Silver dragon fangirl @WhynotDragons@TheEdVerse Hello! …
The 3rd ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting has a lot of great information on Rashemen, but I have a lingering question about the society:
why are the vremyonni secluded when male divine casters are not?
Thank you!— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 25, 2020
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The vremyonni wield some highly destructive spells, forbidden to all other Rashemi because of the damage they can do to people (so, some of the ruling witches no doubt fear being slain) and the land. The matriarchal rulers of…#Realmslore 2)
…Rashemen want to keep the identities of individual vremyonni secret (which is why they are always masked when in Rashemen) so they can go out into the wider world as spies, not known to be vremyonni, and so anyone who does…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 25, 2020
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…identify an individual as one of the vremyonni won’t know what battle-spells that particular male arcane spellcaster of Rashemen can cast. Vremyonni are forbidden to practise or experiment with spells away from Running Rocks 4)
…in normal (peacetime) conditions, and are discouraged from joining in daily Rashemi society because the ruling witches don’t want competition (and unrest; certain vremyonni in the distant past got very good at gossip and…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 25, 2020
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…rumor and manipulating witches into rifts and factionalism and hatred or mistrust of each other). The vast majority of vremyonni enjoy seclusion, as it affords them maximum freedom to study magic and further their mastery of 6)
…the Art (those who don’t often find ways to slip away from Rashemen and disappear into the wider Realms).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 25, 2020