Ilyn Toth

Ilyn Toth was a human red wizard who fled Thay with his apprentice. He became an apothecary in Moonhaven sometime before Nightal of 1371 DR.

	“	Will the zulkirs find me before I can bring her back? I cannot say, but if they do come for me, they'll have to face the guardians I've raised.	„
		— Dark Journal found in the Apothecary's Cellar

Overview

While at Moonhaven, Ilyn Toth hid his tattoos and locked away his red robes, believing himself to pass as a simple healer. However, the druids of the nearby Emerald Grove noted reports of a red wizard that same year.

Ilyn Toth continued his necromantic research, striving for a true restoration of life rather than simple reanimation. He recorded every instance of a person arriving or leaving Moonhaven, taking pains to note whether they were Thayan.

He possessed the rare magical tome Necromancy of Thay, which he believed contained the knowledge he needed. However, the tome resisted his attempts to unearth its secrets.

At some point, Toth reached out to the library of the High Heralds, claiming to be a researcher with a "casual interest" in studying the Necromancy of Thay. However, the library of the High Heralds denied his request for research material, correctly surmising that his motives were beyond casual interest.

His logbook notes that the key gem for the tome went missing on the 14th of Nightal of an unknown year. One day later, his apprentice disappears near the well. The logbook proceeds to note a raid three days later, on the 18th. On the 20th, in the last entry of the logbook, Ilyn records seeing smoke on the horizon. He was ultimately killed during a Dark Justiciar raid led by the Oathbreaker Ketheric Thorm.

Related literature

• Apothecary's Ledger
• Apprentice's Journal
• Dark Journal
• Healer's Log
• Moonhaven Logbook
• Research Notes (Apothecary)
• The Collectanea Rubrum