@TheEdVerse Strange question, but perhaps one you've had before. Aside from the followers of Eilistraee are there any groups/sects in the Realms that practice non-sexual nudity? How is public/social nudity perceived in the Realms in general? I ask because I'm wanting to…
— NaturistGaming (@NaturistGamingE) October 11, 2019
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In general, folk of Faerûn are far more “easy going” about public nudity than we are, hereabouts and now in the real world. With that said, in the cold North (or anywhere and anywhen else when exposure will be a 2)
…physical problem), sane folk ‘cover up.’
Many folk in rural Samarach go bare by day, with two exceptions: they wear knee-high or higher boots, and when the day isn’t overcast, they wear large woven-grass hats…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2019
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…(circular headgear looking rather like flattened tagine pots, only three feet across or more) to shield them from the sun. These always have a chinstrap, and are worn down the wearer’s back when not on the head, but 4)
…expected to be needed.
The folk of Tirumala in the Beastlands (Veldorn) customarily go unclad, a custom that began when their ruling rakshasa wanted to see at a glance if slaves were carrying suspicious weapons or tools. …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2019
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…And there’s a human tribe among the barbarians of the Utter East who by custom go naked (despite riding horses much of the time), though every rider carries a big cloak that can serve as a garment or tent if need be. They are 6)
…the Nuarrleth (or just “Nuarr” in daily speech), and are a nomadic matriarchy, led by a council of the elder women of every family. Much of their diet is edible roots and birds that they fell with spears, crossbows, and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2019
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…hurlsticks (= boomerangs).
Also, the Jungle Dwarves of Chult have always gone naked, except for their tattoos and body paintings.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 13, 2019