Where is all this info? I know a little is in the ECS, however the info on Quori, etc isn't.While its true they are artifacts, I would hardly compare them to the Hand of Vecna or the Staff of the Magi. The majority of Docents don't have any powers beyond being a trove of ancient knowledge.
And thanks to all the help everyone else gave as well.Novels, the Xen'Drik book, back of Eberron book, Races of Eberron, Dragonshards etc...
While its true they are artifacts, I would hardly compare them to the Hand of Vecna or the Staff of the Magi. The majority of Docents don't have any powers beyond being a trove of ancient knowledge.
I think in this case artifact was meant more like an ancient item from an ancient civilization. For instance we find Egyptian artifacts in Egypt. Although at least one is an actual artifact.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=docent
do·cent [doh-suhnt; Ger. doh-tsent]
–noun
1. privatdocent.
2. a college or university lecturer.
3. a person who is a knowledgeable guide, esp. one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.
[Origin: 1630–40; < G Dozent < L docent- (s. of docéns, prp. of docére), equiv. to doc- teach + -ent -ent]
—Related forms
do·cent·ship, noun
pri·vat·do·cent [pree-vaht-doh-tsent
–noun
(in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
Also, pri·vat·do·zent.
Also called docent.
[Origin: 1880–85; < G Privatdocent; see private, docent]
I'm sure you can find several at Morgrave University.
They might have a few at Morgrave, but you can't really talk to them. Unless you're a 'forged.
A docent is any learned person who guides and explains. A docent is more like a professor than a teacher. I'm sure you can find several at Morgrave University.
[explanation of the word docent]
Not in Eberron.
here they are inteligent magic items that fits into a warfogeds chest.
We use English for Common in Eberron, so docent does indeed mean "a person who is a knowledgeable guide" in Eberron. In Eberron it is also used to refer to a kind of magic item. "Docent" may also be as obscure a word in Eberron as it is in real life, so that non-academics who know about the magic item don't know the original meaning of the word. That doesn't erase the original meaning of the word, and doesn't mean you won't have docents giving lectures at Morgrave.
The intelligent magic items are called docents because that's what they serve as. The first Khorvarian to discover their function probably dubbed them "docents" because the word already existed to describe a person (intelligent magic items are arguably people) who does what they do. The name stuck because it sounds distinctive and isn't commonly used otherwise.
Many things in real life were named in a similar way: calculators, cars, buttons (the kind you push), etc.. In some cases the original meaning of the word wasn't obscure, but became obscure as the new meaning became more widely used.
Novels
Specifically Gates of Night.
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ok fair enough you are right, but i think that you might have confused the OP, and the book actuly says that the ones giving lectures at Mongrave are called professors not docents, wich by the way is a rather uncommon word
but i think that you might have confused the OP
Naah. I got my answer by then so I tuned out the smart alecks ;)
If they were called "teachers" would you say that there are a teacher in Eberron is not somebody who teaches? Are you just saying a word can't have two related meanings?
We use English for Common in Eberron, so docent does indeed mean "a person who is a knowledgeable guide" in Eberron. In Eberron it is also used to refer to a kind of magic item. "Docent" may also be as obscure a word in Eberron as it is in real life, so that non-academics who know about the magic item don't know the original meaning of the word. That doesn't erase the original meaning of the word, and doesn't mean you won't have docents giving lectures at Morgrave.
The intelligent magic items are called docents because that's what they serve as. The first Khorvarian to discover their function probably dubbed them "docents" because the word already existed to describe a person (intelligent magic items are arguably people) who does what they do. The name stuck because it sounds distinctive and isn't commonly used otherwise.
Many things in real life were named in a similar way: calculators, cars, buttons (the kind you push), etc.. In some cases the original meaning of the word wasn't obscure, but became obscure as the new meaning became more widely used.
Yep, you're absolutely right. But I'm fairly sure he was asking about the devices.