Mortalbound Period

Celestial / Cosmic

The Mortalbound Period saw The Overgod cast every god down onto earth to walk in their mortal forms. The event was precipitated by Masks stealing of the Tablets of Fate. Angry at the gods for their habitual pursuit of power and negligence toward their mortal faithful, The Overgod relegated every god (except for the guardian god Helm, selected to protect the gates to the heavens) to walk among their followers on the earth.

The Mortalbound Period saw The Overgod cast every god down onto earth to walk in their mortal forms. The event was precipitated by Masks stealing of the Tablets of Fate. Angry at the gods for their habitual pursuit of power and negligence toward their mortal faithful, The Overgod relegated every god (except for the guardian god Helm, selected to protect the gates to the heavens) to walk among their followers on the earth. The immediate effects of this edict were threefold. First, divine magic (spells granted to clerics by their patron deities) ceased to function altogether unless the cleric was within one mile of their deity's avatar. Second, arcane magic (a force channeled from the Weave by wizards and sorcerers) ceased to be regulated by its steward, Mystra, and became dangerously unpredictable. Third, the characteristically immortal and aloof deities were now vulnerable (though still devastatingly powerful) and dwelling among the civilizations of Edarmyrni.

Deaths, Ascensions and Resurrections

Died or Incapacitated

• Mystra, goddess of magic was killed by Helm when she attempted to ascend the Celestial Stairway.
• Bane, god of tyranny, strife and hatred was slain on Eleasis 13 in a climactic battle with Torm.
• Torm, a then demigod paladin died in battle with Banes dying breath, though was resurrected by The Overgod after having fulfilled the obligations of his portfolio.
• Bhaal, god of murder was slain by the young mortal Cyric with sword Godsbane. Bhaal foresaw his death however and had populated Edarmyrni with his progeny.
• Tiamats three headed incarnation was slain by Bahamut. She was reborn in her five headed form in the Nine Hells, already restrained.
• Erzecks remaining followers were hunted and slain by Malar.
• Shar absorbed the portfolio of caverns after killing Ibrandul. The absorption of the Underdark enraged Lolth, who sought to control this portfolio.
• Waukeen, god of wealth and trade attempted to reclaim her divinity, leaving her portfolio in the care of Lliira, but was imprisoned in the Argent Palace, enslaved to Graz'zt. She was released by a group of adventurers during the events of Resurgent Magic.
• Myrkul was slain in a duel with Midnight above the fledgling city of Averum.
• Mask disguised himself as Godsbane, allowing blame for the theft to be placed on the evil deities.

Resurrections

• After Bane's death, his portfolio was divided among the newly anointed god Cyric and Bane's own half-demonic son Iyachtu Xvim. It was during the events of Resurgent Magic, that Bane was resurrected, destroying Iyachtu Xvim.
• Myrkul infused the sinister Crown of Thorns with the remnants of his essence, and locked it away. The location was unknown, with the artifact presumably fomenting a plan for Myrkuls resurrection.

Ascensions

• Cyric, a petty, sadistic mercernary, slew Bhaal with the sword Godsbane. After the end of the Mortalbound Period, Cyric was given control over many portfolios of the Dead Three.
• Kelemvor, a sullen adventurer and companion of Cyric and Midnight, was killed by Cyric with Godsbane, but his soul was hidden by Mask. He unintentionally gained the portfolio of death after defeating Cyric with Godsbane during the events of Resurgent Magic.
• After the Mortalbound Period ended, Midnight was presented as the new goddess of magic by Azuth to The Overlord, who promptly accepted.
  

Other Appearances

• Aerdrie Faenya initiated a relationship with Tarsellis Meunniduin.
• Eadro appeared in the Great Maw, battling and defeating Sekolah.
• The avatars of Clangeddin Silverbeard and Labelas Enoreth fought all over the Barisle, with Labelas winning the conflict.
• Deep Duerra appeared as a slave in the drow city of Maznuidinium and organised a successful slave revolt by the captive Duergar there.
• Eilistraee appeared in the Akai'ye Vandor and led a group of Drow there to safety.
• Eldath stayed with Mielikki and Silvanus, with the three embracing one another as family.
• Gond washed up in Komsopole harbor and was quickly embraced there.
• Ilsensine appeared in Oryndoll, inspiring citizens to great levels of ingenuity.
• Milil stayed in his temple nearby Spirit Upon High.
• Tymora appeared in the Eveloth League, travelling to the Lady's House, a temple devoted to her worship and protected it during the crisis.
• Umberlee wandered the Great Maw, destroying any ships she came across.
• Urdlen attacked numerous rural gnome community on each major continent, leaving a curse of lycanthropy in his wake, which turned many of the population into weremoles.