King Brinnaq Torlath I "the Shining" was an Amnian monarch of the Torlath dynasty who greatly expanded the realm.[1]
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Brinnaq was the only son of King Rashturl. He had many sons including Esmel IV and Jhanos I, and his only daughter was Leluia.[1]
History[]
King Brinnaq led Amn in a period of expansion and mercantilism, becoming known as the realm's first "merchant king."[1] In the Year of the Crawling Crags, 692 DR, Brinnaq negotiated the Tejarn Purchase—buying the lands north of the Sulduskoon River and south of the Tejarn Hills from the cash-strapped kingdom of Tethyr. These lands would later include Riatavin, Trailstone, and other settlements.[2]
He died in 694 DR and was succeeded by his son Esmel IV, only for his son-in-law Arbas to set about killing every male Torlath in Amn, including Esmel IV and his own son Esmar. The sole survivor was Jhanos I, who returned from abroad and reclaimed the throne the following year.[1][3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Two: Amn”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 21. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2008-01-08). “Too Many Princes”. In Philip Athans ed. Realms of War (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4934-1.