMagepoint , only a few days ride from theFree City of Greyhawk .In "Dungeon's"
Age of Worms adventure path, Tenser is referred to as "Manzorian."Appearance
Tenser is described and depicted as having an aquiline nose, and is always dressed in blue.
History
Tenser was born 525 CY, purportedly in the Wild Coast town of Fax. At some point after 551 CY, he was recruited by
Mordenkainen and Bigby to join theCitadel of Eight . After the death of his good friend and fellow Citadel memberSerten in 569 CY, the Citadel dissolved. Tenser joined forces with Bigby and Mordenkainen once more in 574 CY when he joined theCircle of Eight , replacingLeomund .The Circle was betrayed in 584 CY, when Tenser, Bigby, and
Otiluke discovered a plan by the Circle's ownRary to slay a number of diplomats assembled in Greyhawk to sign the treaty ending theGreyhawk Wars . Unfortunately, Rary witnessed their discovery, and a great magical battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of Otiluke and Tenser, and severely wounding Bigby, who was unable to pursue Rary as he escaped. Word later came that Rary's allies, among them former Citadel member LordRobilar , had ensured Tenser's and Otiluke's deaths by destroying every clone they had prepared for such an incident. Rary and Robilar fled to theBright Desert , southeast of Greyhawk, where they established the Empire of the Bright Lands.However, Rary and Robilar had failed to discover a clone Tenser had hidden away on Celene, one of
Oerth 's moons, and in Goodmonth of 585 CY Tenser was restored to life. Though he was welcomed back into the Circle, Tenser refused.pells
Two of Tenser's eponymous spells, Tenser's Floating Disc and Tenser's Transformation, appear in the 3.5 Edition "
Player’s Handbook ". Other spells that he developed, described in such second editon supplements as Greyhawk Adventures, include:
* Tenser's Brawl
* Tenser's Deadly Strike
* Tenser's Destructive Resonance
* Tenser's Eye of the Eagle
* Tenser's Eye of the Tiger
* Tenser's Flaming Blade
* Tenser's Floating Disc, Greater
* Tenser's Fortunes of War
* Tenser's Giant Strength
* Tenser's Hunting Hawk
* Tenser's Master of Arms
* Tenser's Primal Fury
* Tenser's Running Warrior
* Tenser's Staff of Smiting
* Tenser's Steady AimWritings
Tenser is known to have authored the following works:
*"Evolution of the Arcane Will Power"
*"Magical Properties of Gemstones"
*"Magical Properties of Herbs and Flowers"
*"Occult Properties of Gemstones"
*"Theory of the Invisible Forces"Creative Origins
It is rumored that the name 'Tenser' is actually the rearanging of E Gary Gygax's first name 'Ernest,' a name also shared by one of his sons, Ernie, who played Tenser in the elder Gygax's campaign.
References
* Blume, Brian, David Cook, and Jean Wells. "The
Rogues Gallery " (TSR,1980 ).
* Browne, Dave J, and Don Turnbull. "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh " (TSR,1981 ).
** Browne, Dave J, and Don Turnbull. "Danger at Dunwater " (TSR,1982 ).
* Cook, David. "History of the Greyhawk Wars." "Wars" (TSR, 1991). Available Online: [http://www.nyrond.org/turbine/page/university/greyhawkwars.html]
** Cook, David. "Vecna Lives" (TSR, 1990).
* Grohe, Allan. "Gygax's Anagrams, Puns, and Homages in the World of Greyhawk." Available online: [http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_anagrams.html]
* Gygax, Gary. "Isle of the Ape " (TSR, 1985).
**Gygax, Gary . "Players Handbook " (TSR,1978 ).
* Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ("Dragon" #82 (TSR,1984 ).
* Holian, Gary,Erik Mona ,Sean K Reynolds , andFrederick Weining . "Living Greyhawk Gazetteer" (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
* Mona, Erik, andGary Holian . "Wheels within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." "Living Greyhawk Journal" #0 (Aug 2000). Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LGJcircleof8pdf.zip]
* Moore, Roger. "" (TSR, 1998).
**Moore, Roger E . "Return of the Eight " (TSR,1998 ).
*Niles, Douglas , andCarl Sargent . "The City of Greyhawk" (TSR,1989 ).
* Pryor, Anthony. "Rary the Traitor " (TSR,1992 ).
* Sargent, Carl. "From the Ashes" (TSR,1993 ).
* Ward, James M. "Greyhawk Adventures " (TSR,1988 ).
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