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"Hear ye, Hear ye, Hear ye". The plump town crier stands at the gates of Candlekeep and as the last rings of the bell fade away and the murmers of the gathering townsfolk begin to die down, he unrolls a scroll produced from within his bright red embroidered cloak. Then, clearing his throat, he begins...
This section contains details of recent additions to the Candlekeep site and well as news/press releases from Wizards of the Coast which relate to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. Click Here to see the list of upcoming features to the site.
Visit the Parchment Archives to see older items which were in previous pages of "Whats New?".
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| 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. |
| 30-DEC-2007 | 1) Updated pages for: The Annotated Elminster, Scepter Tower of Spellgard and Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
To see items dated previous to the last entry, visit the Parchment Archives.
The following entries are articles available on the official Forgotten Realms website by Wizards of the Coast. Other Forgotten Realms related announcements will also appear in this section.
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| Entries are no longer recorded on this page. Please see WotC News and Releases section of the Candlekeep Forum for announcements of WotC site updates. | |
From time to time, items concerning the operation of Candlekeep site, system announcements and general messages are issued by the Scribes. This section contains these messages. New messages also appear in duplicate above on the 'What's New' section of this page and on the 'Home Page'. Click on a date below to view the message.
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| 2004+ | Note: Message's from the Scribes will now be announced in the Site Content section of the Candlekeep Forum. |
| 17-APR-2004 | Welcome to the latest member of the Candlekeep Head Scribes - Tethtoril. |
| 09-MAR-2004 | Message from the Scribes - Candlekeep is five years old!!! Also, request for another to join the ranks of the Head Scribes. |
| 04-AUG-2003 | Change to the email notification subscription, and site update frequency. |
| 01-MAY-2002 | Information on site downtime and the move to a new Web Server. |
| 10-MAR-2002 | Yet another note on site update frequency and missing submissions. |
| 09-SEP-2001 | A note on delayed site updates and a plea from Candlekeep - The "Master Scribe" offer. |
| 08-JUL-2001 | Candlekeep breaks the 100,000 visitor mark!! |
| 13-SEP-2000 | Message detailing system status and move to a new Web Host. |
| 06-AUG-2000 | Message detailing current site status, as well as an apology! |
| 10-JUN-2000 | Message regarding missing guestbook entries since 20 April 2000. |
| 12-APR-2000 | Message regarding the absorbtion of the FR-Zone web site from the REALMS-L Mailing List. |
| 08-APR-2000 | The site is back in full operation, system message regarding current status. ...and Happy Birthday to Candlekeep!! |
| 19-MAR-2000 | Very Important Message regarding recent site problems which has affected form submittions and email. |
| 09-JAN-2000 | Message regarding Web Server problems which affected the functionality of pages on the site which contain forms. |
| 19-DEC-1999 | System announcement regarding the move to a new Web Server. |
| 14-DEC-1999 | Important system message detailing problems over the past few days. Please read if you access the site regularly and\or have submitted anything. |
| 27-OCT-1999 | A message of thanks from the Scribes of Candlekeep for everybody who has visited our site, submitted your entries and helped us break the barrier of 10,000 visitors. |
| 22-OCT-1999 | Important announcement about the sites transition to a new server and expected downtime due on 25th October 1999. |
| 05-SEP-1999 | Important message regarding submissions to the site. Some data had been lost and server areas corrupt due to various problems. A very black day! |
| 19-JUN-1999 | Some Incompatability problems with the Candlekeep site and Netscape Navigator and temporary Email problems to AOL members. |
| 07-APR-1999 | The site reaches 1,000 visitors within three weeks of the launch! |
| 09-MAR-1999 | The Candlekeep website is activated! A welcome message from the scribes of Candlekeep and a taste of work in progress and coming soon. |