Sharn (Forgotten Realms)
| Sharn | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Alignment | Always chaotic neutral |
| Type | Large aberration |
| Image | from Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn, illustrated by Monte Moore Wizards.com image |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Anauroch (AD&D Second Edition Forgotten Realms) by Ed Greenwood, Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark (AD&D Second Edition Forgotten Realms), Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn (Third Edition Forgotten Realms and Dungeons & Dragons), The Ruins of Undermountain (AD&D Second Edition Forgotten Realms) |
| First appearance | The Ruins of Undermountain (AD&D Second Edition Forgotten Realms) |
The sharn are fictitious creatures in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are central to the plot of the fantasy novel Blackstaff by Steven E. Schend and are best known as those responsible for imprisoning the malevolent phaerimm. Within the context of the game setting, the sharn are also called by the lesser known names shiftshades, blackclaws, simmershadows, skulkingdeaths, and fhaorn’quessir, which is Elvish for “changed/altered/transformed people.”
The sharn have appeared in various Forgotten Realms supplements since first appearing in AD&D's second edition, and were central to the plot of the fantasy novel Blackstaff by Steven E. Schend.
The sharn were introduced to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in the Ruins of Undermountain boxed set (1991), and were revealed to have played an important part in the history of the Anauroch desert in the accessory, Anauroch (1991). The sharn also appear in the Netheril: Empire of Magic boxed set (1996), detailing their role in the ancient history of the world. The sharn are reprinted in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).
The sharn's role in the Underdark is further detailed in Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark (1999).
The sharn appear in Monsters of Faerûn (2001).
The sharn appear in Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade (2007).
The sharn appear in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (2008).
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