Garlands were bands of plant material woven (or attached in some other manner) together.[1] A circular garland was typically referred to as a wreath or more rarely a chaplet (but only when being worn around the head).[2]
Notable Garlands[]
- Sune's laurel of favor, a divinely enchanted wreath from the Seldarine's Hand citadel on the Spine of the World.[3]
Notable Users of Garlands[]
A hamadryad and a deer wear garlands together.
Individuals[]
- The Lord of Lands was known to wear a wreath around his head.[4]
- Olsheirie, a dryad, wore a garland of flowers.[5]
- Sei, a cherry blossom spirit in Kozakura, wore a wreath of cherry blossoms.[6]
- Sheela Peryroyl's avatar was typically a young halfling maiden dressed in garlands of wildflowers.[7]
Magic[]
- Some were known to weave together certain herbs or combinations of herbs into a gardland and wear them, as doing so would keep away lesser undead in a manner equivalent to protection from evil.[1]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Sometimes when hamadryads traveled away from their tree, they carried a piece of it in the form of a garland that never withered.[8]
- The Nubari folk of Malatra traditionally gave out fragrant celebratory wreaths of billitri plants to those who won the Challenge of the Warriors competition during the annual Council of the Tribes.[9]
Regions & Settlements[]
- In Arabel, it was customary for young maidens on the Night of Masks to throw flower garlands at mounted knights to catch upon their lances.[10]
- On the island nation of Evermeet, it was quite common for centaurs to wear garlands of white flowers.[11]
- It was customary for the citizens of Waterdeep to decorate the city's inner walls with garlands during Gods' Day.[12]
Religions[]
A priestess of Sheela Peryroyl wears a garland of flowers upon her head.
- One of the lesser known holy symbols of Apollo was a wreath of laurel leaves.[13]
- One of the holy symbols of Chauntea was a wreath of golden grain.[14]
- The holy symbol of Iallanis was a garland of flowers.[15]
- Priests of Pan were known to wear laurel wreathes as part of their priestly vestments.[16]
- Many stillwaters, specialty priests of the Church of Eldath, wore garlands of flowers in their hair that symbolized peace.[17]
- The ceremonial garb for priests in the Church of Rillifane Rallathil included a laurel wreath worn around the head.[18]
- The green robes worn by priests of the Church of Sheela Peryroyl were typically festooned with garlands vibrant in color.[19]
Trivia[]
- Those who gained access to the leaves of the Pale Tree's eponymous tree were often known to form them into garlands.[20]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Night of the Seven Swords • Marco Volo: Departure
- Novels
- Murder in Cormyr
- Video Games
- Icewind Dale
Gallery[]
A priest of Rillifane Rallathil showing off their laurel wreath.
External Links[]
Garland article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.- Wreath article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood et al. (December 1988). Lords of Darkness. Edited by Scott Martin Bowles. (TSR, Inc.), p. 91. ISBN 0-88038-622-3.
- ↑ Connie Rae Henson & Dale "slade" Henson (August 1992). The Magic Encyclopedia Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 42. ISBN 9781560764298.
- ↑ Black Isle Studios (June 2000). Designed by Matt Norton. Icewind Dale. Interplay.
- ↑ Tachyon Studios (November 1996). Designed by Brian Fargo. Blood & Magic. Interplay.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (June 2002). “Elminster's Guide to the Realms: Starfall Pool”. In Jesse Decker ed. Dragon #296 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 75.
- ↑ Jon Pickens, et al. (December 1986). Night of the Seven Swords. Edited by Karen S. Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 6. ISBN 0-88038-327-5.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 172. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Rodney Thompson, Claudio Pozas, Steve Townshend (2011). Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 23. ISBN 978-0786958368.
- ↑ John Ireland (September 1996). The Curse of Fire Mountain. Living Jungle (RPGA), p. 8.
- ↑ Anthony Herring, Jeff Grubb (1993). Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 1-56076-695-6.
- ↑ Anne Gray McCready et al. (March 1994). Elves of Evermeet. (TSR, Inc), p. 30. ISBN 1-5607-6829-0.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). “Adventurer's Guide to the City”. City of Splendors (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
- ↑ James Ward, Robert J. Kuntz (August 1980). Deities & Demigods. Edited by Lawrence Schick. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-935696-22-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 10. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 221. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- ↑ James Ward, Robert J. Kuntz (August 1980). Deities & Demigods. Edited by Lawrence Schick. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 0-935696-22-9.
- ↑ John Terra (February 1996). Warriors and Priests of the Realms. Edited by Steven E. Schend. (TSR, Inc), p. 76. ISBN 0-7869-0368-6.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 172. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 174. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur and Lester Smith (1994-07-01). “The Book of Chaos”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Chaos (TSR, Inc), p. 42. ISBN 1560768746.