Words to Would-be Apprentices was a book penned by Khelben Arunsun, the Blackstaff of Waterdeep in the Year of the Sword and Stars, 1332 DR.[2]
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Know this, mageling, and know it well: there is no greater fool than a wizard. The greater the mage, the greater the fool, because we who work magic live in a world of dreams, and chase dreams... and in the end, dreams undo us.
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— Excerpt from Words to Would-be Apprentices[2]
Contents[]
Khelben Arunsun's book was a collection musings and lessoned aimed at his potential future pupils. The book was also a warning to future wizards about the dangers of the Art.[2]
History[]
By the late 14th century DR, a copy of Words to Would-be Apprentices was collected in the annals of the citadel library of Candlekeep on the Sword Coast.[1]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Referenced only
- Elminster: The Making of a Mage
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steven E. Schend (2000-11-29). The Candlekeep Collection. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved on 2017-09-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood (December 1995). Elminster: The Making of a Mage/MMP. (TSR, Inc), chap. 14, p. 231. ISBN 0-7869-0203-5.