Please, Mnemoch, no profanities here. I agree with you on the matter, but he's after facts
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Elminster is a powerful character. 25th level Fighter/Mage/Thief, 27(or 29th) level wizard, main character in books such as "Making of a Mage". Ed Greenwood created him. He cannot die unless his tower is destroyed. He is the chosen of Mystra (goddess of Magic) who gave him a CON of 25 (most of us just get underwear or something for our birthdays). He also has huge psionic range
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Part of the Forgotten Realsm licence is Greenwood's insistence that Elminster must NOT die. I'll leave you to make your own conclusions about this. He also herds goats for a hobby and smokes a pipe.

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Cooool! Does Elminster appear in BG2 or any of the D&D games??

He appears a few times in BG1. In BG2 he appears when you've resolved Harper issue. I personally don't like him too much (for similar reasons to Mnemoch). I preferred Khelben Blackstaff in the Eye of the Beholder games - more down-to-earth

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