> [!infobox|right] > #### CANDLEKEEP > ![[5E_CANDLEKEEP.webp]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Fortress-Library | > | ![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Western [[Faerûn]],<br>[[Sword Coast]] | > | ![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Active | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | Unknown | > | ![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | Unknown | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > | ![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | [[The Avowed]] | > | ![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | Unknown | > | ![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Population**: | Unknown | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - [[Candlekeep]] is a massive fortress-library along the [[Sword Coast]], maintained by [[The Avowed]] and filled with more books than I could probably read across several lifetimes. Given my circumstances, that is saying something. - I have visited a few times on my own over the years. Getting inside requires bringing them a written work they do not already possess, and once inside it is very easy to lose several hours without realizing it. - [[Olivia Halcrest]] was born and raised there before eventually leaving for [[Silvercross]]. That connection is most of why Candlekeep has ever meant anything personal to me beyond simply being an impressive place full of "old books". - I know my way around enough to visit without feeling completely lost, but that about as far as it goes; oh and that I've died here in a very, well lets say "annoying" way.