The Orb Lords

The Orb Lords, as they have come to be remembered, were a cadre of wizards that ruled the lands north of present day Waterdeep from what is now known as the city of glass. The Orb Lords ruled from a palace created entirely of glass and there were many tall towers rumored to be purely constructed from glass blocks. The city was called Haelabelee (Hay Lay ‘Bee Lee) and is one of the seventeen wonders of the ancient world. Rumors impossible to substantiate abound about the ancient city but it must have surely been a breathtaking sight. The lords created a great many magical orbs and thus earned their place in history. It is said that every single magical orb in existence today was created during the three hundred year reign of the Cadre of Nine, as they were known at that time. One thing is known for certain and that is that Humathax, the betrayer created the Dragon Orbs including the Orb of the Eternal Dragon. It is said that Tiamat sent a great flock of elder dragons to lay waste to Haelabelee and destroy the dragon orbs. Another account places Humathax in league with Tiamat and attributes what came to be know as The Flight of Dragons to the abominable union. The Orb of Storms, the Black Orb of Untog and the Spheres of Annihilation are also attributed to the Nine. One thing is certain and that is that a great many orbs were created and a great many survive to this day. Their powers are myriad, in some cases many copies of the same orb were created and in other cases the orbs powers are unique.