Seven Lost Rings of Mhzentul

Value
Ring of 20,000
burning gp
Ring of 20,000
coldfire gp
Ring of night 32,000
gp
Ring of scribes 25,000
gp
Ring of stone 17,500
gp
Ring of the 20,000
tshala gp
Ring of 20,000
wayfaring gp

The Seven Lost Rings of Mhzentul was a set of powerful magical rings crafted by
the wizard Mhzentul.[1]

Description
All the Seven Lost Rings were forged from mithral treated with
the dwarven everbright technique[2] to make them shine brightly and immune to rust and
corrosion.[4] Although the bands themselves were relatively simple, most of them were
engraved with complex runes in an ancient Elven dialect. The precise meaning of the
engravings was lost to time, unrecoverable even through legend lore and similar magic.
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Powers
Each ring had its own discrete set of powers.[2]
Ring of Burning
Rumored to have all the powers of a ring of spell storing, this ring felt warm to the touch
and, though its meaning could not be discerned, its engraving seemed to bring leaping
flames to mind. The ring was said to contain the spells Aganazzar's scorcher, Beltyn's
burning blood, fire gate, Flamsterd's flamestrike, and shroud of flame.[2]
Ring of Coldfire
The runic engraving on this ring was suggestive of icicles and frost. Also considered a
type of ring of spell storing, the ring of coldfire was said to contain the spells cone of
cold, icelance, moonfire, Snilloc's snowball swarm, and wall of ice.[2]
Ring of Night
In addition to its engraving, which resembled feathered wings, someone had scratched
the word or name "Anathas" into this band. Once per week, the ring of night could be
transformed into a margoyle at its wearer's command. This transformation lasted a full
day, after which the ring would return to its wearer's hand. Interestingly, the ring of
night also allowed its wearer to swap places with the margoyle, as if through a teleport
without error spell, though doing so would revert the summoned creature to its ring form.
Additionally, whoever wore the ring was granted infravision.[2]
Ring of Scribes
The runic engraving on this ring was actually discernible, consisting of various
characters borrowed from several different written languages.[note 1] Yet another ring of
spell storing, it was said to contain two copies of each of the spells comprehend
languages, erase, read magic, secret page, and wizard mark. Furthermore, the wearer
of this ring was immune to all magical effects caused by runes, glyphs, or symbols, as
well as those activated by reading inscriptions and writings.[2]
Ring of Stone
This ring was engraved with the same rune repeated seven times, thought to mean
"stone" or "earth". The ring could be transformed, once per week, to a stone guardian at
its wearer's command, causing the ring to temporarily vanish. The guardian
automatically detected invisibility and reflected all fire-based magic back at its caster.
The transformation lasted a full day, upon which the ring returned to its wearer's hand.
Additionally, the wearer could use the ring to cast stone shape.[2]
Ring of the Tshala
Much like the ring of burning, the engraving on this ring resembled flames. Like many of
the other Lost Rings, it was considered a ring of spell storing, and was said to
contain delayed blast fireball, fireball, flaming sphere, meteor swarm, and wall of fire.
Curiously, there was a chance that the wearer would transform into a tshala, a creature
of living flame, each time the ring was used to cast meteor swarm.[2] This could be
undone at will, but there was a small chance that reversing the transformation could let
loose an extremely potent shroud of flame spell on the wearer, which would only cease
once he or she was reduced to ash or if subjected to an equally potent casting of dispel
magic. If the wearer were to perish in this way, the ring would teleport itself to a random
place in Faerûn.[3]
Ring of Wayfaring
 The engraving on this ring was a simple, winding line. Yet another ring of spell storing, it
was believed to hold the spells find the path, Jhanifer's deliquescence, Quimby's
enchanting gourmet, Spendelarde's chaser, Tulrun's tracer, and unseen servant.[3]

History
Mhzentul died a fiery death at the Battle of the River Rising[1] in the Year of the Lion,
1340 DR,[5] likely because he reversed the tshala transformation of the ring of the
tshala and inadvertently torched himself.[3] Many of the rings seemed to vanish with
Mhzentul, their locations mostly unknown or, at best, the subject of colorful rumors.[1] A
party of adventurers ransacked Mhzentul's mountain lair but found no trace of them
there.[6]

Eventually, the Zhentarim wizard Whisper found some of the Seven Lost Rings and
used their power to advance the Zhentish agenda in northern Cormyr. Whisper
eventually attracted the ire of Doust Sulwood and the future Knights of Myth Drannor,
who tracked the mage to his subterranean lair, Whisper's Crypt, and ended his
machinations. Only two of the Seven Lost Rings were recovered,[1] believed to be
the ring of burning and the ring of night. Both rings were passed on to the House of the
Morning, a Lathanderite temple in Eveningstar.[2]
The other five rings were theorized to remain hidden somewhere in Whisper's Crypt, or
possibly the Haunted Halls near Eveningstar, or close to where Mhzentul perished.[2]
Reputation
The Seven Lost Rings were considered the most famous of Mhzentul's works, alongside
the tome Mhzentul's Runes.[1][7][8][9] Their fame was largely derived from the mystery
surrounding their whereabouts following Mhzentul's death.[6]
Notable Owners
 Mhzentul, creator of the Seven Lost Rings.[1]
 Whisper, a Zhentarim wizard who found several of the rings after Mhzentul's death.
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 Ceryx, a fire elementalist who nearly recovered two of the rings from Whisper, but
was beaten to the punch by Doust Soulwood