Does the lore of FR go so deep as to cover the “circle of life”?
How does an ecosystem of dragons and giants and krakens also support rabbits and sheep and whales?
I know it’s a deep question with lots of possible answers. If it’s published, I’d love to know where This has been covered over the years in many, many places; it's why the original DRAGON "Ecology of" articles were expanded into the ELMINSTER'S ECOLOGIES sourcebooks for the Realms.
Yet you won't find a short, simple "circle of life" summary anywhere, as the topic is too vast.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2021
I thought it might be. Thank you for offering a couple places to start. Always a pleasure 1)
Once of the reasons dragons and other BIG creatures sleep so much, for instance, is to slow their metabolism to conserve energy (that same slow metabolism is why swallowed-whole PCs can often be cut out alive from beastie innards). Many dragons in the Realms "farm"#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2021
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…their own herds of rothé, deer, and other wild cloven-hoofed animals in remote alpine valleys, as their own stable food sources. They pounce on and kill wolf packs and other predators who imperil this food supply.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2021
