"Drops fallen from the moon" was a name given to the holy essence of the goddess Selûne the Moonmaiden.[1][2][3]
Creation[]
Some avatars of Selûne trailed dancing lights known as "moon motes" or "moondust". At other times, Selûne manifested as only a trail of these moon motes. The moon motes could occasionally exude these drops.[2][3] They were also believed to rain from the Tears of Selûne, the satellites that trailed after the moon, hence the name.[1] Such drops also sometimes fell from the replica Wand of Four Moons kept in the House of the Moon temple in Waterdeep by 1369 DR.[2]
Description[]
The drops formed a radiant, sparkling, pearly-hued liquid.[2][3]
Uses[]
Believing them to be gifts from the goddess, the Selûnite clergy collected these drops and valued them greatly. They were a powerful ingredient in many beneficial potions, unguents, and healing drafts and ointments.[1][2][3] Such potions could grant infravision from sunset to sunrise or keep one awake through the night while still receiving the benefits of a full night's sleep.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 14. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 135, 136. ISBN 978-0786903849.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 51, 52. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.