Hi Ed. Are events taking place in Neverwinter Nights officially in Forgotten Realms lore Yes, unless superceded/contradicted by lore in official (Wizards of the Coast) publications.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 14, 2020
So what’s the deal with the god Zehir? Is he still a thing in the Realms?
— Leslie Courtney (@LeslieCourtne14) August 15, 2020
1)
Zehir appeared in the Realms just before the Spellplague began, and is still around, venerated by increasing numbers of yuan-ti who see Zehir as the leader of their races into a “new age” of power and prominence. 2)
The deity is derisively known as “Fangskull” among dragons, and this name has leaked out to mages and sages.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 15, 2020
And what is the relationship between this interloper deity and more traditional Yuan-ti gods like Sseth and Mersshaulk?
— Leslie Courtney (@LeslieCourtne14) August 15, 2020
1)
Between their clergy: hostile.
Among other yuan-ti worshippers: tense to uncaring, depending on personal devotion.
Between the deities: Sseth and Merrshaulk are in near-torpor/slumber, and Merrshaulk and Zehir are both Set, who… 2)
…in both guises plays at hostilities (with each other) to maximize interest and devotion among yuan-ti (and dominates Sseth, who was imprisoned by Set during the Time of Troubles).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 15, 2020
