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| Apex |
Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 01:19:27
Is there any lore out there for Everlund and/or Triboar near Waterdeep? 1st/2nd ed is preferable, but I will take what I can get. As a side note, does anyone have a picture of the alternative Mielikki holy symbol (the green star on white leaf)?
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| Quale |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 23:05:18
Yea, she's more like Brienne, the part ''she ran away from home for a life away from rules and restrictions'' is similar to Arya. |
| bladeinAmn |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 06:34:13
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Originally posted by Apex
Is there any lore out there for Everlund and/or Triboar near Waterdeep? 1st/2nd ed is preferable, but I will take what I can get. As a side note, does anyone have a picture of the alternative Mielikki holy symbol (the green star on white leaf)?
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Not sure if you're aware of this article here:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20020705a
Great map when you scroll down a bit, no matter what FR edition you prefer.
Also, according to Volo in Volo's Guide to the North (2e book, 9393), Everlund is basically a smaller Waterdeep, in terms of culture. And its primarily populated by humans, elves and hobbits.
Triboar http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Triboar
http://www.nj-pbem.com/data/Places/Triboar.htm
According again to Volo's Guide to the North, Triboar has been lead by Faurael Blackhammer for the past 40yrs.
Home to the most famous wagonmaker in the region, Skulner Wainwright.
Enchanted wood nearby, specifically for Mielikki worshippers.
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| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 27 Aug 2009 : 21:14:12
Heh! I've heard that one before. But no--other than the name similarity (which is coincidental), there is no similarity between Arya Venkyr and Arya Stark, and my use of the name was not inspired by Martin's. 
My "Arya" comes from "aria," which is part of the musical imagery in the book. Basically, that is Arya's function: a foreign and beautiful thing that breaks up the greater story of the ghostwalker.
I'm not sure why Martin named his character "Arya"--I've seen speculation that it has to do with its use in various world religions (the word itself is sanskrit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya)
It's a good story, actually, this thing about the name mirror. I had not picked up A Song of Ice and Fire until after we were already in the last round of edits on Ghostwalker, and I asked my editor if she thought we should change the name. Her response--which I agree with 100%--was: "There are a lot of Guinevieres in fantasy."
My Arya is, indeed, a little more similar to Martin's Brienne--again, coincidental, unless we're talking about the archetype of the noble woman knight from which both characters spring. My Arya doesn't have the same sort of problems that Brienne does, which mostly spring from being considered unattractive in a world where women have no power except through their allure, and being a woman trying to take on a man's role. The Realms does not have the same kind of ingrained sexism that Westeros does, so you couldn't have a character quite like Brienne in a Realms story.
Cheers |
| Bladewind |
Posted - 27 Aug 2009 : 16:53:23
She has more resemblance to Brienne of Tarth, but a beautiful and honorable woman knight is the right way to imagine her.
Arya Stark is far too young and relentless... |
| Quale |
Posted - 27 Aug 2009 : 15:06:37
Is she inspired by Arya Stark?  |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 03:37:16
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Originally posted by Apex
Is there any lore out there for Everlund . . .?
Aside from what's in the Silver Marches book (I imagine Kayl Moorwalker has been the lord since 2e, and you could appropriate any or all of his council for your uses) . . . one of the characters from Ghostwalker is pretty important in Everlund: Arya Venkyr, the so-called Nightingale of Everlund.
Venkyr is a powerful family in Everlund; Arya was born in 1350, the only daughter of patriarch Rom (a stern, no-nonsense paladin of Torm; paladin 12 or so). Arya or the family can easily be used in your game. When she comes of age, she's about a knight 7 in 3.5e (fighter 7 in 1e/2e).
More info (particularly about Arya) here: http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=fr_ghostwalkercp
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| The Sage |
Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 01:46:53
Most of the sources for the North, like The North boxed set and Volo's Guide to the North, feature sections on Everlund and Triboar. [And some of those are available as free PDF downloads at WotC]
As for the Mielikki holy symbol, I don't recall [at the moment] any sites that have images of the star/leaf symbol. But the white unicorn holy symbol can be found here.
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