Great Readers
The Great Readers are a council of nine scholars within Candlekeep that are considered to be the premier authority in their selected field of study and research. Together with the the Keeper and the First Reader, they work together to maintain and grow the collections and research endevours of Candlekeep.
Members
A’lai Aivenmore, a human master sage and worshiper of Oghma. Primary expertise: divinity (the gods and the nature of the divine) Alkrist, a dragonborn master sage of bronze dragon ancestry. Primary expertise: politics, military strategy, and significant battles of Toril Aubrey Fine, a tiefling master sage Primary expertise: flora and fauna of the multiverse, the Plane of Shadows (including the pantheon within the Shadowfell) Daral Yashenti, a human master sage and poet. Primary expertise: music, poetry, and literature. Fheminor Scrivenbark, a lightfoot halfling master sage. Primary expertise: history, folklore, and the cultures of Toril (past and present). Kazryn Nyantani, a human master sage. Primary expertise: the natural world and celestial navigation. Sylvira Savikas, a tiefling archmage. Primary expertise: the Great Wheel of the planes. Teles Ahvoste, a human archmage. Primary expertise: magic items, curses, and the Weave. V’ziir-Ag, a githzerai master sage. Primary expertise: all things unnatural (including aberrations, undead, and the Far Realm).Structure
These erudite scholars and gifted spellcasters are chosen from the ranks of Master Readers. The council work together with the Keeper of Tomes and the First Reader to oversee day-to-day operations of the Avowed, coordinate research missions, and flag materials for purchase.
Type
Educational, Library
Location
Notable Members
