Kata Strophie @thekatastrophie
If you had the time, would you happen to have a list of any major clans in Gracklstugh? For instance, I know clan Muzgardt makes Darklake Stout, are there any others of note?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 28, 2022

1)
There are! Here you go:
Duergar clans of Gracklstugh (and in parentheses, their predominant professions):
Cahaldrho (ale brewers)
Dunnhaer (traditional crafters)
Ekhlond (“new”/experimental crafters/inventors)
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Gallakh (beast rearers/tamers)
Haundavar (builders, stonemasons)
Immur (weaponsmiths)
Muzgardt (merchants)
Nauvrim (mercenaries)
Takhul (clergy, alchemy)
Thuldark (landlords, merchants)
Xardelvar (xarrorn)
Xundom (kavalrachni)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 28, 2022

I was wondering what the Original Moonshae Isles were like in your “Realms” compared to the Official ones by TSR via Grubb/Niles? My Moonshaes were like the Hebrides (or LeGuin's Earthsea): a maze of many inhabited rural islands, large and small, with shoals and straits between, fishing boats going out daily everywhere, and a few merchant ships (that also carried passengers) shuttling around.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 19, 2022

Hi @TheEdVerse . Who are the ancient Horned Ones of the corset you mentioned in Swords of Evningstar? I don’t think there are any horned ones apart from greyhawk? #Realmslore #SoSaithEd

— Artie Pavlov is vaccinating, and so should you! (@Artie_Pavlov) April 16, 2022

Ah, you've noticed one of the Secrets of the Realms, that has been hiding in plain sight for ages. Read through all of my Realms fiction, and see how often stag-headed figures are seen, or mentioned, or alluded to…almost as if there's a magic-wielding sylvan race…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 17, 2022

I can think of at least six, but looking them up beyond mere mentions is going to take time. That's pre-2000 lore, except for the Phulshulkh, who go by "Phalkyn" these days. (W front Street of the Singing Dolphin, Sea Ward.)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2022

Good afternoon Mr. Ed, I hope you are having a good day.
I have a question about a prestige class: Who created the Techsmith(Faiths & Pantheons) and gond? Some curiosities or facts about these faerun artificers that look very advanced. I created Gond. I believe Eric Boyd created the techsmith. He's the man to ask about those dangerous, dangerous individuals.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2022

Every temple, and most guilds (for members, and the children of members). The wealthy (most nobles) hire private tutors.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2022

@TheEdVerse what do i have to read to set my campaign in the forgotten realms scenario of 5e?

— Otto Varga (@seo_otto) April 25, 2022

1)
That depends on where in the Realms you want most play to unfold, and if you want to use the official published adventures or not.
The SWORD COAST ADVENTURER’S GUIDE is the only 5e “overview sourcebook,” but the official adventures cover specific areas very well. 2)
For instance, STORM KING'S THUNDER covers the Sword Coast North, ICEWIND DALE: RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN covers Icewind Dale, WATERDEEP: DRAGON HEIST does Waterdeep, and so on.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 25, 2022

3)
If you want to get away from the Sword Coast, Alex Kammer and I did a(n official) BORDER KINGDOMS book, and Alex, Alan Patrick, and I did a Thay book.
Other resources, like the Amarune’s Almanac series at DM’s Guild or ED GREENWOOD PRESENTS ELMINSTER’S FORGOTTEN…
#Realmslore 4)
…REALMS (I don't title these things!) are very useful for campaigns but not as 5e specific. (Some cities haven't been covered since my 2e FORGOTTEN REALMS ADVENTURES hardcover sourcebook.)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 25, 2022

So is the best setting for a large campaign before the events of the magic plague(4e)? And thanks for the reply! If you want lots of lore to draw on, pre-Spellplague (before the end of Tarsakh in 1385 DR: 3.5e, 3e, 2e, and 1e) has far greater lore coverage over more of Toril than later.
If you want more of a free hand to "fill in the blanks" yourself, 4e. Whereas 5e is painting in the gaps.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 26, 2022

Re: Mirt as a Masked Lord
Everybody *knows* he’s a Masked Lord, right? Not tabloid speculation, but legitimately knows because he doesn’t care to keep it secret, right? That's right. In the mid-1300s DR, ere he got magically trapped (and vanished from circulation for more than a century), everyone knew Mirt was a Lord, because he attended and voted unmasked and spoke openly. So folk took complains and suggestions to him.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 4, 2022