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Demzer
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 07 Jun 2014 : 14:39:13
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Where can i find informations about the lives and deeds of the numerous Ilmatari Saints?
We all know St. Dionysus was always the winner of drinking contests and always got his friends home despite intoxication, but what about the others?
If there's no official info around i may go ask Ed.
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 07 Jun 2014 : 15:46:59
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| The church of Ilmater is different from many Faerūnian faiths in that it has many saints, among them St. Dionysius and St. Sollars the Twice-Martyred (whose symbol is a yellow rose). |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
Phillip aka Sleyvas |
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Demzer
Senior Scribe
873 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2014 : 16:42:18
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Originally posted by sleyvas
The church of Ilmater is different from many Faerūnian faiths in that it has many saints, among them St. Dionysius and St. Sollars the Twice-Martyred (whose symbol is a yellow rose).
Yep, i know, Calimshan it's full of monasteries named after this or that Saint, i was looking for information on their lives and deeds kind of like the Legenda Aurea (or Golden Legend in english) for the christian Saints. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 08 Jun 2014 : 02:19:11
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The deeds of the FR saints have never been documented in detail and what information is out there seems to relate only to the Ilmatari faith. I'm not even sure other faiths have "saints". Steven Schend did work on the saints peculiar to Tethyr and Calimshan but other than a listing of monasteries I can't see that he ever set out their deeds or lives.
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
11701 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jun 2014 : 14:23:29
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| I'd recommend a saint in Thay, having helped slaves or somesuch. Oh, and of course, he was martyred somehow by the ruling Zulkirs. |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 02:42:45
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George, as always, is right. I worked in a bunch of Ilmatran saints into the massive Tethyr/Amn/Calimshan double box (I still have a hard time thinking of that as two separate things, given how close the work was on both.). No real lore or details hiding behind the text or sitting on the cutting room floor, but if there's a surge of demand / interest, I might be persuaded to give the lore a reread and post some thoughts and such on my blog.
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For current projects and general natter, see www.steveneschend.com
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Demzer
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 10:34:30
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| I can speak only for myself but i would love reading some of your thoughts on the various Ilmatari saints/martyrs that have monasteries, abbeys and shrines in Calimshan and southern Tethyr. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 30 Jun 2014 : 15:18:20
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| Don't forget Amahl Of The Nine Whirlwinds, who made it criminal in the Shoon Empire to kill Ilmatari after one healed his daughter. |
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