As of 5th Edition, are there still earth motes dotting the Sword Coast? I know there was one in ToA, but what about those near Neverwinter? Fisher’s Float etc. #dndThere are still some earth motes, but…during the last separation of the Sundering, as Abeir and Toril moved apart again, many earth motes moved. A few “went with” Abeir, and a handful crashed to earth (or into a mountainside).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 13, 2019

You say they keep shrines to almost any deity.

However, how is the spread of worship amongst the citizens themselves? Any particular religions above others?
They sound like they might prefer Waukeen, Mask, and Gond, or something? Waukeen, Shaundakul, and Tymora have the busiest shrines thanks to predominant local occupations/livelihoods, but most folk in the Realms worship a wide variety of deities. Most real-world gamers may be used to venerating just one, yes, but…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 11, 2019

At what time period was Earth temporarily reconnected to Toril? I could imagine Shakespeare gaining a following in Faerun. Judging by the frequency with which Elminster shows up at my various back doors, and drops casual comments about what he saw, experienced (and mainly drank and ate) at historical Earth times and events, I'd say Earth and Toril have been constantly connected for a long, long time.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2019

As someone who, not too long ago, visited Waterdeep and saw it with my own eyes, I must concur. Elminster is the best tour guide. #wotcstaff https://t.co/Wm9cyhOevl

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 27, 2019

I gather from Cormry Novel & Stormlight that nobles are likely as not to call war wizards things like “drunken louts” or “voyeuristic nuisance” [paraphrasing] & Purple Dragons have “happy dancing mages” if memory serves.
Do the Blue Dragons have any names for ‘em? Sure. "Vangey's hounds" (sometimes with "panting" or "baying" or "non-housebroken" added). "Lubberspells" (because they sometimes hurl magic w/o thought for effects on a ship), Also "idiot figureheads." ;}
BTW, all non-nobles in Cormyr call nobles "highnoses." ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 22, 2019

Lune Lyrohar, resident of Shadowdale, was secretly a weretiger. Pennae did her "I'm a thief, I'll go out on my own stealthy stealthy" thing to try to find the big cat that was savagely mauling villagers to death…and found it, the hard way. :{ Vivid 1979 roleplaying session.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 22, 2019

Ah, thanks so much for giving me a bit of closure. FR7 also mentions that Florin was “enamored” of her. So by the time of her death, had she and Florin moved beyond the casual flirting they did in the books? Yes. But Pennae was always a "wild spirit," not wanting marriage nor just one lover (or only lovers of one gender, for that matter). And by then, Mielikki was appearing in Florin's dreams and hinting to him that she had a mate in mind for him (Dove).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 22, 2019

After the tragic loss of Narantha (assuming that occurred in the home Realms), then Pennae, I suppose the guy deserved a happy relationship with Dove. I know Florin “rescued” Dove from a Voonlar tavern. Was that their first real meeting in the home Realms? It was. Unbeknownst to Florin, an arrow that flashed to his aid in a forest fight a year earlier came from Dove's bow (as a Harper working against Zhent raiders), but The Whistling Wizard rescue was the first time Florin knowingly laid eyes on Dove.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 22, 2019

Hi @ChrisPerkinsDnD does Ehlonna have worshippers in Toril? @TheEdVerse ?

— Lou Anders (@LouAnders) January 27, 2019

That’s really up to you. Since magic quivers of Ehlonna are things you can find in Toril, it’s possible one could find worshipers of Ehlonna as well. #wotcstaff https://t.co/FJSrAa6DG5

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 27, 2019

Yes. Over the centuries, there's been enough traffic between the worlds/spheres that deities of Oerth and Krynn have followers in Toril (and Abeir), and vice versa.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2019

No. I have no alter egos in the Realms. Most folks think Elminster is my alter ego, but the one and only time I put myself into the Realms for a charity roleplaying event, I was "the Questmaster" (hides out in northern High Forest). Volo was created by veteran designer Jeff Grubb

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 22, 2019