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BadCatMan
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 :  06:56:56  Show Profile Send BadCatMan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jakk

Okay... hopefully I have something good here...

What was the name of the magical blade forged at the behest of then-Crown-Prince Azoun I when Cormyr rode to war against the overextending northern armies of the Shoon Imperium?



Ha! I know this one! And off the top of my head too.

That would be Ilbratha, called the Mistress Of Battles. It was lost (how is not in my notes) and 200 years later found by Thallastam of Procampur, a noted swordsage and sage of swords, and member of the Nine Swords adventuring company (masters of the Sublime Way). Thallastam took it to Elminster to identify, then returned, but was slain near Battledale, with Ilbratha lost. Elminster believes it to now be in the hands of brigands or mercenaries, though it is in fact in one of the Inner Sea undersea kingdoms.

Sources: The Magister, Sea Of Fallen Stars. I'm a Vast fan, so this came up in my research, and I paid close attention.

Ooh, does this mean I get to ask a question? Um... What is the real name of Alamondh, the Hamayarch of Procampur? (Probably not hard, but eh.)

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Brimstone
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This scroll should be right up your alley BCM.

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
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words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
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The Sage
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 :  08:18:19  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Indeed! Welcome BCM. 'Tis nice to see another Australian involved.

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quote:
Originally posted by BadCatMan

Ooh, does this mean I get to ask a question? Um... What is the real name of Alamondh, the Hamayarch of Procampur? (Probably not hard, but eh.)

If I recall correctly, 'tis Carthoun Misintle. And it's referenced in Forgotten Realms Adventures, one of my favourite FR tomes.

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BadCatMan
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 :  11:10:22  Show Profile Send BadCatMan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
That's right. And he's secretly a necromancer plotting to usurp the position of Thultyrl of Procampur (literally! - he plans to impersonate him). If anyone's an evil vizier, it's Alamondh.

(And currently still bothering my party well after they slew him, or thought they did.)

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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 :  12:58:13  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Neat.

I'll be dusting off some old sources for my next question. Scribes be warned!

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sfdragon
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 :  22:40:57  Show Profile Send sfdragon a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

Neat.

I'll be dusting off some old sources for my next question. Scribes be warned!



oh no!!!!! my lore fu, not so good..

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Kyrene
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Posted - 09 Sep 2009 :  08:39:00  Show Profile  Visit Kyrene's Homepage Send Kyrene a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yeah, and my 'old lore' fu is even worse most days...

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sfdragon
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yes but all that lore, is in copies of anything and most of whichI dont have copies of.
so my lore fu, is no good

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 09 Sep 2009 :  15:06:39  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sfdragon

yes but all that lore, is in copies of anything and most of whichI dont have copies of.
so my lore fu, is no good



Yeah, but Sage finally asks a question, 5E will be out, and everyone will have had time to track down and buy all of the old stuff.

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The Sage
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Yes, yes... make with the jokes. As usual.

And just for that, I'm reconsidering my current question. I think I'll try for something even more obscure!

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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by sfdragon

yes but all that lore, is in copies of anything and most of whichI dont have copies of.
so my lore fu, is no good



Yeah, but Sage finally asks a question, 5E will be out, and everyone will have had time to track down and buy all of the old stuff.


Thats what I am doing!

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sfdragon
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Posted - 09 Sep 2009 :  16:20:06  Show Profile Send sfdragon a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

Yes, yes... make with the jokes. As usual.

And just for that, I'm reconsidering my current question. I think I'll try for something even more obscure!


well its not like we have anything else to do.

we could poke fun of 6E dnd though.....

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Kyrene
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 :  09:22:40  Show Profile  Visit Kyrene's Homepage Send Kyrene a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

And just for that, I'm reconsidering my current question.

Of course, that just added another two weeks to the time before we actually did get the question...

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Christopher_Rowe
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 :  15:00:52  Show Profile  Visit Christopher_Rowe's Homepage Send Christopher_Rowe a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It seems to me that the obvious thing to do while we wait on the Sage is to answer his question before he asks it.

A: Why, I do believe it was Asheyron of Arabel who told Elminster that a gorgon's breath smells like stewed cabbage.

Source: Greenwood, Ed. "Ecology of the Gorgon." Dragon Magazine 97 (May 1985): 27-29.


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The Sage
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 :  16:30:35  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Strangely, I was initially thinking of an abstract piece of Ed-lore. But not any more.

Anyways, I just need to check up on how "available" this source was, before I ask my question.

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Posted - 12 Sep 2009 :  16:33:26  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Okay. None of my planning for this question has actually worked. I can't find the obscure source I've been thinking about. And my searches online revealed almost nothing that could, in any way, be considered useful. So I've just struck out with a quick question now, rather than make the rest of you wait any longer:-

Describe the Librarian's method of communication?

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Posted - 12 Sep 2009 :  18:50:51  Show Profile Send Kajehase a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ook?

There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 12 Sep 2009 :  20:36:44  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It's either verbal or non-verbal.

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quote:
Originally posted by Kajehase

Ook?

Wrong world. Though I have often thought about placing Unseen University somewhere in the Realms. Perhaps as an alternative to Candlekeep?

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Posted - 13 Sep 2009 :  17:09:55  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint 1: This particular question comes from a rather "watery" source.

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The Sage
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Posted - 14 Sep 2009 :  14:28:27  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Capn, have you been raiding my dreams again?

...

On a serious note, I'm kinda surprised none of our more dedicated scribes have answered this one yet. I really didn't think it would be all that difficult, actually. Granted, it's obscure, but not as obscure as the question I wanted to ask.

Anyways, second hint will be along shortly.

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Hint 2: There are only a few sea elf scholars who possess any real knowledge about this particular subject.

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I'll pull this one out of me arse.
Neriedian???

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Yeah, you don't have to go all that far back to find other references to this one.

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Posted - 15 Sep 2009 :  01:00:39  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sfdragon

I'll pull this one out of me arse.
Neriedian???

Not quite. Notice what I said in the question earlier. A "method" of communication. That suggests something a little more complex and involved than just a language.

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quote:
Originally posted by capnvan

quote:
Originally posted by sfdragon

I'll pull this one out of me arse.
Neriedian???



Keep pulling?!?

I assume it must be from Sea of Fallen Stars, but I haven't had the time to go through it all, and it's not ringing an immediate bell.

Go scribes! Go!

Capn's close. About as close as a Court Jester to the Throne.

[Yeah, that's less than 24 hours. But consider it a semi-hint]

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Posted - 15 Sep 2009 :  17:09:51  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint 3: The magic of the Dukars had a significant impact on the development of the Librarian.

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Wow! Imagine if I'd actually gone with my earlier "really obscure" question.

Hint 4: Whether alive, dead, or undead, the Librarian takes its toll on each who are exposed to it.

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Not even Google is any help on this one. I shall have to wait for the answer...

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