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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 03:37:56
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Hi all. I'm putting the finishing touches on my paper examining the Candlekeep site and the community that surrounds it, and I'm trying to find the perfect quote to start it off.
Since the paper's about the home of Alaundo (both of them), I thought it would be fitting to start with a quote from the old prophet. The problem is, I don't have time to search through my books for Alaundo quotes.
So I thought I would turn to all of you for help. I have the Alaundo quote from the front of the site, and the start of A Grand History of the Realms. Are there any others around that I missed?
And, just so we don't get any more confused than I already am (reading academic papers for eight hours will do that to you), we're talking about the Alaundo in the Realms, not our very own Bearded Moderator... 
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 04:54:54
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There isn't really a great deal of "official" material dealing with either Alaundo's prophecies or his quotes. Having said that, there are likely to be one or two fan-based sites that have attempted to do something like this -- mostly unofficial though. Try google.
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"So Saith Ed" -- the collected Candlekeep replies of Ed Greenwood
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1715 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 12:19:12
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| Good question for Ed, though; I know I've hinted and teased about Alaundo's prophecies over the years, but never actually wrote anything down. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 14:44:30
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Well, Alaundo did run around with the scepter of Savras for some time - maybe their might be some information if we look along that vein.
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 21:54:53
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| Hmm, good points all. Thanks. I think I'll wander over to Ed's scroll now... |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 10 Dec 2005 : 05:53:02
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| nobody asked what the paper was about or for. Hoondatha are you at liberty to share what you are doing? I for one am interested. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 Dec 2005 : 06:09:51
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| Sure, no problem. It's the final paper for my Social Systems and Information class, a Masters level course. We needed to find a collection and analyze both it and the social system surrounding/supporting it. I chose Candlekeep, partly because I thought it would be an interesting take on the subject, and I'm here so often anyway. I got a bunch of help from Alaundo and various other users of the Forums (some of whom got quoted). Total length was just over 3,500 words (seven pages single spaced). |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 Dec 2005 : 20:18:28
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| The Baldur's Gate story is based around a quote by Alaundo (about Bhaal sowing mortal progeny). |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Alaundo's Quotes
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