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Department of Belated Realmslore Replies Again:
Doomprophet @Doomprophet115 asked me:
Bane has black hair and also a fiendish raven called Koravis. He tried to overthrow Jergal the god of death, murder and strife. I can’t help but notice the similarities between...
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..him and the Raven Queen. Are they related? Possibly by blood?

Ed saith:
There is no blood relationship between them, nor any friendship. Bane admires the Raven Queen and seeks to “ape” her style—hence his raven.
The Raven Queen loathes him, considering him a...
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Department of Belated Realmslore Replies Again: back on February 2, Xyn Raven @XynRaven asked:
On the subject of Auril, how does her presence in the Prime affect her?
I hear that she spends much of her time in Icewind Dale rather than her Divine Realm, unlike...
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..most deities
But the same can be said for some such as Gwaeron Windstrom
How does this affect their immortality?

Ed saith:
It has no effect at all on their immortality.
Gods who bide on Prime Material Planes do so because they enjoy the locale, or because...
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Department of Belated Realmslore Replies Again: Josh Kellemen @JoshKellemen asked:
Has there ever been a prominent philosopher in the realms that has argued an platonic/Aristotelian/thomist position that given the existence of "good" as an externally real thing/idea/concept, it.. 2)
..follows that there is a non-contingent being that created good?

Ed saith:
Many sages and even guilds and local councillors debate ethics, and always have, but in the Realms, such arguments and debates are almost always made most loudly and consistently by..
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Department of Belated Realmslore Replies Again: back on Feb 28th, Justin @Justins4wd asked me:
The grand history of the realms mentions Gorathil a creature from the Lower Planes that attacked the halflings of Marrduin on Orlumbor in the Year of the Amber Hulk 310 DR.
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Think you could give some context on Gorathil?

Sure. Gorathil is the “Amber Hulk” Augathra the Mad foretold of in her Roll of Years, and was a Lycosidilith (tanar’ri demon) of amber hue (but black, furry legs and underbelly) and unusually large size, a...
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Department Of Truly Belated Realmslore:
Back on May 17th of 2025, Celeste Millennium Edition
@unnui asked me "Regarding the tails of Tieflings. Considering they can have different forms and shapes, are they made of bone or cartilage? if they are made of bone, ...
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..can they be used as a slashing weapon?"

Well, I finally got to this query (sorry!), so herewith an answer:
The tails of tieflings are made of both bone and cartilage; they have vertebrae (disc-shaped bones) like a human spine does, and these vertebrae have...
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Belated Realmslore Replies Department:
IanTheWanderer @IanWanderer
asked me: "What methods did aquatic races, such as the tritons or sea elves, use to write underwater?"
Herewith, a Realmslore reply:
The slime of the little brown tetcher snail, which is very...
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..abundant in saltwater shallows, can be harvested without harming the little critter (they’re about the size of the end-joint of a delicate adult human hand) by gently detaching them from whatever they’re resting upon and immediately pushing upwards on their..
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Belated Realmslore Replies Department: Back on a December 1st,
Ashenda Firemyst I VTuber, Epilepsy Advocate
@AshendaFiremyst
Asked me:
Is there any chance of The Symbul could be resurrected? Asking for a friend (me). She was, after all, my favorite of the seven. ... 2)
Red Wizards would be terrified! Teeheehee

Herewith, appending apologies for taking so long, is my reply:
While Mystra has thus far shown no signs of resurrecting any of her “fallen” Chosen, The Simbul exists as a Voice in the Weave, a sentience that can “ride...
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Belated Realmslore Reply:
🔞InterruptingOctopus @OctoInterrupter
You certainly don't shy away from answering questions pertaining to breasts and their functions within TFR, so lemme ask a question: What role, if any, does breast milk play in alchemical practices? Do... 2)
...magically innate species impart some of their energies into their secretions?
[answer begins:]
Being as many alchemists are making things up as they go along, experimenting from notes (written by predecessors) that are often very fragmentary, the role breast...
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Long-ago Realmslore requests answer time:
Rico Brzenska Supremacy @BrzenskaI
Hi ! Mr Greenwood... I wanted to ask. Are there any temples to Torog in Faerûn, where an acolyte of the King that Crawls would be able to learn their craft?

Answer:
Yes. However, the...
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..Lowerdark is where Torog lurks, and the closest temple to the surface world is in the Middledark directly under Nethjet in Thay (about six miles straight down). This temple, known as Orog Nai, isn’t located near any city or town.
A much larger and better-known..
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Sorry for the delay in replying, George! I was offline and incommunicado from Sunday past until late yesterday.
So, the five islands: the big one (the site of Bhaluin) is Maharaal. Rocky outcrops and ravines in its northern third, descending to a swamp, then...
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https://twitter.com/gkrashos/status/2023320570126008692

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...thick jungle south of that (many rubber trees, lots of hunting snakes and birds of all sorts and descriptions, also a lot of perytons and a few reclusive ophidians, but no settlements or roads; it’s wilderness with wild bananas and coconuts galore).
The four...
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Back on July 3rd, Rico Brzenska Supremacy @BrzenskaI asked:
"Are there any well known Hoarites monasteries in the Realms? Would be for building a character with the hermit background."

Herewith, a lore reply:
Yes, I know of two (and there are likely more, well...
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..to the south of these).
The House of Vengeance, a small stone monastery that crowns a high crag in the northeastern Omlarandin Mountains (on the other side of the northern end of the mountain range from the city of Saradush).
and:
Doom House, which fills a...
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Back on Feb 4 (Twitter won't me go back far enough to reply directly, sorry), Spik3 @Spike_4247 asked me:
" Is there any source of reliable information on what is in the short volume called "The Faceless Lord" written by Tasha? My players came along it in a...
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...campaign and they are very interested what's inside, but I can't seem to find any info on it."

Herewith, a lore reply:
The Faceless Lord has only eighty pages, and is “tall and thin” (its pages aren’t as wide as the proportions of most books). That’s because..
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Back on Oct 29th, Umbpeon @umbpeon asked:
"Hey @TheEdVerse, I had a question about Changelings in D&D.
How would you describe their shapeshifting abilities from their perspective? I always imagined it as akin to flexing a muscle or holding onto a specific...
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...headspace, but I've never heard any official word on the topic."

Herewith, a lore reply:

It’s both: you the changeling will yourself to shift shape, a particular feeling that’s a specific state of
concentrating akin to deliberately shifting the focus of...
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Another Realmslore Answer!
DM Mark Moonfang @Mark_Moonfang
@TheEdVerse
Dear Mr. Greenwood.
What is a Fist of Gond (Doohicky)?
I'm about to drop my players into the High House of Wonders, so I want to let them see all kinds of wonders that the ones pushing the limits of... 2)
technology in Faerun are creating. And I learned about this little item.
But I can't find out what it is!
If you don't know, let me know of some other ideas, features, or other aspects I should toss into the High House for them to gawk at.
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Another Realmslore Answer:
Robert Baber @PeeperPoppins
Mr Greenwood, I wanted to ask about the Hollow Mountain, also known as Mount GrimmerFang has always fascinated me, what was the life of this kingdom like before it was abandoned? And are there any dwarves who still seek... 2)
...to find it again?
Answer:
Both Ologh and Grimmerfang were tyrants, smart but ruthless orcs who ruled through fear and oppression, and life inside the mountain during both of their reigns was very hierarchical and harshly-policed, with frequent patrols, female...
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Lore query answer time #3:
Rachel Winship @Purpleowl8
@TheEdVerse What kind of regular/special rituals do the followers of Sune perform? Are there rituals for different aspects of domain of Love and Beauty?
Answer:
A BIG topic, so let me do a swift overview.
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There are special rituals for cleansing after a worshipper has become really dirty or stinky, or is recovering from illness or a wound (especially if there have been infections). There are also special rituals for weddings, wedding nights, and “anticipated...
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Lore query answer time #2:
From January 16th of this year:
Xyn Raven @XynRaven
Is the position of Chosen a permanent one, or can one theoretically be demoted back to a normal follower or entirely cast out should the deity be sufficiently displeased?
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Answer:
A ‘true’ Chosen (an empowered mortal, rather than one merely anointed with the title of Chosen and imbued with the ability to cast a handful of spells) possesses some of the divine essence (“divine spark”) of the deity. The deity can destroy them at...
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Lore query answer time!
From January 15th of this year:
reachcole @reachcole1999
Is there any information out there regarding just how much power the gods are able to wield? For example, what a god might be capable of if someone invaded their realm or how much influence... 2)
...they can exert? Could a party of level 20 characters actually do anything to a god?
Answer:
It depends entirely on the situation: the nature of the deity, where they are encountered, and what else they are doing at the time. If a god is in their home realm...
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A teaser from the new Realms book SOULS FOR THE TAKING:
“Well, then! Well met, Lord—Tacer, was it? Your very good health, and may the gods smile up-ah-aha-hurk-gulup-gahh, what is this swill?”
“’Tis called elverquisst, m’lord. Much beloved by some, I assure you!
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So, Lord Tacer, have you seen any wondrous sights in your tour thus far, hmm?”
Lady Delchalice’s deep, throaty purr made her polite words seem almost indecent, but she could have made no sound at all, as far as Lord Tacer was concerned. His gaze had plunged right where...

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A belated lore reply to Rachel Winship @Purpleowl8
"Are there public libraries around Toril? If so, are they public or privately funded, and/or regularly visited by Knowledge-domain deities!"
Answer:
Most libraries in the Realms are private (i.e. the jealously ...
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...guarded tomes of sages and noble hobbyists and others, some of whom derive livings in part by looking up information and imparting it, in return for fees) and fairly small (and specialized in scope).
Shrines have no libraries beyond written copies of daily...
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And of course, when a new Lost Lore shows up, a Little Lore is coming along right behind it! Behold:

Q:
You recently posted “Known Black Dragon Names of the Realms” in a lore drop here. Are those meant to be...

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...the names of specific individual black dragons, or are they examples of names commonly used among black dragons in general?
A:
They are all names of specific black dragons currently alive and flourishing in the Realms (circa 1500 DR).
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