Realms of Valor/Patronage

"Patronage" is a short story by David Cook included in the 1993 anthology Realms of Valor. It revisits the lama Koja of Khazari from the Empires trilogy.

Summary
Now based at the temple of Deneir in Procampur, Koja seeks to tell the truth about the Tuigan by writing and publishing a book based on his experiences, while he reminisces of his homeland of Khazari. Koja looks into printing his book and seeks funding from the city's nobles, before receiving a gift from a powerful benefactor.

Index

 * Characters
 * Aguul • Deneir • Foxe • Inkstain • Jozul Piniago • Koja • Orn Thavil
 * Wenslan Amthur • Azoun IV • Chih • Deara • Thom Reaverson • Talamic • Torg mac Cei • Ulin • Yamun Khahan
 * Wenslan Amthur • Azoun IV • Chih • Deara • Thom Reaverson • Talamic • Torg mac Cei • Ulin • Yamun Khahan


 * Creatures
 * dwarf • half-elf • human • clay golem • ogre
 * dragon • Tuigan • wyvern
 * dragon • Tuigan • wyvern


 * Locations
 * Buildings & Sites: Lady's Happy Hall • Red Mountain Temple • temple of Deneir
 * Settlements: Procampur
 * Realms: the Vast • Khazari
 * Cormyr • Dwarves' Deep • Griffin's Claw • Heartlands • Inner Sea • Manass • Red Mountain • Suzail • Shou Lung • Thesk • Waterdeep
 * Cormyr • Dwarves' Deep • Griffin's Claw • Heartlands • Inner Sea • Manass • Red Mountain • Suzail • Shou Lung • Thesk • Waterdeep


 * Magic
 * Sutras: Hundred Lotus • Pure Thought • Sunlight After Storm


 * Religion
 * Gods: Deneir • Furo • Oghma • Tymora
 * Faiths: Path of Enlightenment


 * Miscellaneous
 * A History of the Tuigan • butter tea • duke • gold lion • kumiss • lama • Life among the Tuigan • History of the Crusade • Lay of the Purple Dragons • paitza • palanquin • paper • parchment • printing press • tsampo • Yanitsava
 * bard • cymbal • ironlord • king • prayerbook • prayerwheel • thultyrl
 * bard • cymbal • ironlord • king • prayerbook • prayerwheel • thultyrl