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Master Sage! The addition of Theros to the D&D multiverse has me wondering, how are satyrs regarded in the Realms? Do you ever see satyr adventurers & what would be the reaction of the general public? Monsters among us?— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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Most “just plain folks” in the Realms have never seen a satyr, and hear of them only in tavern tales that play up their trickster, dangerous denizen of the woodlands, horny reputations. But an adventurer who played pipes, …2)
…sang, danced, or stood quietly and spoke with others, or drew weapon when warranted, like other adventurers that satyr was with, would be stared at (as someone unusual, so fascination and not necessarily hostility) and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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…accepted. Depending on how much a particular individual had heard about the description of a satyr, they might not even recognize an adventurer satyr as a satyr, and might think of the adventurer as a spell-transformed human … 4)
…or a woodland fey who might be “okay” if in the company of a druid or an elf the individual trusted. Satyr adventurers aren’t rare in wilderland and forest areas of the Heartlands and north (until one gets so far north that…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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…the trees run out), but they are very rare in human cities.
The general reputation of satyrs is that they’re glib, charismatic, randy thieves who’ll have sex with anyone (all genders and ages) given the slightest encouragement… 6)
…(note the latter: folk will think they have to ‘watch themselves’ around a satyr, especially if offered drink by the satyr, not that every satyr is a run-amok rapist). They’d laugh at a satyr’s jests, but would watch sharp to…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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…make sure the jokes weren’t covering up pickpocketing attempts.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020