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[quote][i]Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer[/i]
[br][b]Year of the Narthex Murders
1482 DR[/b]

[b]Hammer (January)[/b][list]
[*]Last month's revelation of the dalliance between the Lady Lathlace Alsevir and Lord Brustus Mountwyrm atop the roof of the Royal Palace has soured the Lady's betrothal to Lord Corlador Silversword, as well as the budding trade partnership between the Houses of Alsevir and Silversword. Lord Corlador is said to have locked himself away and is taking no visitors while he soothes a broken heart. Lady Lathlace and Lord Brustus are believed to have fled by boat for Westgate with boats belonging to both families in pursuit, but all eyes in Suzail are on the lookout for the next printing of [i]"Fair Flower, Bold Stag"[/i]. [/*] 
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[b]Alturiak (February)[/b][list]
[*]The woodlands around Dhedluk are crawling with nobles, most from families ennobled within the last few decades. What has drawn them into the woods is a mystery, but the relatively small Purple Dragon detachment in Dhedluk are said to keep a strict watch in and out of town, and are arresting and detaining nobles that fail to follow the law, no matter how slight the infraction. These Dragons are known by their company badge: a dagger with its point facing down, trailing three drops of blood off to the left. [/*] 
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[b]Ches (March)[/b][list]
[*]In Eveningstar, the discovery of a dust and web-covered strongchest marked "Alurlyath" half-buried under a collapsed rack of crates and barrels in the cellar of the Golden Unicorn Inn occasioned its removal and transport to the ground floor, where doorjacks employing iron bars failed to pry the chest lid open. Suspecting magic, the Unicorn's owner promised half the contents to a noble staying at the inn, if she would command her house mage to dispel whatever magic kept the lid shut. This the noble did and in short order the lid was opened, exposing everyone to a swarm of dismembered hands that spilled out of the strongchest, springing from floor to chair to table seeking throats to crush, ears to rip and eyes to gouge. The crawling claws are thought to lurk on the ground floor still, and do not pursue anyone who flees the Inn. Residents are still trapped on the upper floors and the owner is promising a reward of gold and gems to anyone that rids the place of the diminutive creatures.[/*] 
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[b]Tarsakh (April)[/b][list]
[*]The weekly auction of horses at Jester's Green was disrupted by horses breaking free of their confinement. Riders on horseback were thrown from their otherwise reliable mounts, which bolted and ran free. The cause of the disruption is something not seen in Cormyr in nearly a millenia: a herd of black unicorns running wild within sight of the Green. The path of the unicorns (and the horses that followed them) is obvious to all, for a great many flowers, plants and trees sprang up overnight from the ground on which the unicorns ran.[/*] 
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[b]Mirtul (May)[/b][list]
[*]Nobles of Cormyr have forever tried to outdo each other, but this habit of one-upmanship reached new heights (of ridiculousness, depending on which Cormyrean you ask) when the patriarch of the Silverswords invited a select group of nobles, courtiers, worthy merchants and other individuals to see firsthand the latest addition to the ancestral home of the Silverswords in Suzail: a four story tall glass enclosure sporting wreathes filled with carefully preserved leaves, flowers, branches, small birds, bits of armor, jewelry, gems, rings and other adornments, all rising up from a single point near the floor in a shape not unlike a pair of grand antlers, the entire assembly set against a backdrop of pure white, all of it connected by and woven through with the many hairs of countless deceased Silverswords dating back to the founding of Cormyr.[/*] 
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[b]Kythorn (June)[/b][list]
[*]In the woods near Stag Steads, hunters uncovered a tarnished metal platter stamped with the face of a majestic, many antlered stag's head. When touched, a [i]magic mouth[/i] appeared over the platter and spoke thus: [i]"Bhald Jhawn is dead. Tlumbel we chased into the woods ere he fell into the Starwater. No sign upriver or down. Our men are paired off with the other hunters; all will be slain. Find us at Oadal's Stand. The replacements are ready."[/i]  [/*] 
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[b]Flamerule (July)[/b][list]
[*]One brightly bannered carriage after another has departed Suzail in the company of liveried riders armed to the teeth. These noble conveyances are the first of many that will arrive in Waymoot, there to answer the call of the Queen of Joy: the high priestess of Lliira has opened the Sounds of Joy temple to guests for the first time in a twenty years. If past events are any indication, the festival to follow will be capped by a nightlong revel filled with dancing and costumed guests. Temple messengers have been sent to Arabel and as far away as Marsember, and a grand gathering of the rich and monied of Cormyr is expected. [/*] 
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[b]Eleasias (August)[/b][list]
[*]Reports of gargoyles in the woods around Mouth O' Gargoyles have been met with an unusually swift response from the Crown: over one hundred Purple Dragons and a handful of veteran War Wizards have been dispatched to the village, both to protect the residents and to patrol the woodlands. A reward of 1,000 golden lions has been offered for the successful capture and delivery of a gargoyle to the Lionar in charge of the Purple Dragon contingent.[/*] 
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[b]Eleint (September)[/b][list]
[*]Ship captains sailing the Wyvernwater have left word of a colossal thunderhead that floats high in the sky over the Wyvernwater: it appears to move of its own accord, even against prevailing winds, and does not dissipate. The looming mass of dark, roiling cloud spits lightening and is surrounded by harsh winds, even when the sky is blue all around. Ships sailing close have observed that when the cloud stops, drops of water do not fall from the sky, but up from the Wyvernwater itself in a great torrent of rising rain. One brave captain guided his ship through the storm and narrowly avoided falling into a round, deep chasm in the water, glimpsing the dry depths beneath the water�s surface ere the ship turned hard and made for the nearest port.  [/*] 
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[b]Marpenoth (October)[/b][list]
[*]Guards have been doubled at many of the warehouses in Arabel in response to the gruesome news that an entire building has been overrun by arachnids�some as large as a horse�and the occupants inside overwhelmed, cocooned, and hung from the ceiling, presumably for later consumption by the eight legged invaders. If not for the swift feet of a Crown tax assessor (who claims to have seen the webbed interior of the building before a trio of man-sized spiders chased him out), the condition of the warehouse may well have been overlooked for the winter. Members of the watch have the building surrounded, and the king�s lord is calling on chartered adventuring companies to exterminate the invaders and recover as many people as possible. The use of fire is prohibited, on pain of imprisonment and a stiff fine. [/*] 
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[b]Uktar (November)[/b][list]
[*]Dwarves have descended on the quiet sheep market town of Bospir, buying up every last vacancy available from its many rooming houses and most of the rooms at the Drover's Inn. To a woman (male dwarves have yet to arrive), the dwarves remain tight lipped over their reasons for traveling to Bospir. Locals have watched the dwarves eye the trio of wells around which the town is centered, and some residents have concluded that resources more valuable than water lie beneath the verdant ranchlands surrounding the town.[/*] 
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[b]Nightal (December)[/b][list]
[*]Smoke from a fire burning in the woods near the edge of the King�s Forest has drawn the attention of foresters from nearby Aunkspear. They waded through knee-high snow to investigate and brought back word of a mansion bordered on one side by a collapsed tower, from which black smoke (and a great amount of heat) rises still. The mansion is grown over with vines and obscured by trees, some rising up out of the earth not more than a few paces away. A wall of thick stone obstructs the entrance, and there is evidence of at least one group having visited prior to the arrival of the foresters. Whomever they were, all their tracks led to the tower. [/*] 
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T O P I C R E V I E W
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 30 Aug 2014 : 07:29:05 What follows is a ten year long list of current clack entries for Cormyr, starting in the year 1479 DR. (EDIT: I've decided to do another ten year's worth of entries. Will be starting on them in the next month or so. Now then, back to the OP...) Like anything else I write, the entries aren't terribly concerned with canon Realmslore beyond its usefulness in terms of inspiration and idea generation. I'll tie in some of the stuff I've written in other scrolls on this shelf, which will hopefully make these entries more useful to DMs. I will also link to Cormyr lore collected in the Sages of Realmslore shelf, to help DMs unfamiliar with terms and to encourage them to peruse other sources for their campaigns. The entries are far from filled and I look forward to spending a lot of time writing them. Please let me know if you find them useful and feel free to post feedback/your own ideas. Thanks for reading! Click here to download a free copy of Backdrop: Cormyr by Brian R. James from the WotC website, which has probably the best map of Cormyr ever made, and is the map I use when I write these entries. ***************** Jump to a year: 1479 DR, Year of the Ageless One 1480 DR, Year of Deep Water Drifting 1481 DR, Year of the Grinning Halfling 1482 DR, Year of the Narthex Murders 1483 DR, Year of the Tasked Weasel 1484 DR, Year of the Awakened Sleepers 1485 DR, Year of the Iron Dwarf's Vengeance 1486 DR, Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls 1487 DR, Year of the Rune Lords Triumphant 1488 DR, Year of Dwarvenkind Reborn And the next ten years: 1489 DR, Year of the Warrior Princess
30 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:35:10 Year of 1498 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:34:26 Year of 1497 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:33:13 Year of 1496 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:31:35 Year of 1495 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:29:46 Year of 1494 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:29:10 Year of 1493 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:27:09 Year of 1492 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:26:02 Year of 1491 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:24:46 Year of 1490 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 07 Nov 2015 : 04:23:19 Year of the Warrior Princess 1489 DR Hammer (January) Alturiak (February) Ches (March) Tarsakh (April) Mirtul (May) Kythorn (June) Flamerule (July) Eleasias (August) Eleint (September) Marpenoth (October) Uktar (November) Nightal (December)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 30 Jan 2015 : 22:57:02 New additions to Hammer 1479 DR. Some edits too. 4/21/2015: Minor edits. I seem to like to use the same words over and over. Need to get over that bad habit.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 20 Jan 2015 : 09:14:00 ..and that's that. Ten years worth of entries written and published to the forum space. I am glad to have these done too--that was a lot of work! Now I get to leave off for awhile, and then come back to look at the entries with fresh eyes, the better to make edits, trim the entries, and add additional entries to give everything a sense of flow and make it all seem more lively. On to the Hound and the Huntsman (sorry Fellfire!).
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 20 Jan 2015 : 08:29:32 Lastly (but not least): 1488 DR. 1/10/2015: Hammer. Alturiak (I keep reading that a good writer kills his or her darlings, so for Alturiak I did just that. So long Randelio and Voruld. We hardly knew ye.) 1/14/2015: Ches, Tarsakh, Mirtul. 1/17/2015: Kythorn, Flamerule. 1/18/2015: Eleasias. 1/20/2015: Eleint, Marpenoth, Uktar, Nightal.
ErinMEvans	Posted - 19 Jan 2015 : 20:14:58 quote: Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer The entries are not meant to be current. I'm riffing off of the old and new lore() for the fun of it, and to keep up my chops as a DM if I ever get the chance to run a game. It's my hope that DMs can use this stuff too. Whenever somebody tells me the content I wrote was an inspiration for them (in their campaign or to start writing their own material) I feel like I've accomplished something. That is a very nice feeling. You've definitely created a lot of very useful content for Cormyr. quote: That I've read so far, as I'm not up to date on my Cormyr reading. I hope to start your Cormyr books later this year. Very cool. I will spoil nothing then. :) I can't wait to see if it inspires you right back!
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 19 Jan 2015 : 20:05:27 quote: Originally posted by ErinMEvans I really like these! They add a nice flavor. Thank you very much! quote: Originally posted by ErinMEvans Can I ask though, is the intent that they're accurate to current published lore? Because I spy at least one issue with some of the ones occurring during and after Fire in the Blood. If not, carry on! The entries are not meant to be current. I'm riffing off of the old and new lore() for the fun of it, and to keep up my chops as a DM if I ever get the chance to run a game. It's my hope that DMs can use this stuff too. Whenever somebody tells me the content I wrote was an inspiration for them (in their campaign or to start writing their own material) I feel like I've accomplished something. That I've read so far, as I'm not up to date on my Cormyr reading. I hope to start your Cormyr books later this year.
ErinMEvans	Posted - 19 Jan 2015 : 19:54:35 quote: Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer The Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls (1486 DR) is up next. I'm happy to have gotten this far before the turn of the year. 12/27/2014: Hammer. Minor edit to the entry for Tarsakh in the Year of the Tasked Weasel. 12/28/2014: Edits. 1/1/2015: Alturiak. Ches. Tarsakh. Mirtul. Kythorn. Happy New Year! 1/2/2015: Added a footnote to Kythorn. Flamerule. Eleasias. 1/3/2015: Eleint. Marpenoth. 1/4/2015: Uktar. Nightal. I really like these! They add a nice flavor. Can I ask though, is the intent that they're accurate to current published lore? Because I spy at least one issue with some of the ones occurring during and after Fire in the Blood. If not, carry on!
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 16 Jan 2015 : 19:04:21 quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert George RR Martin must have a lot of darlings. I know right? I couldn't bear to part with Voruld and Randelio, so I decided to make them ghosts and let DMs decide when they fade away for good.
Wooly Rupert	Posted - 11 Jan 2015 : 14:38:13 quote: Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer Lastly (but not least): 1488 DR. 1/10/2015: Hammer. Alturiak (I keep reading that a good writer kills his or her darlings, so for Alturiak I did just that. So long Randelio and Voruld. We hardly knew ye.) George RR Martin must have a lot of darlings.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 05 Jan 2015 : 07:45:21 A new year for, ahem, a new year: 1487 DR: 1/5/2015: Hammer, Alturiak, Ches. Tarsakh. 1/6/2015: Mirtul. 1/8/2015: Kythorn, Flamerule, Eleasias. 1/9/2015: Eleint, Marpenoth. 1/10/2015: Uktar, Nightal.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 01 Jan 2015 : 09:26:23 The Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls (1486 DR) is up next. I'm happy to have gotten this far before the turn of the year. 12/27/2014: Hammer. Minor edit to the entry for Tarsakh in the Year of the Tasked Weasel. 12/28/2014: Edits. 1/1/2015: Alturiak. Ches. Tarsakh. Mirtul. Kythorn. Happy New Year! 1/2/2015: Added a footnote to Kythorn. Flamerule. Eleasias. 1/3/2015: Eleint. Marpenoth. 1/4/2015: Uktar. Nightal.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 28 Dec 2014 : 19:03:15 Thank you sir! Achieving SageTime is an impressive feat. We should all be so busy with ideas and things to create.
xaeyruudh	Posted - 28 Dec 2014 : 17:10:35 Really impressive work Jeremy, in all of your ongoing scrolls. It inspires me to add more things to my to-do list, which is pushing me into SageTime but there's certainly no room for boredom.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 30 Nov 2014 : 06:48:06 The Year of the Iron Dwarf's Vengeance (1485 DR) is upon us. Let us begin. 11/29/2014: Hammer, Alturiak. 12/4/2014: Ches, Tarsakh. 12/6/2014: Edits. 12/16/2014: Mirtul, Kythorn. 12/17/2014: Flamerule, Eleasias, Eleint, Marpenoth. 12/18/2014: Minor edits. Uktar, and feeling quite accomplished for having worked the word "Torchwood" into an entry . 12/22/2014: Nightal.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 28 Nov 2014 : 04:44:08 1484 DR brings us the Year of Awakened Sleepers (1484 DR), eh? I'm tempted to riff off of the year's name. We'll see. 11/19/2014: Edits, Hammer, Alturiak, Ches, Mirtul, Kythorn, Flamerule, Eleasias. 11/28/2014: Jumping out of order to add something to Uktar of 1479 DR. And then back to 1484, with a second entry for Mirtul. Eleint, Marpenoth, Uktar, Nightal.
hashimashadoo	Posted - 19 Nov 2014 : 11:38:44 quote: Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer 1484 DR brings us the Year of Awakened Sleepers, eh? I'm tempted to riff off of the year's name. We'll see. As was R.A. Salvatore in The Last Threshold.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 21 Oct 2014 : 06:14:24 Let's get 1483 DR started, shall we? 10/21/2014: Hammer, Alturiak, Ches, Tarsakh 10/29/2014: edits 10/30/2014: Mirtul, Kythorn 10/31/2014: Flamerule, Eleasias 11/1/2014: Eleint 11/2/2014: Marpenoth, Uktar 11/5/2014: Nightal
xaeyruudh	Posted - 12 Oct 2014 : 06:53:51 This thread is like bacon. Good stuff to chew on. Om nom nom. (whoops, was that one of your PCs? my bad... urp)
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 24 Sep 2014 : 07:54:00 And we're off to the year 1482 DR. 9/23/2014: Hammer 10/6/2014: Alturiak, Ches 10/7/2014: Tarsakh 10/11/2014: doing edits, Mirtul, Kythorn, Flamerule 10/15/2014: Eleasias 10/17/2014: Eleint, Marpenoth, Uktar 10/20/2014: Nightal
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 15 Sep 2014 : 08:21:05 And work begins on 1481 DR: 9/14/2014: Mirtul, Tarsakh, Kythorn 9/19/2014: Alturiak, Chess, Flamerule, Eleasias 9/20/2014: Doing edits. 9/21/2014: Eleint 9/22/2014: Hammer. Edits too. 9/23/2014: Nightal, Uktar, Marpenoth. Edits. And that rounds out 1481.
Jeremy Grenemyer	Posted - 14 Sep 2014 : 06:18:11 quote: Originally posted by Snow I like the Marpenoth 1480 (Year of the Deep Water Drifting) entry. Perfect angle for the Halloween month, too. :-) Kinda funny to think of adventuring in the area of an "old folks home" too. Albeit "feisty old folks" who keep their swords and spellbooks right next to their meds and walkers. You know I hadn't even thought about Halloween when I wrote that. Just goes to show that a lot of times the reader is smarter than the writer. I'll note here that Daunthers takes Purple Dragons who're disabled (but not diseased; those go to Thulser�s Lodge, in the King�s Forest). Still, I wouldn't want to get a bunch of them riled up. quote: Originally posted by Snow Also, I'm curious, Jeremy. I see you post the Augathra/Alaundo year names at the top of each Dalesreckoning Year #. Are you attempting to thematically link (at least on a small or subtle level) the Year Name to any of the Current Clack month entries? Not even a little bit. Those year names don't sit well with me. However, ideas can be hard to come by so if I end up writing something that just so happens to fit the year name, it's a happy accident and I won't move the entry to a different year.

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