@TheEdVerse Greetings Great Sage! I've two questions today.
First: How do you fare?
Second: In some book (I believe Faiths and Avatars) there's mention of The Children of the Starry Quill. Could you elaborate on their tasks?
Oh, and send my love to Mirt if you see him!— Nicole Martinsen (@MissMartinsen) September 2, 2021
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Heh. When I next see Mirt, I’ll relay that. Careful; he may come to see you (beware approaching wheezing noises). ;}
Me, I’m okay. Getting older, but getting creative projects done, and that always feels good. 2)
Faiths & Avatars is indeed where you’ll find the Starry Quill. A bardic order that’s alive and well. A few of its members reside in cities and stay put, but many travel as performers, and in either case their main duties are…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2021
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…to covertly pass messages (usually memorized, not written) between particular clergy of Mystra and/or wizards, at the behest of Mystran clergy or Chosen, and to spy for Mystran clergy: that is, to watch for specific people, … 4)
…things, or events, and report their observations to another order member or Chosen or cleric of Mystra. So they’re passive spies, far more than “active agents” of the James Bond sort; they don’t usually go eavesdropping by…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2021
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…getting onto balconies or into dwellings not their own, they just watch “the passing parade” without seeming to do so.
On rarer occasions, they’ll pass scrolls or spellbooks (often rescued from a dying wizard or a damaged… 6)
…hiding-place) to clergy of Mystra, or even distribute such things for those with the Gift to find (the same sort of “spreading magic” that the Chosen do).
On rarer occasions still, they’ll be used to spread rumors to make…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2021
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…Mystra or her church or wizards be seen more favourably by everyone else (i.e. as influencers/propagandists), but this role is used very sparingly because if you cry wolf all the time, folk stop heeding you.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2021