Jeggare Museum

In the city of Korvosa, located in the region of Varisia, the Jeggare Museum is only rivaled by the Museum of Ages in Magnimar.

History

Montlarion Jeggare sponsored the Jeggare Museum when he moved the majority of the collection he had amassed during his travels as an explorer from the House Jeggare home to a new building in the middle of Korvosa in the Heights District. This move was completed in 4490 AR. The collection was opened to little applause, but soon became the city's most distinguished institution of history. During this transition, and all of the time since, a member of the Jeggare family has overseen the collection.

Exhibits

Holding not on display or in exhibits are stored in the various rooms on the Jeggare estate.

• The early exhibits were explorations of the native Varisians, Shoanti and Thassilonians.
• Regional variations of boggard scale coloration and a feather collection of large birds.
• Local Legends—featuring wax replicas of a number of local legends, including Blackjack and the Sandpoint Devil.

Notable holdings

• A funeral mask of Jovadi.
• A Numerian artifact that glows.
• Shields and masks of the Mwangi Expanse's Bas'o tribe.
• A godstone from Sarkoria of Clanliege Histunsun.
• Robes owned by Setsuna Kuga of Minkai.
• Pottery from the settlement of Elesomare in Arcadia.
• Head of an albino Gorilla King.
• A complete owlbear skeleton.
• A hollowed out red dragon egg.
• A unicorn horn.

Expeditions

To gather artifacts, a good museum must fund expeditions, and the Jeggare is no exception. They have sponsored trips to places all over Varisia, such as the Obelisk Forest of Mundatei and Spindlehorn.

Employees

• Mercival Jeggare has been the curator since at least 4708 AR and remained in the role as of 4720 AR. He cares about preserving history more than his predecessors. He is a graduate of the University of Egorian.
• Another graduate of the University of Egorian is the head of acquisitions and finances, Shaine Elliendo.
• Errae Leinspar Donnler is an old historian employed by the museum.
• Gailie is a young girl who lives on the roof of the museum. Using her traditional Varisian stories and nuggets of knowledge gained while traveling with her family, she acts as an unofficial tour guide.

References

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