> [!infobox|right] > #### Location Name > ![[haveyouseenthisman.png]] > ##### Basic Information > | | | > | ---- | --- | --- | > | **Type:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Location:** | ???? | ????| > | **Status:** | ???? | > | **Founding:** | ???? | DR | > | **Dissolution:** | ???? | DR > | **Age:** | ???? | Years > #### State > | | | > | ---- | --- | --- | > | **Leadership:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Sovereignty:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Forces:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Population:** | ???? | > #### Allies > | | | > | ---- | --- | --- | > | **Ally 1:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Ally 2:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Ally 3:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Ally 4:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Ally 5:** | ???? | ???? | > #### Enemies > | | | > | ---- | --- | --- | > | **Enemy 1:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Enemy 2:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Enemy 3:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Enemy 4:** | ???? | ???? | > | **Enemy 5:** | ???? | ???? | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | | | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - This is the introduction text to be used for a specific NPC Group <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Place(s)</div> - **Important Place(s)** - Place - Place - Place - Place - Place - Place <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">People(s)</div> - **Important People(s)** - People - People - People - People - People - People <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Events(s)</div> - **Important Event(s)** - Event - Event - Event - Event - Event - Event > [!infobox|right wikipedia] > # **Candlekeep** > ![[Candlekeep-5e-small.webp]] ![[dhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 1.png]] > ##### **Basic Information** > | | | > | ---- | --- | --- | > | Type: | Fortress-Library | > | Location in Faerûn: | Western | > | Region | [[Sword Coast]] | > | Realm | [[Candlekeep]] | > | Leadership | [[The Avowed]] | > | Population | ~300 | - **Notes:** - Candlekeep rises atop a sheer sea-bluff south of [[Baldur’s Gate]], its pale granite walls shining like a beacon against the Sword Coast’s windswept cliffs. Founded in -200 DR, the fortress-library serves as the greatest repository of knowledge in Faerûn, guarded by the Avowed, monks, lore keepers, and wardens bound by oaths older than [[Cormyr]] itself. Entry is strictly controlled: one gatehouse, countless wards, and the ancient law demanding each pilgrim offer a piece of knowledge not yet contained within its endless shelves. At night, its towers shimmer with arcane sigils visible for miles, a quiet reminder that Candlekeep is protected as fiercely as any royal citadel. [[Olivia Halcrest]] was born here in 1413 DR, raised among scroll-vaults, arcane textbooks, and the soft footfalls of scholars. Although destined for a life of research, she followed [[Tymora]]’s call in 1440 DR, trading Candlekeep’s safe walls for the unpredictable world beyond; eventually shaping the fate of [[Dio Eldwynair]], [[Silvercross]], and the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]] itself. For most of [[Faerûn]], Candlekeep is a vault of secrets and a paradise of learning; for Olivia, it was simply where her story began, not where it was meant to end.