Turquoise was generally found in the more arid locations around Toril.[6]
Description[]
This ornamental stone was an opaque blue to greenish-blue, and usually occurred with blotches of darker hues in the mix.[6][7] A typical stone had a base value of 10 gp,[1][2][3][5] except during the Spellplague era when the value jumped to 100 gp.[4]
Turquoise stones were considered sacred by followers of Aerdrie Faenya and Erevan Ilesere—appropriate for sacrifice, or to be consecrated for use, or recognized as boons or omens when found.[8]
Powers[]
Elves valued the pure color stones (without the darker mottling)[6][7] for casting sky-related magic and mages used turquoise in the creation of items related to flight.[7][9] It was also used as a good luck charm by horsemen who would put a small shard of turquoise in their horse's harness[6] to ward off misstep or trail hazards.[7] Turquoise had a slight gleam when it came near gold and was therefore associated with prosperity. Foredawn[note 1] was the best time of day to apply an immersion containing turquoise.[7]
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External Links[]
Turquoise Gem article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
Turquoise 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. 130–132. 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. 126. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 300. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James Wyatt (June 2008). Dungeon Master's Guide 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7869-4880-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (December 2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7869-6562-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 134. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 52. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. pp. 10, 11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 301. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.