Nystul

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Nystul
Greyhawk Character
Homeland	Tenh
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age
Class	Wizard
Alignment	Neutral
Universe	World of Greyhawk

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Nystul is an archmage and member of the Circle of Eight. He is also the most famous native of the Duchy of Tenh. At one time, Nystul had an apprentice named Janina.

[edit] Spells

Nystul is responsible for developing such commonly known spells as Nystul's Magic Aura and Nystul's Undetectable Aura.

Nystul has also developed the following additional spells:

Nystul's Blacklight Burst
Nystul's Blackmote
Nystul's Blazing Beam
Nystul's Crystal Dagger
Nystul's Crystal Dirk
Nystul's Dancing Dweomer
Nystul's Dancing Werelight
Nystul's Enveloping Darkness
Nystul's Expeditious Fire Extinguisher
Nystul's Flash
Nystul's Golden Revelation
Nystul's Grue Conjuration
Nystul's Lightburst
Nystul's Radiant Arch
Nystul's Radiant Baton

[edit] Writings

Nystul is known to have authored the following works:

Libram of the Great Paravisual Emanations
Metaphysics of Mathematics

[edit] References

Brown, Anne. Bigby's Curse (TSR, 1995)
- Brown, Anne. Player's Guide To Greyhawk (TSR, 1998).

Browne, Dave J, and Don Turnbull. The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (TSR, 1981).

Cook, David. Vecna Lives! (TSR, 1990).

Gygax, Gary. Players Handbook (TSR, 1978).

Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." (Dragon #82 (TSR, 1984).

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 (Paizo Publishing, 2000). Available online: [1]