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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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 Posted - 19 May 2009 : 04:39:29
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Didn't even know Helm was called that. 
No, this 'Watcher' is not a god.
Nor is he a bald-headed giant living on the moon.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 May 2009 : 05:09:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
Didn't even know Helm was called that.
No, this 'Watcher' is not a god.
Nor is he a bald-headed giant living on the moon.
Well, there goes my guess... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 19 May 2009 : 05:52:13
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Markustay
Didn't even know Helm was called that.
No, this 'Watcher' is not a god.
Nor is he a bald-headed giant living on the moon.
Well, there goes my guess...
I thought about posting that, but thought better of it.
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2009 : 00:54:37
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
I was trying to come-up with a good one last night, but I got very tired, and the only one I could think of isn't much of a challenge, I think -
Who is/was The Watcher?
Dornal?
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Bonus Question:
In the Realms, what is the city of Rauthaven famous for?
I don't think even Ed of Krash could get that one, but Sage might.. 
Heh. You've got me thinking on this, and at such an early point in the morning too. You're a fiendish one, Markus.  |
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Gang Falconhand
Seeker
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Posted - 21 May 2009 : 10:28:18
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Originally posted by Markustay
[quote]Bonus Question:
In the Realms, what is the city of Rauthaven famous for?
I don't think even Ed of Krash could get that one, but Sage might..
I have an idea about what Rauthaven is famous for. It's just some vague hint of a memory or maybe I dreamt it or I'm confusing it with somewhere else.
Does it have something to do with Spelljammer? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 22 May 2009 : 04:22:30
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Markustay
I was trying to come-up with a good one last night, but I got very tired, and the only one I could think of isn't much of a challenge, I think -
Who is/was The Watcher?
Dornal?
Correct - the father of the Seven Sisters.
As for the other, Gang Falconhand was on the right track, but I'm afraid I've never read Into the Void.
The city of Rauthaven is mentioned briefly on pg.50 of Greyspace, of all places!
Thanks to The Sage's bit I just now realized it is on Nimbral! The single sentence in that source is in reference to a mineral known as Ginsel Marble, which apparently is - or was - being imported by the "city of Rauthaven on Toril", and supposedly an entire wall of the palace is made of the stuff (which is considered mere rumor by Spelljammers, since the cost would be astronomical).
The floor belongs to Sage.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 05:13:19
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Originally posted by Markustay
The city of Rauthaven is mentioned briefly on pg.50 of Greyspace, of all places!
Ah. I remember it now -- because I ran an entire year-long campaign in Costepen back in '01.
Congrats on utilising such an obscure reference, Markus.
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Thanks to The Sage's bit I just now realized it is on Nimbral! The single sentence in that source is in reference to a mineral known as Ginsel Marble, which apparently is - or was - being imported by the "city of Rauthaven on Toril", and supposedly an entire wall of the palace is made of the stuff (which is considered mere rumor by Spelljammers, since the cost would be astronomical).
You never read Ed's "Realmslore" articles on Nimral? He briefly covers Rauthaven there.
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The floor belongs to Sage.
Indeed. Give me a day or two...
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 06:18:08
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Originally posted by The Sage
Give me a day or two...
Which, in Sage-speak, means he'll get back to us in 2011.  |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 16:21:47
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Yes, Sage had the right of it. It was/is Dornal Silverhand. He was put into quite a bit of 'distress' over what happened to his wife and children, and lead a lonely and bitter existance for many years. After his death, Mystra 'rewarded' him (because he asked her forgiveness) by turning him into a unique type of Shadowstaff, called The Watcher.
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Originally posted by The Sage
You never read Ed's "Realmslore" articles on Nimral? He briefly covers Rauthaven there.
The problem was that when I came across that bit in Greyspace, I went looking for Rauthaven on the FR map (it sounded familiar), but couldn't locate it anywhere. My mistrake was that I was looking on the official 3e map... which left-off Nimbral.
Your mention of Gnomes immediately lead me straight to my own Nimbral Map.
...where I believe I mispelled it Rauthhaven... need to check that...
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Originally posted by The Sage
Give me a day or two...
Which, in Sage-speak, means he'll get back to us in 2011.
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2009 : 08:12:39
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Yes, yes... I'm home now. I'm presently flicking through my sources. 
Only 18 hours after you said "by the end of the day"... That's a fast turnaround for you! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 25 May 2009 : 08:42:44
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Indeed. And it now turns out that the question I wanted to ask is very much related to another question asked not to long ago. So I think maybe I should go with something else. And I've already got an idea on what it'll be. I just need to find the source.
Back soon.
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 19:00:30
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Originally posted by The Sage
No, but the source I need is currently at a friend's house. I'll have access to it later, so expect the next question sometime today [my time].
Didn't we get a similar promise a few days ago? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 20:21:15
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Oh... leave him alone, you bullys.
He and I have the same 'internal clock', and its stuck on 'meander' and 'mosey'. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 27 May 2009 : 08:48:24
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Okay question time. Unfortunately, I didn't have an opportunity to access the source I was hoping to use, so rather than keep the rest of you waiting, I'll just throw this quick question out there:-
Where is the Grove of Meditation and what makes it so special? |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 27 May 2009 : 13:24:58
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Grove of Meditation is a chinese monastery.
Ok.. On the Realms, The Grove of Meditation is a stately circle of pine trees that have proven of great help to elven magic-users. Its related on the Darkwalker of Moonshae.
It helps elven mages to increase the power of their spells/rituals. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 27 May 2009 : 13:35:26
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| (Unfortunetly, I don't have source books here to check exactly where it is... "Moonshae" is enough?) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
211 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2009 : 15:43:40
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Thanks Sage!
My question:
Which war/battle is this?
The queen of one of the sides ruled for seven years. She died at the end of the war.
The winners, with their leader that turned to be the First King, created one of the most famous "good region" of Faerûn. |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 28 May 2009 : 13:45:22
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Exactly Fillow.
It's all yours. |
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