Candlekeep

AT A GLANCE: Candlekeep is a complex
of clustered towers perched on a spur
of volcanic rock overlooking the sea. It
is reached by a single road. Lights burn
in the windows of the keep at all times,
and travelers approaching the structure
can hear a low chanting.

ELMINSTER'S NOTES: This center of
learning preserves the predictions of
Alaundo the Seer, the singular sage
whose prophecies have proved correct
over the years. Upon his death, his citadel
at Candlekeep became a haven of
both veneration of his prophecies and
the accumulation of all knowledge. The
acolytes of the keep continually chant
the remaining prophecies of Alaundo,
which grow shorter over the centuries
as they come true and are discarded.
Candlekeep boasts one of the finest
libraries in the Realms.




The fortified keep derives much of its
income from finding and copying specific
passages of information from the
books of lore, magic, and philosophy
preserved there for clients all over the
Realms, and from issuing new manuscript
books for sale in Waterdeep and
Baldur's Gate. These new manuscripts
are created by collecting certain passages
from older texts together. The
Scribes of Candlekeep also make additional
copies of books brought to them,
but there are others in the Realms provide
this last service for less severe fees.




GAME INFORMATION: Fees for services
at Candlekeep:

    * Sage Advice is twice standard rates
    (page 33 of DMG), but all information
    is "In Major Field" for purposes
    of discovering information.

    * Book copying is 100 gp per text,
    10,000 gp per magical text (including
    spellbooks but excluding magical
    tomes such as the Tome of Clear Thought).

    * Browsing is tolerated under specific rules:
        1) the petitioner must be sent
        bearing the seal or sign of a recognized
        powerful mage
        2) The petitioner must gift to
        the Keep a book of no less than
        10,000 gp value
        3) Such browsing is permitted for
        9 days and nights. On the tenth
        morning, the petitioner is given the
        choice of leaving (he may return) or
        joining the order as an acolyte.
        In browsing, the traveler may engage
        in research as if a sage himself, with
        knowledge in Special Category. for
        veracity, and at no further cost.



Magical books and other dangerous
items are kept in the Inner Rooms. Only
the Keeper (the order's head) and the
Readers (his accomplished staff) may
enter these rooms. Any information
that may be found within these areas
must be researched as for sages (No
Browsing).


 
 
 
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