Alaundo

Alaundo the Seer was a sage and prophet based at Candlekeep on the Sword Coast in the late 2 century DR. He was the singular sage whose prophecies proved to be true over the years. Citing a seer from past ages that Alaundo called "the T Source", the prophecies he made included the creation of the Bhaalspawn and the creation of the Seven Scourges. "These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed words unwritten—and set them down ere they fade... Learn then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."

- Alaundo of Candlekeep

History
Alaundo arrived at Candlekeep in the. Where he'd come from, nobody knew; his peers presumed he'd been raised in one of the port cities of the Sword Coast, after various offhand remarks he'd made. Much else about him was a mystery. What was known was that he'd come to read the works of others, thanks to his great interest in books.

But while there, Alaundo added significantly to the Roll of Years, the grand list of prophetic names of years past, present, and future first developed by the Lost Sage Augathra the Mad centuries earlier, and extended it many centuries into the future. Alaundo and Augathra both based their work on a centuries-long corpus of elven lore and prophecies and expanded on it with their own predictions. A tradition at Candlekeep held that Alaundo had seen future events in his dreams, but needed multiple and repeated dreams to put them exactly in order. It was told by some that he'd been inspired by gods, or even that he was an avatar of a god himself. While a number of historians criticized Alaundo and Augathra alike as mere plagiarists who'd appropriated elven lore and claimed the credit, others would hail them as visionaries who tried to aid later generations with their forewarnings and encouragements.

Upon his death, Candlekeep became a haven for the veneration of his prophecies and knowledge.

His skull was supposedly stolen shortly after his death and was a priceless relic venerated by the faithful of Deneir, Oghma, and Savras. It was greatly sought after by the illithids of Oryndoll, and rumors of its existence and whereabouts around 1370 DR caused an increase in illithid activity on the southern shores of the Deepwash. It was said that the bearer of the skull could speak directly with Alaundo using a speak with dead spell.

Personality
Alaundo was known to be quiet and erudite, and he was fascinated with books all his life.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate
 * Card Games
 * Baldur's Gate
 * Card Games