1)
Certainly, but known only to the Chosen, Mystra and Azuth, me, and now you, not the wider Realms! The Creeping Doom’s tireless explorations of all manner of magic enabled him to easily survive the Spellplague intact by…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

2)
…using magic NOT of the Weave to take himself into an extra-dimensional pocket of his creation and riding out the chaos (as a dracolich, he doesn’t need to eat or breathe, and patience he already had, in spades). When things 3)
…had settled down, he returned to Dolblunde and set about rebuilding his plaything: the Cult of the Dragon.
He still intends to use the Cult to destroy the Zhentarim, the Red Wizards, the Arcane Brotherhood, and every other…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

4)
…group along his way to becoming the most powerful creature on Toril, and to found his race of living dracoliches (who, of course, will all serve him).
However, right now he’s busy manipulating merchants and adventurers into 5)
…working with or furthering the aims of the Cult of the Dragon, and recruiting and covertly testing the loyalty of new Cult agents all across Faerûn.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

Hope I’m not bothering you…but you are the library of FR lol. Any one city in FR that you feel should get more attention? ALL of them. ;}
No, but seriously: Silverymoon has always been neglected. Suzail's never had an in-depth in official lore (I have lots more from the home campaign). Many cities need updates considering what's befallen them (Zhentil Keep, for instance). So, all. ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2020

ALL of them. ;}
No, but seriously: Silverymoon has always been neglected. Suzail’s never had an in-depth in official lore (I have lots more from the home campaign). Many cities need updates considering what’s befallen them (Zhentil Keep, for instance). So, all. ;} Thank you…do u have a magical vault somewhere with the hidden Silverymoon tomes? I will gather my party…just please point

— Purience (@Purience1) July 9, 2020

Scornubel is also in the "overlooked and neglected, and really shouldn't be" category. And then there's Mirabar… ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 9, 2020

ello! I was reading one of the Lankhmar books, in your opinion which is the most Lankhmar-style city in Faerun? Thanks for you time If you mean the city of Lankhmar itself, it’s a trifle warmer in climate than Waterdeep, but it’s Waterdeep and Baldur’s Gate that I think of, when asked to compare Realms cities with Fritz’s most famous city.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

Artie Pavlov is staying home, and so should you! @Artie_Pavlov
the Amalgamation from the City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel @TheEdVerse
I have questions.
what or who grants them cult(?) secret organization(?) clerical powers?
…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 14, 2020

..
Is the cult/entity of the Amalgamation still lurking in the Realms? The answer to your first question is firmly (and trebly) NDA. Sorry.
The answer to your second is “yes.” Lurking is a good word; think of them as a cult of less than twenty individuals, some widely scattered.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 14, 2020

@TheEdVerse Oh Great Sage, do you have any information on the western Lake of Steam region in 5e? I know Suldolphor was destroyed in 1479DR (and presumably Tulmon and Yeshpek as well). Is Mintar still under the control of Banites? How is Saelmur doing? Thanks in advance!

— Brian Bogovich (@bbogovich) June 3, 2020

1)
The Lake of Steam has been very active from 1480 DR to date, water welling up from the Underdark into its basin and increasing river flows feeding it from mountains to the north, as well as heating up (volcanically). Its shores have returned very much to their. 2)
…pre-Sundering locations, and fresh ore deposit discoveries have led to many open-pit mines for iron, copper, nickel, and silver, and the rebuilding and expansion of Suldolphor, Saelmur, Tulmon, and Yeshpek. Durlusk is a major port again.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 6, 2020

MORDENKAINEN: what's really important is the balance between good and evil and preventing either becoming too powerful

DEMON: I want to kill literally everyone
HUMAN: I do not want demons to kill everyone

MORDENKAINEN: ok let's compromise and kill about half the people#DnD

— Oliver Darkshire 🌈 (@deathbybadger) September 4, 2020

Elminster: Killing, always killing. CREATING is what it's about, ye fools. Leave the world BETTER than ye found it, or what was the POINT of thy life?
The truly powerful mage REFRAINS more than spellhurls.
Idiots. Always, the idiots.
Mordy, have ye learned NOTHING? Sheesh.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020

Mystra is dedicated to spreading the use of, and familiarity with, the Art to every being capable of it (no secrets, so no one keeping spells from others). So, more magic use, definitely.
Mystra IS the Weave; 'protect the Weave' = stop reckless abuse of magic.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

And she wants people to use the Art to improve mortal life? Or because pursuit of the Art is pursuit of beauty? Or something else? Because she’s sort of like a god of hammers; lots of things you can do with a hammer, what is it that she wants people using it for and why? Mystra wants mortals to use the Art to improve the lives of all. And "love magic for itself."
This has been her root aim since I created her in the 1960s, before D&D existed. And in every Mystra writeup I've done for the game. I thought it was pretty clear.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

It probably is in a lot of sources, just not the ones I’ve been using. Thanks for clarifying for me! No problem!
The most interesting thing about the gods of the Realms is their underlying aims versus pragmatic short-term decisions, and how "new" mortals stepping into an existing godhood (like the three successive goddesses of magic) think and act differently.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

@TheEdVerse What was unique about Qilué Veladorn's singing sword and did it have a name? Need it for a game.

— Lysbeth Raven (@LysbethRaven) January 17, 2020

2)
…(extradimensional space) and directly and instantly draw it from there, rather than needing to carry it openly with a belt, baldric, and/or scabbard (so she could be ‘unarmed’ or even unclad and yet have instant access to it).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020

3)
Any other being who seeks to trace the sword, or reach into or enter this extradimensional space (save Mystra, Azuth, or a Chosen of Mystra), will find their way barred by a manifestation sent by Eilistraee, equal in effect… 4)
…to an Evard’s black tentacles spell, that materializes right in front of them, and as it does so discharges a 4d4 lightning bolt at every being involved in the attempt to access the extradimensional space. When Qilué died, …#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020

5)
…her soul and sentience went into this same ‘hideaway,’ so she survived as a bodiless Voice in the Weave.
Qilué called this blade “Dancing Mistress,” but Eilistraee called it by the name of her drow servitor whose soul and 6)
…sentience was bound into it at the death of her corporeal body, before Eilistraee gave it to Qilué: Iluemeirarra. Iluemeirarra can ‘see’ out of the sword and mentally warn Qilué (or any being who has touched the sword…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020

7)
…barehanded (or been wounded by it) of the approach of magic or particular beings. So if Qilué or anyone else is holding the drawn sword, it can ‘speak’ to them, silently, in their mind, to warn of approaches (only).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020