Below is a list of Books found in Quelmar, with additional details to note whether they are unique items or if copies can be found in multiple libraries. Select books in Brightwater circa 180 BR can be found here.
How to Perform for Orcs
How to Perform for Orcs was an introductory book on the history of musical instruments as of 692 PR, written by Anema E. Core during his downtime living in the town of Sneerwell. Complains would later be received by half-orcs for the racist title, which implied that playing instruments was so easy - "Even an orc could do it".
Guide to the Common Man's Magic
A book with instructions on how to perform a few cantrips even if you aren't a spellcaster!
Includes:
- Mending
- Friends
- Prestidigitation
- And Demiplane
The Works of Ynnis Valenford Sexton
Ynnis published several books in his lifetime, including
- The Bungalow: Quelmar's Arts and Crafts Home. A review of locations (not all bungalows), including the Edesian, Dry Haol, and Bar from Afar. He notably gave the Hag's Hut zero stars.
- The Final Winter of the Eladrin, recounting the Ancients Alive campaign.
- Ynnis Valenford and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Half of the proceeds of this book went to The House of Tenorixion.
Fifty Shades of Neigh
A smutty dime novel with a antlered horse on the cover written by E L Manes. The druid and rogue protagonists might make a return in its rumored sequel Chasing Whitetail.
Her Chromatic Orbs
An erotic novel by E L Manes featuring a woman with heterochromia.
Plays
Imilliaw "William" Shakespeare was an eladrin artist from the Feywild, whose works became famous in several planes after his jump in the late BR era, and his works survived in one form or another throughout all of Quelmarian history.
His notable works include:
- Romeo and Juliet: a story of tragic, forbidden love between a high elf and a dark elf
- The Tempest: extremely popular on Kiston and the surrounding islands for its setting on a remote island
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: highly praised for its accurate representation of many of the historical fairies appearing in the work, leading many to believe Shakespeare spent time in the feywild
Oscar Wilde was another popular playwright in the PR era, mostly for his comedic works. His most popular play was The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lin Manuel Miranda was a popular playwright/composer in the CR era. His fantasy musical Hamilton told the story of the founding of a fictional nation known as Murka.
Andrew Lloyd Webber was also a playwright/composer in the CR era. He's famous for several works, including Cats (the most famous production of which contained an entirely Tabaxi cast, and seems to have been inspired by the true traditions of at least one small tabaxi cult), and Phantom of the Opera.
The Tabaxi in the Black Sea
A children's book by Dr. Spruce, a New Dryad.
From Horatio's Library
When Horatio Cheshire was raided in 825 PR, a number of books were found in his posession including:
Translation of the Teratanomicon
by Malcom Zalivech: A tenuous translation of an ancient abyssal tome depicting both hideous monsters and the depraved, lurid acts they performed with mortals. There are several illustrations rendering the subject manner in disgusting detail.
To Serve Man
(no author): A cookbook detailing fine recipies prepared from the flesh, blood, and bones of freshly-slain or still-living humans.
On the Transmutation of Living and Recently Deceased Tissues
by Archmagi Kazan: A treatise detailing the use of both transmutation and necromancy to create nonliving constructs from flesh and bone.
The Pleasures of Pain
by Marko Mesokist: A depraved treatise concerning the derivation of lurid pleasure from experiencing pain. Includes numerous vile illustrations of the acts described in the text.
The Art of Razing
by Dostron Voltanescu: A detailed and thorough guide to destroying the land, population, and spirit of a land through methods such as salting fields, systematic violations, and traditional decimation.
