@TheEdVerse I'm curious, how did the Second Sundering effect Deneir, having written himself into the Weave to stabilize it during the Spellplague? Did Mystra's return remove him from the Weave/return him to deityhood? Or has he remained forgotten to known existence?
— RoseOfStone (@R0seOfStone) August 5, 2020
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Deneir was driven nigh insane, not by the Spellplague, but by the Sundering (bits of his memories torn away or fading away with Abeir and Toril passing through each other, and then moving apart). Yes, he was removed from the… 2)
…Weave and restored to stable divine status after Mystra’s return, and when things “settled down” was able to regain many memories from Mystra and from Oghma. There are still many details lost and forgotten to him, but they…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 5, 2020
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…are scattered and minor, not devastating Thank you! I have a character who's a paladin of Deneir & was curious if she'd be limited to pre Second Sundering 😁 is Deneir's return to popular knowledge like Lathander's re perception of his death/resurrection?— RoseOfStone (@R0seOfStone) August 5, 2020
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Not limited, no; paladins typically became the bulwarks of faith/temple defenders during the chaos of the Second Sundering, most of them reasoning this was the purpose their suddenly-silent deity must have prepared them for. 2)
Most Realmsfolk post-Second Sundering believe Deneir did something self-sacrificing during the Sundering to preserve the world—and it worked, so now he’s back. Brilliant foresighted god worthy of more attention and respect…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 6, 2020
