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A lyre was an ancient and portable stringed musical instrument.[2]

Usage[]

Lyres provided good accompaniment and background music for poems and epic recitals through the ages.[2]

Availability[]

The lyre was particularly associated with Amn. Such lyres were sold in Halambar Lutes & Harps in Waterdeep, a well-known musical instrument shop.[5]

Lyres were available for purchase through Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue.[2]

Notable Lyres[]

Cli lyre
One of the seven Instruments of the Bards. Magical lyres that held protective spells, as well as other magical powers.[6][7]
Dragonbone lyre
A lyre carved of dragon bone, a certain haunting tune played on this could subdue the undead guardian of the Shadow Swamp.[8]
Lyre of progression

Notable Users[]

  • Bonnie Harper, a member of the bardic group Adagio Jones and The Goodwinds, had a lyre that she played for soft songs.[9]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

Novels
Tymora's Luck
Video Games
Baldur's Gate III

External Links[]

Smallwikipedialogo Lyre article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

References[]

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