Volo's Guide to the Dalelands.pdf

Volos Guide

Dalelands

Clippety-cloppety, bold Jonstan the Rover

Rides misty-eyed down to the Dales again

Into forests and fields, rare beauty all over,

Land of his true lovesAldee, Imthra, and Luthane,

Elda and Myrta, Chalantha and Araine.

Will he find yet another? Or be welcomed back?

Long lasses aplenty catch his winking eye.

Is it kisses hell taste soon? Or scorn everlasting?

Love and laughter and soon away Jonstan will fly

Cone again over threshold and under dawn sky.

Far across Faerûn, a rover adventures free

Til the Dales call his heart home again

To Jhaele, Sharune, Aleese and Rythree

Warm arms and hearth and a roof gainst rain

Til his wandering feet bear him away again.

Climbing far mountains, riding in high clover

To Waterdeep and the shores of the Shining Sea

Hark! Comes now bold Jonstan the Rover?

Will he, oh will he ever come back to me?

The Dales call back the man wedded but free.

Clippety-cloppety, bold Jonstan the Rover

Comes riding down into the Dales again.

Their forests and fields, rare beauty all over,

His true love more than all the maidens in pain.

My man is riding mist-eyed to the Dales again.

Jaladha Tshamryl,

Minstrel of Battledale,

Jonstan the Rover

to the

Dedication

To the original Knights of Myth Drannor for first exploring the Dales at my side. Elminster

salutes ye.

Credits

Design: Ed Greenwood

Editing: Julia Martin

Cover Art: Cireulo Cabral

Interior Art: Theresa Brandon, Tony Crnkovich, Ned Dameron, and Valerie Valusek

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Typesetting: Nancy Kerkstra and Angelika Lokotz

Production: Dee Barnett

Graphic Coordination: Robert J. Galica

Other Sourcebooks in This Series

Volos Guide to Waterdeep

Volos Guide to the North

Volos Guide to the Sword Coast (includes information on the Western Heartlands)

Volos Guide to Cormyr

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Contents

Foreword ............................................................. 4

Volos Ratings System..................................... .4

Mistledale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

The Abbey of the Golden Sheaf ................ .178

Ashabenford ................................................ .179

The Barrowfield.. ........................................ .188

Elven Crossing ........................................... ..189

Galaths Roost.. ............................................ .190

Glen .............................................................. .192

The Oakengrove Abbey.. ............................ .194

Peldans Helm .............................................. 195

The Dalelands ................................................... 5

Archendale ......................................................... 8

Archenbridge ............................................... .14

Elgaths Provisions.. ................................ .24

Orosuls Tower.. ...................................... .26

Swordpoint .............................................. .29

The Heart of the Mine.. ................................ .32

The Weeping Rock........................................ .34

White Ford ..................................................... .35

Scardale ......................................................... ..196

Shadowdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 197

Baffledale ........................................................ ..38

The Abbey of the Sword .............................. .42

Aencars Manor ............................................ .45

Essembra ....................................................... .47

The Silver Taproom ................................ .63

The Watchful Eye .................................... .66

Hap ................................................................. .70

Tasseldale ................. .................................. 198

The Abbey of the Just Hammer.. .............. .202

Archtassel .................................................... .203

Arrowmark.. ................................................ .205

Glaun ........................................................... .207

Halfcrag.. ...................................................... .209

Moontassel .................................................. .211

Tasselheart ................................................. ..214

Tegals Mark. ............................................... .216

Daggerdale ......................................................... 74

Anathars Dell.. .............................................. .77

Dagger Falls .................................................. ..79

Appendix I: Folk of the Dales ................ ..222

Deepingdale.......................................................92

Bristar.. ........................................................... .96

The Darkwatch ............................................. .97

Highmoon ...................................................... .99

The Rising Moon.. ................................. .110

Hunters Down.. .......................................... .114

Moonrise Hill .............................................. .115

Appendix II: Dales Magic ................ ..........229

Appendix III: Index ..................................... 237

Featherdale .................................................... .116

Blackfeather Bridge.. .................................. .119

Feather Falls ............................................... ..122

Wrights Ferry ............................................ ..126

Harrowdale .................................................. ..128

Harrowdale Town.. ..................................... .131

The Fall of Stars.. ................................... .143

Halvans Keep ........................................ .149

Velarsburg ................................................... .151

The High Dale ............................................... .154

The Dancing Place ...................................... 157

Highcastle ................................................... ..160

The Swordsmiths House.. ................... .166

The Wyvernfang.. ........................................ .170

Foreword

ell met. Welcome to the fifth

southwestern Battledale and along the

of my popular travel guides to

fringes of the Elven Courtare not dealt

regions of Faerûn. The Dale-

with herein, but remain for the reader to

lands are a bucolic backwater

discover. With the elven withdrawal,

known far across the Realms

changes are sweeping this region, and

for their beauty and for the tales of adven-

adventure has come again to the Dales.

turing glory set in their forests and fields.

May this guidebook bring you safely to it

Many folk have long desired a wayfarers

or guide you in evading it, if you prefer. For

practical overview of the Dales, and thats

ease of use, Ive listed the Dales alphabeti-

precisely what Ive endeavored to provide

cally, even places I was not able to fully

herein. So once again I pray to all the gods

explore (for reasons which

who may be disposed to smile favorably

will become apparent). Here

upon such efforts that your eyes also find

are the Dales as you have

favor with this latest work Volos Guide

never seen them before l

to the Dalelands.

Volos Dalelands.

In these pages many of the most colorful

minstrels tales have been regrettably laid

Ahem. As usual, Ive

aside in favor of covering features likely to be

of interest or useful to the traveleror that

should bear warnings or be best avoided.

amended some of the

worst distortions and

untruths, but not all of

them. 2 Some adventure is

Many isolated hamlets, walled estates,

ruins, and private keepsparticularly in

good for all of ye.

Elminster: Nor are likely to again, unless someone else as given to exaggeration, misrepresentation, and flights

of fancy happens along.

Elminster: No prizes for guessing which ones.

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