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You've Got Friends in the Guild [Introduction to this blood-splattered piece of propaganda] Unkind people say to me, 'But how come the Guild carved up the Lower City like so much pumpkin? Slicing it into segments for kingpins to rule from the shadows?' To which I can only shrug, and reply, 'Delegation, mate. How else a...
Yoshimo is Willing [A revisionist sensation novella, with a blurb.] In this alternate history sex adventure, the one and only Yoshimo does not betray the Bhaalspawn. In fact, he does almost anything the Bhaalspawn asks for, very readily.’
Yearning for the Moon So much has changed in our fair town. The moon used to shine so brightly here. We'd all stand out, our shoulders bared, our faces upturned, drinking in her blessings like milk. Such darkness now. I must watch the moon in secret, from my window or late at night when the town's asleep. Sometimes I w...
Ye Follye of Karsus [This ancient water-damaged tome is largely illegible except for the following.] ...did Karsus, mystic, autodidact, in all his vainglory, disdainful as ever of received wisdom, proclaim that, crisis-bound, he would safeguard the magic tapestry of all wizardry by supplanting the failing weavegod Myst...
Writings of a Wroot [A journal written by Barcus Wroot, worried about his friend's Wulbren violent desire to bring down the Gondian Gnomes. His plan to blow up the Steel Watch Factory is horrendous to contemplate; there must be a way to avoid causing so many deaths.]
Writin Exorcises [A series of writing exercises outlined by Thrumbo, addressed to 'my brothers'. Beneath the exercises, several misguided attempts to write the letters of the alphabet, none successful.]
Wizardsbane Oil Recipe Yet another good day! They are strung out on a string like pearls, long may they continue. My pain is still bad (a dragonborn without scales is, as most people can tell simply looking at me, immensely ache-worthy and sore, but yes, indeed, another fine and fair day. I sat outside the Elfsong and ...
Wizards of Note: Lorroakan (Editor's Edition) [This book appears to be a bespoke edition, not mass-printed like others in the series. A note is affixed to the front page] Dear sir, Though I appreciate your attempt to contribute to our popular series, I'm afraid we are not accepting reader submissions at this time. Furt...
Winery Records [A ledger of wines sold by the Monastery] 1 bottle - 1 pan 3 bottles - gold donation 2 bottles - 1 cat 10 bottles - large donation 5 bottles - donation of herbs
Whipping Up Booms [A well-worn book of recipes for explosives, this tome's pages are stuck together with gum, sulphur paste, and ingredients you can't quite identify.] OIL OF COMBUSTION FROM the heart of a magma mephit (or two or three) you can craft a powerful oil that, when applies to your weapons, will set your foe ...
When Love Fumbles [The book falls open to a page in the middle of this spine-broken print.]
What Abides Below Plamondon tells us that Grey Harbour was a small coastal village before Balduran returned with his vast sea-treasure and founded a great city here. But the vast subterranean ruins hidden beneath our modern city's sewer system tell a very different story. There was a city on the bight of the Lower Chio...
Web-Covered Journal [This book's leaves are stuck together with thick webbing that leeches ink when pulled from the page. Only the final entry remains remotely legible.] It is time. I will forever transcend this blasphemous flesh and refashion myself in the Queen's image. No longer will I be bound to this lowly form, t...
Wealth Offering to Bhaal Lord Bhaal, the poison that quack sold me was not effective diluted in the ale. Writhing failure of a slave that I am, I offer all of the gouted landlord's gold, grifted from deviants in their excess. I pray only it can fund a mighty homicide, and one day my corpse may sip on gall-goblets with ...
Warming the Melancholy Heart [A self-help book, purporting to help those suffering from melancholia.] What of sadness, dear reader, that assails you without rhyme or reason? What if the sunniest of days can become smothered in gloom, with no end in sight? The remedy may seem non-existent, but it is not so. No heart tha...
Wall of the Faithless At the core of the Fugue Plane's barren ash-gray wasteland stands the City of Judgement with its Crystal Spire jutting above the streets and the influx of souls. These are godly folk seeing the verdict of those ruling Fugue, their faces hopeful or sullen, their boot heels caked in the mud of perid...
Volo's Guide to Spirits and Spectres [This appears to be the barely-legible notes of a work heavily in progress.] - Ghost - Banshee - Poltergeist - Spooky? (???) 1 mugful ice 1/2 mugful distilled potato spirits 3 thimbles citrus juice garnish with mint
Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate (Signed) For my adventuresome muse - Our fates are bound, my wisdom vast, I dearly hope our kinship lasts! Deepest affections, Volothamp Geddarm Poet Artist Savant etc. [A poorly drawn map of a city is captioned in flamboyant script:] What follows is the most thorough and accurate account ...
Volo's Complete Guide to the Behaviour of Nymphs [The book is handwritten in a swinging scrawl. The red ink of an eager editor slashes through most of its contents. Two inscriptions, each in a different hand, are scribbled inside the cover:] Absolutely not. --- Dearest Elminster, While you may lack imagination, nymphs,...
Violet's Diary Hee hee, the garlic in Yousen's bed gave him a nasty rash - serves him right for being such a whining runt. Now, if only I could get at that snob Leon and his brat of a daughter, but she's protected. Cazador must have a fine plan for little Victoria, I wonder what it is?
Veterinary Log [The words 'Veterinary Log' are crossed out at the top of the ledger. 'Meat yield' is written underneath.] Steed: Stallion K3 Status: ['Healthy' is stricken through.] Butchered Yield: 43 stone Steed: Mare A2 Yield: 40 stone Steed: Stallion K1 Status: ['Diseased' is stricken through.] Butchered Yield: 35 ...
Veronica Hamperclips and her Adventures Beyond The Washbasin [The novel tells the story of Veronica 'Ronnie' Hamperclips, who has been tumbled by her demeaning and mean-spirited husband into having more children than she wanted. Now it seems she is ceaselessly spending her days at the washbasin, cleaning a neverending ...
Vault Pass Ledger [The ledger lists months of passes issued for entry into the vaults below. Recent entries list passes given to a representative of Cazador Szarr, a clerk fetching a ring for Lady Jarreth, and most recently to a large, unnamed man - personally escorted by Head Banker Glitterbeard.]
Vampiric Duality [Excerpt from Telshum Ver Condle's Vampiric Duality] Now look, the thing is: your basic vampire has two instincts, right? Feed and make little vampires. Nonsense. Utter crap. No such thing as a basic anything. The personality of a vampire has as many facets as a schizophrenic diamond. [This statement s...
Valarken's Failed Coup [This is a popular-history account of Grand Duke Valarken's attempt to usurp the power of Baldur's Gate's Council of Four, in which he staged a failed coup backed by a cult of lycanthropes called the Band of the Red Moon. There are several notes in the margins in Gortash's precise handwriting, wi...
Urban Exploration - The Undercity! Intrepid hobbyists who pursue the urban exploration of Baldur's Gate will find no greater challenge than that offered by discovering the dark realm beneath the city's streets. Everyone knows, of course, that the city's sanitation needs are served by extensive sewer tunnels through whi...
Unsigned Trade Visa [An unsigned writ suggests a counterfeit-in-progress; whoever made it was planning to trade illegally within the tollhouse.]
Unsent Sending [A short note marked up as a professional sending - a magical message of up to 25 words, intended to find the recipient wherever they might be. This copy was never given over to a cleric for delivery.] No. I don't know what to do. So come back and tell me, or I'll come find you. Death will not protect yo...
Unpublished Portents Unpublished Portents by Katie Lowlochden. As a blend of aeromancy - the art of divining the future from atmospheric conditions - and hydromancy - diviation through water - fog divination represents an experimental and as yet inconclusive praxis. Take the cases of Grey Harbour and Baldur's Gate. Soo...
U.R.: For the Absolute's Glory [This journal was penned by Grand Duke Ravengard after his illithid infection. Early entries thrill in the wonder of the Absolute's voice, praising the truth of Her message and the resplendent future for whish Baldur's Gate is destined. The most recent entries, recorded after Ravengard wa...
Tymora, Lady Luck [A list of oaths and sayings that ought to incur Tymora's blessing, granting the speaker good luck!] 1. By Lady Lucks's Smile 2. Turntable Tymora, I Invoke Thee 3. By The Rolling Of My Dice, Please Let These Results Be Nice 4. Spin, Spin, Oh Fickle Fate Wheel! 5. Lady of the Diamond-Glitter Dice, Mist...
Tym's Notebook [This journal is filled with sketches of dresses, notes on unusual stitches, and several intricately-detailed embroidery patterns.]
Tusky Grins [Excerpt from Joyce Ringwarble's Tusky Grins What I don't understand is why they are not simply rounded up and sterilised. When I confront people with that idea, some nod, and smile, and make placid little comments. Some grimace or laugh and move swiftly on. Some actually recoil. And there are those who gro...
Treatise on the Antimagic Properties of Sussur Tree Flowers THE ANTIMAGIC PROPERTIES OF SUSSUR TREE FLOWERS By L. De Hurst For those knowing about sussur trees, their magical properties have always been a topic of debate; not only their ability to create an antimagic aura, which is complete enough that even those unatt...
Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol. VIII: The Outer City ... overland travellers nearing Baldur's Gate have been known to smell the city before they clap eyes on it. This is thanks to what is known as the Outer City - the area that houses much of what Baldur's Gate needs to survive and thrive, but at the same tim...
Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol. IV: The Risen Road [The stained, well-thumbed pages filled with travelling advice that seems to be decades out of date] ... those who seek to journey to the coast from the interior regions lying to the east will typically seek out the Risen Road. Running parallel to the River C...
Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol IX: Inns and Guesthouses ...with the dust of their journey still clinging to boot and cloak, the canny traveller will no doubt seek to secure accommodation within the city, post-haste. Below are some establishments that are typical of what the city has to offer: The Blade and St...
Tome of the Soft-Step Trial [The ancient tome advises Sharran initiates how to triumph in the Soft-step trial - they must excel in some of Lady Shar's most cherished arts, such as stealth, lockpicking, disarming and evasion. The unsubtle are destined to fail.]
Tome of the Self-Same Trial [A dusty tome advising Sharran initiates on how to please the Nightsinger by succeeding the Self-Same trial. Initiates must ensure they defeat their mirror image. Any violence meted out to others will be penalised.]
Tome of the Faith-leap Trial Your tongue may claim to have complete faith in Lady Shar, but does your heart follow suit? Dare you trust your instincts, and navigate her sacred darkness with only your faith to protect you? For those who believe, the darkness is a holy path that leads to the Nightsinger's embrace. For th...
Tombstone Shop Notes I'd come across several pointers toward the Candulhallow's Tombstones shop, so I decided to use my spare time for a while to watch it for suspicious activity. Indeed, the place is strange: it seems disconnected from Candulhallow's main mortuary business over in Eastway, in fact they don't seem to s...
Tollhouse Ledger (Risen Road) [A ledger containing details of a tollhouse’s takings for the current year, 1492 DR. Most entries are neatly written, listing the travellers and the amount of gold paid, but the text on the most recent page is smudged and rambling.] 9 Marpenoth: four merchants, with single wagon of sundrie...
Tollhouse Ledger (Reithwin) [An official record of traders and goods passing through Reithwin, as well as the tolls collected, organised by date. Every entry is made with precise strokes, and each page stamped with a wax seal bearing the letters 'GT'. As the pages progress, the number of recorded traders - and the coll...
To Take Control Gortash Private Memoir Notes, Number 9 To Take Control We were deep in Mephisto's vault, burgling the Crown of Karsus, when I saw next to the crown that the wily archdevil had a portfolio labelled 'Accelerated Grand Design'. I couldn't resist taking that as well. The portfolio contained plans compiled b...
Threadbare Book [This threadbare book looks like it once contained a play, but most of it has been lost to time, vermin, and an unfortunate ink spill. Only two full sentences are distinguishable.] How can I trust? How will I ever know? How can I show myself, my darkest me?
Therapeutics [An excerpt from Margritt Oji's Therapeutics] Discussions with the oneiromancer yield nothing of merit so far. New incense and hallucinogens trigger nothing. Another fruitless day. Something's happened. The oneiromancer ingested something one of her own clients recommended. She refuses to divulge the name...
The Would-Be Saint [The book tells the story of a patriar woman who gave up her fortune to become a cleric of Ilmater in service in the Outer City and now seeks to be canonised after her death.] Herein is the full of true account of my bid to be canonised after my death as Saint Brigid of Ilmater, the Broken God, he of...
The Wonders of Phandalin In this year, 950 DR, there can hardly be a more prosperous and fortunate town than Phandalin! Phandelver's Pact has brought prosperity to this land, splitting the wonders of Wave Echo Cave between gnomes and dwarves. The town now boasts thriving communities of both peoples, living and working ...
The Well-Tended Garden [A non-denominational guide to gardening for faithful folk.] Whomever you pop your prayers toward, everyone needs healing - and you can't afford a blessing or miracle for every scraped knee. That's where the most holy art of planting shrubs comes in. What to grow: HEALING Rogue's Morsel: Best gro...
The Ways of the Heart: An Introduction [A self-help volume, claiming to be able to help the timid and weak-spirited find their inner strength.] Not everyone needs to be a hero, but all hearts need courage just as all stomachs need food. But what if you find yourself denied your measure? What if fear and doubt grips you...
The Way of the Wanderer How to convey that which I know, deep within myself, to be true? Would that I could bring each of you reading these words into this head of mine, this heart of mine, feeling as one. perhaps then I could speak what words fail to describe. That home isn't home unless you're far from home. That lov...
The Watch and the Steel Watch Famously - or perhaps notoriously - the mercenary force known as The Flaming Fist handles Baldur's Gate's law enforcement duties in the Lower City and Outer City, including Wyrm's Crossing. But what about the exclusive Upper City, home to the wealthy and powerful? There, order is kept by a...
The Warrior of Love [This compendium of smutty tales advertises itself on the back.] 'A Paladin of Sune gets a summons from their Goddess: a mission to lie with someone from every town in the Sword Coast, to prove their devotion to love!'
The War between Selûne and Shar [A dusty volume that speaks of the conflict between the sibling goddesses Selûne and Shar, after Selûne ignited the sun and brought life-sustaining light and warmth to the universe.]
The Waning Moon: Consignments [The Waning Moon's deliveries are recorded here in a careful hand. The rear pages, however, are devoted to the distiller's personal reflections.] 10 Tarsahk Father Ketheric's reach begins to extend beyond Reithwin's borders. The Thorms are but collectors: collectors of coin, glory, blood, ...
The Velkynvelve Pursuit [A detailed history of the Velkynvelve pursuit, led by the Drow priestess Ilvara of Lolth.]
The Unclaimed In life, her service had been impeccable. Daily did she devote herself to the Lady of Loss. Daily did she free herself from the tyranny of memory. All, in time, was lost to her - her relations, her preferences, even her own name. Upon the altar of her devotion placed she the ultimate offering: her emptied...
The Ultimate State What is progress? Progress is the movement of society and culture towards a state of collective unity. Without unity, mortals, each with their own individual agenda, blunder against each other, causing friction, conflict, war. Unity - peace and prosperity - is achieved when the collective follows a s...
The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow, Vol. 4 [An excerpt from The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow, a pulp serial following the 'real-life' exploits of an interplanar ship's captain. The real Captain Morrow is known never to have left her native Waterdeep, and emerges from her rooms at...
The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow, Vol. 3 Much is made of Barovia's gloomy climate. It is said the mists there confuse the mind and torment the soul, binding travellers in a grip of such despair that escape is impossible to contemplate. As the New Bride parted that heavy fog, I confess that I felt n...
The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow, Vol. 2 [An excerpt from The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow a pulp serial following the 'real-life' exploits of an interplanar ship's captain. The real Captain Morrow is known never to have left her native Waterdeep and emerges from her rooms at t...
The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow, Vol. 1 His red dragon thus dispatched, the knight had no choice but to leap for my ship, crashing to the New Bride's deck even as his mount was swallowed by the eerie gloom of the Astral Plane's shifting tides. Faithful Norls was upon him instantaneously, clawing a...
The Triad for Children [This light read for younger worshippers opens on the following adage.] On the First Day, Tyr saw the world's injustice, though his eyes were blind. On the Second Day, Torm was slain and returned to serve the truth. On the Third Day, Ilmater wept for all that came before - and all that was to com...
The Tourmaline Depths The Tourmaline Depths, by Lady Incognita It was master vampire Donnela Szarr who reopened the vast blue-green halls beneath Baldur's Gate and brought them under our control, but what is the history of this subterranean expanse, and how far back does it go? Not even Donnella the Architect knew for ...
The Tharchiate Codex [The pages are covered in esoteric symbols and strange runes, some indecipherable, but some strangely familiar. Your eyes are drawn to one page, describing a long-lost book.] The Necromancy of Thay There are secrets of life and death known only to the Red Wizards. Committing such secrets to parchme...
The Surprising Habits of Kara-Turian Warlords [A curious self-help tome that claims to help those who have disappointed their elders. It seems to have been hastily printed and bound, and strikes an oddly harsh tone.] Alas, poor reader, not everyone can improve themselves without the help of others. Some need the instru...
The Superior Durability of Hardwood Odd Valros' deluxe hardwood coffins will preserve corpses from rats and maggots for up to three times longer than any competitors! Choose Valros, because the end is always near!
The Suffering Masses To salve a scar or stitch a broken seam of skin is simple. But a curative for the soul? For the malaise of suffering that sits betwixt one's ears and in one's heart? That is a harder balm to apply. We faithful tormented must practise listening most intently, in hope that the act of spilling sorrow ...
The Stone Lord: A New Threat [A detailed report on the rise of the Stone Lord.] ... judging by the targeting of known Guild enterprises and the murder of prolific Guild members, it is my professional conclusion that a new player has gained a foothold of the city's underbelly: the Stone Lord. My sources suggest that Nin...
The Soul Forger [Introduction to The Soul Forger] Dwarven myths are so engaging because the skeleton of their story is tied to a craft of the modern era. The bones are made of steel, iron, nickel, copper, a whole hostt of metals alloyed and superheated and fused together at the joints of legend. Moradin, Soul Forger, A...
The Shattered Seldarine [An excerpt from The Shattered Seldarine, produced by the Silverhair Knights for distribution in Eilistraee's temples.] While some modern philosophers blame the fall of our people on infighting, Lolth's betrayal cannot be understated. Yes, it was the drow's choice to believe her lie that Corello...
The Shadow Weave [A cautious treatise on the power of the Shadow Weave. The author talks about the formation of the Shadow Weave as a counterpart to Mystra's Weave. The Shadow version is in some ways more potent as a source of magic, but it's also unreliable and volatile. Shar, mistress of shadow, has a much more fickl...
The Sea Queen's Wrath Long has the Water Queen's House served to retain the city's favour in the eyes of Umberlee, whose waves move the ships tthat form the body of the city itself. Baldur's Gate position on the Sword Coast makes it the heart of local commerce, but Queen Umberlee could easily drown the city in salt if ...
The Screed of the Willing Honesty, love, wrath - many traits are 'divine'. There is only one that we possess and the gods do not: pain. Our most holy mistress invites us to revel in that which makes us mortal. To embrace pain, so she may look upon us and know we are truly living. For what is a life without the sting of...
The Rumour of Reithwin The Rumour of Reithwin Author: Unknown Land of darkness, land of gold, Land of Sharran soldiers bold. The tollhouse countless riches keeps, Where darkest shadow curse still creeps. The greatest treasures of them all Lurks deep within sepulchre's walls. Tomb of Thorm, O veiled by night, Reveal the...
The Roads to Darkness THE ROADS TO DARKNESS An epic tragedy about power, corruption, and loneliness PROLOGUE. A lonely road. Thunder and lightning. Enter Soreth SORETH: New sounds through damp and dark oppression break Is it the foe, that foul, contemptuous heel? Or art thou friend, a rescue from my lonely wake? Come o...
The Rest of My Life The last few tendays since I made the deal with the Gloom Crone have been the happiest I've ever known. 'Enough gold to last the rest of your life', she promised, and every day I've hefted those heavy, clinking bags and been satisfied with my lot. But I didn't want to just feel it, I wanted to see i...
The Red Knight's Final Stratagem Before her time as an exarch of Tempus and goddess of Strategy, the Red Knight was a paladin most devout. She toured armies the world over as both student and teacher, and thus war she elevated by Tempus to her current status. These pages contain that of her which was left on the materi...
The Realm According to Bumpo [The book naturally falls to a dog-eared page in which Bumpo describes the more unusual races he's met in his travels.] ... but they weren't half so strange as the bird folk. First aarakocra I met had the head of a parrot, the body of a human, and wings also of a parrot. I tried not to star...
The Quarta Sune [An excerpt from 'The Quarta Sune: A Guide to Sexuality, Eroticism, and Emotional Fulfilment. Detailed diagrams accompany every page.] On your journey to sensual alignment, treat each passionate encounter as a dance - your movements should flow from one to another, like a river through the mountains. Fo...
The Purged Palate, Midwinter Edition [A series of recipes, accompanied by anecdotes about the meals in question.] This is a twist on the traditional dwarven eaglach stew. Those non-dwarven who can't translate that, don't bother - no point frightening yourselves. Just make sure that once you've burned the alcohol away, ...
The Ptarian Code [The Ptarian Code, handwritten by Havkelaag.] Justice and Good above all. Honour and Fealty to the King. Honour and Respect to Righteous Innocence. Honour and Duty to the Balancer Kelemvor, to His Mercy Ilmater, and to the Justicemaker Bahamut. Honour and Protection to the Lesser Species. Honour and C...
The Pronunciation of Common for Monstrous Species: A Guide for Pedagogues [A guide for teachers on the most effective ways to teach the pronunciation of Common to monstrous species.] CONTENTS Introduction: A Methodical Approach to the Acquisition of Oral Fluency Chapter I - Basic Rules of Phonics Chapter II - Vowels Ch...
The Power of the Crown [All one hundred chapters of this dense book describe the coronation of Raphael as Archdevil Supreme of the Nine Hells, but the circumstances vary in each case. Some versions are written as if historical fact, others are imagined futures, but all end with Raphael wearing the Crown of Karsus. One ...
The Pilgrimage to Gravenhollow [A personal account of the pilgrimage to Gravenhollow undertaken by members of the Society of Brilliance in the early 1490s DR, as told by the troglodyte Skriss, including the story of Ghazrim's Ring. Dedicated to the families of the members who ventured bravely in pursuit of knowledge an...
The Parables of Dawnmaster Vaseid [An epic-looking tome that opens with an illustrated panel of Dawnmaster Vaseid riding into battle against an army of Sharran clerics. In his raised hand, his trusted battleaxe, its sharp edge glinting in Lathander's light.]
The One that Got A Thay [The text written on the back of this smut advertises it.] 'A slow-paced enemies-to-lovers tale featuring a bitter Archwizard of Thay and his nemesis, a pure-hearted, muscled berserker.'
The Needled Book [A book on advanced dressmaking, fitted with materials like spare needles, measures, and patterns. It is riddled with hand-written annotations, and most of its accoutrement have been removed.]
The Mountain Is You [A self-help book promoting the use of corporal punishment for naughty children.]
The Most Holy Sermons of Lashbearer Catrine [The collected sermons of Lashbearer Catrine, commissioned on her ascension from Open Hand Temple High Priest to the House of the Broken God's Revered Mistress.] Oh, piteous tormented, we live in wretched times. So eager is our populace to beg succour from the city's teat, an...
The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis [The guild seal on the inside of the cover belongs to a printmaking collective in Baldur's Gate.] 'Of course I remember. Knew the second that girl was walking that she'd be trouble. Little thief, always in everyone's business. And that ward of Gorion went ri...
The Many Tales of Mother Campestri [An excerpt from a book of short, but terribly outdated tales for children, told by Mother Campestri.] The Hungry Bullywug. Once, there lived a Bullywug whose name was Billy. His clothes were ragged, he never washed, and he spoke in tongues tthat nobody could ever understand. But the ...
The Many Faces of Gond [An excerpt from a history of Gond - the Lord of All Smiths.] What is in a name? Many things, in fact - especially when it comes to Gond. While the gods are no strangers to changing their titles (Mystra, make up your mind!), few can compete with the Lord of All Smiths. Boasting no less than dix s...
The Lustrous Lass When the Fist Manip said he wanted me to check out a Lustrous Lass, I didn't realize that was a ship's name and almost said something regrettable. But when he said the vessel was under quarantine after drifting in to harbour with a dead crew, I realised Ilmater had a task for me. The crew were dead in...
The Lost Tomb of Khaem [A book of research notes concerning the lost tomb of the half-elf sorceror Brysis of Khaem, the halfling Fargas Rumblefoot, and various attempts to locate the true tomb throughout the Society's history.]
The Lords of Madness, Vol 4: Yeenoghu Of all the demon lords, few have made their mark on the world as firmly as Yeenoghu. Though his ravenous hunger is claimed to be a mindless compulsion, there is nothing mindless about the thorough insinuation of his presence in the world via his Chosen: gnolls. But how are gnolls c...
The Lord of Murder's Songbook [A book of songs and psalms extolling Bhaal, the Lord of Murder.]
The Legend of Ansur Baldur's Gate - great Balduran's berth. O Balduran, founder due veneration, His guardian dragon Ansur, tremendous in worth. A saviour below, our eternal elation. To Wyrmway 'neath prison's deepest level. To be found by not a soul nor devil. [NOTE: Entrance in Wyrm's Rock Prison? - U.R.] With a light...
The Leadership of the Zhentarim [An excerpt from the ongoing Metatext: Rebound by Iosefa Elgin, a scholar excommunicated from the Church of Deneir for her heretical attempts to reconstruct the Metatext, her god's annal of lost and hidden knowledge.] Despite their protestation to the contrary, it takes no keen eye to se...
The Landed Families of Tethyr [A ledger detailing the lineage of the noble families of Tethyr, abruptly cutting off at a date marked 'The Ten Black Days of Eleint'. Looping, hand-drawn diagrams pick up below, tracing tenuous connections between names. Cramped alongside, a note in the same hand:] If Jaheira won't trace ...

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