In this video I go over the lore of the Red Wizards of Thay. How does one become one? What are they like? What exactly do they do?
0:00 Intro
0:58 Sources
2:23 Training
6:14 Societal Position
6:55 Jobs
8:33 Race
10:42 Non-Red Wizard Spellcasters in Thay
12:10 Hierarchy
Sources:
Spellbound (2e)
Unapproachable East (3e)
Thay, Land of the Red Wizards (5e)
Ed Greenwood on his Discord server
If you want more detail on the exact page numbers I sourced the information from, or if you just prefer lore in a text format, here is the script for this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uj2VyJb66baMQtzoKWxfSiTsWbrzaB_dinFx-ZZvXWM/edit?usp=sharing
Thumbnail art from Thay, Land of the Red Wizards
Music
Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Kumasi Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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