Volo's Guide to the Dalelands is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for the Forgotten Realms.
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Behold the newest, brightest, and perhaps best travel guide by the world-walking, all-seeing Volo! Fresh from recounting the splendors of Cormyr, the Forest Kingdom, and circumnavigating all of Toril in a bold and wondrous adventure that none have equaled for its haste and humor, the tireless Volo has come at last to the beautiful Dales of the Dragonreach in the Heartlands of the Realms and set forth his florid account of things to see, things to do... and things to avoid. Many of the finest establishments and most striking sites and landmarks of the Dales are featured here, ranked with the handy coin, dagger, pipe, and tankard rating system. Volo has identified the best and the worst, so you need waste no precious time nor coins of your own to discovering just which attraction best suits your taste.
Discover:
- Where to find caverns whose walls sparkle with gems.
- The way into the tombs of the Twelve Dancing Wizards - and why they dance.
- The curse that lies on several barrow tombs and why it was laid.
- Where one might find the Talking Bone and what it does.
- Why it is best not to move any of the Chessmen of Valsprendar.
- Where to find a door that opens into a room halfway across Faerûn - and why it should be used only with extreme caution.
Suitable for all levels of play.
Special Note: This edition of Volo's Guide to the Dalelands, intended for travelers from beyond the borders of Faerûn, contains notes, commentary, and substantial revisions by the famous sage and archmage Elminster of Shadowdale.”
Description[]
Volo's Guide to the Dalelands is one in a series of guides written by famed explorer and raconteur Volothamp Geddarm (under the editorial control of Elminster of Shadowdale).
Contents[]
- Foreword
- The Dalelands
- Archendale
- Baffledale
- Daggerdale
- Deepingdale
- Featherdale
- Harrowdale
- The High Dale
- Mistledale
- Scardale
- Shadowdale
- Tasseldale
- Appendix I: Folk of the Dales
- Appendix II: Dales Magic
- Appendix III: Index
Index[]
Characters[]
Creatures[]
- baelnorn • banshee • bear • beaver • bee • beetle • boar • bonebat • bugbear • chicken • cloaker • crimson death mist • deepspawn • deer • dire tiger • displacer beast • doppleganger • duck • eagle • eel • feyr • flying snake • gargoyle • giant centipede • goat • grouse • half-ogre • hare • hawk • hobgoblin • iron golem • kobold • leucrotta • lurker • magebane • marten • mimic • minotaur • mongrelmen • mountain goat • ogre • ogre mage • owlbear • pheasant • pixie • porcupine • quelzarn • rabbit • roper • sheep • snake • squirrel • stirge • troll (snow troll) • turkey • vulture • weretiger • woodchuck • xorn
Locations[]
- Bridges
- Serpentsbridge
- Buildings
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- Businesses & Ships
- Felsharp's Furniture
- Taverns
- Pushy Pixie • Red Rock • Royal Flagon • The Shield and Keep • The Silver Taproom • The Thirsty Pig • Toss Your Tankard • Velvet Veil
- Temples
- Abbey of the Golden Sheaf • Abbey of the Sword • Oakengrove Abbey
- Forests
- Border Forest • Hullack Forest • Mhair Jungles • Spiderhaunt Wood • Velarswood • Yevenwood
- Landmarks
- Archenbridge sewers • Wolfwall • The Dancing Place
- Mountains
- Manymists Mountain • Marching Mountains • Mount Helimbrar • Mount Thalagbror • Star Mounts • Thunder Peaks
- Nations
- Calimshan • Chessenta • Deep Realm • Lantan • Tethyr • Thay
- Regions
- Anauroch • Chult • Zakhara
- Roads
- Holy Road • Long Road • Pelter's Street • Rauthauvyr's Road • River Way • Slink Door • South Field • Spindral Street • Stink Alley • Tasselway • Tethyamar Trail • Thunder Way • Urserpent Street • West Road • Yeven Trail
- Settlements
Magic[]
- Potions
- potion of longevity
- Items
- talking bone
- Spells
- dance of the fallen
Organizations[]
- Adventuring bands
- Stormblades
Religions[]
Miscellaneous[]
Armor & Clothing
Art & Literature
Food & Drinks
ale (Highwater ale • Old Smoke • Purple Dragon ale • Shadowdark ale) • apple • barley • beet • blackberry • carrot • cheese • cider • corn • garlic butter • milk • oat • orange • parsnip • pear • persimmon • potato • salted fish • salted nuts • turnip • zzar
Items
anvil • bit and bridle • bucket • candle mold • horseshoe • key • lock • manacles • map • nail • stirrup • tent
Materials & Substances
Professions
Vegetation
Vehicles
Weapons
Other
Gallery[]
Back Cover
Credits[]
- Design: Ed Greenwood
- Editing: Julia Martin
- Cover Art: Cireulo Cabral
- Interior Art: Theresa Brandon, Tony Crnkovich, Ned Dameron, and Valerie Valusek
- Cartography: David Sutherland III
- Typesetting: Nancy Kerkstra and Angelika Lokotz
- Production: Dee Barnett
- Graphic Coordination: Robert J. Galica
Appendix[]
See Also[]
External Links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
References[]
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline. Volo's Guide to the Dalelands (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-11-18.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 196. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
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