@TheEdVerse I see two references to characters in Waterdeep one a painter (Bard?) named Glorindel and another name Glorfindel are thes the same character and which is the correct name?
— Dark Elf Designs (@DarkElfDesigns) September 27, 2021
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In an article in DRAGON 179, Nigel Findley introduced the wizard-bard Glorindel of Waterdeep, maker of magical paintings.
I’ve no idea how he came up with the name, and Nigel is too dead to ask, but apparently the Tolkien…
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…estate’s lawyers were VERY quick, at the time, to make sure it wasn’t derived from the Middle-Earth elf prince Glorfindel.
For the same reason, there’s no one named “Glorfindel” in official published Realmslore. As a DM, …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2021
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…anyone can make use of planar gates and the multiverse concept to have almost any fictional character show up in the Realms—at their gaming table.
The closest I’ve come to “Glorfindel” in Waterdeep is the halfling cook… 4)
…Glorarra Summermantle at Castle Waterdeep, and Glormae Indranth of the Watchful Order of Magists & Protectors, a fair-haired, rail-thin mage who goes on many Watch patrols because she gets to see stores and streets in the…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2021
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…city she’d otherwise never visit.
Oh, and there’s a merchant named Iylas Phindrel (human, from Scornubel), who deals in blown glass window panes and glass door handles, in Trades Ward.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2021