Leaves of Learning
"The Binder teaches us that ideas have no weight, yet can move mountains; they have no height, yet can dominate a nation; and they have no mass, yet can push aside empires. Knowledge is our greatest tool, for ideas are the seeds of creation. Yet like plants grown from seeds, knowledge eventually will wither and be lost if not carefully tended. The mind stores some knowledge, yet the ravages of time exact their toll on individual memories, and death inevitably claims that which has not been shared and remembered. Other knowledge is inscribed in books, yet sheets of vellum are not immune to the toll of passing years and must be copied time and time again. Perhaps the greatest danger posed by books lies in the nature of their construction. Ideas placed within a book will die as if forgotten if that book becomes a dusty coffer, its contents locked away. Like gems, ideas will sparkle only if brought into the light of day. To that end we must make our libraries live, so that no book remains forgotten. It is for this reason that we labor so, to keep all knowledge accessible and all ideas alive."
—Hasicor Danali, Learned Father and High Atlar
The slim-spired temple of Oghma known as the Leaves of Learning
soars above the streets of Highmoon atop the southern end of
Highmoon Hill in Deepingdale. One of the finest libraries east of Candlekeep resides in the stout stone chambers of the central tower,cloaked in the wards to reduce the threat of fire, water, or mold.
The Tower of Tomes is flanked by a pair of cloisters that face
inward toward a walled, forested garden where cascades of endlessly
pumped water babble past many small bowers and contemplation
nooks. At the far end of the East Cloister is the Scroll House, where
the temple staff dwell amid newly acquired books and scrolls to be
repaired and cataloged.
Under the leadership of Learned Father Hasicor Danali (who also
bears the title High Atlar), the Binder’s clergy have assembled an
unparalleled collection of written records of life in the eastern Heartlands,
many of them newly compiled, including diaries, war histories,
and even campfire accounts from across the region. Clerics keep busy
buying and reading new books brought to the temple and going out
asking specific questions of the elder folk of the region and recording
their answers. The Binder’s servants also copy out books and tracts
for those who desire them and can afford to pay for their scribing.
The Leaves of Learning are also famed for the Index of Danali, the
inspired creation of the temple’s high cleric. The Index consists of a
strictly ordered compendium of vellum sheets—one for each tome it
covers—detailing subject matter and topics of interest. The genius of
the Index of Danali is that it enables visitors to request exactly the
book they wish to pursue; it lays out the information contained in
each listed volume so clearly, that very little knowledge remains lost
or forgotten beneath dusty, unopened covers.
Visitors to Oghma’s temple are welcome, and many travelers
passing through Highmoon make a point of visiting this famed house
of learning. Wizards unfamiliar with the temple’s reputation may be
disappointed to learn that, as a matter of policy, the clerics here store
no tomes of magic or even those discussing arcane matters within the
library’s walls. (They believe this policy greatly reduces the number
of thefts, attempted and successful.) There is always a bard or two
about the premises, causing the sounds of gentle harp chords to waft
over the gardens. Many inhabitants of Highmoon count themselves
as parishioners, and most children born to Deepingfolk in the past
decade have spent an afternoon hearing stories of adventure read by
one of the temple’s bespectacled clerics.
The Leaves of Learning is staffed by kindly old clerics, most of
whom are absent-minded and prone to mumbling. They report
directly to Danali. Their ranks are supplemented by a growing
number of learned monks of the Children of the Passive Voice, an
Oghmanyte order dedicated to defending libraries and abbeys. Lord
Theremen Ulath also keeps a loyal detachment of the Tower Guardon hand to protect the temple as well. As in the rest of Deepingdale,
humans, half-elves, and elves are all found within the walls of the
Leaves of Learning, and most are of good alignment.
Within the past few years, Danali’s tireless labors have extended
his famed Index beyond the books found within the Leaves of
Learning. Those in search of rare or unique books are increasingly
likely to find a record of their last known location and a summary
of their contents within the Tower of Tomes, even if that location
is as far away as Silverymoon or Calimport. Those who do not wish
to walk every last mile of Faerûn’s roads in search of some lost bit
of lore usually find a consultation of Danali’s Index invaluable
before beginning their search.
Ceremonies
Clerics and monks of Oghma observe two rituals of the faith each
day: the Binding and the Covenant. The Binding is a morning service
wherein the symbols of Oghma are written in ashes upon a stone
altar while a silent prayer of loyalty and praise is made to the
Binder. The Covenant is an evening service during which a passage
from some work of wisdom is read aloud or recited from memory,
a song or poem is offered up to Oghma, and some item of knowledge
that the presiding clergy member has learned during the day is
spoken aloud to the god and those present. During the latter ceremony
Danali has made a practice of reading aloud from each page
added to the Index that day.
The Leaves of Learning also celebrates all the holy days sacred
to the faith, of which Midsummer and Shieldmeet are the two most
important. As most contracts, bonds, and the like are signed on these
two days, the temple staff stays very busy drawing up such documents
in weeks leading up to either Midsummer or Shieldmeet.
Most such documents are picked up in person, at which time the
claimants make a hefty donation to the church’s coffers. Danali traditionally
invites the public into the temple gardens on holy days,
and many Deepingfolk take the opportunity to stroll in the cool
shade among the temple’s bowers to the lilting strains of music from
an assemblage of skilled harpists.
Services
The Leaves of Learning functions as one of the best libraries in the
Dalelands. Almost any type of Knowledge check can benefit from a
perusal of the temple’s tomes. Characters using the library for its
reference books receive a +10 circumstance bonus to any Knowledge
checks except Knowledge (arcana).
Under the supervision of at least two members of the clergy, visitors
to the Leaves of Learning can peruse tomes within the library
for periods of up to a full day upon payment of 15 gp. (Worshipers
of Oghma pay only 1 gp, a price that applies only to themselves and
not their inquisitive friends.) Although reading and discussion of
such books is allowed, copying is not permitted. The temple staff can
make copies of selected pages on the following day for a fee of 1 gp
per page and double that if the page contains maps, diagrams, symbols,
or illustrations that must be reproduced exactly (copying by
hand takes 1 day per 100 pages copied). Prices are negotiable for
larger works. Books can be copied magically at a cost of 3 gp per
page, minimum 50 pages. Doing so requires at least one day’s notice
but takes only one day for any book up to 500 pages long (which
would be a huge book, five times the size of a normal spellbook).
All copies of maps sold by the temple are believed to be accurate
or, if they err in some fashion, the best available. The temple’s clerics
may also be engaged to decipher obscure passages in forgotten
tongues, at a cost of 1 gp per hour of labor required, including
research time, if any.
The Leaves of Learning is home to some of the most skilled bookbinders
in the Dalelands. As such, wealthy patrons from as far away as Sembia and
Cormyr bring books to be restored within the temple walls. The costruns between 10 gp and 100 gp, depending on the time and materials
required to complete the restoration. In cases where no copy of the
book in question exists within the library, the clerics usually waive the
fee if the owner grants them permission to make copies.
The temple staff also prepares and sells paper (4 sp), parchment
(2 sp), and blank books (5 gp, not appropriate for use as spellbooks).
Upon request, the temple can create a book appropriate for use as a
spellbook, and can even create more elaborate books with covers ofwood, metal, or more exotic materials.
Spell scrolls of clerical spells can be purchased at the Leaves of
Learning as well, although the clerics remain so busy with other
activities that they produce fewer such scrolls than do other temples
of the Binder. Typically available divine scrolls include comprehend languages, detect magic, detect poison, detect undead, divination, find traps, glyph of warding, make whole, read magic, and tongues. Sometimes passing Harpers and bards leave scrolls on consignment with
the temple that are available for sale as well, although in very limited
numbers. Typically available bard or Harper scout scrolls include comprehend languages, detect thoughts, identify, locate object, magic mouth, read magic, and tongues.
Hierarchy
In addition to Learned Father Hasicor Danali, the Leaves of Learning houses seven elderly clerics of the Binder and five Oghmanyte monks of an order whose members protect many libraries and abbeys. Among the clerics, four Seekers report to two Lorekeepers, who in turn report to Lorekeeper Venturer Tessele Whitehorn.
The leader of the Children of the Passive Voice is Lorewarden Rowan Silvercrown. Both groups in turn report to Danali, although in truth daily life at the temple largely runs itself. The clerics are
very set in their ways, and probably would continue their daily
activities even if Highmoon was in danger of being overrun by a
horde of orcs. Danali largely delegates the temple’s security concerns
to Rowan, leaving the monks free to protect the complex
however they see fit.
In addition to the followers of Oghma, Lord Theremen Ulath
(the ruler of Highmoon) keeps a small contingent of Tower Guards
at the temple. Guard shifts at the temple last eight hours before the
next detail arrives to offer relief. Sergeant Mourn Deepwood, a worshiper
of Oghma, commands the guard contingent and lives on site
at the temple; the guards live off site.
Finally, Those Who Harp keep a close but informal watch on
activities at the Leaves of Learning. There is usually one Harper on
or about the premises on any given day. Of late, that Harper is usually
Jhenna Iliathor, who all but lives at the temple when she is notaway on Harper business.
Initiation
The Binder welcomes all true seekers of knowledge into his church,
and the Leaves of Learning is no exception to this practice. All that
is required to worship or study at the Leaves of Learning is a true profession
of faith in the Binder’s teachings (see the discussion below of
the zone of truth spell that permeates the temple compound) and a
willingness to contribute to its storehouse of knowledge. The latter is
usually interpreted as the gift of some book or scroll whose contents
are not as yet found within the walls of the temple library. However,
those who lack the wealth to make such a donation can instead contribute
an old tale or bit of song to be recorded by a temple.
Of course, such openness is not without risk, and all who are not
well known to the clergy are carefully watched during their stay
within temple walls. The Children of the Passive Voice have even
been known to discretely follow suspicious persons after they leave
the temple grounds to see if they are who they claim, a practice justified
by Rowan with a wink as “the further pursuit of knowledge,
which the Binder says cannot be a sin.”
Allies and Enemies
The folk of Highmoon, now a growing, bustling center of culture,
are justly proud of the reputation of sophistication that the clerics
at the Leaves of Learning have given their town. As such, the
temple has earned the strong support of the population, who will
brook no plot to undermine their beloved library. Lord Theremen
Ulath is also a strong backer of Danali’s endeavors, contributing
both his political aid and a detachment of troops to ensure the
temple’s continued success. Those Who Harp maintain a benevolent
watch as well over the Leaves of Learning, for Oghma is one of the
divine patrons of the Harpers and the temple furthers the preservation
of tales and lessons of the past, one of the chief goals of that
fellowship.
Despite such allies, the temple is not without its foes, for not
everyone is enamored of the continuing spread of knowledge.
Thieves are the most common threat, dispatched by Sembian merchant
lords, Cormyrian nobles, or various secret societies to
retrieve or destroy some obscure bit of lore that might invalidate
some claim or reveal some secret of their lineage they might
prefer to go undiscovered. Greedy wizards are far less of a threat
than one might otherwise imagine, for members of the clergy have
widely advertised the fact that they have not a word about magic
within their walls.
The greatest long-term threat to the Leaves of Learning
comes from an unexpected quarter. The illithids of Oryndoll, a
subterranean city that lies deep beneath the Shining Plains far to
the south and west of Highmoon, have a highly developed, theologically
based culture that incessantly plunders knowledge and
hoards it within their temple. The illithids seek to acquire knowledge
at the exclusion of all others, and thus oppose the efforts of
Oghma’s priesthood to disseminate knowledge as widely as possible.
Word of Danali’s Index has recently reached the illithid leaders of
Oryndoll, who have recognized the threat it poses to their city’s
ambitions. As such, the quiet, unassuming temple at the heart of
Highmoon has become the unwitting target of the plots of one of
Faerûn’s oldest cultures.
Map Key
The Leaves of Learning is dominated by the Tower of Tomes, the
full bulk of which rises six stories and whose roof is topped by a
parapet and a smaller tower spire. The Tower of Tomes overlooks
a large forested inner court, dominated by small pools and winding
paths. Within the inner court lies a free-standing two-story
wood structure known as the Monks’ House. A narrow parapet-less
wall, two cloisters, and the inner wall of the Scroll House encircle
the garden.
1. Entry Hall
Visitors to the Leaves of Learning are greeted in the entry hall
of the Scroll House, a simple chamber. When the temple is open
for visitors, at least one monk and at least one Tower Guard
remain on duty here. At other times, it is only infrequently visited
by Tower Guard patrols. The duskwood doors normally stay
unlocked during the day and are barred each evening with a stout
duskwood bar.
2. Contract Room
The ornate Contract Room in the Scroll House boasts finely
carved wood paneling depicting scenes from the holy texts of
Oghma. The room itself is dominated by several writing desks surrounded
by chairs. Visitors who wish to draw up a contract, deed,
or other document are escorted into this room to consult with one
of the clerics. Usually at least one of them works in this chamber
during the day.
3. Dining Room
The large, wood-paneled dining room looks out into the inner court.
In the summer months, the doors usually stay open to let in more
light and a small breeze. Two large wooden tables dominate the
center of the room. A narrow stairway leads up to the second floor
of the Scroll House. This room is usually occupied only at meal
times and in the evening, during the winter, for it is one of the
warmest rooms in the house. Otherwise, the Tower Guard patrols
here infrequently.
4. Kitchen
A large walk-in fireplace and two preparation tables dominate the
Scroll House’s kitchen. The walls and ceiling are hung with cooking
implements and fresh stores. The door between this room and the
dining room usually stays open, both to allow easy passage by
tressyms into the pantry (see area 11) and because cooking at thetemple is a communal affair with a great deal of traffic between the
kitchen and the dining area. Several clerics and/or monks occupy
this room prior to each of the three daily meals, but otherwise the
Tower Guard patrols it only infrequently.
5. Pantry
The Scroll House’s dark, cool pantry is used to store foodstuffs. As
the Leaves of Learning lies within a large town, the inhabitants
of the temple do not need to store large amounts of food here.
Most of the foodstuffs are roots or grains of various sorts. The
door to this room usually stays open to allow the tressyms of the
garden to hunt rodents that make their way in here. The Tower
Guard patrols the pantry infrequently; otherwise residents visit
this room only when meals are being prepared or during food
delivery.
6. Cleric's Quarters
Seven chambers on the Scroll House’s second floor serve as quarters
for the venerable clerics who live at the temple. Aside from the
rooms above the kitchen, they can get quite cold in the winter, as
they lack fireplaces. Each room is adorned with a bed, a simple bookshelf
filled with the books the clerics are currently studying, a dresser
for storing possessions, a wash basin, and a small stone altar.
Chamber pots lie under each bed. Most quarters are empty except at
night, when their inhabitants are reading or sleeping.
7. Danali's Quarters
The Learned Father’s quarters are identical to those of the other
clerics; they occasionally house Jhenna Iliathor in addition to
Danali. It is the only bedroom with a window opening onto the inner
court. With a bit of pluck, it is easy to step out of the room’s window
onto the roof of the East Cloister. The Learned Father is known to
take a blanket out and look at the stars on perfect summer nights,
despite the admonitions of the Lorewarden.
8. Binding Room
The largest room on the Scroll House’s second floor is used for cataloging
and repairing newly acquired tomes and scrolls. Much of the
temple’s bookbinding work is performed here as well. Four large
workbenches, piled high with a riot of books and scrolls, dominate
the room. During the day, one of the monks and at least two of the
clerics are usually found within. At night, wandering guard patrols
visit it infrequently.
9. East Cloister
A simple portico connects the Scroll House to the Tower of
Tomes. Four pillars run along the south edge of the East Cloister,
enabling passersby to look into the forested inner court. Each
pillar is carved with elaborate scrollwork that intertwines with the
carved vines that adorn the underside of the cloister roof. During
the day, this portico sees a lot of traffic as clerics, monks, and visitors
pass back and forth between the Scroll House and the Tower
of Tomes. At night, a Tower Guard is usually stationed on the roof
of the East Cloister, in part to deter Danali from risking a fall in
order to reach this place.
10. West Cloister
A simple portico identical to the East Cloister, but less trafficked,
connects the Tower of Tomes to the west wall of the temple. Several
wooden reading benches make the West Cloister a quiet contemplation
nook. It is rarely unoccupied during the evening, as
some of the clerics or monks usually avail themselves of the quiet
seclusion. At night, one of the Tower Guards is usually stationed
on the roof of the West Cloister, reached by climbing the branches
of a nearby tree.
11. Inner Court
The forested inner court is dominated by beetle palms, gleaming
blueleafs, arrow-straight duskwoods, vinelike helmthorns, curving hiexels, squat laspars, towering phandars, roseneedle pines, giant weirwoods, and even a single transparent chime oak, transplantedfrom the east Starwood of Cormanthor. Beneath the trees are an
even wider variety of flowers, bushes, ferns, and other plants. The
wide variety of species is greater than one might find naturally in
such a small area, but all are native to the Dalelands or Cormanthor.
Although the followers of Oghma are not the equals of Chauntea’s
clerics, they do know a fair bit about tending to vegetation, and most
of the clerics and monks spend several hours each day outdoors
working on their forested garden.
A maze of narrow paths loops through the walled forest, connecting
the cloisters, the Scroll House, the Monk’s House, and the
Reflection Pool. Small bowers lie within each glade of trees, and
wooden benches sit beside each pool, offering opportunities for
peaceful contemplation, writing, or casual reading. A network of
hidden pumps built by a Gondar engineer ensures that a network of
tiny streams interlaces the paths of the inner court.
Several wild tressyms escaped here after being brought to Deepingdale
from Eveningstar by Cormyrian traders to be sold in the
High Market. Now they make the inner court of the Leaves ofLearning their home. They are much beloved by the inhabitants of
the temple and have been known to alert one of the inhabitants
when a visitor is doing something suspicious or on those rare occasions
when an interloper makes it over the temple walls.
The Tower Guard patrol the inner court in pairs of two both the
day and night, a tour of duty said to be one of the most pleasing
guard rotations in all the Dales.
12. Tool Storage
In the northern half of the Monks’ House’s first floor, temple residents
store gardening implements and other tools used to maintain
the temple grounds and buildings. It is only rarely occupied or visited
by patrols.
13. Guest Chamber
Although nominally a chamber for honored guests, in practice this
room within the Monks’ House quarters the sergeant of the Tower
Guard. It is adorned in a fashion similar to the clerics’ quarters (see
area 6). Sergeant Mourn Deepwood is found here most nights, but
guards visit the room only infrequently.
14. Monk's Quarters
The second floor of the Monks’ House serves as both sleeping quarters
and a training room. The monks each have a simple pallet that
they roll up every morning before exercising. The floor of the room
is covered in hay, and simple training weapons—clubs, daggers,
kamas, light crossbows, nunchakus, quarterstaffs, and sianghams—adorn the walls. At night sleeping monks occupy this room, and in
the early morning the Children of the Passive Voice practice their
daily training regimen here. Otherwise, few visit it except the occasional
guard patrol.
15. Tower of Tomes: Shelving Floors
The first, third, and fifth floors of the Tower of Tomes are known
as the Shelving Floors. Each level contains a metal spiral staircase
leading up through a hole in the center of the floor (except the first
floor) to a hole in the center of the ceiling. The rest of the floor is
taken up by rows and rows of bookshelves, each stretching 15 feet
high. Book ladders line each shelf, enabling the temple inhabitants
to reach the topmost shelves. At the end of each shelf is a coffer
filled with neatly cataloged vellum sheets, part of the legendary
Index of Danali. (Copies of all sheets comprising the Index thatwere completed through the end of the last tenday are stored at the
Tower of the Rising Moon in Highmoon as well.) During the day,
these floors are regularly visited by the clerics as well as wandering
patrols of the Children of the Passive Voice. At night, only the
monks pass through, making their rounds.
The first Shelving Floor has smaller stacks than those above it.
Two duskwood doors, barred from within by a duskwood bar at
night, lead out to the East and West Cloister.
16. Tower of Tomes: Reading Floors
The second, fourth, and sixth floors of the Tower of Tomes are
known as the Reading Floors. Each level contains a spiral metal
staircase leading up through a hole in the center of the floor to a
hole in the center of the ceiling. The rest of the floor is divided into
four chambers and a cross-shaped hallway. Every wall, even within
the Reading Rooms, is lined with bookshelves, stretching up to 15
feet in the air. Book ladders line each shelf, enabling the temple
inhabitants to reach the topmost shelves. Within each room and at
the end of each hallway is a coffer filled with neatly cataloged
vellum sheets, part of the legendary Index. At the center of each
Reading Room is a wooden table and several chairs. Visitors to the
library are brought to one of the Reading Rooms, allowed to consult
the appropriate sheets of the Index, and then brought the book they
request to peruse. During the day, these floors are regularly visited
by the clerics as well as wandering patrols of the Children of the Passive
Voice. At night, only the monks pass through, making their
rounds.
17. Tower of Tomes: Roof
The roof of the Tower of Tomes consists of a small chamber at the
top of the spiral staircase leading up from below. The room is dominated
by various sacred, nonmagical relics of the Binder and serves
as a private chapel for the inhabitants of the temple during religious
services.
A single door leads out on to the parapet, from which one can
look out over Highmoon. Atop the small chamber is a slender spire
that reaches some 30 feet above the parapet. Two members of the
Tower Guard are usually stationed atop the parapet at night or
during the day. From the parapet they can easily signal for reinforcements
from the Tower of the Rising Moon or from the Lord’s
Barracks down the hill, using a glaur.
Breaking In
Most folks find that access to the fabled libraries of the Leaves of
Learning is most easily achieved by knocking on the temple’s front
door during the day and being admitted by one of the resident clerics.
Although the cost of perusing tomes within the temple’s
archives is steep for most people, it is not enough to make pilferage
a reasonable alternative for the risk.
Those who do attempt to breach the temple’s wards or infiltrate
the grounds by posing as a visitor find that the entire structure lies
within the area of a hallow spell to which a zone of truth has been
fixed, making false professions of faith in the Binder’s teachings difficult.
The inner and outer walls of the temple are carved with
runes, many of which are nonmagical but some of which act as
glyphs of warding, usually triggered by someone trying to scale thewall or pass through an area without speaking the proper pass
phrase. Glyphs on the external walls and in common areas usually
trigger cause fear or hold person. Glyphs in areas of the library
restricted to the clergy might trigger blinding/deafness or hold person without the proper pass phrase. Should intruders cause an
alarm to be raised, the simple sounding of a glaur (many of which
are hung decoratively about the temple) brings guard reinforcements
running from the nearby Tower of the Rising Moon and even
summons the Watchmen of Highmoon up from their barracks
down the hill.
Infiltrating the Leaves of Learning is particularly troublesome
given the closeness of the small-knit community. One approach
might be to join the Watchmen of Highmoon and hope to be
assigned to the Tower Guard, a process that could take months. Even
then, it might not succeed, for senior members of the Tower Guard
claim most rotations at the Leaves of Learning. Another approach
might be to masquerade as an elf of the Semberholme region. Sometimes
the Fair Folk slip out of the nearby woods late at night,
uncomfortable at the thought of entering Highmoon during the
hustle and bustle of daytime activity, and make a midnight knock
on the door of the temple. Because of such cultural differences,
Danali has instructed the clergy to admit the Fair Folk at all hours.
This gives rise to the possibility that a sleepy guard might forget to
request an oath to the Binder from the midnight visitor or nod off
instead of supervising the visit appropriately. The dream of many a
would-be thief is to sneak into the dungeons beneath the Tower of
the Rising Moon and make their way up into the temple via a long-forgotten
tunnel. However, if any such tunnel exists, it has never
been found.
In the Stacks
Here is a sampling of titles found within the Tower of Tomes:
|
In the Stacks | Title | Vols. | Published | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A Dove at Dawn |
1 |
1329 | ||
|
|
1 |
1264 |
Alustriel, High Lady of Silverymoon | |
|
A Harper's Song |
1 |
? | ||
|
A Merchant Master's Life'' |
1 |
? |
Asargrym of Baldur's Gate | |
|
|
1 |
? |
Blackthorn Belgadar | |
|
A Merchant's Tale |
1 |
? |
Jarn Tiir of Lantan | |
|
A Myth Drannan Amphigory |
3 |
1337 | ||
|
A Ranger's Road |
1 |
? |
Thaulavvan Tridentstar | |
|
A Small but Treasonous Chapbook |
1 |
1359 |
Albaertin of Marsember | |
|
A Treatise toward Unity: Comparisons of the People and Humanity in Art and Life |
2 |
503 |
Arun Maerdrymm of Myth Drannor | |
|
A Warrior's View |
1 |
? |
Galgarr Thormspur, Marshal of Maligh | |
|
A Wayfarer's Belt-Book of Advice |
1 |
? |
Rasthiavar of Iriaebor, Sage | |
|
An Old Warrior's Way |
1 |
? |
Dathlance of Selgaunt | |
|
Ballads and Lore of One Dusty Road |
2 |
1350 |
Sharanralee | |
|
Battered Bones and Scattered Skulls: The Life of a Dwarven Champion |
3 |
? |
Rauthglur Ormyndake | |
|
The Book of the Coast'' |
1 |
? |
Mespert of Baldur's Gate | |
|
Dolorous Days in Daerlun: My Exile from Cormyr |
1 |
? |
Jalduth Mimbraer | |
|
Falcon Fun |
1 |
1344 |
Edwin Narlok of Waterdeep | |
|
Folk of Renown |
3 |
? |
Glasgert Himlothrith, Scribe of Iriaebor | |
|
The Golden Age of Goblins |
1 |
1289 |
Artur Shurtmin, Loremaster of Berdusk | |
|
Harping by Moonlight: Approaches to Life |
1 |
? (c. 1330s) |
Elminster of Shadowdale | |
|
I Am Reminded: Memoirs of a Dragonslayer |
2 |
? |
Aernstag Oeblym of Starmantle | |
|
I Harp as I See It |
1 |
1365 |
Abranthar "Twoquills" Foraeren | |
|
Just Another Tome Among So Many: Last Leaves of a Librarian |
1 |
? |
Beldrim Bessart of Baldur's Gate | |
|
Lessons to Children |
7 |
? (c. 1310s) |
Aglasz Jhavildar, Sage of Teziir | |
|
Letters to a Sheltered Son |
1 |
? |
Oblut Thoim, Master Merchant of Teziir | |
|
Lyres, Harps, and Horns: Sixty Years at Court in Suzail and Elsewhere |
3 |
? (c. 1360s) |
Aglasz Jhavildar, Sage of Suzail | |
|
Musings on the Realms |
1 |
? |
Oren bel Dannar, Sage of Triel | |
|
My Adventures in the Realms |
6 |
? |
Dathlyr "The Hammer" Graybold | |
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My Journeys Around the Sea of Fallen Stars |
3 |
1298 |
Nelve Harssad of Tsurlagol | |
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None but the Undying: My Days Driving Down Those Who Walk |
2 |
? |
Alabaer Dree, Scourge of Undead | |
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Posthumous Musings of a Zhentarim Mageling |
1 |
1350 |
Destrar Gulhallow | |
|
Raging Blades: A Tale of the North |
1 |
? |
Halvidon Maeraed, Bard of Elturel | |
|
Slumbertime Stories for Sprigs |
1 |
? (c. 1330s) |
Syluné of Shadowdale | |
|
Speeches of a Most Worthy Sage |
1 |
? |
Thargrin "Threeboots" Ammatar | |
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|
1 |
1364 |
Her Royal Highness Princess Alusair Nacacia Obarskyr of Cormyr | |
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The Strings of a Shattered Lyre |
1 |
1342 |
Tammarast Tengloves, Bard of Elupar | |
|
Talk of the Taverns |
1 |
? |
Tasagar Winterwind, Scribe to the Guilds of Selgaunt | |
|
Tall Tales: A Ranger's Life? |
1 |
? |
Amhritar the Tall | |
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Teachings of the Morning's Glory |
4 |
? |
Thorndar Erlin, High Priest of Lathander | |
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Thoughts on a Better Faerûn |
1 |
1340 |
Albryngundar of the Singing Sword | |
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To Harp and to Help |
1 |
1271 |
Alustriel, High Lady of Silverymoon | |
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To Rule a Realm, from Turret to Midden |
1 |
1346 |
Ralderick Hallowshaw, Jester | |
|
Treatise on the Flora of the Barren Wastes |
1 |
1313 |
Gaspaeril Gofar of Arabel | |
|
Treatise on Good Wifery |
1 |
1298 |
Miriam Buttercake of Ashabenford | |
|
Unholy Rites of Bhaal |
3 |
? (c. 200s+) |
Anonymous clerics of Bhaal | |
|
Valorous and Vanquished: The Dead Heroes of Faerûn |
1 |
? |
Glimmerdarth Gulprin, the "Gnome Sage" | |
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Volo's Guide to Cormyr |
1 |
1367-1368 | ||
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Volo's Guide to the Dalelands |
1 |
1368-1369 |
Volothamp Geddarm | |
|
Volo's Guide to the Moonsea |
1 |
1357-1358 |
Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased and suppressed by Zhentil Keep | |
|
Volo's Guide to the Vast |
1 |
1358-1360 |
Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased | |
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Volo's Guide to Westgate and the Dragon Coast |
1 |
1360-1362 |
Volothamp Geddarm; unreleased | |
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Why I Am a Harper |
1 |
1366 |
Belbradyn Tralaer | |
|
The Words of One Dwarf'' |
1 |
? |
Salhmitarr "Sage" Sorndar | |