Church of Oghma
Athough the Binder has long been honored Waterdeep's bards, wizards, and sages, only recently has the church of Oghma achieved the status of a major faith among the populace of Warerdeep. The faith's recent rise to prominence is the result of hard work and careful diplomacy by Savant Sandrew the Wise. House Estelmer gave generously to the construction of the Great Library, assembling the tomes in the Estelmer villa before the temple was completed.
In the Year of the Banner (1368 DR), the Font of Knowledge was finally completed, and the temple staff moved from its former temple, a row house on Swords Street, to the beautiful new structure. House Estelmer took the lead in collecting and organizing the collection of tomes and scrolls before the temple was even complete, allowing the church of Oghma to open the doors of the Great Library in possession of the greatest assemblage of books found in the City of Splendors.
Although the most valuable service offered to the city by the Binder's disciples is the Great Library, the informal result has been the creation of a "market square" for the city's notoriously independent sages. Because most recognized sages spend at least several hours each day among the stacks, adventurers in need of immediate information have taken to seeking out "the Council of Sages" in the Font of Knowledge.
The Church of Oghma is closely allied with the bardic college of New Olamn and receives a great deal of financial backing from members of House Estelmer and House Majarra. It is also closely linked with the Scriveners, Scribes & Clerks Guild, which hosts a small chapel to Deneir within its guildhall. A keyed two-way portal links a bricked-up archway in a scribes' chamber on the second floor of the Font of Knowledge and the library on the second floor of the Zoarstar to a library hidden in a secret chamber of the old dwarf hold in Undermountain's Maze Level.
Base of Operations: Font of Knowledge.
Church of Oghma (Standard Religious): AL N, NG, LN, LG, CG; 40,000 gp resource limit; Membership 172; Mixed (humans 110, elves 17, half-elves 17, halflings 9, gnomes 9, dwarves 5, half-orcs 3, others 2 Dues 5 gp/month (none to join).
Authority Figure
Creed
Whether a member of the orthodox church of Oghma or the Oghmanyte church in exile, the two branches of the divided priesthood of the Binder, a priest of Oghma is popularly known as a Keeper. Orthodox Oghmanytes say this is short for “Keepers of the Faith,” while their rivals, the exiles, claim it’s an abbreviation for “Keepers of Knowledge.” The schism occurred over who was truly the true Grand Patriarch of the faith, and a difference in outlook. The ortho¬dox church places the highest value on recording the past and analyzing records to “know all that can be known about what is and has been,” whereas the exiles hold that “knowledge of the past is the key to the future,” and that it is unholy not to make and continually refine predictions and preparations based on that knowledge. “Active and passive,” some have termed these two approaches, though Elminster warns this is a gross oversimplification. Exiles were originally centered in Sembia and later Cormyr, before relo¬cating in the mid 1400s DR to Akanul. One heresy—or true belief, depending on one’s point of view—among Keepers is that the Grand Patriarch who disappeared during the Time of Troubles was hidden by Oghma himself as a test of his clergy, to see if they would remain true to the quest for uncovering and recording knowledge, or would be tempted into the human failings of power struggles and reinterpretations of the faith.Secular Aims
Keepers of both branches of the faith are formally known as Namers, and re¬main charged to assemble and preserve written knowledge—particularly ideas—and to share it whenever possible. A priest must copy out valu¬able written lore and give it away at least once annually, and must teach others how to read and write at no cost. As a source of income, one may sell writing implements, maps, and written lore, and give learned opinions, definitions, and explanations in return for fees. Some sell and make books of all sorts, including blank ones, or provide “to order” writing services, covering anything from love letters to advertisements, and from formal business letters to torrid fiction for personal entertainment. Namers encourage a love of reading, theater, and music everywhere, and push for the social and court acceptance of sages, bards, experts, ac¬tors and performers, and researchers. Namers might sponsor and be investment partners in pub lishing endeavors, theaters, touring productions and troupes, and scrivening businesses. A few, located in larger cities, have done very well from such livelihoods, including: Sartrove Kalisskryl of Athkatla Simbrew Archyne of Baldur’s Gate Erdrem Savallaskur of Calimport Tammurth Tarndrover of Iriaebor Dar Lassen of Ormpur Imreth Hyldohbrand of Procampur Danneth Trellbrand of Saradush Surue “Ladylore” Layvenvore of Saerloon Faerdar Ophardyn of Selgaunt The sisters Ilidue and Narlylle Jahnessper of Silverymoon Ildor Marcownt of Tharsult Gordryn Haeront of Waterdeep Belaphar Saltune of YhaunnЕсли вы хотите что то добавить или присоединится к команде редакторов - пишите комментарии
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