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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06 Jul 2007 : 22:35:18
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Well met
This being a collective scroll for any questions the Scribes and visitors of Candlekeep wish to put one of the newest authors of the Realms, namely - Jaleigh Johnson. Jaleigh's first venture into writing for the Realms was with the short story Queen of the Mountain, in the Realms of the Dragons II anthology.
Jaleigh's latest work is The Howling Delve (book 2 of The Dungeons)
Present thy questions herein.
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Alaundo
Candlekeep Forums Head Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2007 : 22:40:57
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| Jaleigh, great to see you get your own scroll. And to kick it off with a question . . . how's the wedding going (or how did it go, depending on when you check this scroll)? |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 00:47:46
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| Welcome to Candlekeep Jaleigh! |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 01:05:00
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Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. :)
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Jaleigh, great to see you get your own scroll. And to kick it off with a question . . . how's the wedding going (or how did it go, depending on when you check this scroll)?
Wedding planning is pretty much wrapped up as of today, the big event is on the 14th, four days after Howling Delve is released. It's going to be a full week, but I'm very excited! |
http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 01:26:34
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| As usual, I ask my standard query as the record keeper for the forums. Do I have your permission to keep the logs of your replies? :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 02:24:55
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Hi, Jaleigh. Ed has "warned" me to expect great things from you in the years ahead, so I will be pouncing on The Howling Delve soon, and then awaiting your next work.
(No, I'm NOT trying to put pressure on you or worm secrets out of you, for that matter. And if other scribes try, I shall "deal" with them in my manner to which some of them have become all too accustomed.  ) I just wanted to extend a warm welcome to your long-overdue entry into the Chamber.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 02:36:17
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Originally posted by Jaleigh J.
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Originally posted by Kuje
As usual, I ask my standard query as the record keeper for the forums. Do I have your permission to keep the logs of your replies? :)
You do indeed. :)
Thanks. :) Just better to ask then assume. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 03:52:56
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
And if other scribes try, I shall "deal" with them in my manner to which some of them have become all too accustomed. ) I just wanted to extend a warm welcome to your long-overdue entry into the Chamber.
love,
THO
My thanks, Lady Hooded, it's a pleasure to be here. :) I'm certainly glad of your help, though I suspect the other scribes enjoy it far too much when you "deal" with them. ;) |
http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 05:48:58
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Welcome Jaleigh
Very much looking forward to having a read of "Howling Delve". Will you be at GEN-CON this year?
-- George Krashos
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2007 : 05:46:50
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Yes indeedy. In fact, I'm getting quite giddy with excitement. Hopefully we'll cross paths.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Zanan
Senior Scribe
Germany
942 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2007 : 10:06:25
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Before it gets lost, a short C&P from the Author's Forum thread above 
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Just doing a revision on Jaleigh Johnson's Howling Delve and have to say that book is simply a treat. Amnian life (remember Baldur's Gate II, Cowled Wizards, Shadow Thieves et al?) at its best. This authoress surely deserves her own thread!
More later ... up till then: Welcome to the Realms Jaleigh!
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Cave quid dicis, quando et cui!
Gęš a wyrd swa hio scel!
In memory of Alura Durshavin.
Visit my "Homepage" to find A Guide to the Drow NPCs of Faerūn, Drow and non-Drow PrC and much more. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2007 : 10:35:50
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Curious. I thought we'd already made room for your own personal scroll here at Candlekeep...
Regardless, welcome to our halls Jaleigh. I'm certainly looking forward to whatever Realmslore insights you can share with us here.
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2007 : 19:39:18
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Yes indeedy. In fact, I'm getting quite giddy with excitement. Hopefully we'll cross paths.
Absolutely. I'm sure we'll be at some of the same Realms seminars. ;) Spin a Yarn with Ed Greenwood, if you've never seen it, is not to be missed. |
http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2007 : 23:18:19
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Oooh, the book takes place in Amn? That should be a real treat.  I'll be picking up this book at my earliest opportunity. |
"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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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Zanan
Senior Scribe
Germany
942 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 08:57:22
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Vendui!
Just out of interest ... did you ever have a look at the computer games, i.e. Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn / Throne of Bhaal? |
Cave quid dicis, quando et cui!
Gęš a wyrd swa hio scel!
In memory of Alura Durshavin.
Visit my "Homepage" to find A Guide to the Drow NPCs of Faerūn, Drow and non-Drow PrC and much more. |
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 02:57:53
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Originally posted by Zanan
Just out of interest ... did you ever have a look at the computer games, i.e. Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn / Throne of Bhaal?
I never had the opportunity to play the computer games. Up until the last year or so I haven't had a computer that could handle most games. ;) My primary source for reference on Amn was the Lands of Intrigue box set. That and picking Steven Schend's brain. ;) |
http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 05:30:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Jaleigh J.
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Originally posted by Zanan
Just out of interest ... did you ever have a look at the computer games, i.e. Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn / Throne of Bhaal?
I never had the opportunity to play the computer games. Up until the last year or so I haven't had a computer that could handle most games. ;) My primary source for reference on Amn was the Lands of Intrigue box set. That and picking Steven Schend's brain. ;)
His brain gets picked more than a cheap lock in Kendermore.  |
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Zanan
Senior Scribe
Germany
942 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 08:35:31
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quote:
Originally posted by Jaleigh J.
quote:
Originally posted by Zanan
Just out of interest ... did you ever have a look at the computer games, i.e. Baldur's Gate II Shadows of Amn / Throne of Bhaal?
I never had the opportunity to play the computer games. Up until the last year or so I haven't had a computer that could handle most games. ;)...
So that would be a Mac then?!
Almost finished with the book now. Wonder whether the Delve will feature in some upcoming sourcebook. Seems to make a fine dungeon, especially the larger, unexplored parts. Any more book asignments on the horizon? |
Cave quid dicis, quando et cui!
Gęš a wyrd swa hio scel!
In memory of Alura Durshavin.
Visit my "Homepage" to find A Guide to the Drow NPCs of Faerūn, Drow and non-Drow PrC and much more. |
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 19:26:45
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Originally posted by Zanan
So that would be a Mac then?!
Lol, sadly, nothing that good. I just had an old dinosaur I used mostly for writing. Now that I have the new beast, I've played Neverwinter Nights and World of Warcraft.
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Almost finished with the book now. Wonder whether the Delve will feature in some upcoming sourcebook. Seems to make a fine dungeon, especially the larger, unexplored parts. Any more book asignments on the horizon?
Don't know whether that would ever happen, but I would love to see something like that for the Delve. A DM who wanted to expand on the unexplored sections could create a mini-campaign for the players to unravel its secrets. As for book assignments, there's nothing on the horizon at this point, but I will have a story in the upcoming Realms of War anthology. It's darker, and a bit of a departure from the style I usually write, but it was great to try something different. |
http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Matthus
Senior Scribe
Germany
393 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2007 : 15:15:15
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Just wanted to point at the interview that is found here: http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=fr_howlingdelveinterview .
Im really impressed, that your career started with watching your brother playing maybe my children will be infected too if I play often enough .
But what moves my blood is your coming exploration of dwarven society - hope you want back out of this now there should be more of them stout ones. I didnt get a chance to lay hands on your book, but I will pester my fantasy shop with getting it as soon as possible.
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 18 Jul 2007 : 00:00:50
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Originally posted by Matthus
Just wanted to point at the interview that is found here: http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=fr_howlingdelveinterview .
Hey, thanks for posting this, I didn't realize the interview was up.
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Im really impressed, that your career started with watching your brother playing maybe my children will be infected too if I play often enough .
I think it's an incredible way to stimulate a kid's imagination. My husband and I are both gamers, we're hoping when we have kids that they'll inherit the gene. ;)
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But what moves my blood is your coming exploration of dwarven society - hope you want back out of this now there should be more of them stout ones. I didnt get a chance to lay hands on your book, but I will pester my fantasy shop with getting it as soon as possible.
It's ultimately up to WotC whether I get to go down that road, but I agree there's a huge potential for stories. If you do pick up my book, take a look at Garavin and see what you think. I have a soft spot for that particular dwarf. :)
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http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Jaleigh J.
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2007 : 20:12:25
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-Jaleigh, would you mind enlightening us a little more about 'Quessilaren', Elven animals that are briefly mentioned on page 57 of The Howling Delve?
Keeping in mind that this is entirely from my own head, there's nothing official in game products or other novels...
*dons her Realms biologist research cap*
Quessilaren are small, harmless elven deer that thrived at the height of elven power, but that are now nearly extinct, except for a handful of herds that dwell on Evermeet and in the Mir. Over time, sensing their extinction and hearing the call of their dead, the Quessilaren developed an adaptation to remove themselves from the world and enter the ethereal for brief periods of time to escape predators. Subsequent generations belong wholly to neither world, giving the Quessilaren herds a ghost-like quality. To see one, let alone a herd, is extremely rare.
Is that what you were looking for, or did you have a specific question about them?
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http://www.jaleighjohnson.com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jaleigh_johnson |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1715 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2007 : 12:26:44
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quote:
Originally posted by Jaleigh J.
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-Jaleigh, would you mind enlightening us a little more about 'Quessilaren', Elven animals that are briefly mentioned on page 57 of The Howling Delve?
Keeping in mind that this is entirely from my own head, there's nothing official in game products or other novels...
*dons her Realms biologist research cap*
Quessilaren are small, harmless elven deer that thrived at the height of elven power, but that are now nearly extinct, except for a handful of herds that dwell on Evermeet and in the Mir. Over time, sensing their extinction and hearing the call of their dead, the Quessilaren developed an adaptation to remove themselves from the world and enter the ethereal for brief periods of time to escape predators. Subsequent generations belong wholly to neither world, giving the Quessilaren herds a ghost-like quality. To see one, let alone a herd, is extremely rare.
Is that what you were looking for, or did you have a specific question about them?
Very nifty, Jaleigh. Very nifty indeed.
Steven
who can't wait to get a copy of Howling Delve and read it.... |
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Zanan
Senior Scribe
Germany
942 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2007 : 11:14:41
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Hello Jaleigh!
Doing the revision just now ... am I right to assume that the character Meisha is an Elemental Savant (Tome & Blood; Complete Arcane) or was inspired by that Prestige Class?
You see, I like to include a RPG part in my revisions  |
Cave quid dicis, quando et cui!
Gęš a wyrd swa hio scel!
In memory of Alura Durshavin.
Visit my "Homepage" to find A Guide to the Drow NPCs of Faerūn, Drow and non-Drow PrC and much more. |
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