Szass Tam

Szass Tam
Szass Tam
Forgotten Realms character
In-universe information
Race	Undead (formerly human)
Gender	Male
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Home	Thay

Szass Tam is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms.

Description

Szass Tam is a lich and leader of the Red Wizards of Thay.[1][2]

Szass Tam is the most powerful of a group of eight zulkirs, or wizards, who rule the country of Thay. He is the Zulkir of the school of Necromancy. Tam is a Lich[3] and many of his servants are undead.

Szass Tam is the ruler of Thaymount, however, rumor says that Szass is under the command of Larloch, working on search for artifacts. He attempted to destroy the world and create his own in the year of the Dark Circle (1478 DR), but this plot was foiled.

He makes an appearance in R.A. Salvatore's 2010 book Gauntlgrym.

The Forgotten Realms: The Haunted Lands Series features Szass Tam in his attempt to rule over Thay and Toril.

Unclean (Forgotten Realms: The Haunted Lands, Book 1)
Undead: The Haunted Lands, Book II
Unholy: The Haunted Lands, Book III

Appearances

Whitney-Robinson, Voronica. The Crimson Gold (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).
Donovan, Dale. Villains' Lorebook (TSR, 1998).
Pryor, Anthony. Spellbound (TSR, 1995).
Rabe, Jean. Red Magic (TSR, 1991).

Other media

"Tam has been a prominent antagonist in various Dungeons & Dragons adventures and novels, although his profile is not quite as prominent as the liches Vecna and Acererak".[4] He appears as a villain in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.[1][4] Szass Tam appears in two scenes in the film,[5] and is portrayed by Scottish actor Ian Hanmore.[6]

References

Hall, Charlie (2023-01-23). "D&D movie villain revealed and, no, it's not Vecna". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
Lucard, Alex (August 18, 2011). "Neverwinter Campaign Setting: New Monsters and NPCs". Diehard GameFAN. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-24. I love it now that my favorite Zulkir, Szass Tam has risen up, committed a massive genocide and turned the empire into a Necromantic dictatorship where the people have been replaced by the undead, both sentient and otherwise.
Greenwood, Ed; Reynolds, Sean K.; Williams, Skip; Heinsoo, Rob (2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
"Dungeons & Dragons Movie's Villain Confirmed". Comicbook.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-who-is-szass-tam/
Infinity Artists [@InfinityAM_UK] (March 31, 2023). "Check out client Ian Hanmore in @ParamountUK new movie, 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' (@DnDMovie ) 🤩👏 The film is now out in cinemas and will be streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV. #InfinityArtists #DungeonsAndDragons #Paramount t.co/wagpCAHPib" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Twitter.

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[:0-1] Hall, Charlie (2023-01-23). "D&D movie villain revealed and, no, it's not Vecna". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[2] Lucard, Alex (August 18, 2011). "Neverwinter Campaign Setting: New Monsters and NPCs". Diehard GameFAN. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-24. I love it now that my favorite Zulkir, Szass Tam has risen up, committed a massive genocide and turned the empire into a Necromantic dictatorship where the people have been replaced by the undead, both sentient and otherwise.

[FRCS3-3] Greenwood, Ed; Reynolds, Sean K.; Williams, Skip; Heinsoo, Rob (2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

[:8-4] "Dungeons & Dragons Movie's Villain Confirmed". Comicbook.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[5] ttps://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-who-is-szass-tam/

[6] Infinity Artists [@InfinityAM_UK] (March 31, 2023). "Check out client Ian Hanmore in @ParamountUK new movie, 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' (@DnDMovie ) 🤩👏 The film is now out in cinemas and will be streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV. #InfinityArtists #DungeonsAndDragons #Paramount t.co/wagpCAHPib" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Twitter.