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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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...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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Belatedly, a reply to:
Herald@HeraldoftheSnek (from June 13th of this year):
"Sorry to bother you but I just learned about the dragon Alorglauvenemaus, but I can't seem to find what turned him and El into enemies to the point where El would kill him and in Elminster... 2)
...Enraged they seem like they are on bad terms already. I hope this isn't too much of a bother, I just am really interested in him. Thank you for your time."
Right, I've checked through the NDAs, and here we go...

The dragon Alorglauvenemaus long maintained a...
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Back in May, Nahtor Raschura @raschura asked me this:
My character would like to craft a weapon as a gift for his deity through the campaign. Is it possible to perform a Damascus forging process with Mithril?
Could other metals like Adamantine be used in this process? 1)
Sorry for the delay! Life has been BUSY.
Here we go (this lore reply applies only to the Realms)...
Adamantine is the flexible/durable alloy made from the brittle, super-hard pure metal adamant (derived from the ore adamantite). Neither adamant, in any of its...
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Maro @timemarry
@TheEdVerse Hey Ed! I've got a question for you. I really like Kelemvor, as a character and as a god. He and Jergal are by far my favorite DnD gods. I always wondered, does the souls of every being in the multiverse pass the divine judgment of Kelemvor? + And, does the soul of an elf go through Kelemvor's divine judgment before being reborn as a new elf?
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Sure!
Drow sworn to Lolth have examples before them all the time about transformation of self-shape in service to the Spider Queen. Some of these are viewed as undesirable (driders), others as rewards or ascending in rank (the power/shape augmentations Lolth...
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...gives males who please her with their service and loyalty). So there is no hatred or mistrust of shifting one's shape; it is one means of serving Lolth. Some house matriarchs view it with suspicion ("males seeking to exalt themselves by becoming female") ...
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Sage @sesaiaset · Jun 19
@TheEdVerse
Hi Ed! I was wondering what some dwarven words for family relationships were?
My cleric is in self-imposed exile but is probably going to encounter her brother soon due to some political shenanigans in the Dwarven Valley 1)
Okay, here we go...
Note: In the Realms today, many dwarves use the Common Tongue studded with words in Dwarvish. Terms such as aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, and nephew are in Dwarvish rendered thus: “aunt” is sister-of-father or father-sister (“kralvade-karra”), ...
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That’s Clarorna Amaerityl, wizardess of Athkatla, often hired by House Selemchant when they ran into mercantile resistance that might involve violence. Known to be researching longevity alternatives to lichdom, as her years weigh on her (she’s over ninety, ...
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...though she looks about 48 winters old) and her body starts to ache, pain, and become increasingly frail. Her everpresent pain has noticeably shortened her temper.
A brilliant woman who is kind to simple and common folk, but expects the wealthy and powerful to...
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Smolbep @smolbep
@TheEdVerse
Hi! l've been thinking about the Gift with your tweets this past week, and I got to wondering: is it even possible to have a reliable method to grant the Gift? If so, has anyone figured one out yet? If not, why? 1)
No. There is no reliable method of passing on the Gift. A tendency has been observed for parents who both have the Gift to have offspring who have a higher chance of being Gifted than the children of non-Gifted parents, with the children of unions between Gifted...
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@TheEdVerse any hint on how is Laeral Silverhand handling Waterdeep politics?
Like, has the Waterdevian "Hegemony" expanded into the Wild Frontier? Are the finances doing good? Amy relevant change? 1)
Laeral inherited a city whose finances were a shambles, thanks to her predecessor (Neverember) spending lavishly and looting treasury budgets for his own ends, as well as a city of increasing tensions due to his habit of setting Masked Lords against each other, ...
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Sure. This three-floors-plus attic timber-and-stucco old building with a new (three summers back) tile roof is a former pipeleaf shop with offices above and owner’s dwelling suite on the top floor. In 1494 DR the shop closed, and was converted into business...
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...offices like the floor above.
The building changed owners, and the current owner (a gnome widower by the name of Hardyn Glorjarn, an investor and wagon fleet owner) lives on the top floor. Vressa got the “back” (larger) ground floor office, Velardar Vincent...
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