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Bellows were items in the Realms often used by wizards and craftsmen to increase the airflow to a furnace and produce more heat.[1]

Better bellows mean hotter fires; hotter fires mean purer metals; purer metals mean greater strength; stronger weapons or armor may save a warrior's life.
— Aurora, while selling bellows[1]

Description[]

Bellows were typically made from wood and calfskin with a brass nozzle.[1]

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Usages[]

Besides their use in forges, sizeable bellows were used in pipe organs to push air through pipes, thereby producing sound.[4] And there existed a bellows-powered variant of shawms developed by Faerûnian gnomes.[5]

Notable Users[]

  • Bellows were favored by wizards and craftsmen.[1]

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