Call Upon Gargauth

Level 7 priest spell · Conjuration/Summoning

Calls to Gargauth on whatever plane he stands and asks his aid, which he grants or refuses as it suits him.

Situation: Summon

Useful — worth a slot when its situation comes up.

Sphere
Summoning
Range
Special
Components
V, S, M
Casting time
1 hour
Duration
Special
Area of effect
The spellcaster
Saving throw
None

This spell enables the spellcaster to contact Gargauth, wherever he is on Toril, in Realmspace, or on the Outer Planes, and request his assistance. Gargauth is by no means obligated to respond to the request, and he is not under the command of the spellcaster, but if the situation catches his interest or the bribe offered is enticing, the Outcast commonly appears on the scene in avatar form and acts as he wishes. Gargauth sticks to the letter of any agreement reached, but he violates the spirit of any agreement to his own advantage whenever possible. Gargauth delights in disseminating disinformation about this spell by inaccurate ly describing the situation of the caster as somehow being in control of Gargauth. He often deliberate ly deludes casters into obtaining particular items that he desires by spreading word that possessing them and casting this spell will place him at the caster's beck and call, and then seizes the items when a spellcaster calls.

The material components of this spell are an unblessed broken horn manifested by Gargauth (as described above in Other Manifestations) and the priest's holy symbol.

Notes: Granted by the evil demipower Gargauth the Outcast of the Forgotten Realms setting.

Sources

  • Powers & Pantheons (9563)
  • Priest's Spell Compendium Vol 1
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