Volothamp Geddarm

Volothamp Geddarm, or Volo for short, is a legendary traveler and storyteller, and is most famous for his guidebook published by Tym Waterdeep Limited.  

Volo's Bibliography

  Volo's Guide to All Things Magical
First notable work. Written c. 1356 DR with a reprint (with the help of Elminster) published in 1367 DR.

Volo's Guide to the Bloodstone Lands
Unreleased. Written between 1360 - 1362 DR.

Volo's Guide to Calimport
Notes and a copy of an old draft can be found in Candlekeep, all final drafts were destroyed by Calishite pashas or Rundeen agents. Written between 1364 - 1365 DR.

Volo's Guide to Cormyr
Written between 1367 - 1368 DR.

Volo's Guide to the Dalelands
Written between 1368 - 1369 DR.

Volo's Guide to the Lands of Intrigue
Written in 1369 DR with an abridged version (which was much more widely distributed) released by Elminster the next year.

Volo's Guide to the Moonsea
Unreleased. Extant copies were suppressed by the Zhentarim. Written between 1357 - 1358 DR.

Volo's Guide to the North
Written between 1365 - 1366 DR.

Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast
Written between 1366 - 1367 DR.

Volo's Guide to the Vast
Unreleased. Original is owned by a resident of Raven's Bluff. Written between 1358 - 1360 DR.

Volo's Guide to Waterdeep
Written between 1363 - 1365 DR.

Volo's Guide to Westgate & the Dragon Coast
Commissioned work. Original is held by a noble of Yhaunn. Written between 1362 - 1363 DR.

Volo's Complete Guide to the Behaviour of Nymphs
Volo reluctantly agreed not to publish it after Elminster deemed it 'too naughty'.

Volo's Guide to Monsters
A treatise on monster lore, with annotations and comments by Elminster. Sometime in the late 1480s or early 1490s DR Volo sold autographed hardcover copies to travelers and nobles in Port Nyanzaru for 50 gp.

Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion
A chapbook designed to be a visitor's guide to Waterdeep. It was expected to serve the reader until Volo's Guide to Waterdeep, long out of print, was updated and re-released.

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