Magical Histories, Volume 4: The Chosen of Mystra

Magical Histories, Volume 4: The Chosen of Mystra is a common Book item found in Baldur's Gate 3. It discusses how the deity Mystra retains and selects 'Chosen' and imbues them with power, and also mentions Elminster Aumar's personal history with Mystra.

This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.

Properties

• Books
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 10 gp

Where to find

Sorcerous Sundries, either for purchase from nearby vendor NPCs, or sometimes found by looting the bookshelves along the walls.

Text

To be the chosen of a god is to be empowered with their very essence, and to be the chosen of the goddess of magic herself is to possess unparallelled mastery amongst mortals in manipulating the Weave. Some would consider such beings to be demigods, while others would see them as servants - powerful and rare ones, for sure - but servants nonetheless. In the current age, Elminster Aumar is known to be a Chosen of Mystra. It is fitting, of course, that the finest wizard known to most would claim such a title - but was he chosen for his magical prowess, or is that prowess derived from his chosen status? Some embittered scholars claim Elminster's favour is rooted in an amorous past with Mystra herself, but this author finds such a feat to be no source of shame, if true. For a lowly mortal to seduce a goddess? Bravo, sir. One can only suppose that the bunk beds of Candlekeep twitch with dreams of repeating the act.

Notes

• This book discusses the 'Chosen' of the goddess Mystra, including Elminster Aumar and formerly, Gale of Waterdeep, even though the latter detail is probably more widely known by players of Baldur's Gate 3, rather than being common knowledge "in-game."
• This book also discusses a few "in-world" theories about how, or why, Elminster Aumar became a Chosen of Mystra.