@TheEdVerse how is it that Volothamp has lived beyond the average lifespan of humans ?
— Teamwork makes the Dream work. (@smarkforo) June 18, 2020
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Volo is unwittingly one of Mystra’s ‘Weave anchors,’ invested with her divine fire, which has kept him alive on quite a few improbable occasions.
He was trapped in stasis (thanks to Elminster) when the Spellplague hit, and his Weave anchor-status kept the stasis… 2)
…magic from going wild and harming him (or ending prematurely). So he stayed the same age, as decades passed, trapped in stasis.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
WHY did Elminster put him in stasis? Did he think if Volo was allowed to die, he’d run out of writers to correct in the margins of their books? 🙂 As covered in published Realms products, it was a punishment. El would dearly love to have just blasted Volo to ashes for his behavior, but knew (unlike Volo) Volo's special status (Mystra wanted some Weave anchors no one would guess), so couldn't. So: on ice instead.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
