Elminster's Safehold

Elminster's Hideaway, or Elminster's Safehold (known by Elminster as simply Safehold) was a refuge or safehold of Elminster's, hidden close to the center of Coliar in Realmspace. "Notify next of kin before trespassing."

- Writing on Elminster's Hideaway

Description
From outside, the Hideaway resembled nothing so much as a giant sphere of shiny metal that reflected all light. It was about in diameter.

Interior
Those who got through the sphere landed in the safehold itself, an extradimensional eight-sided room with a ceiling up. There was a bed inside, and doors on every other wall. Shelves held thousands of books and potions, including Elminster's spellbooks and Lhaeo's finished works.

Atmosphere
As the dimension was somehow in contact with the metal sphere, it got very hot; Elminster had installed a nonmagical item that blew in cool air through a grate. The grate itself had half of its label missing, but the remaining half read "...aire".

Defenses
Anyone casting detect magic would notice a message, definitely not in Elminster's handwriting, across the sphere, reading "Notify next of kin before trespassing".

There were rumors of spectators and iron golems inside the safehold as of, but in-depth sources made no mention of such guardians in.

Entry
Most access was by Elminster through his spell, Elminster's evasion, but it was possible to enter as well by touching the surface of the sphere while wearing a magical ring whose only magical power was having "Elminster" written on the inside, and making not a sound.

History
Elminster created the sphere about 1000 years prior to, to better monitor the actions of Firebrand Flametongue, a red dragon who'd retired to Coliar. After 100 years, Elminster confirmed Firebrand Flametongue was indeed retiring, and repurposed the pocket universe into a dimensional intersection.

However, more precise sages insisted the safehold was not created by Elminster, but by someone prior, and only given to him by Azuth.

Per some sages, only Ao had been to this place.

Gates
The safehold held four gates. One of them was to the temple of Mystra in Evermeet, another to Elminster's Castle, and the last two led to Earth: one to Yellowstone National Park in 1869 AD, and one to Ed Greenwood's house in 1991 AD as of.