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The Red Walker
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Posted - 20 Oct 2008 :  13:13:11  Show Profile Send The Red Walker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I know I am way overdue for a hint or two, but.....really there is nothing else to give but his name......

And that he was a blue dragon.

And that he is now a Dracolich.

And his name starts with a S

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"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -

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Na-Gang
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Posted - 20 Oct 2008 :  14:13:36  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker

Who struck a deal with the Blackstaff to deal with Frostrune rather than "taking care of him" themself?



Clearly the answer is Sapphiraktar the Blue, but I don't know where to find the canonical source of the above Frostrune-/Blackstaff-specific information.
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quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker

Who struck a deal with the Blackstaff to deal with Frostrune rather than "taking care of him" themself?



Clearly the answer is Sapphiraktar the Blue, but I don't know where to find the canonical source of the above Frostrune-/Blackstaff-specific information.



I know at least one source--the novel Blackstaff.

"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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The Red Walker
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Posted - 22 Oct 2008 :  13:13:44  Show Profile Send The Red Walker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker

Who struck a deal with the Blackstaff to deal with Frostrune rather than "taking care of him" themself?



Clearly the answer is Sapphiraktar the Blue, but I don't know where to find the canonical source of the above Frostrune-/Blackstaff-specific information.



Huzzah Huzaah!!! Finally!

The floor is yours Na-Gang!

ed:sp

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"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -

John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963

Edited by - The Red Walker on 24 Oct 2008 14:41:21
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Na-Gang
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Posted - 22 Oct 2008 :  18:15:45  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker

Huzzah Huzaah!!! Finanly!

The floor is yours Na-Gang!



Really? Wow! OK... er...

Who is "the closest thing to a sage specializing in the doings of humans" on Evermeet?

Edited by - Na-Gang on 22 Oct 2008 18:16:29
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George Krashos
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  13:28:43  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang
Who is "the closest thing to a sage specializing in the doings of humans" on Evermeet?



Ohmbryn Ealaeyadar of Taltempla (Seven Sisters, p.26).

My question is:

What was given as a gift to a traveler that visited Shamblegate?

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Na-Gang
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  14:06:40  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang
Who is "the closest thing to a sage specializing in the doings of humans" on Evermeet?



Ohmbryn Ealaeyadar of Taltempla (Seven Sisters, p.26).




Correct!

**sigh** my first question and it's answered in a fraction of the time as the much easier last one. **sigh**
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  15:15:15  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang
Who is "the closest thing to a sage specializing in the doings of humans" on Evermeet?



Ohmbryn Ealaeyadar of Taltempla (Seven Sisters, p.26).




Correct!

**sigh** my first question and it's answered in a fraction of the time as the much easier last one. **sigh**



Krash and Sage specialize in answering these questions in an indecently short amount of time.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  15:19:26  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang
Who is "the closest thing to a sage specializing in the doings of humans" on Evermeet?



Ohmbryn Ealaeyadar of Taltempla (Seven Sisters, p.26).

My question is:

What was given as a gift to a traveler that visited Shamblegate?

-- George Krashos




Found it!

But I'm going to leave it alone for the moment, at least until I can prep a question of my own.

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Na-Gang
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  15:20:17  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Krash and Sage specialize in answering these questions in an indecently short amount of time.



As they should! I suppose I'll just have to be even more fiendish if I should ever correctly answer another one. I will learn from this and come back stronger.
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The Sage
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  15:39:36  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

My question is:

What was given as a gift to a traveler that visited Shamblegate?

-- George Krashos
Whoa! For a second there, I thought I'd have to look this one up. I remember it now though.

I'm thinking you might be forced to provide a hint for this one.

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The Sage
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Posted - 23 Oct 2008 :  15:42:52  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Krash and Sage specialize in answering these questions in an indecently short amount of time.



As they should! I suppose I'll just have to be even more fiendish if I should ever correctly answer another one. I will learn from this and come back stronger.
That's usually why I take some time away from this scroll every few days. I don't want it to seem like I'm answering ALL the obscure questions!

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The Red Walker
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Posted - 24 Oct 2008 :  14:45:49  Show Profile Send The Red Walker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fillow

Allright Red One.
I just thought to the all members because your question ends with themself.
No time to look for him this morning.
Read you tonight...



I did not mean to confuse with my improper use of english there friend, I was trying to be vague and not use himself or herself and thus give a small hint!

A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka

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George Krashos
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Posted - 25 Oct 2008 :  06:07:01  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint: Selûne would roundly agree that this item is considered unique.

-- George Krashos

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Fillow
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Posted - 25 Oct 2008 :  18:38:54  Show Profile  Visit Fillow's Homepage Send Fillow a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I just read about the name of Shamblegate for the first time and find no mention of it within my sources

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 25 Oct 2008 :  22:30:25  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

Hint: Selûne would roundly agree that this item is considered unique.

-- George Krashos




I'm not sure I get this clue... But, unless I am mistaken (and I shall for once await confirmation), the item you speak of is Mierest's Starlit Sphere. Page 45 of FR4 The Magister notes that this item is "Said to be a gift from the purple-cloaked archmage to a traveler who visited Shamblegate".

I held off on answering until I could find a good question to ask.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 26 Oct 2008 :  01:59:11  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

Hint: Selûne would roundly agree that this item is considered unique.

-- George Krashos




I'm not sure I get this clue... But, unless I am mistaken (and I shall for once await confirmation), the item you speak of is Mierest's Starlit Sphere. Page 45 of FR4 The Magister notes that this item is "Said to be a gift from the purple-cloaked archmage to a traveler who visited Shamblegate".

I held off on answering until I could find a good question to ask.



Correct. Usually my clues are obvious but I thought I'd be clever this time (or try ... *ahem*). Selûne for the "starlit" part and roundly for the "sphere". Oh well, that's what I get for being a smartypants.

The floor is yours Wooly.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 26 Oct 2008 :  04:27:38  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ah, okay. I get it now. I wasn't looking far enough into it.

I was originally trying for obscurity, but Sage and Krash keep taking away that attempt at fun.

Instead I found some intriguing bit, and decided to run with it.

This inn is the site of at least 20 unicorn sightings a year. None know the nature of the unicorn, but it has more than once lead pursuers to great wealth. Name the inn.

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The Sage
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Posted - 26 Oct 2008 :  07:40:44  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

I was originally trying for obscurity, but Sage and Krash keep taking away that attempt at fun.
I'll keep away from the next obscure question you ask. I promise!

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The Red Walker
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  12:33:25  Show Profile Send The Red Walker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Ah, okay. I get it now. I wasn't looking far enough into it.

I was originally trying for obscurity, but Sage and Krash keep taking away that attempt at fun.

Instead I found some intriguing bit, and decided to run with it.

This inn is the site of at least 20 unicorn sightings a year. None know the nature of the unicorn, but it has more than once lead pursuers to great wealth. Name the inn.



Are they pink Unicorns?

Time for a hint?

Is Unicorn in the name of the Inn?

A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka

"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -

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Edited by - The Red Walker on 28 Oct 2008 12:39:12
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  14:30:56  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint: This inn is located in a very safe city of the Heartlands, defended by a large number of horsemen.

The next hint I give will be about the sourcebook.

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Na-Gang
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  17:40:08  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
[This inn is the site of at least 20 unicorn sightings a year. None know the nature of the unicorn, but it has more than once lead pursuers to great wealth. Name the inn.



Phontyr's Unicorn in Elturel (Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast, p101)
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  18:36:22  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
[This inn is the site of at least 20 unicorn sightings a year. None know the nature of the unicorn, but it has more than once lead pursuers to great wealth. Name the inn.



Phontyr's Unicorn in Elturel (Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast, p101)



You got it! The next question is yours.

The place is also mentioned in FRA, but there are no details about it there.

The other hint I was going to give: This inn was described by a well-known traveller.

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Na-Gang
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  20:01:58  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
YAY!

OK...

What is the real name of the man who often poses as the Scarlet Sorceror?
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The Sage
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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  23:00:09  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Heh. I was reading about that the other day.

Since it's only been a few hours though, I'll let the question stand for now.

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Posted - 28 Oct 2008 :  23:57:20  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

Heh. I was reading about that the other day.

Since it's only been a few hours though, I'll let the question stand for now.



Gods of Fury! You people will drive me Chaotic Evil!
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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

Heh. I was reading about that the other day.

Since it's only been a few hours though, I'll let the question stand for now.



Gods of Fury! You people will drive me Chaotic Evil!



Indeed! And he makes like I'm the annoying one!

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The Sage
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Posted - 29 Oct 2008 :  02:48:26  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yes. But everyone knows the real truth behind that claim!

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quote:
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Yes. But everyone knows the real truth behind that claim!



Indeed. You have proven beyond all doubt that you are the annoying one. *nods sagely*

It is also suspected that you are, in fact, a purple cootie.

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Fillow
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Posted - 29 Oct 2008 :  21:04:16  Show Profile  Visit Fillow's Homepage Send Fillow a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Sh*t !
One more question I do not know the one we speak about !!
It's an unlucky week for the "FRench Fe/illow Scribe" !!

How shame I am to have missed the tavern dealing question !
I created the taverns and inns topic and I did not know this one...

But it makes me think that some scribes know the existence of some establishments and do not even think about sharing their lore with young volunteer scribes... If you see what I mean...

Back to the topic : Isn't it a good time for a hint ?

"Today is a good day to smile",
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