Are the mountains to the north shaped roughly the same as in the published Realms (a kind of reverse L)? As you might recall, I have an ongoing project in which I'm creating a variation of the Fonstad map that attempts to better reflect your home Realms.

— AdamDravian (@AdamDravian) September 21, 2020

2)
That glacier is the southwesternmost tongue of The Great Ice Desert, a huge glacial ice sheet that buried the rest of the mountain range (which, under it, as one proceeded north, curved slightly to the northwest and then…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020

3)
…curved far farther back around to the northeast, and trailed away into ridges [under the ice] and then almost level ground. (I should get you photoblasts of my original maps.)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020

The Spoopy GM @TheNervousGM
Hey @TheEdVerse does the Church of the Red Knight have a term for her worshippers? Several. Colloquially, in private, they simply say “the Faithful” or “Marchers.” More formally, they are “Redshields.” Most formally, they are “Followers of the Red Lady.”#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2020

Pataphor @Pataphor1
Dear @TheEdVerse,
This error raises fun point. Web site error code 403 is "forbidden", 404 is "not found". 418 is literally "I'm a teapot". Written as an April Fool's, but engineers built it AS WRITTEN.
Have Faerûn's wizards ever japed the Weave so?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 17, 2020

1)
No. If they understand the Weave at all, they treat it with reverence. When you believe in deities who are very real, you fear having, say, Mystra or Azuth angry at you. Even if you don’t want to wield magic, that divine ire…#Realmslore 2)
…may very well be a death sentence.
Which is NOT to say that wielders of the Art (arcane spellcasters) don’t encrypt secrets of magic and play word-games with and on each other. But sane folk don’t tweak the noses of the gods.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 17, 2020

Hi Ed. Did Madeiron Sunderstone have any offspring? If so, did any take after him in size, strength, and demeanor? Thanks! Oh, yes. The eldest two of his three daughters (that is, Iluandaera and Phelelle, but not Naeoene) grew up to have his height and build.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 1, 2020

@TheEdVerse You wouldn't happen to have any references on who governed Calimport say around 1271 DR?

— Snow-Woman, Voice of the Dragonborn – PG/R Rating (@CatalogFantasy) June 19, 2020

1)
Sure. Syl-pasha Amjad Tahandral, a thin, spike-bearded, brilliant man with a usually-carefully-hidden whimsical sense of humor, a gift for mimicry, and a talent for posing as a woman with the aid of a few cantrips and his…2)
…masterful acting (adopting feminine gait and gestures), which he sometimes used, heavily veiled, to eavesdrop on “just plain citizens,” go shopping, and elude individuals he didn’t want to talk to.
Many syl-pashas ruled in…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020

3)
…name only, but not Tahandral. His vizars were loyal servants, not puppetmasters. Tahandral ruled for almost thirty years (around 1269 DR on), then faked his own death and disappeared, apparently tiring not just of rule, but… 4)
…of Calimshan. He was traced as far as Sembia, where he swiftly switched identities several times, then slipped into Cormyr.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020

5)
Some believe he then went to Waterdeep or Silverymoon, others to the Dales, and still others think he changed gender permanently and dwelt quietly in Cormyr, raising chickens. 6)
{As for why he went shopping: he liked to eat dishes that were heavy on garlic, mushrooms, and leeks all fried in wines. Courtiers hated the smell he exuded and breathed, and avoided preparing said dishes; so when in the mood, he bought and cooked for himself.}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020

Any evil-aligned personas that had a heavy but influence in these years.

— Snow-Woman, Voice of the Dragonborn – PG/R Rating (@CatalogFantasy) June 19, 2020

1)
In Calimport in Tahandral’s time, the sultans Fasih Maloufmaroun and Amaunali Almghazar, the former a subtle grifter (skimming coins from every transaction passing through his hands, in Grand Ward) and the latter slowly and… 2)
…carefully building his own criminal gang to shadow-rule his ward (Jewel Ward) by threats and by spreading false rumors.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020

3)
In wider Calimshan, the pashas Jubrah Naipheh and Muuaumhar Qaphar did the same as Almghazar, paying as little attention as politely possible to Tahandral’s authority.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020

ElminstersBedpan @EBedpan@TheEdVerse
After some half-joking discussion tonight a question arose: Is there a game in the Realms that is equivalent to Chainmail? If there is, how popular or widespread is it?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 27, 2020

1)
Sandtable miniatures wargaming in the Realms is used more for tactical training/exercises by militaries, and less for recreation as a boardgame by individuals, most of whom instead enjoy card or dice games, “track” board games (Candy Land or Snakes & Ladders/… 2)
…Chutes & Ladders being real-world “track” boardgames), or Lords of Waterdeep-style trading or “get things done” games. There are a few “tactical” boardgames, as well. A few Realms games appear in various of the Volo's guides (2e), and I’ve outlined others…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 27, 2020

3)
…here and in the Candlekeep forums, down the years.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 27, 2020

@TheEdVerse I'm curious, how did the Second Sundering effect Deneir, having written himself into the Weave to stabilize it during the Spellplague? Did Mystra's return remove him from the Weave/return him to deityhood? Or has he remained forgotten to known existence?

— RoseOfStone (@R0seOfStone) August 5, 2020

1)
Deneir was driven nigh insane, not by the Spellplague, but by the Sundering (bits of his memories torn away or fading away with Abeir and Toril passing through each other, and then moving apart). Yes, he was removed from the… 2)
…Weave and restored to stable divine status after Mystra’s return, and when things “settled down” was able to regain many memories from Mystra and from Oghma. There are still many details lost and forgotten to him, but they…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 5, 2020

3)
…are scattered and minor, not devastating Thank you! I have a character who's a paladin of Deneir & was curious if she'd be limited to pre Second Sundering 😁 is Deneir's return to popular knowledge like Lathander's re perception of his death/resurrection?

— RoseOfStone (@R0seOfStone) August 5, 2020

1)
Not limited, no; paladins typically became the bulwarks of faith/temple defenders during the chaos of the Second Sundering, most of them reasoning this was the purpose their suddenly-silent deity must have prepared them for. 2)
Most Realmsfolk post-Second Sundering believe Deneir did something self-sacrificing during the Sundering to preserve the world—and it worked, so now he’s back. Brilliant foresighted god worthy of more attention and respect…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 6, 2020

Lysbeth Raven @LysbethRaven@TheEdVerse
Is there an equivalent of the Imperial Purple from the Eastern Roman Empire/Byzantine Empire in Faerûn? It is the dye that was made from a specific type of mollusk. And it stank like hell to create.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020

1)
Tyrian purple/imperial purple is known in the Realms, under the name “Oldblood” or “Heartsblood” for its hue, as are the rock snails it’s derived from (Murex to us, “hunting knight snails” in the Realms). The hue doesn’t have… 2)
…the lofty/high-ranking connotation in the Realms that it did to the ancient Romans, but does have the expense (because it’s so difficult and time-consuming to gather enough snails for a good dye batch). As in the real world, …#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020

3)
…several species of sea snails from various farflung places in the seas of Toril will yield an enduring purple dye when exposed to sunlight (and these days, as snails become fewer and fewer, they are usually NOT crushed, but… 4)
…rather kept alive and milked, which takes a lot of work and is usually done by young or aged family members of fisherfolk families). Almost all of these species are predatory “rock snails.” Freshwater snails of the Realms…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020

5)
…(like the Browncurl and the Hornspire) tend to yield enduring BROWN dyes when their secretions are exposed to sunlight. This is the sort of lore topic and detail Steve Fidler and I try to sneak into the AMARUNE’S ALMANAC… 6)
…series of sourcebooks from Vorpal Dice Press (available at the DM’s Guild as e-releases).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020