Finder's Bane, by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb, is the fifteenth book in The Harpers series. It later became the first book in the plane-spanning The Lost Gods trilogy.
Summary[]
Joel, a priest of the god Finder Wyvernspur, is making a pilgrimage to the Lost Vale on the advice of Jedidiah, an older priest. While passing through Daggerdale, he encounters Holly Harrowslough, a paladin of Lathander, fighting the Zhentarim. They meet up with Randal Morn, who sends a man named Bear to escort Joel, but Bear is a traitor who worships Iyachtu Xvim. He turns Joel over to the church and Holly is captured trying to rescue him.
Walinda of Bane, a priestess who slaughtered the crew of a spelljammer, kidnapped and tortured its captain Jas, a winged human. She turns over Jas to the Xvim priests, as well as letting them slaughter her hundreds of followers. Joel, Holly, Jas, and Walinda escape, but Bear follows them. Jedidiah reveals himself as the person Bear, turned into a dark stalker, was tracking. He transfers some of his power into one half of the Finder's Stone, which is stolen by Walinda, who gives it to her master, a banelich she believes to be Bane's essence.
Joel and Jedidiah agree to retrieve the Hand of Bane from Sigil in order to trade it for the Finder's Stone. They go to the Lost Vale, where Jedediah reveals himself as Finder. They then travel to a gate to the Outlands.
Holly and Jas attempt to kill the banelich, but fail. Joel and Finder salvage the agreement but have to leave the women behind. Holly is teleported to Sigil by a servant of Lathander, believing that the servant will watch over Jas. However, the servant leaves her to be captured and turned into a dark stalker. With the help of Holly and her friend, the paladin Bors, Joel and Finder retrieve the Hand of Bane, but Holly is kidnapped by Walinda. The banelich fails to resurrect Bane, and is destroyed by Finder and Joel. Jas overcomes her dark stalker curse and retains her humanity, and Holly takes the remains of the Hand of Bane.
Index[]
Characters[]
- Adenu • Bane • Bear • Bors • Branson • Butternut • Copperbloom • Ditz • Erendis • Finder Wyvernspur • Grypht • Jedidiah • Karva • Jasmine • Joel • General Horse • Handful • Holly Harrowslough • Ilsensine • Pan Ho • Randal Morn • Shi-shi • Walinda
- Referenced only
- Akabar Bel Akash • Alias • Anathar • Arthur • Burl • Elminster • King of Cormyr • Lady of Pain • Moander • Mordenkainen • Lord Morngrim • General Pien • Olive Ruskettle • Sapphire • Shraevyn • Tiamat • Vecna
Religion[]
- Aoskar • Iyachtu Xvim • Lathander • Tymora
- Referenced only
- Celestial Emperor • Chauntea • Gzemnid • Lich Queen • Milil • Oghma • Selûne • Torm • Tyr • Yen-Wang-Yeh
- Organizations
- Beast cult • Celestial Bureaucracy • Church of Bane • Church of Cyric • Church of Finder Wyvernspur • Church of Iyachtu Xvim • Faerûnian pantheon • Order of the Aster
- Titles
- Acolyte • Avatar • Chosen • Dreadmaster • Dread Sister • High priest • Novice • Ruinlord • Vermin (title)
Creatures[]
- Baatezu • Banelich • Bariaur • Bee • Beholder • Blue jay • Boar • Carp • Cat • Dark stalker • Deer • Dwarf • Elf • Firestar • Giant • Giff • Go-zu oni • Grell • Griffon • Horse • Human • Jackdaw • Lion dog • Mind flayer • Modron • Peacock • Petitioner • Saurial (Bladeback • Finhead • Flyer • Hornhead) • Skeleton • Spirit • Tanar'ri • Warbler • Zombie
Ethnicities[]
- Dalefolk • Kara-Turan
- Referenced only
- Tuigan • Zakharan (ethnicity)
Locations[]
- Abeir-Toril • Anathar's Dell • Anauroch • Astral Plane • Border Forest • Cat's Gate • Caverns of Thought • Daggerdale • Dalelands • Desertsmouth Mountains • Ethereal plane • Flaming Tower • Giant's Craw • Multiverse • North Ride • Palace of Judgement (Hall of Confused Dreams) • Lost Vale • Outlands • Realms • Shattered Temple • Shraevyn's Tomb • Sigil • Singing Cave • Spiderhaunt Wood • Spire • Temple in the Sky • Tesh • Tethyamar Trail
- Referenced only
- Abyss • Acheron • Ashabenford • Bedlam • Berdusk • Civic Festhall • Color pool • Conduit • Cormyr • Dagger Falls • Gzemnid's Realm • Kara-Tur • Mazes • Netheril • Nine Hells • Rigus • Shadowdale • Teshendale • Waterdeep • Zakhara
Organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Anarchists • Athar • Bardic college • Bardic college of Berdusk • Dustmen • Faction • Godsmen
Magic[]
- Items
- Feather token • Finder's Stone • Hand of Bane • Holy water • Phylactery • Portal • Relic • Wand
- Spells
- Animate dead • Bless • Chariot of Sustarre • Calm animals • Charm • Coldfire • Command • Create food and water • Cure wounds • Faerie fire • Fireball • Heat metal • Light • Locate object • Silence • Speak with animals • Spiritual hammer • Teleport
- Referenced only
- Vorpal
Items[]
- Armor
- Food & drink
- Materials
- Musical instruments
- Weapons
- Miscellaneous
Plants[]
- Daisy • Evergreen • Grass • Oak • Pine • Poppy
- Referenced only
- Gardenia • Honeysuckle • Rose • Tulip
Events[]
- Referenced only
- Time of Troubles
Occupations[]
- Adventurer • Bard • Bookseller • Cook • Guard • Merchant • Peasant • Priest • Soldier • Tout • Warrior (Fighter • Paladin) • Wizard
- Referenced only
- Askara
Songs[]
Ballad of the Dream Weaver • Button song • Dalesman's Holiday • Jonsten the Rover • Market Day • The River of Life • Tears of Selûne • Toasting Song
Miscellaneous[]
- Crystal sphere • Darts • Dwarvish • Kara-Turan language • Lay on Hands • Ninepins • Selûne (moon) • The Sun • Tears of Selûne
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
Further Reading[]
- Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak (1997). “Rogues Gallery: Finder's Band”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #2 (TSR, Inc.) (2)., pp. 54–57.
References[]
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Steven E. Schend (2000). Presenting...Seven Millennia of Realms Fiction. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2003-06-21. Retrieved on 2015-08-12.