Darkwalker on Moonshae

Darkwalker on Moonshae

Author	Douglas Niles
Language	English
Series	The Moonshae Trilogy
Genre	Epic fantasy
Publisher	TSR, Inc.
Publication date	May 1987
Publication place	United States
Pages	380
ISBN	ISBN 0-88038-451-4
Followed by	Black Wizards

Darkwalker on Moonshae is a fantasy novel by Douglas Niles, set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Published originally as a standalone novel, it is also the first part of The Moonshae Trilogy, and the first novel ever written for Forgotten Realms.

Major Characters

The Earthmother - the goddess venerated by the Ffolk, the native human inhabitants of the islands.

Kazgoroth, the Beast - the ancient enemy of the Earthmother, come to walk the Moonshae Isles to banish her from her domain.

Tristan - a prince and heir of the kingdom of Corwell, on the Moonshae island of Gwynneth. Deemed immature and irresponsible by his father.

Robyn - a ward to the king of Corwell, Tristan's childhood friend, and now - his love interest, and druid of great potential.

Mama - a mom

Plot summary

Kazgoroth, the Beast, has come into the world to destroy the power of the Earthmother. Changing its shape as needs be, the Beast goes across the island of Gwynneth, corrupting everything in its way. Its destination is a large gathering of Northmen raiders at Oman's Isle, in the middle of the Moonshaes, where they are preparing an assault on the kingdom of Corwell. The Northmen don't realize yet that this is going to be more than just a plundering raid. They don't know that their leader isn't King Thelgar Ironhand, but the Beast, who has killed the king and assumed his shape.

Meanwhile, the Earthmother, aware of the danger and hurting from the corruption brought to the land, her body, by the vile presence of the Beast, awakes her children - the Leviathan, the Pack, and Kemerynn, the Unicorn. They will try to stop Kazgoroth in different ways, but that won't be enough.

At Caer Corwell, the seat of the king of Corwell, rumour brings word of war coming to the kingdom. Preparation is under way, but the Ffolk don't know where the enemy will strike.

External links

• von Ruff, Al. "Bibliography: Darkwalker on Moonshae". ISFDB Engine. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
• Krusche, Olaf. "The Moonshae Trilogy - Forgotten Realms novels". Forgotten Realms: The Library. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
• "Darkwalker on Moonshae (Forgotten Realms: Moonshae Trilogy)". Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-14.