Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Ironfang Keep
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- END OF MONTH, Patreon bonus video released to the public.
Deep within the eastern frontier of the Moonsea lies an incredibly ancient structure, now known as the Iron Keep.
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Wow. What a blast from the past. Much of this lore was from an article I penned for Dragon Magazine back in 2007. The "dark three" were indeed Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal during their adventuring days as mortals. To achieve godhood, the trio embarked upon a quest to bend seven powerful entities to their will. Hask, Voice of Hargut was but one of these "Lost Gods". The others include Tyranthraxus the Flamed One, Camnod the Unseen, and Maram of the Great Spear.
That's awesome!
Thank you for your creative work \'W'/
Great work!!!
We're not worthy!!! 🙇
Wait....how do we know you're actually THE Brian R. James?!! LOL!!
How they just snuck into the Keep is what I want to know Brian. And who was the Netherese arcanist that apparently had survived the fall of Netheril & lived over 1000 yrs?
Worth mentioning that this is not to be confused with the Ironfang Keep to be found in the Orsraun Mountains, north of Turmish, which is sometimes referred to as Ironfang Deep. Nor is it to be mistaken for the Gates of the Iron Fangs, located on the southern borders of the forest of Amtar.
Thanks to whom ever asked for this lore to be uncovered. This is some great stuff. Always loved this place and yet both times i have attempted to crawl into those ruins have ended in terrible failure (for my self & my party members. I think the rogue was able to sneak away and flee). Which just makes me want to go back again!
...damn green dracolich. Never had good luck against those damned bastards lol
I seem to remember getting the impression that the 3 "adventurers" were the Dark 3...
A warlord(bane)
a necromancer(myrkul)
a Assassin(bhaal).
Though why they would bother is another matter...
Have you considered doing a series on other famous (or more obscure) fortresses and dungeons? You've done plenty on various creatures, so maybe giving them places to call home might be fun.
Do more like this please. Love the ones about cities and and castles
I heard on Religion in the realms that it was the Dead 3 that confronted Hrask in the keeps throne room.
Correct
@@AJPickett Sounds like the Dead 3, or at least 1 of them, spent some time adventuring in Imaskar as well?
The three adventures remind me of the dead three, especially with their use of daggers
I think it was the dead 3.
Anyplace that has a "Menagerie" of beasts MUST be a madhouse. The Barbarois from Vampire Hunter D.
Batracci doppelganger is an epic villian.
With a name like Ironfang Keep, you know it's going to be *metal*
That's a pretty solid guess
Snake? Snake! SNAKE!!
"You can't kill the metal,
the metal will live on"
This is my number one spot for d&d lore. Your stuff is informative without excess pausing and interrupting bs. Keep up the good work
This video is one of the reasons I used to think the dead three where the PC's of someone in Ed's playing table. We stand corrected by the Man himself.
The terrible Gygax 😂 I know it was a mispeak but I still think it fits, he'd probably be a CR 3,000,000 monster
I HAD TO CTRL + F TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE CAUGHT THAT! LMAO
havent played dnd since i was in HS, but watching your channel made me go and buy the 5e starterbox, last time i played we were using a friends olderbrothers books for adnd
I honestly did not expect Göbekli Tepe to appear in the first minutes. Love how you use real life comparative material.
You know those three adventurers sound a lot like the “Dead Three” - Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul who were humans who gained enough power through epic feats to challenge Jergal for his throne. They were to said to be an assasin a warrior and necromancer and to have beaten many powerful foes including demigods. Just speculating
AJ the Mighty Gluestick!! This is a serious gem, thank you for your work and for sharing with nonPatrons.
I’ve been absolutely inspired by the lore surrounding Ironfang Keep
The Dead Three probably were the adventurers.
"I am fortifying this position. For Rogal Dorn and The Emprah!"
Ancient, sealed, probably cursed, stronghold... Grabs weapons, backpack & other gear: Let's check it out! What could possibly go wrong?
Awesome video, thank you so much! I was thinking that location could form part of a campaign but you dug up so much info it seems like it would probably need to be the climax and require more than just a party of high level adventurers! And who were those 3 guys?
One of them was Bane.
This is perfect I actually have a party getting ready to head that way. Well they don't know that part. :-) shhh
Thank you for requesting such a fortuitous location :-)
Bane and I forget their names but they would become the god of murder and the god of the dead. Jurgal gave them their powers.
Bhaal and Myrkul.
I did enjoy it. I was inspired. And now I'm looking for your video on dopelgangers because I forgot elders were a thing
Wait lol.. WoW did so many RiP offs from
DnD it’s crazy, “shadowfang keep” even looks the same
Really!! I had to actively look for this video, i had no clue you posted it. Yub Tub is working its magic......
Göbekli Tepe
Fascinating place.
That name sounds Turkish.
Nice reference to Gobekli Tepe AJ. Salute!
I love this video it's on my list..dnd playlist of greatness
I like to imagine that when the fortress was built, the roaring waterfall was just a river on a gentle hill. But 25k years is probably too short for that.
Great Pyramids of Geezer
th-cam.com/video/WbuhtWeoxmI/w-d-xo.html
This gave me an idea.imagine a keep in a remote land of desolation and tyranny.every king or queen or group that rules from it does so cruelly with sadistic intent, even if they had previously been benevolent.The keep has an intelligence of its own that invades the dreams and thoughts of every inhabitant turning them into an evil despotic monster possibly mutating their physical appearance.if only a party of adventurers would save us from this tyranny
blank blank that sounds like The Temple of Elemental Evil!
Twisting the minds of its inhabitants till they either give into there ever more twisted desires or grow made and go on to have short, bloody and violent reigns.
Good video AJ
Epic! I bet the elithed’s would love the information within these ancient walls
I wonder what possible use Ironfang Keep could have been in the Dragon/Giant wars given there's no way for anyone inside to see anything going on outside. Seems more useful as a vault to either protect something, or to hold something and prevent it escaping...
Those inside must have used magical means to observe the outside world.
Vission slits and battlements are susceptible to dragonfire, solid stone would grant a better measure of protection, until the molten remains buried the occupants. Vision is also not terribly difficult to achieve with the magic giant's seemed to possess.
Weren't the 3 assassins Bane, Cyric, and the other guy?
Yes.
Wait, the dead three? Wasn't that Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul?
I thought Cyric went from some schmuck to deity in a span of time only slightly longer than it took Mask to say "Hey, mate! Wanna pull an epic prank? All you've gotta do is grab this sword...."
great story and video
inspired for a whole campaign yes ! :D
Cool video Kiwi,when and if my players get finished with Skullport! I might have to send them across the globe to Iron Fang Keep! sounds very interesting,as i myself have an intelligent Hillgiant,Brudock of Waterdeep and my nephew has a civilized Frost giant. plus a big group of powerful dwarves and of course my 2 archmages! Might just give it a go! Thanks for the info on the keep! Great work m8! 😎
If my DnD games end up like my video games after modding, its probably best I don't DM.
The lore presented in your videos always goes beyond the title.
25000 years in a river, someone has never heard of erosion lol
Yup! I enjoyed!
Awesome
This place sounds truely lovely. XD between dragons disappearing for the sake of dark magical mad science and the existence of a "menagerie" of abominations, this has to be a great holiday destination. Maybe Ironfang keep itself is scientient, and is the madness in all of this methodology. Or maybe its just madness... 😵🤪🥴 with nothing and no one left strong enough to restrain it...
i was waiting for the reveal that the keep was sentient evil LOL
Can you stop the experiments before you join in on them? are you unlocking the shakel or tightening it up? why is that dragon curled up in a ball in that stadium sized cell? Is that a sword in your hand or a really big scapel? I know... sacrifices must be made in order to create the perfect creature, the wars must be won, it's always the same... Sever and stitch untill it is done. 😵😈😵 (I suppose you could have it working similiarly to what happens to the crew aboard a reaper in mass effect.) T.B.H. The madhouse surgeon is tropic nightmare fuel.
The ground beneath the waterfall itself must contain monumental enchantments to withstand uncounted millennia of watery onslaught. Another warning unheeded by the impatient adventurers.
What's this about the elves casting a spell to drive the wyrms mad?
The Dracorage Mythal, check out my video on the Early History of the Elves.
Again love your work
what of Isle of apes? a modul by Gygax himself that is said to make tomb of horrors look nice
Oh god. That is a module where you should have back up characters primed and ready. Just keep a stack handy just in case.
The boatman with the axe looks like Mongor from Thundercats, only difference is Mongor used a scythe
Thanks for the vid sir 👍🏼👍🏼.
grafts remind me of the yuuzang Vong of star wars
"Itcha Ya Bhoy AJ Ovahere Witcha Hawt Dwaugs Enya Spaghettys!"
Would you do videos on zakhara? like the assassins or the first sultan's four wives?
Do you make your own creatures or races? If so would you do videos on them?
wow great job AJ, 25,000 year old keep lol that's better than helmsdeep in lotr
Hey AJ,whats the name of the creature that Haask summoned? Was it an Oberith? Thanks!
An Elder Evil (origins unknown) Hargut of the Gray Pestilence forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Haask,_Voice_of_Hargut is one of the Seven Lost Gods who submitted to the god Bane and became his servants. forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Seven_Lost_Gods
@@AJPickett Cool thanks!
Krawl?
Are there any adventures with this location in it?
I don't know.
Nope. Just lore. There's not even a map of the place. It's awesome!
Elise Siswet
offcourse it can be over 20 000 years if it exists in a world where there have been numerous ancient cultures even before the elves where also gods walk around
It would be weirder of there wasn't any ancient civilizations. A keep that's just there from the very beginning. Now that's just something I would do just to screw with my Pcs. That there keep is the building from which all architecture is based off of.