The Horns of the Far Elf Realm was an ancient ballad that told of a fabled, lost, and forgotten elven kingdom known as Braceldaur.[1]
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I heard a distant, haunting elven horn
Calling o'er high hills beyond the moon
Calling from a land I'll find soon
Braceldaur, where elves still stand proud
Blowing their horns, sounding them loud
Calling to thee, calling to me
Calling to all who burn to be free
Braceldaur, where the lost trails run
Lost in mists, in shadow, in sun
Land of beauty, land so green
Bright and far in dreams I've seen
Braceldaur, fore'er awaiting me
Reached by paths I cannot see
Soft blue mists, dark standing trees
Darker eyes watching through leaves
Find it I must
In it I trust
Braceldaur, my life I bind to thee.
History[]
In the late 14th century DR, this song became a favorite of the elf Tasar Taurntyrith, who would often murmur it while walking the streets of Waterdeep or while painting the door and wall panels that his parents sold in Taurntyrith Adornments. Eventually, he became convinced that Braceldaur was no mere fable and was determined to seek it out. To this end, he befriended Thorauntur Szalmast, the proprietor of Old Winding Road Maps and Charts, so he could look over the maps that littered his dusty shop. When Thorauntur eventually died, Tasar found that the old man had willed to him a map of Braceldaur, which showed that it had stood in a valley long since taken over by the Moonsea.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ed Greenwood (2004-01-07). Dawntree, Part Two: First Flowerings. Realmslore. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-12-03.