Harpers

:For the magazine, see Harper's Magazine.

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In the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting, The Harpers are a semi-secret organization of good, created by Elminster, Finder Wyvernspur, and other powerful mortals that wanted to help out the world. Most of the Seven Sisters, especially Storm Silverhand, are also dedicated Harpers. Their goddess Mystra was amongst those deities who helped found the organisation - others include Silvanus, Oghma and Corellon Larethian.

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Pushing for Balance as well as what is right, they oppose all evil organizations such as the Zhentarim and the Red Wizards of Thay. Many people call the Harpers meddlers, for the Harpers often interfere with plans that would have brought evil. Harpers tend to be rangers or bards, but Harpers can be a variety of people.

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Harpers are recognizable by their silver pins, which grant special defenses and resistances.

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Harpers are hated in many countries such as Thay or Tethyr for a variety of reasons. The Tethyrian government has a grudge against the Harpers for assassinating their last recognized leader, driving the country of Tethyr into a swirling chaos of civil war and assassinations. However, the Harpers were framed by another secret organization, one which is not known of.

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In recent times there has been growing divisions between the Harpers who wished to further the cause of Balance (neutral-aligned) and those who wished to combat evil (good-aligned). A schism happened after the Harper Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun made a deal with Fzoul Chembryl, leader of the Zhentarim. He was expelled from the Harpers, and, with his wife Lareal of the Seven Sisters, went on to form the Harper splinter organisation the Moonstars.

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Harpers related Images and Photos (experimental)

Harper's Island: DVD Edition / Harpers Island DVD - CBS Store	Harper's Bazaar April 1933	Harper's Bazar August 1921	Harper's Weekly November 1896
Harper's Weekly National Authority on Amateur Sport	Virginia: One Hundred Years Ago from "Harper's Weekly " 19th August 1876	Electioneering at the South from "Harper's Weekly " 25th July 1868	The Travelling Tinker Harper's Weekly 1870 'The Pageant of America Vol.3' Gabriel 1926
Cover Illustration for 'Harper's' Magazine Featuring 'The Martian' by Dumaurier 1898	Civil War Map of the Country Adjacent to Harper's Ferry Virginia c.1863	Negro Camp Meeting in the South from Harper's Weekly 10th August 1872	Taking Virus from the Calf Illustration from Harper's Weekly in 1872