An Introduction to Candlekeep - by Ed Greenwood
The Candlekeep Compendium

WelcomeForgotten Realms

Well Met, traveler, and welcome ye to Candlekeep.

You are now in the grandest library in all the Realms. Seeketh out knowledge and lore within this place and may Oghma guide you.

"It has been given to me to see glimpses of the future, moments of the measureless time that lie ahead for this world of Toril, called by some the Forgotten Realms. I sit here among halls upon halls and chambers upon chambers crammed with books, books that capture something of our great past. All too often, folk want to know where the bones of great kings or legendary dragons lie...or more precisely where their treasure may be found, if the truth be told. There are a few questors however, whose eyes hold the light of wonder, and who want to know more of this vast, glorious, historied world..." - Alaundo of Candlekeep
(taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus)


What's New?

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What's New in Candlekeep

19-Mar-2008:

1) Updated product information pages for: The Fractured Sky, Shadowrealm, Swordmage, Realms of War, Undead, Blackstaff Tower, The Shield of Weeping Ghosts, Sentinelspire, The Sword Never Sleeps, Sea of Swords, Forgotten Realms Player's Guide and A Reader's Guide to R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt.
2) Another excellent PDF from FR authors Erik Scott de Bie and Thomas M. Costa; 'The Greater Treasure: A Heart of Darkness and Ynloeth's Legacy'. Expanding on characters from 'The Greater Treasure' short story in Realms of the Elves: Available in the Realmslore section.
3)
An expansion on 'Racial Paragons', from the 'Unearthed Arcana' rulebook, by Jason Chambers. Available in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
4)
A map of Glen, from Derek Hibberd's campaign, created in CC3. Available in The Map Room.

 

12-Feb-2008:

1) Updated pages for: Ascendancy of the Last and Sentinelspire.
2) Two excellent PDF's from FR authors Erik Scott de Bie and Thomas M. Costa expanding on The Depths of Madness novel, by Eriks Scott de Bie: ' The Fox and the Dispossessed': Part 1 detailing Fox-at-twilight and Trickster-touched characters, and Part 2, expanding upon Gargan, Tlork and Goliath's in the Realms. Available in the Realmslore section.
3)
More from the quill of KnightErrantJR: 'Of Conquests in Luiren' and 'A Disturbing Pattern: History of Valshar' PDF's, available for download in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
4) Inspired by an article in Dragon magazine, a planetouched race - The 'Hini'hinue', by Ergdusch. Available for download as a PDF in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
5)
Updated the FR Novel Checklist, by Sir Urza .
6) An excellent new map for Erlkazar (combined with Valashar) in the Map Room, by Mark Taylor.
7) Updated credits for
The Dagger of Deliverance, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.

 

30-Dec-2007:

1) Updated pages for: The Annotated Elminster, Scepter Tower of Spellgard and Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide.
2) A first for Candlekeep - A full-length novel, entitled Fates' Guide , by David Hart (Ozzalum) is available for download as the full version or an excerpt. Located in the Campaign Logs section.
3) An excellent, extensive article entitled On Harpies, by J.L. Cordell (a.k.a. Laerrigan). Available in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
4)
Updates of words and phrases to the Elven Dictionary, by Steven Sypa.
5) Many more character illustrations by Jason Chambers in the Gallery of Faerûn.
6) Updated Links page to replace\remove dead links (thanks to Ergdusch for the research).

 

10-Oct-2007:

1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume IX is released! The latest tome of Realmslore, produced at Candlekeep is now available. Featuring excellent articles of Realmslore penned by some of our resident scribes, there should be something for everyone. Many hours of work have gone into producing this collection, we hope you enjoy the wealth of information within.
2)
Updated product information pages for: Shadowstorm and Storm of the Dead.
3) Jared Rascher's useful "Races" articles continue and are listed within the Traveler's Notebooks section: Races of the Wild, Races of Destiny, Races of Dragon Compendium plus a collated PDF of these plus previous articles. In addition to these races articles, is a document on the Classes of Dragon Compendium.
4)
Also by Jared Rascher's, a fantastic article based on the recently announced events in 1385DR, entitled Anatomy of an Apocalypse.
5)
An excellent family tree of the Wyvernspur Family Lineage, by Garen Thal, added to the Traveler's Notebooks section.
6) A study of the The People of the Ride, by Jay Johnson, added to the Traveler's Notebooks section.
7)
The completed article of The Town of Priapurl, by Jorkens is now available in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
8) Two new maps of 'Calimshan' and 'Impiltur' for The Map Room, by Mark Taylor.
9)
Updated Xysma's excellent Tomes and Tales of the Realms document.
10) A collection of new sketches in the Gallery of Faerûn, by artist Kharis Schneider.
11)
An MP3 entitled 'The Fogs of Myth Drannor ' - by Christof Naegel added to the Shrine of Milil.
12)
An update to ' Scene IV: Rattle Attack' has been linked to for the Dagger of Deliverance fanfilm.

 

30-Aug-2007:

1) Added new pages and updated pages for: The Shield of Weeping Ghosts, Obsidian Ridge, Blackstaff Tower, Lord of Stormweather, Realms of War, The Sword Never Sleeps, D&D Icons: Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack.
2) Updated the Forgotten Realms Bibliography.
3)
Updated the Forgotten Realms Novel Checklist. Thanks to SirUrza for the update.
4)
Updated table of contents for So Saith Ed (April - June 2007 entries). Thanks to Scott Kujawa.
5) A useful Thieves Cant Translator - by Sherincall. Located in the Wondrous Treasures section.
6)
A vast amount of amazing maps of the Realms by Mark Taylor added to The Map Room.
7)
Added 5th level Fighters to Scott Kujawa's evergrowing NPC's of the Realms.
8)
An extensive study on The Town of Priapurl, by Jorkens. Originally intended for the Candlekeep Compendium, this article has now been made available on the Candlekeep site.
9)
A new campaign journal enters the Campaign Logs section: The Chronicles of Grace Faylne, by Kevin Vastavel.
10)
More Illutrations by Arik Witchson in the Gallery of Faerûn: 'Cain Bloodstar', ' Charloch Slash' and 'Kitiara Zilva'.
11) Also in the Gallery of Faerûn, a new entry by artist David Hart, with a collection of pencil sketches.
12) Another MP3 for the Dagger of Deliverance fanfilm; entitled 'Sword and Sorcery Overture' - by Dustin Nagel. (Also added to the Shrine of Milil).

 

20-Jul-2007:

1) Updated product information pages for: Grand History of the Realms, The Orc King. The Pirate King, The Ghost King, Neversfall, The Best of the Realms, Book III, Reclamation, The Gossamer Plain, Swords of Eveningstar, Undead and Scream of Stone.
2) Updated the Forgotten Realms Bibliography.
3)
Updates for So Saith Ed; Added April - June 2007 entries. Thanks to Scott Kujawa.
4) An outstanding piece of artwork of 'Alorin Dawn' in the Gallery of Faerûn - by Andrew Hou.
5)
Another excellent map by Mark Taylor, this time of 'The Hordelands'. Located in The Map Room.
6)
Updates of words and phrases to the Elven Dictionary, by Steven Sypa.
7) A wondrous collection of lore from the quill of Jared Rascher on various subjects of the Realms and on using D&D core material in the Forgotten Realms setting: 'Terrain Series Races in Faerûn', 'Planar Handbook Races in Faerûn', ' Ferrous Dragons in Faerûn', ' Linnorms in the Forgotten Realms ' and 'Jergal's Tooth'. All in PDF for download in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
8)
An article on the People of Hillsfar, by Jorkens. Located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
9)
A new campaign journal and character profiles for the Campaign Logs section, by Walker Perkins - Steel Dragons.
10)
The last chapters added to The Jeweled Edge campaign journal by Walker Perkins, in the Campaign Logs section.
11) Added Forgotten Realms Cap to the Promotional Material section. Thanks to James Lowder for the image and information.
12) Updated Xysma's D&D Miniatures List to include models from the 'Night Below' expansion. Located in the Wondrous Treasures section.
13)
Included links to official WotC FR gallery for Expedition to Undermountain.

 

23-Apr-2007:

1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume VIII is released! The latest tome of Realmslore, produced at Candlekeep is now available. Featuring excellent articles of Realmslore penned by some of our resident scribes, there should be something for everyone. Many hours of work have gone into producing this collection, we hope you enjoy the wealth of information within.
2)
Updated 2007 FR Catalog and product information pages for: Neversfall, Crypt of the Moaning Diamond ,Stardeep, The Crystal Shard (TPB), Streams of Silver (TPB), Storm of the Dead, Heirs of Prophecy, Sands of the Soul, The Last Mythal Gift Set, The Legend of Drizzt Gift Set (Books I-III), The Legend of Drizzt Gift Set (Books IV-VI), The Hunter's Blade Trilogy Gift Set, The Spine of the World (Legend of Drizzt XII), Expedition to Undermountain and Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.
3) An excellent new campaign journal for the Campaign Logs section, by Jared Rascher - Mistledale Campaign.
4)
Updates for So Saith Ed; Added January - March 2007 entries. Thanks to Scott Kujawa.
5) Added level 4 Fighters to the NPC's of the Realms collection, by Scott Kujawa.
6) Two new excellent maps of 'The Silver Marches' and 'Erlkazar' for The Map Room, by Mark Taylor.
7)
An article by Chris Jameson on a business of the Sword Coast, entitled Lost Swords Recovery and Reclamation. Located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
8)
New chapters added to The Jeweled Edge campaign journal by Walker Perkins, in the Campaign Logs section.
9) Added Empires Trilogy Bookmark to the Promotional Material section. Thanks to James Lowder.
10) Included links to official FR galleries at WotC for Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave.

 

 

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Download these special volumes of Realmslore...

The Candlekeep Compendium

The Candlekeep Compendium

Volume IX
(October 2007)


Catalog
Forgotten Realms Catalog

See the2007 Forgotten Realms RPG product and novel release schedule from Wizards of the Coast.


Biblio
Forgotten Realms Biblio

Download the complete list of all Forgotten Realms products released or licenced by WotC\TSR.


Guide to Tomes and Tales of the Realms
Guide to Tomes and Tales of
The Realms

Download detailed information on Forgotten Realms fiction.
- by Jason Chambers


The Calendar of Harptos

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- by Yack Tundra


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