I’ve trying staying, ah, abreast of your tweets but the concept of the Weave Anchor fascinates me. Just two question in general,
Can a Weave Anchor function outside the Forgotten Realms, that meaning off-world, Wildspace or outside the Realms’ planar boundries. Second, other than Volo. How many Weave Anchors are their across Toril. Can we have any known personalities other than Volo?
— Snow-Woman, Hecatress of Dungeons (N)SFW 18+ (@CatalogFantasy) February 24, 2021
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Hi!
First: Weave anchors are of two sorts: stationary “things”/sites (like the Athora in Thay) and mobile (usually beings, but sometimes items such as gems). Some of the mobile ones have the means to depart Toril, and are still Weave anchors, but the Weave… 3)
…Weave anchors, including: the Chosen, Manshoon, Mirt, Durnan, and Halaster. Some of them don’t even know Mystra has made them so, and many of them are still “secret” Weave anchors to those who take an interest in such things. If you notice an NPC with a…2)
…itself is a mere ghost they trail when outside Toril (i.e. they don't really extend the Weave to the "outside" locale, except insofar as Mystra being able to see and hear through them and communicate with them).
Second, many "known" Realms personalities are…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2021
Mansoon, a Weave Anchor? There's some irony in that one.
— Snow-Woman, Hecatress of Dungeons (N)SFW 18+ (@CatalogFantasy) February 24, 2021
So, I can, say have one built under a temple site? I am playing with an idea or two… Oh, yes. That's a GREAT place to put one. The clergy keep folks from exploring, digging it up and destroying it or carrying it off.
Which would be why Mystra has used that dodge a time or sixty-two already. ;}#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 25, 2021
Can’t someone take advantage of a being or object being a Weave Anchor? Sure, if they know that being or object is a Weave anchor, and they can confidently take on Mystra and Azuth and all of Mystra's Chosen.
So, with a few exceptions, only the insane need apply.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 25, 2021