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13-DEC-2005 1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume IV 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. This volume is a special edition and focus on dragon-related aspects of the Realms.
2) Updated product information pages for Power of Faerûn, Ghostwalker, Homeland TPB comic, Exile TPB comic and Champions of Valor.
3) Maps of the ground floor and first floor of 'The Yawning Portal', by Brian Schutte - located in The Map Room.
4) The first entries in a new and interesting article of lore, by Jared Rascher: Legendary Monsters and Myths of Faerûn - located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
5) Added Prestige Classes and Feats summaries from Champions of Valor.
20-NOV-2005 1) Added product pages for upcoming products: Dragons of Faerûn and Road of the Patriarch.
2) Updated product information pages for Midnight's Mask, Whisper of Waves, Vanity's Brood, Bladesinger, Bloodwalk, Blackstaff, Final Gate, Sons of Gruumsh, Realms of the Elves, Son of Thunder and The Titan of Twilight.
3) Updated Forgotten Realms Bibliography and added WotC FR 2006 Release Schedule.
4) Added Q3 2005 entries for So Saith Ed - HTML and PDF now available
5) Included collated Q&A from Elaine Cunningham, in the Realmslore section (also in PDF).
6) Update to level two of Steve Allens Rooms of Undermountain.
7) Additional information and updates for Excelsior Town, by Damian Naïlo.
8) Also by Damian Naïlo, come a collection of magical items for the Realms - The Equipment of Divine.
9) A collection of fan-created Arcane Prestige Classes for the Realms, by Phillip Wallace.
10) A new long sword, Tahlianna, for the Candlekeep Magic Shop, submitted by Penknight.
11) Added chapters 11-17 of Moonshine's Journals.
12) Added link to Web Enhancement for City of Splendors:Waterdeep.
13) Added links for Promise of the Witch-King desktop wallpaper and screensaver to the Promotional Material section.
14) Updated Contacts page with Forum Moderators identities.
11-SEP-2005 1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume III 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) Added ' The Twilight War Trilogy', by Paul S Kemp, to the Novels page, and information pages for Shadowbred, Shadowstorm and Shadowrealm and The Howling Delve (book 3 of The Dungeons series).
3) Added new trilogy by Thomas M Reid and Mysteries of the Moonsea product to 'upcoming products \ teaser' list on FR 2005 catalog page.
4) Updated product information pages for The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel, Master of Chains and Queen of the Depths.
5) A great honor to Candlekeep was given by Ed Greenwood and Elaine Cunningham in the City of Splendors novel, in the form of a dedication, which can be viewed from both the novel page and the Awards and Reviews section.
6) Added April - June 2005 collated posts for part 6 of So Saith Ed - responses from Ed Greenwood, and included 2004 and 2005 Indices.
7) An overview and map of the town of Eveningstar, by Nicholas Burke - located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
8) Excellent variant rules for using Damage by Body Part, by Nicholas Burke.
 9) A study of Three Gems of the Realms and their use as spell components, by Damian Naïlo.
10) The settlement of Excelsior Town, located in the Spine of the World, is presented and detailed by Damian Naïlo.
11) A large compendium, entitled Demon's Blood, featuring new Prestige Classes, Spells, Deities and other material for 3rd edition Forgotten Realms, by Casper Gronemann, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
12) Added synopsis\credits page and download for a trailer for a new Forgotten Realms fan film, by Dustin Naegel, entitled The Dagger of Deliverance. Located in the Wondrous Treasures section.
13) Room descriptions and level 2 map update for Steve Allen's Rooms of Undermountain.
14) More NPC's from Steve Allen for level 2 of the Rooms of Undermountain: 'Ales Venetharen of Shar', 'Belecith Damargann', 'Coradaira of Mirabar' and 'Cordale Hadrazergith of Tassledale', 'Ferris Unkos', 'Frecagold Deepdale of Mirabar', 'Gaerla Shadelocks', 'Léodbrand Banmyr', 'Matlor Orakelerl of Archendale', 'Orauranos Darksilver', 'Rowaran Ignikosnos', 'Rowayara of Auril', 'Sayla Odiir Sharpfangs', 'Selatyr Damarayth of Tasseldale', 'Tamara Faladuir Shiftingsands', 'Tirsol Kyrazarira Sharpknife', 'Unmyr Hagalburr of Shar', 'Venetharen Unnorino', 'Zelgann Deepglade of Mirabar' and 'Zelhan Igniwug of Waterdeep'.
15) Updated description for Hunter of Rashemen by Spencer Whipple , with the 'Hunter's Requiem' song.
16) Updated Feats summary list with entries from Champions of Ruin and City of Splendor's: Waterdeep.
17) Added download links for 'Master of Chains' screensaver, 'Queen of the Depths' desktop wallpaper and both the screensaver and wallpaper of 'The City of Splendors', in the Promotional Material section.
18) Updated Moonshine's Journals with more chapters. Located in the Campaign Logs section.
19) Included various tidbits of Realmslore in the Bard's Rumors section: Lore from the Sages.
20) Added a Code of Conduct to the Candlekeep Forums. This also contains guidelines on how to use various forum functions.
01-AUG-2005 1) Added product information pages, upcoming products catalog and Forgotten Realms Bibliography for: Neversfall, Blackstaff, The Depths of Madness, Power of Faerûn and Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast.
2) Updated product information pages for City of Splendor's: Waterdeep, Sons of Gruumsh, Farthest Reach, The Best of the Realms, Book II, The Giant Among Us, Bladesinger and Servant of the Shard.
3) An overview and map of the town of Dhedluk, by Nicholas Burke - located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
4) Variant rules for the use of Stone Magic, also by Nicholas Burke.
5) Updated the Named Temple of the Realms list, by Adam Blanchard with various new entries.
6) The hamlet of Valdale, in the Great Dale, is mapped and detailed by Jason Chambers.
7) An essential piece of lore detailing the Legend of Iakhovas, by Jared Rascher, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
8) The Salvatore Project 2 is now available from Ken Hill, with the first two MP3 tracks - 'The Hunter' and 'The Return of the Master'.
9) Added first installment for 2005 (Jan-Mar) for So Saith Ed.
10) More NPC's from Steve Allen for level 2 of the Rooms of Undermountain: 'Alasdair Uigmuir', 'Dalitas the Red of Selgaunt', 'Kasar Yararyroth of Westport' and 'Shadatr Talacane the Red Beastheart'.
11) A great collection of beautiful artwork for the Gallery of Faerûn, by Jason Chambers, featuring: Bulvyn Validon, Gilleasa Kran, Chamber Dargon, Karwin Garza, Naiol Al R'as, Naz, Trask, Xysma, Razzle Longdagger and Dimble Shiglando.
12) Updated master Prestige Classes of the Realms list with entries from Champions of Ruin and City of Splendor's: Waterdeep.
13) Added link for 'Vanrakdoom' Web Enhancement for Champions of Ruin.
14) The first installment of Moonshine's Journals, a 76 chapter (and growing!) campaign journal by Bryant Alexander, located in the Campaign Logs section.
15) A new character to the Hall of Heroes: Hunter of Rashemen by Spencer Whipple.
16) A little humor relating paladin mercy killings, taken from the Candlekeep forums.
12-JUN-2005 1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume II 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) An absoutely stunning piece of work by Michael Mueller: A detailed 'fold-up paper model of Elminster's Tower' is available here at Candlekeep. This is a 2.9MB ZIP\PDF and can be downloaded from the Wonderous Treasures and Traveler's Notebooks sections as well as Michael's Gallery of Faerun.
3) The 'Questions for Ed Greenwood' thread on the Candlekeep Forum is now available at Candlekeep in a digest form in both HTML and PDF. So Saith Ed, collated by Scott Kujawa and formatted at Candlekeep can be found in the Realmslore section.
4) An valuable and extensive Code of the Purple Dragon Knights, by Rick Snider, in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
5) Fabian Vega has provided a list of male and female 'human names' for use in the Realms. Download the PDF in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
6) Updated the Best of the Realms book II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood page with a list of all short stories contained within the anthology.
7) Updated product information pages for Maiden of Pain and Elminster's Daughter.
8) A campaign in a day - Deverien Valandil presents 25 chapters of Upon this Fateful Day, each covering a single hour of a day. Located in the Campaign Logs section.
9) An update for the Fellaren-Krae project, by Rob Current: Theman's Caravan Repairs, along with business related NPC's Theman and Aldri Longlegs. Iam and Son's Metalworkers with Vurkull Iamson and two other NPC's Marken and Widow Elsa.
10) A timeline for the Cult of Tiamat, by Jamey Martin, provided as an accompaniment to the And Dragons Shall Rule campaign journals.
11) An update from Steve Allen for his Rooms of Undermountain: The Level 2 room descriptions and map have been updated.
12) An article of lore detailing The Forbidden Enclave - a Thayan enclave in Scardale, by Jared Rascher, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
13) Added the official art gallery link for City of Splendors to the Gallery of Faerûn.
15-MAY-2005 1) Updated product information pages for: Midnight's Mask, Realms of the Dragons II, Queen of the Depths, Sons of Gruumsh, Champions of Ruin, Champions of Valor, Promise of the Witch King, Servant of the Shard, Ghostwalker, Master of Chains, Whisper of Waves, The Halfling's Gem, Starlight and Shadows Gift Set and The Titan of Twilight.
2) Added downloads for multiple formats of the Roll of Years in the Realmslore section.
3) Updated the extensive The Imaskar Empire article by Daniel Rosenquist.
4) Updated the Forgotten Realms novel checklist, by Sir Urza.
5) A new campaign journal by Carey Sauerbrun - Ancient Lore, located in the Campaign Logs section.
10-APR-2005 1) Updated product information pages for: Viper's Kiss, Starlight and Shadows Gift Set, Sons of Gruumsh, Champions of Valor, Homeland comic and Neverwinter Nights 2: Mere of Dead Men.
2) An excellent set of articles by Ed Bonny containing numerous information not included in the Lost Empires of Faerûn sourcebook. These articles are collected on the Lost Empires of Faerûn Enhancements page, and include The Imaskari Portal Lord, The Monastic Servant of Auppenser, Psionics Domain, The Jhaamdathan Timeline and Encyclopedia Jhaamdathan. Located on the Realmslore page.
3) Various maps of the Realms of amazing quality and detail: Middle Faerûn, Essembra, Elventree and Phlan - by Arravis, and The Dalelands by Patrakis. All maps can be found in The Map Room in Alaundo's Library.
4) Take a journey through the City of Splendor's with Dustin Naegel's MIDI composition in the Shrine of Milil, entitled A Hymn to Waterdeep.
5) Details on various tribes of orcs, by Lashan, in Orcs of the Vast, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
6) Arravis provides us with more information on certain locations of the Realms with some very detailed and extensive documents, in the Traveler's Notebooks section: The Monastary of the Yellow Rose, Phlan and also The Nine Hells!
7) A very nice town sign for various services in the city of Phlan, located in the Gallery of Faerûn for Pablo Garcia.
8) Added additional chapters to Tim Turner's The Talisman, in the Campaign Logs section.
9) A useful resource for seafaring campaigns: Nautical\Pirate Terminology and Ship Statistics, by Gordon Mannen, located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
08-MAR-2005 1) The Candlekeep Compendium - Volume I is released! This is a new periodical produced at Candlekeep available as a PDF. 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) An excellent resource on one of the remaining elven settlements of the Realms, by Arravis - Evereska: An Overview, is located in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
3) Ed Bonny has produced an additional Prestige Class from his work on the Lost Empires of Faerûn sourcebook - The Imaskari Portal Lord can be found in the Realmslore section.
4) Included the upcoming new novel by Ed Greenwood, book 1 of 'The Knights of Myth Drannor Trilogy' - Swords of Eveningstar on the novels page.
5) A new campaign journal by Michael McClanathan, entitled History Has a Way of Repeating Itself, located in the Campaign Logs section.
6) Three pieces of Realms fan art enters the Gallery of Faerûn, by Riley Swift.
7) Updated Feats and Prestige Class lists for Lost Empires of Faerûn.
8) Bookwyrm has updated the complete 3.5 Feats list, available to download in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
19-FEB-2005 1) Updated product information pages for: Maiden of Pain, The Rite, Demon Stone, Lost Empires of Faerûn and book order for the 'Priests Series' on the Novels page.
2) Added product information pages for new R A Salavatore Novel: Promise of the Witch King.
3) Update to Daniel Rosenquist's article on The Imaskar Empire, in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
4) An extensive list, produced by Bookwyrm, of D&D v3.5 feats from all WotC rulebooks and sourcebooks. Available for download in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
5) Twelve MP3's inspired by R A Salvatore's Drizzt novels, entitledThe Salvatore Project by Ken Hill, added to the Shrine of Milil.
6) For nostalgia's sake, the old Candlekeep theme tune, entitled "The Yewtree", has been added to the Shrine of Milil.
7) For paladins and followers of Torm, The Code of Torm by Arravis can be found in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
 8) A new journal begins in the Campaign Logs section, by Beth Oldman: A Year for Shadows.
9) Another new short tale, by Brent Alan Evans: Happiness Comes in Small Packages .
10) Added Web Enhancement link and Gallery for Lost Empires of Faerûn.
06-JAN-2005

1) Updated product information pages for: City of Spendors: A Novel of Waterdeep, Farthest Reach, The Emerald Sceptre, The Best of the Realms, Book II, Realms of the Elves, Streams of Silver, Mistress of the Night and Darkwell.
2) An excellent resource for fans of the Realms: A Grand History of the Realms, by Brian R James contains vast entries of the Realms timeline. Available for download in the Realmslore section and the home page.
3) Sir Urza has produced an very useful checklist for novel fans. This novel checklist allows you to keep track of owned and read Realms novels. Available for download in the Novels section.
4) The Calendar of Harptos, presented beautifully by Yack, is available in the Realmslore section and the home page.
5) Gregory Stoker has produced a very useful and extensive resource: The Complete Drow Dictionary, full or words and useful phrases. Available for download in the Traveler's Notebooks section.
6) New material for Steve Allen's Rooms of Undermountain project: Room descriptions, dungeon map and 18 new NPC's for Undermountain Level 2!
7) Also by Steve Allen, game material for the DM on Adding variety to Scrolls in AD&D.
8) A new tale begins in the Campaign Logs section: The Talisman, by Tim Turner.
9) Update to the And Dragons Shall Rule campaign journals, with three new chapters, by Beowulf, in the Campaign Logs section.
10) Added new magic items by Steve Allen to the Candlekeep Magic Shop: Shield of Triumph, Deceiver and Lightning Bow.

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