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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 29 May 2008 :  23:24:35  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ShadezofDis

A clue for;
Who was Transtra's teacher?

Transtra is a leader of a powerful slaving group and a member of a coalition of such leaders.



Well, he shows up as a pair of eyes on the wall in her bedroom... Ol' Halaster appears to be something of a voyeur, I guess.

Pages 94-5 of Skullport .

Give me a few minutes to dig up something obscure...

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...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?

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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  01:35:58  Show Profile Send scererar a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?




besides Khelben?

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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?


I promise not to ruin your fun this time Wooly!

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quote:
Originally posted by scererar

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?




besides Khelben?



Yes. Khelben was being helped.

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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?


I promise not to ruin your fun this time Wooly!



Don't tell me you know this one, too!

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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by scererar

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?




besides Khelben?




Yes. Khelben was being helped.



HMMM, can you hint whether this bit of lore is in a novel or sourcebook?
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Don't tell me you know this one, too!
Aye. But, I don't want to intentionally spoil your fun this time, so I'll keep silent for a couple of hours.

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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  03:23:45  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scererar

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by scererar

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

...And I'm back with a reasonably obscure question.

Who once helped hide Laeral while she was being cured of the effects of the Crown of Horns?




besides Khelben?




Yes. Khelben was being helped.



HMMM, can you hint whether this bit of lore is in a novel or sourcebook?




A sourcebook. I don't think anything about the Crown of Horns has appeared in any novels, save for a passing reference in Elfsong.

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Probably a source with the word 'seven' in the title.

Although one of those 'Khelben Flashbacks' in Blackstaff may have contained something pertaining to this - I recall at least one Laeral-with-crown memory popping up at some point (without my sourcebooks, I feel naked).

Also, I remember a little something about the group she was a member of when she donned the Crown in The North material as well...

Good Question though, it rings a bell but thats about it for me.

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scererar
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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  04:16:07  Show Profile Send scererar a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

Probaly a source with the word 'seven' in the title.

Although one of those 'Khelben Flashbacks' in Blackstaff may have contained something pertaining to this - I recall at least one Laeral-with-crown memory popping up at some point (without my sourcebooks, I feel naked).

Although I do remember a little something about the group she was a member of when she donned the Crown in The North material as well...

Good Question though, it rings a bell but thats about it for me.



I thought the same. I am picturing a conversation in the Blackstaff where Mirt is involved (I believe), that pertained to her recovering from the crown of horns. Additionally, I looked through seven sisters and it has quite a bit of information, but a no go so far. I looked through many others, but apparently I am missing the source or have just not found it yet. this is a good one Wooley
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Mystra? Page 34 of the code of the Harpers
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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  04:46:47  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scererar

Mystra? Page 34 of the code of the Harpers



Nope.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  04:52:01  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scererar

quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

Probaly a source with the word 'seven' in the title.

Although one of those 'Khelben Flashbacks' in Blackstaff may have contained something pertaining to this - I recall at least one Laeral-with-crown memory popping up at some point (without my sourcebooks, I feel naked).

Although I do remember a little something about the group she was a member of when she donned the Crown in The North material as well...

Good Question though, it rings a bell but thats about it for me.



I thought the same. I am picturing a conversation in the Blackstaff where Mirt is involved (I believe), that pertained to her recovering from the crown of horns. Additionally, I looked through seven sisters and it has quite a bit of information, but a no go so far. I looked through many others, but apparently I am missing the source or have just not found it yet. this is a good one Wooley



This character has only been referenced in a couple of sourcebooks. The Laeral reference is only in one of them. And it's not in one so obvious as Seven Sisters. Remember, I was deliberately looking for something obscure.

I'll go ahead and toss out a minor hint, though. Check a little closer to home.

And that's not my official, 24-hour hint. This one is just to help narrow down the search.

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Fillow
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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  12:51:37  Show Profile  Visit Fillow's Homepage Send Fillow a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Closer to home ?
I was hesitating up to this hint but I dare : Khelben himself ?

I believe I read something like that in the first pages of The Realms of The Underdark...
I did not read it, just had a look in it. So I may make a mistake...

That's why I do not ask the following question and I let another scribe ask it if I'm right and I do not come back soon enough...
Indeed, I have to work you know...

EDIT Fillow : I realize I answered less than 5 days ago... Sorry but I'm so proud to believe I found the good answer that I let my post.
Don't blame me please...

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Edited by - Fillow on 30 May 2008 12:52:26
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Kajehase
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I think Khelben has been referenced in more than "a couple of sourcebooks."

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 30 May 2008 :  13:13:05  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Nope, not Khelben (too obvious!). And by checking closer to home, I meant the sourcebook itself.

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ShadezofDis
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by ShadezofDis

A clue for;
Who was Transtra's teacher?

Transtra is a leader of a powerful slaving group and a member of a coalition of such leaders.



Well, he shows up as a pair of eyes on the wall in her bedroom... Ol' Halaster appears to be something of a voyeur, I guess.

Pages 94-5 of Skullport .

Give me a few minutes to dig up something obscure...



You know, I figured you'd get it but only because I pulled it out of Cloak & Dagger.
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Okay, it has now been more than 24 hours... Here is my hint:

Hint: This retired Waterdhavian guard was once an adventuring companion of Khelben. You won't find him in Waterdeep, but you can find him somewhere else in the North.

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Ergdusch
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Okay, it has now been more than 24 hours... Here is my hint:

Hint: This retired Waterdhavian guard was once an adventuring companion of Khelben. You won't find him in Waterdeep, but you can find him somewhere else in the North.



Are wee looking for the wizard who resides in the Tower of Twilight?

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Posted - 31 May 2008 :  13:17:14  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ergdusch

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Okay, it has now been more than 24 hours... Here is my hint:

Hint: This retired Waterdhavian guard was once an adventuring companion of Khelben. You won't find him in Waterdeep, but you can find him somewhere else in the North.



Are wee looking for the wizard who resides in the Tower of Twilight?



Nope. This guy is only a 3rd level fighter.

There are actually two clues in my official hint.

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Hehe... such fun!

I'm going to try for an equally obscure question for my next attempt.

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George Krashos
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The answer is: Briiathor Alougarr, the Lord Warder of Amphail
(Volo's Guide to the North, pgs.217-218).

My question is:

What was lost when Gorlaung "Blackhelm" was slain?

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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

The answer is: Briiathor Alougarr, the Lord Warder of Amphail
(Volo's Guide to the North, pgs.217-218).

My question is:

What was lost when Gorlaung "Blackhelm" was slain?

-- George Krashos




Krash got it! That question was more of a stumper than I anticipated... But now that it is answered, I want to go back and explain my semi-hidden clue. I said "You won't find him in Waterdeep, but you can find him somewhere else in the North." And that was actually a hint on where to look -- not in Volo's Guide to Waterdeep, but in Volo's Guide to the North.

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What was lost when Gorlaung "Blackhelm" was slain?

The Shoon's Buckler ! a "blink shield".
Source : The Magisters, p. 32.

I come back ASAP with a new one... in few minutes...

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I am a French FR fan, so please forgive my lapses in English language and do not hesitate to correct me. Thanks a lot.

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Hoping I was right about the next one, here is my question :

Who was in fact Kaldair, the one who fought Vaprak the Destroyer ?

Dear moderators,
What about listing the questions which have been asked along the trivia challenge ? I'm allright to list them but... where could I post them ?

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That could be useful.

I'd also recommend that a scribe wait for his answer to a question to be confirmed by the scribe asking the question, before they post one of their own. It could become confusing, should the answering scribe have posted an answer that was actually incorrect.

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Good call on not assuming your answer is correct, Sage. Mea culpa.

And yes, Fillow is correct - it is indeed the shield known as "Shoon's Buckler".

I so, so miss Ed's articles on spellbooks and magic items in the Realms. They were always so astoundingly fabulous.

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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

That could be useful.

I'd also recommend that a scribe wait for his answer to a question to be confirmed by the scribe asking the question, before they post one of their own. It could become confusing, should the answering scribe have posted an answer that was actually incorrect.


I totally agree The Sage. But :
quote:
Originally posted by Fillow in Page 1 of the Quizz

We may wait for The original poster confirmation... no ?

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly as an answer

Nope, you don't have to wait for the original person to confirm it.

I suggest the rules are changed to insert the confirmation of the answer.

Loved Sage, what do you think of my other proposal ?
- What about listing the questions which have been asked along the trivia challenge ? I'm allright to list them but... where could I post them ?

And I've a new one :
- What about a ranking of the "answerers" ? (1 answer = 1 point)

And the current question is :
Who was in fact Kaldair, the one who fought Vaprak the Destroyer ?

"Today is a good day to smile",
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- Fight in the arena and have fun ! :
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- Feel free to take part to these projects : Post-Spellplague bibliography ; 4E index project ; Taverns and inns of the Realms ; Dogs of the Realms ; Descriptions of places in the novels ; forums, RPG, FR Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Come and have a look at the already asked questions from the Forgotten Realms Trivia Challenge

I am a French FR fan, so please forgive my lapses in English language and do not hesitate to correct me. Thanks a lot.

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The reason I had suggested not waiting was to keep things going. After all, if you can answer a question with the page reference, it's pretty safe to assume it's right. And sometimes the original poster winds up not coming back to confirm it for a while. I just want to keep things flowing, and to keep it from getting bogged down.

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