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. . . And I've just received an e-mail from the overworked Ed. Like last year, Ed is going to try, before the end of the year, to answer one outstanding lore question from every year of this thread (so, 2004 to date).

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Originally posted by The Hooded One

And while I'm here, I might as well address these, from Lunarbeams:
"What exciting adventures will the new chosen will have in 2013?"
THO: New Chosen? What New Chosen? Do tell! (Ed certainly can't legally say much of anything about adventures ahead in 2013, whether they feature New Chosen or not.)

"What is going happen to Elminister?"
THO: Who is "Elminister"? A cleric with a death wish? All sorts of creatures tend to show up to try to slay Elminster, so if one of them mishears this name, whoever that priest is will undoubtedly have a dark and sticky time . . .
Now, if you mean ELMINSTER, the only answer Ed can probably give is: a lot of things are going to happen to him. They always do.
Not that we can share much, beforehand, of course . . .

"By the way can we have some e-books be in printed media?"
THO: I'm going to assume here that you're speaking of Realms fiction published by Wizards, rather than more generally. That's a good question, but one best put to Wizards, not Ed, because Wizards does the publishing. (Just for the record, Ed thinks ALL Realmslore should be available in e-book, printed, audio book, and Braille formats, simultaneously and all the time - - but then again, Ed isn't financially running any publishing company, and there are good reasons for that. )

So there you have it: answers from me, this time.
love,
THO

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. . . And I've just received an e-mail from the overworked Ed. Like last year, Ed is going to try, before the end of the year, to answer one outstanding lore question from every year of this thread (so, 2004 to date).

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1st request:
Did we find out who penned, 'Filfaeril, Bound and Willing?'

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. . . And I've just received an e-mail from the overworked Ed. Like last year, Ed is going to try, before the end of the year, to answer one outstanding lore question from every year of this thread (so, 2004 to date).

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1st request:
Did we find out who penned, 'Filfaeril, Bound and Willing?'

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I'm pretty sure we didn't, though there was a lot of speculation, for a while... I know I'd still like to know!

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Shanut wood dries quickly, once cut, and splits into woody splinters (good for kindling, but not much else).

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There. A tiny thing about the Border Kingdoms, but . . . 'tis a thing.

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Weirwoods could be occupied by dryads and hamadryads as emergency refuges (when "their" trees are imperiled or destroyed), but otherwise, no, wouldn't be. The wood has too strong a life of its ; to the dryad, it would feel like we do when electricity is flowing through us strongly (can't relax, feel excited but also 'odd'). No, weirwoods aren't treants; treants are indeed their own species. Heh; according to me, anyway. ;}

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Originally posted by xaeyruudh

And another query: are there particular species of trees in the Realms that are most/least likely to be represented among treants... and related (or mistakenly believed to be related) species like dark trees and the array of evil tree-based creatures given to us in 2e whose names I'm not remembering right now? Duskwood treants? Weir? (hah weretreants?) Blueleaf? I imagine the mix varies according to the forest; I'm just wondering if treants can be any species of tree in existence with equal probability, or whether they tend toward a few species and perhaps (for example) the appearance of a zalantar treant would be an exciting once-in-10,000-years kind of thing.

Kinda seems like the sort of thing that might have been asked before, but searching Candlekeep for "treant" returns a 5-page list of threads.

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so Im curious

jaamdath, when the elves destroyed it with a tidalwave, was jaamdath( or whatever the cities of the sword was called) guilty of anything other than tresspassing and cutting down trees or did they kill,rape, pillage elves and their homesteads too??

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–276 Year of Overflowing Casks: A bloody coup in Jhaamdath replaces the psiocracy of bladelords with a militant emperor, who commands the building of a great navy on the Inner Sea. Jhaamdathan loggers come into conflict with the elves of the Chondalwood. Over the next twenty years, Jhaamdathan forces hunt down and slaughter the elves.
–255 Year of Furious Waves: A tidal wave created by elven high magic destroys Jhaamdath.

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In –276 DR, a military coup dissolved the bladelord psiocracy and installed a powerful metamind (see Expanded Psionics Handbook) as emperor. Imperial Jhaamdath expanded rapidly west and south. Its leaders also turned a covetous eye on the Sea of Fallen Stars and began to build a great naval armada in preparation for conquering the inland sea. The need for wood to build their ships turned the people of Jhaamdath into terrible despoilers of nearby woodlands. Jhaamdathan forces mercilessly slaughtered the elves of Nikerymath when the latter fought to defend their forest home, but still Jhaamdath sought more wood. In desperation, the elves of the Chondalwood used elven high magic to call forth a tremendous tidal wave from the Sea of Fallen Stars and send it crashing over Jhaamdath, drowning all twelve of its great cities.

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Originally posted by Rivenhelm

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the diligent, faithful scribes of Candlekeep. I have been a longtime lurker here on these boards and the old Realms-L forums. I am thankful that everyone has carried on their love of the Realms here and have kept it a living, breathing world. I lament waiting until now to join the fun, but I'm glad old friends from the Realms-L -- George & Phillip among others -- are active here and some (Krash) have been noticed by Wizards for their love and creativity. Congrats my friend! While my career and various other commitments have kept me from, not only playing the game, but from contributing to the keep; some may remember my one lasting contribution on the Realms-L boards. Using the Kings & Queens of England as a rough template, I placed as many of the Kings & Queens of Cormyr as were known at the time and the approximate years they may have reigned into a coherent list. Ed, following the List at the time, gave his approval, of which I was pleasantly surprised by. And also pleasantly surprised by those figures being quoted on the list right up until The Grand History of the Realms made them obsolete. But it is the contributions of everyone here that I am truly grateful for. Especially those of the lovely THO! Your time and efforts to bring the most flavorful little bites of the Realms to us all can never really truly be appreciated enough. And of course to Ed, who has given so much of himself to all of us here, that even the most dedicated Saint (Nick) would marvel at it tenfold, and yet he tirelessly continues to give. Thank you Ed. It has been long long overdue!!

Which brings me to the purposes of this post. Firstly, "hi" everyone, sorry it's been so long. Secondly, I would like to give something back to all of you who have given so much. Being a huge fan of the Old Grey Box and inspired by one line from it, I wrote a short story. Having long since given up on it seeing print, I would like to present it as a holiday gift to, not only the fine scribes here, to THO as well, but more importantly to, the man himself, Ed. So my question would go out to the moderators here and to THO on the best way to accomplish this. I know it could be tricky posting it here at the Keep considering the story uses actual characters and places from the published Realms. Hopefully it's an easily avoided matter, but that's where I'll need guidance from Wooly, Sage or Alaundo. It will be less of an issue of sharing it with you and Ed THO. If you could let me know the easiest way to get it to you both I'd really really appreciate it.

Finally, this is a questions for Ed thread, and although I hate to ask yet more of the man, I have yet to hear an answer to a long ago query -- and since he asked for it, here it is. Just which monarch are the princess's Elmyra & Hlassela born to. Asked by Nevorick on Sept. 26, 2007. I have attempted to draft a tree of the Cormyr line. Needless to say it's quite chaotic in many places, but I have a feeling that where I placed those two ladies is a little late in the line.

Also, something that has nagged me, and something that Ed has done a really terrific job of rectifying in the Volo Guides and here at the Keep, was that there was little or no additional essential information added to the Cormyr Supplement (TSR #9410) that I thought a supplement dedicated exclusively to Cormyr should contain. As an example; was not including, something I had hoped they would have included, street names in the major cities. Thanks to Ed I have been able to map some of them, but there are others I cannot place definitively. So as an additional question, and one I hope shouldn't take too much of Ed's time, could he furnish the streets for the following locales in Suzail?:
The alley that Argul's tower fronts.
The east-west street that Helve Dhasjarr's house fronts.
The east-west street that Crommor Lhestayl's house fronts.
The curving north-south street that Talahon's yards fronts.
The curving north-south street that the Golden Goblin fronts (continuation of Garth street or Mayhap lane -- or neither?)
The arcing roughly east-west lane that forms the corner on which the Golden Goblin stands.
The small streets that allow access to Iravan's Yards (north & south)
The street that takes you to the Market from Fields-Gates.
The north-south street that exits the market going to the Purple Scar.
The short street & longer one that the Crying Witch stands.
The roughly north-south street that Laspeera's tower & Dolchar Dethantar's house appear to front.
The branching north-south street Danain's hardware store fronts.
The long roughly east-west street on the west side Thelmar's inn.
Does Court Close cross the Promenade? If not, the north-south street south of the Winking Eye & the Promenade.
The arcing east-west street that terminates west of Zhaelun's stockyards.
The east-west street the Mare's Tail tavern fronts.
The north-south street Taneth's festhall fronts.
The north-south street that runs east of the Black Rat tavern to the wharf. (I have Silver Scales street as the east-west street north of the Black Rat)
The north-west street Saszesk's house fronts.
The long east-west street south of the Weather Eye tavern that runs to Market Hall.
The north-south street east of the Weather Eye tavern.
The north-south street that runs east of Selavar's Inn.
The north-south street Zults fronts.
The north-south street west of the Laughing Lass tavern.
The east-west street south of the Laughing Lass that bends south.
The east-west street that runs two doors north of the Laughing Lass.
The east-west street that runs several doors south of Zults (not sure which building is Zults -- dark building on the Grey Box map?)
The first street branching south off the Street of Staves east of the Promenade.
The second street branching south off the Street of Staves that runs to the Citadel of the Purple Dragons.
The north-south street west of the above (running parallel to it, but not joining with the Street of Staves)
The curving north-south street that forms a T with Street of Staves & Stone Bow streets ending in a T with Coachwheels Way.
The east-west street that Rheuban's stables fronts.
The north-south street Dragon's Eye coster is on (if not still Coachwheels Way)
The east-west street between Dragon's Eye & Thousandheads costers.
The east-west street south of Faeri's warehouse that runs between Thousandheads & Seven Suns costers (unless that is another street)
The east-west street that runs between Seven Suns & Six Coffers costers.
The east-west street that Sontravin's inn fronts.

Though not a complete list, it covers those streets with a named landmark associated with it. Also here are streets that have been mentioned but I was not able to pin down with any certainty:
Low Lantern Lane
Dragonfall Alley
Ulster's Street
Torch Street
Blade Lane
Dancing Druid Lane
Pendle Street
Doloph Street (south of, and parallel to the Promenade [west end of the city])
Mistmoat Alley
Crownever Lane
Seawind Lane (southwest of the market)
Blackbuck Lane
Stallion Street
Taumurt's Lane

Lastly, like most die-hard fans I was disheartened with the direction 4E was taking with the Realms & the Spellplauge, but have been heartened by the new direction the Realms seems to be going now. I really love Elminster's Forgotten Realms and recommend it highly. Our group has recently resurrected our long-dead Cormyr campaign thanks to our friend's 12-year old son's tremendous interest in old-school First Edition D&D, Cormyr, and Eveningstar in particular. I would like to add my voice to those clamoring for oft-hinted at 90+ page Eveningstar Supplement that was briefly talked about in this scroll earlier this year. Perhaps if we ask enough small question of Ed about the region, histories of the people, local feuds, and even more legends of the area, we could get close to what that product might present to us -- minus maps of course. Hopefully the direction of 5E may allow for such a product to actually be published. Ahhh, dare to dream.

So I'm officially adding that to my List to Santa. And, here's to everyone's Holiday Wishes coming true. To all, Happy Holidays and thanks in advance for all your help!!

Rich...

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