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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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 Posted - 18 May 2006 : 17:16:16
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
The old Forgotten Realms Adventures hardback book in 2nd edition mentioned that the Celestial Beuracracy had been dropped down in avatar form, in the letter from Vangerdahast to Elminster.
Ah, there it is. I had done a search of the pdf looking for the word "Celestial" and it had netted me nothing... The exact quote, from page 1 of Forgotten Realms Adventures:
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The note from your Dragon-King ally in the furthest East is of equal interest, though I view his opinions with a great deal of suspicion. While I would like to believe that all the Eastern deities retreated to some mountain top and meditated quietly until the crisis had passed, other tales I have heard indicate that there was as much godly meddling there as here. The Shou spirits and gods have always been mired up to their hips in intrigue. The fact they have a more organized hierarchy does not reduce their meddling. Your dragon-friend's assurances aside, I would say that the unknown East suffered as much as Faerun; with more space and less value on human life (I am told), it was less noticed.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 May 2006 : 17:29:56
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| On Hallowed Ground from Planescape also has some info on them and so does the 1e Oriental Adventures. I'm not positive for the 2nd book but I'm positive on the 1st one. :) |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
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Posted - 18 May 2006 : 21:33:58
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If the Celestial Bureaucracy (if that is the term...) was not kicked out and walked the land in avatar form, it makes one wonder what power Ao really does have... admittedly I think about far too many things, but nonetheless if this is the same world the events of one part should, to a degree, also be mentioned elsewhere.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 19 May 2006 : 01:03:10
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Originally posted by Kuje
On Hallowed Ground from Planescape also has some info on them and so does the 1e Oriental Adventures. I'm not positive for the 2nd book but I'm positive on the 1st one. :)
The 1e OA doesn't cover a great deal about the Celestial Bureaucracy -- really just references to divine servants and some historical events.
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Kara Tur elements in Forgotten Realms novels?
