Mystra is constantly Shape Changing as far as an observer on any Prime Material plane is concerned.

She appears as a source of light (like a prismatic will-o'-the-wisp to ethereal and astral view, some say) which uses all spells at maximum level. or a known higher force', and states that as such she 'appears to right great inequalities or goings-awry in the magical balance of things. The article notes that Mystra is a manifestation of the Cosmic Balance, 'the natural workings of the multiverse. Mystra is introduced as the Lady of Mysteries, the goddess of magic, a lawful neutral greater goddess from the plane of Nirvana. Mystra first appeared within Dungeons & Dragons as one of the deities featured in Ed Greenwood's article 'Down-to-earth Divinity' in Dragon #54 (October 1981). Publication history Creative origins Įd Greenwood created Mystra for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, set in Greenwood's Forgotten Realms world. 1.4 Dungeons & Dragons 3rd and 3.5 edition.1.3 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.1.2 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition.Her divine realm is Dweomerheart, and her Third Edition D&D domains are Good, Illusion, Knowledge, Magic, Rune, and Spell. Since the ascension of Midnight, her symbol is a ring of eight stars surrounding a red mist, which flows from the center to the bottom of the ring however, her older and still commonly seen symbol is a simple seven-pointed star. She is a Neutral Good (previously, and still also, Lawful Neutral) Greater Power. She is believed to be the embodiment of the Weave and of magic herself, her veins the ley lines, her breath the mists and her body the pulsing, thrumming earth. She tends to the Weave constantly, making possible all the miracles and mysteries wrought by magic and users of magic.

She is the Mistress of Magic and Mother of Mysteries who guides the Weave of magic that envelops the world. Mystra ( / ˈ m ɪ s t r ə/ MIS-trə) is a fictional goddess in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

'Down-to-earth Divinity' – Dragon #54 (October 1981) A variant of the holy symbol used by the Midnight incarnation of the goddess Mystra

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