Tenser
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In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Tenser is an archmage, who actively seeks to rid the Flanaess of evil. A former member of both the Citadel of Eight and the Circle of Eight, Tenser makes his home in the Fortress of Unknown Depths on the southern shore of the Nyr Dyv, near the village of Magepoint, only a few days ride from the Free City of Greyhawk.
In Dungeon's Age of Worms adventure path, Tenser is referred to as "Manzorian."
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[edit] Appearance
Tenser is described and depicted as having an aquiline nose, and is always dressed in blue.
[edit] Spells
Tenser is responsible for developing such commonly known spells as:
- Tenser's Floating Disc
- Tenser's Transformation
Tenser has also developed the following additional spells:
- 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 Aim
[edit] Writings
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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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: [1]
- Cook, David. Vecna Lives (TSR, 1990).
- Grohe, Allan. "Gygax's Anagrams, Puns, and Homages in the World of Greyhawk." Available online: [2]
- Gygax, Gary. Isle of the Ape (TSR, 1985).
- Gygax, Gary. Players Handbook (TSR, 1978).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Mona, Erik, and Gary Holian. "Wheels within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." Living Greyhawk Journal #0 (Aug 2000). Available online: [3]
- Moore, Roger. The Adventure Begins (TSR, 1998).
- Moore, Roger E. Return of the Eight (TSR, 1998).
- Niles, Douglas, and Carl 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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