Silver was a precious metal that was used all across Toril for a vast variety of purposes.
Properties
Shapechangers (most notably lycanthropes[6][7][8]) were vulnerable to silver.[9] Vampires,[10] bearded devils,[11][12] wraiths[13][14] and wights[15][16] were also vulnerable to silver. Wizards from Aglarond never wore silver and were rumored to be vulnerable to silver.[17]
Applications
Silver was widely used in currency, weapons, armor, jewellery and magical items. It was sought after due its purity and beauty.[9]
Currency
A selection of silver and copper coins from the Realms.
Silver was commonly used in the form of coins all across the realm. The shape, size and value of these coins varied depending on the time and place that they were from.[18]
Weapons and armor
Silver was often used in the production of items that related to light and moon magic.[9] The soldiers who protected the High Palace of Silverymoon wore suits of silver plate mail.[19]
Magic Items
During the Shoon Imperium, pure silver was used in the crafting of magic rings that enhanced the wearer's spellcasting ability.[20]
Treatment
Maintaining the shine on silver required polishing with a non-abrasive cloth. Scalewater Carp were known to be particularly good at polishing silver with their mouths. These rare fish could only be found in one Scalewater pond on the southern edge of the Thunder Peaks.[21]
Enchanting
If treated magically, silver weighed as much as steel. Magically treated silver also gained a level of resistance to electricity.[9]
Notable mines
Silver ore was mined all across the realm, often in mountains or deep underground.
- Galena Mountains
- As of 1359 DR the iron and silver mines in the Galena Mountains were some of the richest in Toril. [22]
- Lustrum
- Not long before 1360 DR the drow House Xorlarrin discovered rich silver seams outside of Menzoberranzan.[2]
- Glitterdelve
- Glitterdelve was home to the some of the richest silver, iron and copper mines of the Deep Realm.[3]
- Tannath Mountains
- The Tannath mountains were once full of numerous silver mines. By 1479 DR they were all abandoned.[23]
- Fireshear
- The copper and silver ores of Fireshear were exposed by a volcanic eruption or meteorite. The entire town was made up of miners.[24]
Appendix
See Also
External Links
- Silver on Wikipedia.
References
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 33. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eric L. Boyd (November 1999). Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark. Edited by Jeff Quick. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-7869-1509-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood (October 1990). Dwarves Deep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 49. ISBN 0-88038-880-3.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 143, 148. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0786965622.
- ↑ James Wyatt, Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. Edited by Duane Maxwell. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 208–211. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sean K. Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, Angel McCoy (August 2001). Magic of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 180. ISBN 0-7869-1964-7.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 251. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 52. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 70–78. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Cormyrean Marshes”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 302. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Cormyrean Marshes”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 300. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ William W. Connors (November 1995). Wizards and Rogues of the Realms. Edited by Anne Gray McCready. (TSR, Inc), p. 58. ISBN 0-7869-0190-X.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 118. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 192. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (1989). The Bloodstone Lands. Edited by Elizabeth T. Danforth. (TSR, Inc), p. 33. ISBN 0-88038-771-8.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (September 2008). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (1988). The Savage Frontier. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-88038-593-6.