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'''High Haspur''' was a [[village]] in [[the Vast]], lying high in the western [[Earthfast Mountains]], where [[Helve's Trail]] from [[Maerstar]] met the [[High Trail]] between [[Sarbreenar]] and [[Procampur]].<ref name="FRCS2Ep73">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised)/A Grand Tour of the Realms|73}}</ref><ref name="CoRBp145">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|145, 153}}</ref><ref name="CoRBp152">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|147, 152}}</ref> |
'''High Haspur''' was a [[village]] in [[the Vast]], lying high in the western [[Earthfast Mountains]], where [[Helve's Trail]] from [[Maerstar]] met the [[High Trail]] between [[Sarbreenar]] and [[Procampur]].<ref name="FRCS2Ep73">{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised)/A Grand Tour of the Realms|73}}</ref><ref name="CoRBp145">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|145, 153}}</ref><ref name="CoRBp152">{{Cite book/The City of Ravens Bluff|147, 152}}</ref> |
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==Government== |
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| − | High Haspur was ruled for a number of generations by the |
+ | High Haspur was ruled for a number of generations by the Morninglight family, a [[gnome]] clan who also ran The Elf in Armor inn there. Talented negotiators, the Morninglights mediated between the local [[human]]s and [[dwarves]] to maintain peace. Nevertheless, some elderly dwarves nursed grudges against them. In [[1367 DR]], the family patriarch was [[Fankolin Morninglight]].<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/><ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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The village was situated in the alpine heights of the Earthfast Mountains.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/><ref name="CoRBp152"/> Much of it sat upon a series of low bluffs looking over the High Trail. This commanding view gave the villagers a good opportunity to defend against the regular [[orc]] and [[goblin]]oid raids.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/> |
The village was situated in the alpine heights of the Earthfast Mountains.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/><ref name="CoRBp152"/> Much of it sat upon a series of low bluffs looking over the High Trail. This commanding view gave the villagers a good opportunity to defend against the regular [[orc]] and [[goblin]]oid raids.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/> |
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| − | [[The Elf in Armor]] was a high-quality |
+ | [[The Elf in Armor]] was a high-quality inn run by the Morninglight family. It was named for the [[elf|elven]] hero [[Beluar]], who died in [[Elvenblood Pass]] and was buried in Sarbreenar, up the High Trail north of High Haspur. The Elf in Armor was considered by travelers to be among the finest inns in the Vast, even in all [[Faerûn]], rivaled by [[The Worried Wyvern]] in [[Sevenecho (hamlet)|Sevenecho]] and second only to [[The Wizard's Hand]] in [[Maskyr's Eye]].<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/><ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
There were shrines to a number of deities in High Haspur. These were dedicated to [[Tymora]], [[Tyr]], and several [[Lords of the Golden Hills|gnomish]], [[Morndinsamman|dwarven]], and [[Seldarine|elven]] deities.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/> The shrine to Tymora was administered by a temple of Tymora in [[Mulmaster]].<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
There were shrines to a number of deities in High Haspur. These were dedicated to [[Tymora]], [[Tyr]], and several [[Lords of the Golden Hills|gnomish]], [[Morndinsamman|dwarven]], and [[Seldarine|elven]] deities.<ref name="FRCS2Ep73"/> The shrine to Tymora was administered by a temple of Tymora in [[Mulmaster]].<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
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==Activities== |
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| − | High Haspur was reportedly a wealthy place, as the Morninglights worked at mining and smelting [[gold]]. From their cellars and storage caverns, they tunneled into the mountains to mine for gold.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
+ | High Haspur was reportedly a wealthy place, as the Morninglights worked at mining and smelting [[gold]]. From their cellars and storage caverns, they tunneled into the mountains to mine for gold.<ref name="CoRBp152"/><ref group="note">''[[The City of Ravens Bluff]]'' states that the Morninglights are "the only miners and gold-smelters currently operating in the Vast", but this is apparently contradicted by [[King's Reach]] in the same book, where the same industries occur, and other locations in the Vast. Thus this remark about the Morninglights is considered to be in error.</ref> |
They also created numerous mechanical inventions, designed to defend a cave or tunnel against a greater number of humans or orcs. These were constructed and tested in their caverns, and included [[crossbow]]s that fired multiple [[bolt]]s, mobile armored shields that could be moved to block tunnels, and a range of vicious traps.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
They also created numerous mechanical inventions, designed to defend a cave or tunnel against a greater number of humans or orcs. These were constructed and tested in their caverns, and included [[crossbow]]s that fired multiple [[bolt]]s, mobile armored shields that could be moved to block tunnels, and a range of vicious traps.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
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Local tales claimed that a shaft in the fireplace of The Elf in Armor was the main passage leading down into the Morninglights' caves and tunnels. Some old dwarves who disliked the Morninglights would speak of the entrances to, layout of, and traps in the subterranean ways, if plied with enough drink and coin.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
Local tales claimed that a shaft in the fireplace of The Elf in Armor was the main passage leading down into the Morninglights' caves and tunnels. Some old dwarves who disliked the Morninglights would speak of the entrances to, layout of, and traps in the subterranean ways, if plied with enough drink and coin.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
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| − | According to a local dwarven legend, there was a natural cavern, somewhere northwest of High Haspur in the Earthfast Mountains, that was completely encrusted with magically glowing [[beljuril]]s. There were estimated to be several thousand of these hugely valuable |
+ | According to a local dwarven legend, there was a natural cavern, somewhere northwest of High Haspur in the Earthfast Mountains, that was completely encrusted with magically glowing [[beljuril]]s. There were estimated to be several thousand of these hugely valuable [[gem]]s. The legend said little about how to find this fabulous cavern, much less what guarded it, but told that all who sought the cavern either disappeared or turned up dead, with a single beljuril stuffed in their mouth.<ref name="CoRBp152"/> |
==Appendix== |
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High Haspur was a village in the Vast, lying high in the western Earthfast Mountains, where Helve's Trail from Maerstar met the High Trail between Sarbreenar and Procampur.[1][2][3]
Government
High Haspur was ruled for a number of generations by the Morninglight family, a gnome clan who also ran The Elf in Armor inn there. Talented negotiators, the Morninglights mediated between the local humans and dwarves to maintain peace. Nevertheless, some elderly dwarves nursed grudges against them. In 1367 DR, the family patriarch was Fankolin Morninglight.[1][3]
Description
The village was situated in the alpine heights of the Earthfast Mountains.[1][3] Much of it sat upon a series of low bluffs looking over the High Trail. This commanding view gave the villagers a good opportunity to defend against the regular orc and goblinoid raids.[1]
The Elf in Armor was a high-quality inn run by the Morninglight family. It was named for the elven hero Beluar, who died in Elvenblood Pass and was buried in Sarbreenar, up the High Trail north of High Haspur. The Elf in Armor was considered by travelers to be among the finest inns in the Vast, even in all Faerûn, rivaled by The Worried Wyvern in Sevenecho and second only to The Wizard's Hand in Maskyr's Eye.[1][3]
There were shrines to a number of deities in High Haspur. These were dedicated to Tymora, Tyr, and several gnomish, dwarven, and elven deities.[1] The shrine to Tymora was administered by a temple of Tymora in Mulmaster.[3]
Activities
High Haspur was reportedly a wealthy place, as the Morninglights worked at mining and smelting gold. From their cellars and storage caverns, they tunneled into the mountains to mine for gold.[3][note 1]
They also created numerous mechanical inventions, designed to defend a cave or tunnel against a greater number of humans or orcs. These were constructed and tested in their caverns, and included crossbows that fired multiple bolts, mobile armored shields that could be moved to block tunnels, and a range of vicious traps.[3]
Local legends
Local tales claimed that a shaft in the fireplace of The Elf in Armor was the main passage leading down into the Morninglights' caves and tunnels. Some old dwarves who disliked the Morninglights would speak of the entrances to, layout of, and traps in the subterranean ways, if plied with enough drink and coin.[3]
According to a local dwarven legend, there was a natural cavern, somewhere northwest of High Haspur in the Earthfast Mountains, that was completely encrusted with magically glowing beljurils. There were estimated to be several thousand of these hugely valuable gems. The legend said little about how to find this fabulous cavern, much less what guarded it, but told that all who sought the cavern either disappeared or turned up dead, with a single beljuril stuffed in their mouth.[3]
Appendix
Notes
- ↑ The City of Ravens Bluff states that the Morninglights are "the only miners and gold-smelters currently operating in the Vast", but this is apparently contradicted by King's Reach in the same book, where the same industries occur, and other locations in the Vast. Thus this remark about the Morninglights is considered to be in error.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), A Grand Tour of the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 73. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 145, 153. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 147, 152. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.