@TheEdVerse halp! I cannot seem to find an explanation on the origins of the Candlekeep symbol.
Can you enlighten this aspiring Avowed? pic.twitter.com/OKcvhkPQJ5— MymsWell (@MymsWell) December 8, 2021
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Sure! In real life, the origins are that I drew it on a piece of paper in my father’s den one day in the spring of 1971. (Yes, before D&D existed.)
In the Realms, the eye of Oghma stares at you over a shield (field) displaying… 2)
…a smaller eye of Deneir peering through (the rune known as Omma:) the diamond-shaped opening that denotes Inspiration and Insight (sentients imagining things, seeing the world in a new way in light of what they see, and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2021
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…writing it down to pass on to/inspire others).
Below it is the double-ended line of Binding, representing Ogham the Binder AND what he stands for: universal understanding by binding minds together with shared concepts. 4)
And beneath that is Authem, the rune for speculation, mystery and pondering mysteries, and the question for knowledge and the pursuance of creations.
Putting Omma and Authem together has always meant both prophecy and trying to…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2021
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…discern the meanings of prophecies, and libraries and the drive to record and preserve the thoughts and deeds of others, to pass on.
So, before Candlekeep was founded, Omma could be found drawn above Authem on compilations of… 6)
…Alaundo’s prophecies, and chapbooks written by sages about interpretations of those prophecies. The founders of Candlekeep added the eyes and the line of Binding.
The mantle, blank motto scroll, and ornate shield header are…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2021
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…heraldic embellishments, not seen on every depiction of the sigil of Candlekeep.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2021