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HelldoG
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 Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 15:34:40
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Are there any in the Realms? How do they look like? Who sponsors them? What are the profits for victory (Besides the obvious one.)?
If there's no official/canon info on this then please tell me about your thoughts, ideas, propositions.
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Tyranthraxus
Senior Scribe
Netherlands
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Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 16:33:11
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| I haven't read anything about beauty contests in the Realms, but I guess the church of Sune could organize them. Maybe they would use it as a sort of in-take for choosing their new clerics? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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HelldoG
Learned Scribe
101 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2010 : 13:02:33
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I haven't read anything about beauty contests in the Realms, but I guess the church of Sune could organize them. Maybe they would use it as a sort of in-take for choosing their new clerics?
Yes, that is also my take on this, although I wouldn't restrict it only to the church of Sune.
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I think this is probably one for Ed to tackle.
HelldoG, I'd suggested asking this again, only in the "Questions for Ed Greenwood (2010)" scroll.
Ok.
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And the winner is.... Miss Cormyr!! (Plays "There she is- Miss Forgotten Realms...") LOL!!
I don't know if it could be that nation-wide  . |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 12 Mar 2010 : 15:31:48
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Not that this is a canonical answer, but I suspect that the Realms might have traditions similar to the fertility festivals honored in the classical and medieval worlds (upon which the modern beauty contests are perhaps loosely based), suggesting that the church of Chauntea would also be involved. Basically, usually annual festivals, usually in the Spring, honoring youthful beauty/fertility, with ceremonies, rituals/competitions, prayers/speeches, etc.
There might also be a distinction between what the common folk do (the fertility rituals) and what the nobles do (more similar to our modern beauty contests). I don't think it's a huge stretch--people have been competing about their looks/talents since the beginning of time.
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Alystra Illianniis
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froglegg
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Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 20:20:21
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
And the winner is.... Miss Cormyr!! (Plays "There she is- Miss Forgotten Realms...") LOL!!
LOL  Now that was a good one! |
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