Azariah Craulnober (pronounced ah-ZAH-ree-ah[3]) was the daughter of Elaith Craulnober, a moon elf crime lord of Waterdeep.
Description[]
Azariah had silvery hair. In the summer of 1364 DR, her ears were still soft and folded, like those of all elven toddlers.[2]
History[]
Azariah was an unexpected child, born in Waterdeep in the spring of 1363 DR to Elaith's sun elven mistress,[1] who died in childbirth. After her birth, Elaith took her to Evindal Duirsar, the patriarch priest of Corellon Larethian in Waterdeep. Elaith wished for Azariah to receive her birthright, Elaith's dormant moonblade, so Evindal tasked him with retrieving the Morninglark harp, with the hope that the quest would restore Elaith's honor and allow the reactivation of the moonblade.[2]
Elaith, with the help of Danilo Thann and company, found the harp in the summer of 1364 DR, but after Danilo used it to reverse a curse, the harp was consumed and Elaith could not complete his task. However, in the process of defending Danilo, he was badly injured and his thoughts turned only to his daughter. His moonblade, sensing his change of character, reactivated itself so that Azariah would be able to inherit it.[4][5]
After Elaith healed from his injuries, he took Azariah to Evermeet, where she became a ward of the royal court.[6]
When Azariah was old enough, Elaith brought her to Waterdeep and asked Arilyn Moonblade to train her and teach her the demands of bearing a moonblade.[7] Unknown to both Azariah and Elaith, Azariah had a half-brother, a child of Elaith and Amnestria Moonflower, who may in fact be the heir to the Craulnober moonblade.[8]
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Notes[]
In the game Neverwinter Nights, Elaith could be found in Port Llast seeking a number of gems in order to take his daughter back to Evermeet.[9] However, as explained in Elfsong and "The More Things Change", Azariah was sent to Evermeet some years previously.[10]
Appearances[]
Novels and short stories[]
- Elfsong
- "The More Things Change" (in Realms of Infamy and The Best of the Realms III)
- "Game of Chance"[11]
Computer games[]
- Neverwinter Nights (mentioned)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elaine Cunningham (9 March 2004). Realmslore from Elaine Cunningham. Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2014-03-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 270. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (20 May 2004). Realmslore from Elaine Cunningham. Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2014-03-19.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 295–296. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 182. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 310. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (December 1994). “The More Things Change”. In James Lowder ed. Realms of Infamy (TSR, Inc.), pp. 27–42. ISBN 1-56076-911-4.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (1998). Evermeet: Island of Elves. (TSR, Inc), p. 381. ISBN 978-0786907137.
- ↑ BioWare (June 2002). Designed by Brent Knowles, James Ohlen. Neverwinter Nights. Atari.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 310. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (September 2005). “Game of Chance”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #335 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 42–51.