Island of the elves by elaine cunningham goodreads. It is ruled over by queen amlaruil moonflower, who rules from its capital city of leuthilspar, and is home to many prominent elven houses, including the durothils. To the beleaguered elves of toril it is the ultimate refuge. It deals with the elves and their long journey through the eons up until the present as far as the forgotten realms world is concerned. Elven high magic, sea elves, vigilant wizards, and a powerful navy guard the island. For many years, evermeet has remained a mystery, known only as the elves place of refuge. Island of elves forgotten realms fantasy adventure cunningham, elaine on. It is ruled over by queen amlaruil moonflower, who rules from its capital city of leuthilspar. At the heart of its story is amlaruil, queen of all elves. Each story feels like a limb of a tree which could branch and grow new stories of the next generation. It tells of how the elves go to the world of toril, how the elves travel to evermeet and how the gods help them along the way. Aug 07, 2012 to the beleagured elves of toril it is the ultimate refuge. Island of elves forgotten realms fantasy adventure.
So for it, i wouldnt even say it exists on the material plane, and like uatyger says, is the final journey an elf makes to leave the planet. Evermeet has been reserved exclusively for the elves and officially closed to humans, dwarves, and other races. The inhabitants four major subraces of elves inhabit evermeet. Many more wizards of the fair folk are present in the novel chief among them are kanarlist chapters 7 to 9. Each story is great fun, but slightly uneven with some getting a lot more time to develop their characters then others. Elaine cunningham amlaruil, queen of all elves, defends the island of evermeet from attack.
When evermeet comes under massive, devastating attack, her sacrifice holds the last hope of saving the elven homeland. Island of the elves by elaine cunningham this is the beginning of my great quest to read all of the forgotten realms stories in chronologically order. But this product will help you work evermeet into your campaign and allow other pc races to visit, or at least interact with, the mysterious island. Click download or read online button to get evermeet island of the elves book now.
To the esteemed scholar, athol of candlekeep, does danilo thann, his erstwhile and unworthy student, send greetings. Much of evermeets architecture was created by magical means, most notably by use of the spell construction. The novel contains much that is entertaining, exciting, engaging, and intriguing. On the other hand, the very first dragon we see in evermeet. It is where the elves mainly sun elves went during the retreat. This novel is readable and enjoyable to non adnd players who are fans of lord of rings and wanted more elf parts in that trilogy. When evermeet comes under attack, her sacrifice holds the last hope of saving the elven homeland. The history is fascinating and it has much innerrace battles between the gold and silver elves, which most humans.
Island of elves forgotten realms elaine cunningham serene, beautiful, inviolate. Island of elves chronicles the whole history of evermeet and features the return of arilyn and danilo. The book is shaped as an elven history opera written by danilo thann. A fantastic collection of elven stories from the adnd forgotten realms campaign setting.
The starjammer ships that lead to the creation of the fleet. The magical kingdom of the elves lies eighteen hundred miles to the west of faerun in the trackless sea. Evermeet still terrifies me, but i think it turned out to be a good story. Island of elves forgotten realms elaine cunningham evermeet. In it, elaine cunningham relates stories that take place during thousands of years of elvish history. Rich in magic and treasure, to those who hear of its legends it is the ultimate paradise. Wikiproject novels fantasy rated stubclass, lowimportance this redirect is within the. Although evermeet seems to be a monument to the strength and solidarity of the elven people, its history is one of conflict. Island of elves a novel is the epic it is almost an anthology of short stories covering the long history of the elves of evermeet and. Island of elves forgotten realms elaine cunningham on amazon. Island of elves by elaine cunningham a readable copy. Evermeet is an ambitious book and it is executed well.
The elves of evermeet attempts to investigate and explain the inner workings of the elven island, and develop the realm as a setting for forgotten realms adventures. Until now, evermeet has been reserved exclusively for the elves and officially closed to humans, dwarves, and other races. Island of the elves forgotten realms s evermeet reissue by cunningham, elaine isbn. Readers are witness to everything from the early strivings of the elvish gods to the millennialater decline of the realm of evermeet.
Few approach evermeet who are not already the elves guests. Elaine cunningham the elves are forced to face their enemies without their beloved queen, and to place their destiny in the hands of the young and willful prince lamruila ruler no one wants and few have reason to. Much of evermeets architecture was created by magical means, most. Imagine bob the elf who is a passenger on the ship travelling to evermeet from the neverwinter harbor sailing from the material plane to the feywild. This path was known only to the sea elves of the region and select elven. Mar 20, 2019 forgotten realms lore evermeet, island of the elves jorphdan. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A very nice book which can be read a little at a time, savoring the island of evermeet s tragic princes and queens. As it turns out, the elves banished themselves from faerun during the spellplague, and evermeet was lost on the material plane, somehow straddling existence between the faerie plane and the material after. Island of the elves by elaine cunningham available from rakuten kobo. Forgotten realms lore evermeet, island of the elves jorphdan. Much of evermeet s architecture was created by magical means, most notably by use of the spell construction. Forgotten realms lore evermeet, island of the elves youtube.
The island nation evermeet, occasionally known as the green isle, was the last true kingdom of, and the final destination for all nondrow telquessir elves on faerun. So far, details about the island itself, its geography, rulers, and society have been sketchy. Island of elves is a standalone novel by elaine cunningham. It adds a bit more color and dimension to torils elves and perhaps suggests a few new ways to think about them. Evermeet island of the elves download ebook pdf, epub. Evermeet island of the elves elaine cunningha by candybentley. Forgotten realms lore evermeet, island of the elves. Very few non elves have ever been permitted to visit. Such is the case with most of the dragons seen in the novel, for example, haklashara and her rider described in chapters 16 and 17. Island of elves by elaine cunningham accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. Elaith is often used by author elaine cunningham and has appeared in many of her novels, namely, elfshadow, elfsong, silver shadows, dream spheres, and briefly as a very young child in evermeet. Elves of evermeet attempts to investigate and explain the inner workings of the elven island, and develop the realm as a setting for forgotten realms adventures.
Island of elves by elaine cunningham 1999, paperback at the best. Island of elves forgotten realms fantasy adventure hardcover april 1, 1998. Rich in magic and treasure, to those who hear of its legends it is the ultimate. Very few nonelves have ever been permitted to visit. The island nation evermeet, located far to the west of the continent of faerun, is the last true kingdom of elves on faerun. Forgotten realms lore evermeet, island of the elves duration. Island of elves, an elfs steed and valuable companion, is hastening to warn the island of the danger.
Talking about the elven kingdom created during the sundering. Island of the elves forgotten realms and millions of other books are available for instant access. It is where the elves mainly sun elves went during the retreat it is ruled over by queen amlaruil moonflower, who rules from its capital city of leuthilspar, and is home to many prominent elven houses, including the durothils. Island of the elves the starjammer ships that lead to the creation of the fleet.
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