Marvel Fan @MarvelF89471649 asked:@TheEdVerse I loved your tweet on Ralauthoarindulglaw. What is the largest Dragon Turtle on Toril? Are there any that could contend with Ralauthoarindulglaw or other such dragons? Thanks!
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 21, 2019
My reply:
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I’m not sure. There have been reports of very large, very old ‘deep turtles’ that rule clusters of tropical islands, dining at will on the rich fish stocks and reef life. Many seasoned sailors suspect many of the… 2)
…ships that vanish in such waters don’t hit shoals and sink, but are snatched from below by dragon turtles, dragged down and engulfed whole or bitten in half and devoured, the indigestibles being spat out and all the rest…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 21, 2019
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…consumed. Creatures that have water to support their weight, as air does not, can grow larger in the ocean depths than on land, so there should be twoscore or more dragon turtles that could rival Ralauthoarindulglaw. 4)
The largest I know of was Thaelin [THAY-linn], an island-sized dragon turtle that once laired in water-filled caverns in the submerged slopes of Tharsult, and was slain by a determined ad hoc army of hired wizards when her…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 21, 2019
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…depredations began to imperil Tharsult’s shipping and therefore commerce.
There have been reports of truly titanic dragon turtles basking off the south coast of Ulgarth. Locals there dubbed… 6)
…one of them “Sursylk” [SURR-silk] after a legend about a sinking island that may very well have been a dragon turtle. Or some other very large aquatic creature.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 21, 2019
Or as I refer to him, “R.” Just dislocate your jaw and say it fast. MUCH easier. Then pop your jaw back into place. We make these little sacrifices all the time, we crazed designers. ;} Not JUST to watch our editors reach for another drink. Honest.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2019