BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
1. Tendays & Dalereckoning
In the Forgotten Realms setting, a week is ten
days long and is referred to as a tenday. There are three ten- days in a month
and twelve months in a year. Dalereckoning (DR) is the most common reckoning of years in the Realms.
Our adventures are presumed to take place in 1492 DR,
but the exact date is not important.
The world of the Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of Harptos, named after the long-dead wizard who invented it. Each year of 365 days is divided into twelve months of thirty days each, which roughly correspond to months in the real-world Gregorian calendar. Each month is divided into three tendays. Five special holidays fall between the months and mark the seasons. Another special holiday, Shieldmeet, is inserted into the calendar after Midwinter every four years, much like leap years (Δίσεκτα) in the modern Gregorian calendar.
Οι χαρακτήρες έρχονται στο Candlekeep αναζητώντας τον σοφό Matreous ο οποίος θελουν να τους παράσχει βοήθεια στην αναζήτηση του αδερφού του Murmin, Thrain. Οι τελευταίες πληροφορίες που η ομάδα συγκέντρωσε μιλούν για μια συνέντευξη – καταγραφή γεγονότων που έλαβε χώρα στην βιβλιοθήκη του Candlekeep από τον σοφό γέροντα με πρωταγωνιστή έναν λοχαγό που είχε πάρει μέρος στη μάχη με τα Ορκς, όπου τα ίχνη του αδελφού χάνονται.
What YOU know of Candlekeep
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| Candlekeep Symbol Castle & Flame |
Ιt stands on a volcanic crag a hundred or so feet from the coastline, a fiat-topped spur of rough stone out in the midst of the surging sea. Those who have seen this vista from above have said that it looks like nothing so much as a cake decorated with too many candles. The only gate into Candlekeep stands at the end of the Way of the Lion, which is the only road that provides access to and from the outside world. The route extends from Beregost, leagues away, and winds a lonely path out on the peninsula where Candlekeep stands.
The great library of Candlekeep is the home of the greatest collection of written lore in Faerun, might be the greatest assembly of written knowledge anywhere in the world and can only be compared with Silverymoon. It was once the home of the great prophet Alaundo the Seer, and within its walls were written the Prophecies of Alaundo the Seer 200-300DR.
The price of admission is the donation of a work of writing not already in the possession of Candlekeep. Though the monks refer to this offering as the "entrance-gift," it is a toll to be paid, and often a quite high one.
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