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|affiliation=Circle of Eight, Elminster Aumar
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|was a prolific archmage from the world of Oerth who was responsible for many powerful and useful spells.<ref name="vgtatm">{{Cite Source|author=Ed Greenwood, Eric L Boyd |date=1996 |title=Volo's Guide to All Things Magical |publisher=TSR, Inc. |pages=109 |isbn=0-7869-0446-1.}}</ref> 

Although Mordenkainen resided primarily on Oerth, by at least the Year of the Shield, 1367 DR, his spells were not uncommon among spellbooks in Faerûn.<ref name="vgtatm" /> He often traveled to Waterdeep with his friends for revelry in a city where he would not be recognized.<ref name="dragon211">{{Cite Source|author=Ed Greenwood |date=November 1994 |title= |periodical=Dragon ||issue=211 |work=The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows |publisher=TSR, Inc. |pages=84 |isbn=}} <!--{{Cite Pub|Dragon/211|pages=84}} "The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows". Licensed: &copy; TSR, Inc.--></ref>

Following the demise of the Circle of Eight at the hands of Vecna during the lich's first failed attempt at obtaining greater deity status, a grieving Mordenkainen was consoled by Elminster, as the wizards reflected on the fragility of their good deeds.<ref name="dragon188">{{Cite Source|author=Ed Greenwood |date=December 1992 |title= |periodical=Dragon |issue=188 |work=The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds |publisher=TSR, Inc. |pages=27–34 |isbn=}} <!--{{Cite Pub|Dragon/188|pages=27–34}} “The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds”. Licensed: TSR, Inc.--></ref>

Mordenkainen later traveled to Barovia in an attempt to free the local population from its vampire darklord Strahd. However, he underestimated Strahd's power and, after barely surviving a confrontation with him, he lost his spellbook and his staff, eventually losing his memory and being driven to the brink of madness. He became known by the locals as the Mad Mage of Mount Baratok.<ref name="cos.39.40">{{Cite Pub|Curse of Strahd|pages=39–40}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref>

In the Year of the Scarlet Witch, 1491 DR, Mordenkainen, still suffering from bouts of madness, was in Waterdeep, where Storm Silverhand and Elminster were helping him to recover from them.<ref name="dm">{{Cite Source|author=Ed Greenwood |date=2016-06-07 |title=Death Masks |periodical= |issue= |work= |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |pages= |isbn=0-7869-6593-2 }}</ref>

By the Year of Twelve Warnings, 1494 DR, Mordenkainen inhabited the Tower of Urm, a dwelling that he used as a vehicle to travel through the multiverse. He occasionally visited Avernus to study the effects of the Nine Hells over the schools of magic and to ensure the balance of the universe.<ref name="dita">{{Cite Pub|Baldur's Gate Descent into Avernus|pages=97-98}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref>
|''[[https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mordenkainen Forgotten Realms Wiki:Mordenkainen]]''
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''For expanded information see Forgotten Reamlms Wiki: [[https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mordenkainen Mordenkainen]]''

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