Thank you … I have a related follow up question. Whatever happened to the White Pack, who were members of the Fangshields? SCAG says that the Selûneites went on a crusade against Lycanthropes, so did they get put to the sword too? 1)
The White Pack still exist, though many now believe them mere legends, long dead and gone. They went “underground,” relocating, taking were-shape as seldom as possible, and becoming skulkers and pouncers more than a bold, …#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 24, 2020

2)
…public fighting force. They remain part of the Fangshields, and act as “enforcers” when need be (fighting or slaying on behalf of fellow Fangshields who need their aid). These days, they’re akin to a secret society.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 24, 2020

@TheEdVerse What became of Tchandrae Euinwood after her (as far as I could tell) sole mentions in Volo's Guide to the North and Guide to the Savage Frontier? Her profile seemed to hint at some importance in her future, did she grow up to become a fully fledged Chosen of Mystra?

— Belial Lyka (@TimeBust) February 1, 2020

1)
No. She is one of literally thousands of sentient beings in the Realms who have a ‘wild talent’ for some aspect of magic, due to the world being a-crawl with magic (wielders of the Art using it, drawing on the Weave), and 2)
…everyone born into this world being exposed to flows of magic. Affects most not at all, growing numbers are born with the Gift (ability to wield the Art), and here and there, lucky (or unlucky; it all depends on your point…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 1, 2020

3)
…of view) individuals manifest a ‘wild talent’ that lets them work magical effects without casting or knowing magic.
The specifics of Tchandrae’s life are, I’m afraid, NDA. I will say that certain groups of mages sought to… 4)
…capture her in order to make use of her skills, and a certain other group of mages sought to hide her to prevent that capture.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 1, 2020

What are druidic cricles’ perspective on monsters? Are they a part of the greater ecosystem, just fantastical predators/prey? Or are monsters an affront to nature, an invasive pest that disrupts the natural state of the world? Depends on the monster: are they invaders from another world or plane? Or native to this world (i.e. part of the greater ecosystem)? Is that ecosystem temporarily out of balance (too many prey or predators, or too few?). It all depends, on a case-by-case basis.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 11, 2020

1494 DR in Faerun is the Year of Twelve Warnings.

Q for you: What are the 12 warnings?

(Do they warn of 12 different things? Or are they 12 different ways of warning about the same thing?)

— Justin Alexander (@hexcrawl) March 8, 2020

1)
The warnings are about twelve different things. They will take several forms (not several each, but a different form for each): direct divine utterances from temple altars, or signs or portents that can be interpreted in 2)
…various ways, and may well be misunderstood until “after the fact.”
In the Realms, a “sign” is something anyone can see who’s in the vicinity, and that lasts long enough for many folk to witness, like the water in a harbor…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

3)
…changing hue markedly, or a sunset dominated by six bright stars when usually those stars aren’t visible through the light of the setting sun, or a rain from the sky of fish or frogs or locusts.
Whereas a “portent” is 4)
…something more fleeting, like unusual observed behavior: a candle is lit and flies upwards and consumes itself, or poured water “falls” upwards until a jug is emptied, or someone walking across a room levitates unexpectedly…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

5)
…for a few moments.
(Note that in our real world, these definitions are less precise.)
The problem with almost all predictive uses of the Roll of Years is that year-names may hint at major things or very minor things, withou )
…distinguishing between them. And like all omens, there may be great disagreement over the meanings of what’s observed, until the true meaning becomes obvious (“too late”). I’m reiterating this because such disputes almost…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

7)
…always arise, as clergies compete to promote the ‘right’ interpretation that increases the importance of ‘their’ deity, and may prevent or overshadow useful predictions (so the actions of adventuring PCs may make a 8)
…difference). If a deity momentarily possesses the mind of a mortal to make them ‘speak in tongues’ (utter words in a language not their own) or in a voice or manner not usual for them, it bespeaks urgency, when a god can…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

9)
… foresee something the god very much wants prevented. Note that in the Realms, the gods are NOT infallible; they can foresee little better than attentive mortals can. In other words, a god can see out of the eyes of many of…#Realmslore 10)
…their own priests, paladins, and sworn zealots if they want to, put together those observations, and so predict better than any lone mortal. It does NOT mean gods can “see the future.” They’re just better anticipators.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

Even Savras? How divination works then if theres no "seeing into the future" in any form from a god?
I just can guess the future is too variable to directly point at one and only possibility

— Viktor Gray (@VikGray) March 8, 2020

1)
Savras has always been worshipped as a god of divination and fate, but this was a way by his clergy of making him seem vital and important. He has really always been all about uncovering and clearly communicating the truth. 2)
By clearly seeing the true natures of all beings, and how things work in the world, Savras was better at anticipating outcomes and therefore what would most likely happen in the future than other deities, and this was seen as…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

3)
…being paramount at divination, so he attracted the worship of diviners, and became the divine patron of divination. Mortals have feet of clay; deities in the Realms have feats of clay. ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 8, 2020

@TheEdVerse

Are there any prominent writers or artists in Faerun? Especially around Waterdeep or Chessenta?

— Daniel Caine (@cainer1967) January 26, 2020

1)
Well, ahem, Volo is often to be found in Waterdeep or its vicinity, these days. ;}
But aside from him, in the 1490s DR-era Realms, there are now many, many writers, so few achieve prominence above the rest (save for the most 2)
…trusted non-fiction works in particular fields of study, among the sages concerned with those fields).
Which brings us to MOST prominent, or first among equals. Which of course is a matter of furious debate among some fans, … #Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

3)
…due to personal preferences.
Art is even more fractured by varying tastes, and in any event Waterdeep is awash in superb artists and counterfeiters who can closely or even exactly reproduce the styles of other painters, …#Realmslore 4)
…stained glass and mosaic makers, line- drawing artists, woodcarvers, and sculptors. Waterdeep and every major city in Chessenta can muster at least a score (each) of portrait painters who can render nigh-photographic…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

5)
…likenesses of sitters.
Sculpture (of statuettes about half-life-sized, or smaller, in particular) has always been popular in Chessenta, especially in marble and other attractively-hued stones. The most famous sculptors are… 6)
…those who render fearsome monsters (such as dragons) locked in combat with (usually naked, for some long-forgotten reason) human heroes. The famous-for-centuries sculptor is Rhaeya Sharmanton (who spent her later years…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

7)
…carving built-in house adornments like stair-rails and window frames, so her work survives in many, many places), and the currently most prominent sculptor is Orthlaul Maur, known for his short stature, bulbous nose, raging…#Realmslore 9)
…from tame tales of pure love and passion to outright erotica), distantly followed by sardonic satires of current politics (disguised as the life and adventure of some accident-prone or tactless character akin to the8)
…temper, and mastery of exaggerated features in his statuary that always seem to stop just short of caricature.
Writers perennially most popular through Chessenta tend to be scribes who turn out romances (chapbooks varying…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

10)
…real-life Volo). The most lastingly famous of these are the romance writers Alannyth Sheol of Luthcheq and Jaraedra Nirnstorm of Pandrek, and the satirist Darondrar Ethlym of Luthcheq.
Waterdeep currently boasts no prominent…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

11)
…sculptors or artists, though there may be as many as a hundred superb painters for hire. Four writers (beyond Volo) are widely known and respected: the adventure-saga writer Aljaerlar Morlynd of Sea Ward; the satirist and 12)
…comedy-novel scribe and poet Londalar Glostyn of North Ward; and the romance writers Lorazelle Staunth of Castle Ward and Belabarra Wyvernlusk of Trades Ward.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 26, 2020

What ever happened to Shaundakul's following?

— Jon Forel (@Jon_4L) February 9, 2020

1)
Alive, well, and flourishing, last time I looked.
The deity stepped through a portal and went worldwalking during the onset of the Spellplague, to avoid the worst of its ravages, and find and gather scattered sentients of… 2)
…Toril and lead them back to the world as the spell-chaos subsided. Then Shaundakul appeared frequently, all over Faerûn, in various mortal guises, to guide lost travelers to safety, revealing his true nature only to…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020

3)
…his clergy and the most devoted of his lay worshippers.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 9, 2020