I tend to try to use geography and phonemes to get an idea of a Faerunian region’s real-world cultural referent when applicable.But I notice Icewind Dale geography borrows from French, Welsh, some Romance languages. It's kind of all over the place.

— bigbys pantomime j/o (@bizmarkiedesade) July 11, 2017

Is that supposed to reflect the diversity of its inhabitants? I’m trying to pick an IRL cultural tradition to be the basis of character nameI avoided real-world cultural referents when designing the Realms, but other designers haven't been as evasive. Icewind Dale was created…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

. . . by @r_a_salvatore and the names therein are his! Here's the thing: SOME of its inhabitants went there from all over Faerun. So… :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

Is the “Selûne’s Smile Tavern” still in Dock Ward,
and does the church of Selûne still use it as a base?It is, but has been rebuilt thrice, after one accidental fire and two arson blazes. The church still uses it, but very covertly these days.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

(More of a meeting place to then go elsewhere, than anything else.) Run by a retired adventuring band, formerly "The Swords of the Moon."

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

Jerry explained them to Mike during an Acq Inc live game at PAX. There was a pin or sigil on an NPC. I need them for my family campaign.halp

— Tyler Weir (@tylerweir) July 6, 2017

Harpers? Probably Harpers.

— Tycho Brahe (@TychoBrahe) July 6, 2017

Definitely Harpers. https://t.co/PcFM62wve9

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 7, 2017

Zhentarim Mage, Red Wizard, Host Tower mage: how’s their spellcasting differentiated? (Playing through old SSI games etc)Zhentarim mages tend to have a "standard kit" of spells they're told to prepare for particular situations (few surprises for foes). Whereas

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017

Hosttower mages are ALL surprises: weird, unique or rare spells, even standard ones look and cast differently. And they "hang" spells ready!

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017

Did Manshoon build “The Tower High” or did he obtain it some other way (inherited, via First lord post etc)? Once again, thanksHe rebuilt the tower (which belonged to nobles he covertly had killed, whom he and his brother [[whom he also killed, ahem]] owed money to).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 15, 2017

many thanks. Was he still masquerading as a sword swinging rake Lord-Prince at this time?Oh, yes. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 16, 2017

A man of many layers seems Manshoon…when you peel back one, you find more with each answer bringing more questions.~Many Thanks GGYes. Manshoon's as many-layered as Elminster. And ThereAreMoreOF him. As @rleebyers joked: "In my Father's house, there are many Manshoons."

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 16, 2017

@ChrisPerkinsDnD Is the Morninglord on CoS the same deity as Lathander? And would Mother Night be Shar?

— Christopher Wilson (@Synther4) July 10, 2017

That's open to interpretation. In my campaign, Lathander = the Morninglord. #wotcstaff https://t.co/f3guGLwZNR

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 10, 2017

[…]
"City of Splendors: Waterdeep" web-enhancement "Noble Houses of Waterdeep," House Gralhund had familial ties to the devil
[…]#DnD

— MadHatterHimself (@Madhatterhim) July 6, 2017

[…]
Gargauth and as a result counted Tieflings among their ranks.

My question is therefore this:
Does House Gralhund still exist?And if it still exists, is it now made up entirely of Tieflings,
due to the ascension of Asmodeus?#DungeonsAndDragons#DnD5E#DnD

— MadHatterHimself (@Madhatterhim) July 6, 2017

House Gralhund still exists, but scattered far and wide from Waterdeep. Some of them certainly LOOK human. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 6, 2017

They are no longer acknowledged as a Waterdhavian noble-house,
but still own land here-and-there?
Is that how that is to be taken?#DnDTHEY still think they're a Waterdhavian noble house, but current noble houses disagree. Yes, they still own land, in the city and elsewhere.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

Even if they’re not Waterdhavian nobles,
would they still be nobles because of the
lands they own elsewhere?Nobility in Faerun is a matter of how you're treated by others, and the rights you claim; the Border Kingdoms are full of self-styled nobles

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

Maaril’s tower question if I may- What are its dimensions, # of stories, and how does it look dragonlike. Thanks as always.Seven levels (incl. street), sweeps up in smooth curves to a pointed cylinder (think Titan booster rocket), but with coiled, long-tailed…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

…dragon spiraling around it (barbed tail point touches ground, furled wings and head are at top). Base footprint round, average modest…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

…dragon spiraling around it (barbed tail point touches ground, furled wings and head are at top). Base footprint round, average modest…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

…Waterdhavian shop size (it's not Maaril's only dwelling, thanks to cellar connecting tunnels).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

THEY still think they're a Waterdhavian noble house, but current noble houses disagree. Yes, they still own land, in the city and elsewhere.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

Would those buildings be part of the complex? are all seven stories above ground? once again many thanksThose seven storeys are above ground (there are six below, though the bottom three are tiny to avoid sewers). The linked buildings aren't…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

…part of the complex, they're nearby shops, rooming houses, etc. that so far as most folk know, have "nothing at all to do" with Maaril.;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017

Once again, many thanks.
Seven stories around 15′ each/ just over 100′ for the tower? How does this compare to other buildings in the city?Yes, that's about the height. And it overtops all but largest spired nobles' mansions (and, depending on your era, the Plinth).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017