Marble was a hardstone widely used in the Realms as a building material.[4][5][6] Marble was sometimes called calcite because that was its primary ingredient.[4][6]
Description[]
Marble was highly prized in construction because of its strength, weight, and beauty. It came in many colors, including black, gray, pink, and white, and polished to a reflective smooth finish. This material was extremely heavy but was easy to quarry to exact specifications.[4][5][6] A typical price was 3 gp per pound (0.45 kg).[1][2][3]
Usages[]
A chunk of marble.
Fine marble was used for carving statues and other decorations.[7]
The Great Library of Mezro in Chult had a facade of rose marble.[8]
Idols of the snake god of poison Llash were cubic black marble carvings of three-headed snakes.[9]
Powers[]
No magical use for marble has been found.[5]
Trivia[]
The lesser deity Vhaeraun was known to occasionally send black marble to show his favour or disfavour to his followers.[10][11]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
External Links[]
Marble article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 141. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 127. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 142. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 44. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 20.
- ↑ Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ James Lowder (November 1992). The Ring of Winter. (TSR, Inc), p. 305. ISBN 978-1560763307.
- ↑ Carrie Bebris (2001). Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8, pp. 143, 146–149. ISBN 0-7869-1387-8.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 37. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.