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| − | The '''Crossed Quills House''' was the guildhall for the [[Guild of Clerks and Scribes]] that operated within the city of [[Ravens Bluff]]. It was located on the corner of [[DeVillars Ride]] and [[Raven Way]] within the [[Altarside]] of the city's [[Temple District (Ravens Bluff)|Temple District]].<ref name="CoRB-p111">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|111}}</ref> |
+ | The '''Crossed Quills House''' was the guildhall for the [[Guild of Clerks and Scribes]] that operated within the city of [[Ravens Bluff]] in the mid–14{{th}} century [[DR]]. It was located on the corner of [[DeVillars Ride]] and [[Raven Way]] within the [[Altarside]] of the city's [[Temple District (Ravens Bluff)|Temple District]].<ref name="CoRB-p111">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|111}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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| − | The doors of the Crossed Quills had archways that were adorned sculptures of [[raven]]s holding onto open books. It was flanked by a number of long, narrow windows with relief carvings of crossed quills above them. The open book carvings were a source of curiosity and intrigue among the residents of Altarside.<ref name="CoRB-p111"/> |
+ | The doors of the Crossed Quills had archways that were adorned with sculptures of [[raven]]s holding onto open books. It was flanked by a number of long, narrow windows with relief carvings of crossed quills above them. The open book carvings were a source of curiosity and intrigue among the residents of Altarside.<ref name="CoRB-p111"/> |
It was local tradition for Ravenian children to climb up the archways to read what was written within the books, and the more agile [[rogue]]s and adventurers in the city would scribe chalk messages to one another within their pages.<ref name="CoRB-p111"/> |
It was local tradition for Ravenian children to climb up the archways to read what was written within the books, and the more agile [[rogue]]s and adventurers in the city would scribe chalk messages to one another within their pages.<ref name="CoRB-p111"/> |
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Revision as of 05:28, 8 October 2018
The Crossed Quills House was the guildhall for the Guild of Clerks and Scribes that operated within the city of Ravens Bluff in the mid–14th century DR. It was located on the corner of DeVillars Ride and Raven Way within the Altarside of the city's Temple District.[2]
Description
The doors of the Crossed Quills had archways that were adorned with sculptures of ravens holding onto open books. It was flanked by a number of long, narrow windows with relief carvings of crossed quills above them. The open book carvings were a source of curiosity and intrigue among the residents of Altarside.[2]
It was local tradition for Ravenian children to climb up the archways to read what was written within the books, and the more agile rogues and adventurers in the city would scribe chalk messages to one another within their pages.[2]
Appendix
References
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), p. 87. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), p. 111. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.