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31/12/2017 – 7/01/2018

 * Evergold, the Fountain of Youth and Beauty, stood in both Hanali Celanil's palace in Arvandor and Sune's part of Brightwater.
 * The Order of the Calming Wave was a monastic order faithful to Valkur, god of sailors. It was formed by a band of ex-pirates.
 * Yaks were kept as livestock in the Hordelands and northern Faerûn. They had many uses, with their milk used for yak butter.
 * Darrusktraal was a fortress in Khôltar. Gate guards made extra money by advertising and directing travelers to local businesses.
 * Frizzt Boz'Wevial was a big-eared drow mage gifted with magical items by his more famous distant relative Drizzt Do'Urden.
 * Ghaurin's Hold, a dwarf mansion in Old Delzoun, fell in an earthquake sent by Moradin, destroying the demons overrunning it.
 * Eghagu was a small village on the Great Glacier. It was settled by exiles from neighboring Iulutiun and Angulutiun settlements.
 * Moonfire was a magical substance formed from blessed Selûnite rituals. It created magical items and empowered the faithful.

7/01/2018 – 14/01/2018

 * Deadstone Cleft was a sacred site to stone giants. They carved questions into a stalactite, and found answers after the new moon.
 * Thear was a hot-tempered dwarf cleric of Tempus dwelling in Shadowdale who struggled to find a warhorse appropriate to his size.
 * Taurgaur's Tarjteir was an inn and restaurant in Khôltar catering to dwarves. The outside wall was carved into a huge dwarven face.
 * The Old Order was a mysterious monastic order dedicated to the philosophy of a lost or dead god, whom they did not worship.
 * Celestial eladrin were fey celestials of Arborea and Arvandor known for their beauty, grace, and wild and unpredictable natures.
 * Valamaradace, known as the Dragon Queen of Silverymoon, was a kindly gold dragon who watched over the Silver Marches.
 * Centaurs required much food to fuel their large bodies, and often overindulged with liquor. A drunken centaur was very aggressive.

14/01/2018 – 21/01/2018

 * Redtoe was a cowardly verbeeg temple guard in the Spine of the World. He knew when to flee or feign death to save his own hide.
 * The Ankheg Tribe of the Shaar adopted the ankheg as their symbol, with their favored tactic springing from the ground in ambush.
 * Haedyll, a halfling cleric of Eldath, tried to find enough money for his brother's resurrection and a journey back to the Thornwood.
 * Enklaevur Rostigror was a vagabond trader and thief who climbed to dominance as the Supreme Merchant of the city of Khôltar.
 * Whalebones, an archipelago in the Trackless Sea named for the skeletons that littered the beaches, was ruled over by petty kings.
 * A dune stalker was an evil creature of earth, summoned from its own plane to hunt down and give a "kiss of death" to a target.
 * Axe beaks were large aggressive flightless birds, named for their deadly beaks, found in Chult and on the Snout of Omgar.
 * Movanic devas were devas who oversaw the Material Plane. They took the forms of people or animals to move among mortals.

21/01/2018 – 28/01/2018

 * Dappledref was a beggar and conman who'd often pretend to be blind or pose as a priest of a new god, but made little profit.
 * Ironslag was a subterranean complex in the Ice Spires home to fire giants led by Duke Zalto and housing an adamantine forge.
 * Stone ships were sailed on the Narrow Sea by the dwarves of Delzoun. They were later beached in the sands east of Ascore.
 * Gardolf Beorunna was purported to be a Thane of Ruathym and the father of the god Uthgar, and died in battle against a demon.
 * Amberu Khôltar was a gold dwarf of the Great Rift and first governor of the trading camp that would be named after him—Khôltar.
 * Jordain viziers were dedicated servants who aided the mages of Halruaa, but were forbidden from practicing magic themselves.
 * Karpri was a planet in Realmspace entirely covered in water. It was home to aquatic elves and orbited by a haunted military base.
 * Dalath was a mining town in Unther. Although prosperous, it was dominated by greedy freeholders who killed off unruly slaves.

28/01/2018 – 4/02/2018

 * The Beached Leviathan was a pirate ship turned inn and tavern in Neverwinter. Captain Harrag treated his staff as a crew.
 * Zarangans were potent magical stones with many powers. They were created in ancient Netheril and brought to Halruaa.
 * A nautiloid was a flying ship used by illithids to journey between worlds. Their long rubbery tentacles were used to probe planets.
 * Pezelac was a stable nation in Maztica home to the fatalistic, homebody Pezel people, who paid tribute to the empire of Nexal.
 * Gonth "Merrybelt" Forgegold was a governor of Khôltar. Trying to be friend and father to all, he gave everyone what they wanted.
 * Flying snakes were found in Chult. They could be domesticated and trained to carry messages, such as by the Black Network.
 * Lamia nobles were the evil half-human, half-serpent leaders of the lamia race. They collected lore on history and magic.
 * The Seelie Court were the high society of fey, as well as select fey-descended beings like elves of great beauty and wit.
 * Crema Athkatla was a dessert descended from Amnian cuisine and enjoyed in Chult. It was a sweet caramel-hued custard.

4/02/2018 – 11/02/2018

 * The Jet Jambiya was a popular tavern in Calimport named for a magical jambiya that swallowed other weapons that were drawn.
 * Kabal the Firesoul was a wizard of Neverwinter who became trapped in the Far Realm and was transformed into a being of fire.
 * Chiang lung, or "river dragons" of the east, could fly without any wings, thanks to magical pearls embedded in their brains.
 * A spelljamming helm was an enchanted chair that let a magic-user power and pilot a spelljammer through the void of space.
 * Shraevyn's Tomb was the crypt of the wizard weaponsmith Shraevyn, said to hold his magical weapons and treasure.
 * Thannaberry was an alcoholic cordial said to have medicinal benefits, at least by those who sold it at Munsrum's Ready Ladle.
 * Tewahca was a ruined city in Maztica, where once the gods ordered the construction of a great pyramid as the site of their battle.
 * The Color Spray Nebula was a multicolored fan-shaped nebula in Realmspace, named for its resemblance to a color spray spell.
 * Kwayothé was a poor street-kid who grew to become a merchant princess of Port Nyanzaru. She sought to pull down the nobility.
 * The Siege of Neverwinter saw Valindra Shadowmantle's undead forces assault Neverwinter, opposed by city guard and heroes.

11/02/2018 – 18/02/2018

 * Astral devas, one of the orders of the devas, were angels who battled fiends and watched over those who walked the planes.
 * Princess Gorauna Obarskyr of Cormyr in the 300s DR killed many members of her own family to control the line of succession.
 * The Cloaked Ascendancy were a cabal of corrupted mages who sought to depose Lord Dagult Neverember of Neverwinter
 * The Crown of Neverwinter could only be worn by an Alagondar family member. It protected them from extremes of cold and heat.
 * Ascallions were a dangerous breed of large predatory fish. Females kept their young in their mouths, releasing them to attack prey.
 * Narwhals were a cetacean known for their long horns. Able to hold much magic, these were favored for enchanted rods and staffs.
 * Aremag was a cantankerous old dragon turtle who demanded tribute from any ship found in the Bay of Chult lest he sink it.
 * Embran Orntathtar was a police officer of Khôltar who quelled strife among the city's lords and rose to become its first human ruler.
 * Kamatlans were monstrous creatures found in Maztica. They were like jaguars with snakes sprouting from their shoulders.
 * A kiira, or "lore gem", was a magical gemstone that attached to a mage's brow and stored spells similar to a spellbook.
 * The wildspace inside Realmspace's crystal sphere was unusually warm, suggesting it was the oldest of the known crystal spheres.
 * Bowgentle's Book was a spellbook compiling the spells and teachings of Bowgentle of Silverymoon, but it was lost to thieves.

18/02/2018 – 25/02/2018

 * Cymril was a member of the Harpers working in Neverwinter. She was sent to join and lead the Sons of Alagondar rebel group.
 * Shago was a guide living at Fort Beluarian who led the Flaming Fist into the jungles of Chult on undead-hunting expeditions.
 * Manawabe was a tattooed druid in Chult who served as an excellent guide for those who had no intention to harm the jungle.
 * Jamrado's Thanetalium was a theater in Khôltar that hosted a variety of entertainments for its raucous nut-throwing crowds.
 * The Book of the Silver Talon was the spellbook of the feared archmage Asmiak, who was murderous in his efforts to reclaim it.
 * Moonfire salve, a substance collected by the Church of Selûne, had different magical effects depending on how it was applied.
 * The kiira N'Vaelahr were a collection of special lore gems used by the undercover agents of the N'Vaelahr for communication.
 * Guard drakes were magical creatures created from fresh meat and dragon scales. They loyally served whoever first fed them.
 * Riggilla the Dark was a half-drow shadowlord of the Shadowmasters of Telflamm, who operated as a roving agent for the group.

25/02/2018 – 4/03/2018

 * Dekanter goblins were a mutated variety of goblin, known for their rhinoceros-like horns. They were created by the Beast Lord.
 * The Market Ward of Port Nyanzaru held the Grand Coliseum, where gladiators, mages, velociraptors, tigers, and undead battled.
 * Foulspawn were creatures twisted by the Far Realm, who sought to recreate that bizarre place in the natural world&mdash;or destroy it.
 * The Company of the Yellow Banner was a band of adventures in Chult, who each met sorry fates in the ruined city of Omu.
 * Udall Granitecrusher was a dwarf warrior known for his mighty strength. He was fond of adventuring and training in battle.
 * Item enchantment was a complex process involving a number of spells and rituals, as well as careful design and experimentation.
 * Daggers of venom were favored weapons of the darkmasks of Vhaeraun. They were also known in Zakhara in several forms.
 * Inbrurr Harlenstar was a gold dwarf of the Great Rift, who sought by any means to take the city of Khôltar back from humans.
 * Mictlatepec was an ancient mountain-top city in Maztica, populated wholly by the undead, who in the night lived out their old lives.
 * A tradesman was a cheap, easily maintained fish-shaped spelljammer commonly used by merchants and adventurers of all races.
 * The Riders of Mistledale were the militia of Mistledale, recognized by their white horse insignia and lacquered black plate armor.

4/03/2018 – 11/03/2018

 * Nightstar Guiding and Outfitters, a trail and forestry gear shop in Waymoot, was owned by Liriel Nightstar, a rumored Harper.
 * Yellyark was a strange goblin village in Chult. Built on a great net, it could be catapulted to safety if ever in risk of being overrun.
 * Captain Darrask Baergil of the Riders of Mistledale retired to become a priest of Tempus, after seeing the war god in his dreams.
 * Locke was a wandering entertainer and con artist who used his psionics to trick others into thinking they were psychic.
 * Lukan of the Mystic Veil was an illusionist wizard of the Many-Starred Cloak in Neverwinter who was dragged into the Far Realm.
 * The Archenriders were the militia of Archendale. They were formed after the Sessrendale War, when a stronger army was needed.
 * Rhyester was born blind but a miracle restored his sight. He became a prophet of Lathander and founded a temple in Silverymoon
 * The Wanderers were the souls of the most evil beings of Realmspace, doomed to march across the surface of its crystal sphere.
 * The Starshine Academy in Neverwinter taught the arts, horticulture, and animal lore, but also potion- and poison-brewing.
 * Chirasu of Kozakura's Eight Million Gods was the goddess of stealth and patron of ninja, yakuza, and others who worked unseen.

11/03/2018 – 18/03/2018

 * Life in Bospir, a little village in Cormyr, revolved entirely around sheep. The Nightbleat Tavern often saw brawls between shearers.
 * Kir Sabal was a cliffside monastery amidst the Chultan jungles. The aarakocra dwelling there farmed the protected plateau above.
 * The Order of the Burning Dawn, a mercenary guild active on the Sword Coast, was originally founded to seek out the Moontear.
 * The Feather Falls in Featherdale emerged mysteriously from a sheer cliff-face. Legends told of a lost temple hidden behind it.
 * The Moonbridge in Silverymoon was constructed entirely of magical force, invisible during the day but glimmering at night.
 * Kavatos Stormeye, a wizard of the Arcane Brotherhood, served Lord Neverember of Neverwinter and aided its heroes.

18/03/2018 – 25/03/2018

 * Scardale Town, the former capital of Scardale, was once a great port city but suffered under war, occupation, plague, and anarchy.
 * Seals were common to the coasts of Icewind Dale and the Great Glacier. They were hunted by Iulutiun tribes for food, fur, and fuel.
 * Edwin Morahan, a veteran paladin of the Purple Dragons, was the Lord Magister of Suzail, administering the city for the king.
 * Princess Mwaxanaré was one of the last two royals of the fallen kingdom of Omu, but believed utterly in her power and influence.
 * Belaphoss the Mad was an ambitious balor lieutenant of Demogorgon. He sought the holy Moontear to increase his power.
 * Amaratha, also called "shieldstone", was a rare type of jewel that could absorb electrical energy and was sacred to several gods.
 * A fanfare horn was a type of trumpet with a loud sound preferred for making official announcements and long enough to carry a flag.
 * Manycoins services were businesses found across Faerûne that lent money, exchanged currencies, and stored valuables.

25/03/2018 – 1/04/2018

 * Withermeet was a small village in Damara whose deeply conservative inhabitants resisted change and development of the area.
 * Vanessa was a soldier at Camp Righteous whose secret lover, the tabaxi bard Birdsong, was captured by Nanny Pu'pu.
 * The Tarnsmoke Proclamation was a 15th-century law of Waterdeep legalizing the hiring of bounty hunters by private citizens.
 * Skull Gorge in the Western Heartlands was the site of a major battle that left the hobgoblin population diminished across Faerûn.
 * Tegal's Mark, the de facto capital of Tasseldale, sprung up around and was named for a famed swordsmith and his forge.
 * The members of House Sauringar, one of the great yuan-ti tribes, could puff themselves up to appear more intimidating.
 * The whirlwind of bones spell animated a pile of bones into a spinning flurry that pelted and sapped the life of those they struck.
 * Araleth Letheranil, a minor elven god of starlight, once fought Lolth and survived, albeit with a scar left by her venomous bite.
 * A sidewheeler was a type of spelljammer cobbled together by gnomes from assorted parts and wrecks of previous sidewheelers.
 * Anwir Dupretiskava, the Supreme Potentate of Var the Golden, was in fact a blue dragon who manipulated public opinion.
 * The Moon Women of the Celestial Bureaucracy steered the motions of the Moon and governed the calendar of Kara-Tur.

1/04/2018 – 8/04/2018

 * Thoss Fyurnen was a vain black dragon who came to be worshiped by the lizardfolk of Lizard Marsh as the Chosen of Talona.
 * The Wild Hunt was a strange haunting presaged by a pack of baying dogs. Those it passed were enchanted to join its mad rush.
 * Alley Cat Kordin was perhaps the worse burglar in Tantras, notorious more for his ill-luck and poor schemes than his thefts.
 * Tarsellis Meunniduin was a minor elven god of the wilderness. His snow elf worshipers were rumored to dwell on the High Ice.
 * Mrelgaunt's Turret, a haunted mage's tower, was missing its first floor, walls included, with the rest suspended in the air.
 * The Magistrati, the priests of Azuth, were required to learn every spell they came across, but never to hoard magical lore.
 * Deathspiders were the insectoid spelljamming vessels flown by the neogi. The captain owned the entire crew and their slaves.
 * The Northbank district of Silverymoon was the heart around which the city grew, beginning with an inn and logging camp.

8/04/2018 – 15/04/2018

 * Giant space hamsters, bred to power gnomish sidewheelers and for their meat, came in many magically enhanced varieties.
 * Crelt was born blind but cultivated psionic powers of clairsentience to get by. He was a pleasant but serious-minded gnome.
 * The Shrine of Swords south of Neverwinter was dedicated to Tempus. It was built of metal in the shape of a huge gauntlet.
 * Grimwald was a legendary mage of the North who founded the School of Wizardry in Waterdeep and the influential Covenant.
 * In Hrakhamar, a dwarven forge complex in Chult, iron and adamantine were smelted by lowering crucibles into a volcanic rift.

15/04/2018 – 22/04/2018

 * Camp Vengeance was established by members of the Order of the Gauntlet under Commander Niles Breakbone in Chult.
 * Lionheart was an elf command base in Realmspace, formed from a ring of spelljammers with their wings fused together.
 * The Dock, "the only Arcane trading port on Toril", was a spelljamming port in the Wu Pi Te Shao Mountains with very high fees.
 * Pallandra was a high priestess of Set who turned to dark magics to protect her order and its temples against the goodly faiths.
 * Raxivort, demigod creator of xvarts, once caused a massive rat infestation in Zelatar, the city of the demon lord Graz'zt.
 * The Old Tomb in the Desertsmouth Mountains was mysteriously restored the same it was every time it was explored or looted.
 * The House of the Moon in Waterdeep was the most magnificent temple to Selûne in the Realms, with a great gilded dome.

22/04/2018 – 29/04/2018

 * Iiso, the former capital of Wa, remained a center for trade and finance. It was also the site of a secret spelljamming port.
 * Thelbaerone Shadowdark, owner of a magic shop in Daerlun, was a skilled teacher who could impart images from her mind.
 * According to legend, luckstones originated in the realm of Luiren, with the luck of the halflings having rubbed off on them.
 * The Standing Stone was erected in 1 DR as a show of unity between the elves of Cormanthyr and the humans of the Dalelands.
 * The Vault of the Sages was a famed library in Silverymoon. It was renowned as the greatest collection of knowledge in Faerûn.
 * Rellamyn was a barbarian adventurer and one of Kyriani's lovers. Riding an asperii, he caught her as she leapt from Castle Waterdeep.

29/04/2018 – 6/05/2018

 * Zalaron Daska was one of the ruling triumvirate of Fireshear in the Frozenfar, representing a Waterdhavian merchant company.
 * A specialty priest was a servant of one deity exclusively, supporting them alone and no other, whatever their shared pantheon.
 * Radiant dragons were vast and flew through space itself as innate spelljammers. They breathed pulses of pure energy.
 * Alask's Arrow was an inn and tavern in the city of Daerlun in Sembia. Its owner was reputed to be the finest archer in the land.
 * The Imnestream was one of the Sword Coast's most beautiful rivers, with many falls and rapids and passing flower meadows.
 * Peldan's Helm was a town in Mistledale. It was named for its founder, who claimed all the land within sight of his helm.
 * Blind Lemon Murlyn was a Harper bard who lost his sight on a disastrous mission to Thay but regained it through wild magic.
 * The Eye was the realm of Savras, the All-Seeing One. It comprised a series of caverns, through which the god's thoughts echoed.
 * Siluvanede was an ancient sun elf realm of the High Forest. Its ambition and arrogance led to corruption, demonic taint, and war.

6/05/2018 – 13/05/2018

 * Telardon was a lost city of Siluvanede known for its emerald spires. Decayed magic there mutated trolls into plant-like monsters.
 * Slippers of spider climbing, usually of ordinary appearance, let the wearer walk up walls and even upside down under ceilings.
 * The Council of Six were the mysterious, anonymous rulers of Amn, comprising the leaders of its most influential merchant families.
 * The Conclave of Silverymoon was the city's university of magic and knowledge, with specialized schools spread across the city.
 * Athachs were misshapen, three-armed giants who loved to collect and polish shiny things as much as they did smashing stuff.
 * The self-appointed wardens of Carceri, farastus were the lowest rank of demodands. They exuded a flammable, sticky tar.

13/05/2018 – 20/05/2018

 * Clarshee Taraghe was the curmudgeonly old innkeeper of the Moonwyvern Inn, full of complaints but caring much for her patrons.
 * Ashram was an ancient bronze scimitar that carried the spirit of an unknown being of flame, letting it unleash fire on its targets.
 * Earth mephits were elemental beings who could breathe a hail of pebbles. Some served the drow god Vhaeraun and his faithful.
 * Violet Dindower was a halfling smuggler from Waterdeep who later served as ship's cook and quiet killer on a spelljammer.
 * Scavvers were one-eyed shark-like creatures that flew through wildspace. Most were scavengers, but some could swallow a person.

20/05/2018 – 27/05/2018

 * House Estelmer was a noble family of Waterdeep who supported the New Olamn bardic college and the Font of Knowledge.
 * Voghiln was a Northern skald who was sole survivor of an adventuring band. He drowned his survivor's guilt in wine and women.
 * Silverymoon's coinage was considered the highest quality in the Realms. It included the crescent-shaped electrum "moon".
 * Abysm was the fortress of the demon lord Demogorgon. Its twin serpentine towers emerged from the turbulent Abyssal sea.
 * Windless was a quiet town in Damara. Lying outside Bloodstone Village, its inhabitants thought it no more than an outer suburb.
 * Safe Harbor was the realm of Valkur, the god of sailors. It was a calm sea amidst the otherwise-tumultuous plane of Warrior's Rest.
 * Galathos, an enchanted rapier with the power to reflect spells, was traditionally wielded by the heirs to the Impilturan monarchy.
 * Door spiders were stylized doorstops that were common around the Shining Sea, and from there spread to many port cities.
 * Diinkarazan, the mad god of the derro, was bound and tortured with nightmares. Once every fifty years, he was sane for a day.

27/05/2018 – 3/06/2018

 * Eshowdow, a demigod of Chult, was the evil shadow of Ubtao. Cruel and cowardly, he worked to corrupt all that was good and noble.
 * Krynnspace was a crystal sphere containing the planet Krynn. Spelljammer travel was possible from it to Realmspace, but not the other way around.
 * Casimir was an evil wizard who was fond of using his mirror of mental prowess to travel to other planes.
 * The Skondarr was a network of caves in the Dragonspine Mountains. Among other things, it contained a mysterious, black rock altar, used for animal sacrifice.
 * The World Serpent, an ancient sarrukh deity, eventually split itself into several different aspects, such as Essylliss and Merrshaulk.
 * Colothys, the fourth layer of the plane of Carceri, was home to the divine realm of the drow deity Vhaeraun.
 * Warden archons were bear-like archons. They were only rarely encountered outside their home plane of Mount Celestia.
 * The Uldoon Trail stretched from Nashkel to Asbravn. It was named after an evil wizard who ruled the area in the 4 century DR.
 * Orbus rings allowed their wearer to operate a spelljamming vessel more efficiently. They were sold by Gamalon Idogyr on the Rock of Bral.

3/06/2018 – 10/06/2018

 * In the Year of Quiet Thunder, −598 DR, a group of arctic dwarves in Novularond claimed a lost catapult, but frost giants called it theft and destroyed their village.
 * The Sleeping Dragon was an ovoid megalith floating above the ground at the center of the Dragon Wood in the Evermoors. It contained three hidden caches with diverse contents.
 * Locusts were spaceships from Wa made from balsa wood. Small in size, they were intended mainly to support larger tsunami spelljammers.
 * A figurehead of wondrous power was a magical statue that could be attached to a spelljamming ship, granting it powers ranging from altering its appearance to increasing its speed in combat.
 * Haikur, a bushi and poet from Kara-Tur, decided to become an adventurer after witnessing the growing influence of evil in his homeland.
 * Bakkal's Creek was a stream that ran south from the Marching Mountains before joining the River of Ice. In antiquity, a dark temple stood on its banks, but it was eventually destroyed by beholders.
 * Thestus Thongolir, a noble of House Thongolir in Waterdeep, had been a priest of many different gods in his life, but he could never find one to stick with.

10/06/2018 – 17/06/2018

 * The Batship was a unique spelljammer that merged with its pilot, forming a terrifying creature that was the scourge of Realmspace.
 * Uton was a priest of Selûne at the House of the Moon in Waterdeep who caught Onyx and Timoth sneaking into the temple during the Godswar.
 * The Test of Lolth was a rite that pitched two closely matched followers against one another in a deathmatch to prove their strength and loyalty and gain the goddess's favor.
 * Slarkfish venom was a poison that came to Skullport via the pirates of the Nelanther Isles. When imbibed, it caused clumsiness and then unconsciousness.
 * Temporal stasis was a powerful spell invented by the Netherese that put a being into suspended animation indefinitely.
 * Mage shot was the general name for magical or alchemical ammunition for siege weapons, particularly those deployed on spelljamming ships.
 * An unnamed rogue hexton was a builder of steel predators for use as assassins. It sold them from a shop in Sigil.
 * Carmen was an unusually skilled fighter for her age. She was always seeking new skills but was too trusting of strangers.

17/06/2018 – 24/06/2018

 * Granite was quarried in many diverse places, from Battledale to Stygia in the Nine Hells. Many famous sites were built from granite, such as Citadel Adbar and the walls of Zhentil Keep.
 * Bathed-In-Blood, a crimson-red suit of magical plate mail, was commissioned by Kheros the Red to commemorate overcoming his fear of blood.
 * Slivers, celestial servants of Selûne, had volatile personalities and were quick to anger. According to scholarly belief, they were made from a combination of fire and moonlight.
 * Kirukeskai was the second beholder to call himself the Xanathar. Under his influence, the Xanathar's Thieves' Guild expanded its influence deep into Undermountain.
 * Blackjammer's cutlass was an intelligent sword rumored to have been forged in the Tears of Selûne. It was eventually lost midway between the crystal spheres Oerth and Krynn.
 * The Missing Minotaur, a tavern in Everlund, was named after the first monster its owner defeated. Considered a rough-and-tumble watering hole, it was frequented by members of the Harpers and the Arcane Brotherhood.
 * Hextons were winged modrons with six-fingered hands and clawed tentacles. In the rigid society of Mechanus, they were considered the fifth rank of hierarch modrons.
 * The Pyramid of the Moon appeared in seemingly random locations in Chult, and only during moonlight. After it appeared one night near Port Nyanzaru, more than two hundred people disappeared.

24/06/2018 – 01/07/2018

 * Lung dragons did not typically possess breath weapons, unlike their western counterparts. Instead, they could shift to other planes, listen to thoughts, and polymorph themselves into different forms.
 * Albruin was an intelligent, magical broadsword. Originally forged in Thar, the sword changed hands many times over the years. It was at one point owned by the royal family of Cormyr, but was eventually stolen.
 * The Gloomfrost was a huge ice cavern in Icewind Dale, home to remorhazes, ice golems, and other monsters. In 1281 DR, it served as a hiding place for the Gloomfrost Seer.
 * Tathtard's Rose, a ruthless mercantile cabal in Luruar, was led by the furniture maker Neviol Tathtard. The organization worked to provide its members steady profits in the long term, eschewing short-term gains.
 * Baloreik was a drow adventurer who killed a githyanki while visiting the Astral Plane, stealing the creature's vorpal sword.
 * Yeoman's Loft was Netheril's primary dock for spelljammer travel into Realmspace. Despite declining interest in spelljamming ventures over the years, the dock remained operational until it was destroyed during Karsus's Folly.
 * Tyndal once killed an entire tribe of lizardfolk, armed only with a dagger. When he founded a town along the Shining River later in life, it was named Daggerford in reference to this event.
 * Destructive wrath was a power that increased the strength of a lightning-based attack, granted to clerics of Talos, Umberlee, and other deities associated with the destructive power of nature.
 * Many deities had a favored animal to show their favor or guidance. They were usually easier for mortals to befriend than their mightier servants.

01/07/2018 – 08/07/2018

 * Prince Andru of the Rock of Bral was a skilled diplomat and mediator who labored toward making the Rock a safe haven for negotiation among the spacefaring races.
 * The Leaning Tree, a popular camping spot in Shadowdale associated with the Harpers, was haunted by a kindly spectral harpist who lent aid to travelers in need.
 * Ohmrathedar was an ancient bronze dragon who lived in hiding in Waterdeep. He was a survivor of the Dracorage, and an ally of the song dragon Taraunramorlamurla.
 * Morohanotsurugi was a cursed wakizashi that harmed both its wielder and victim. It was commissioned by a Kara-Turan daimyo to teach a lesson to the lord Yodama Akira.
 * Pyroclastic dragons could kill victims by delivering a sonic breath of superheated ash. They were avid climbers and magma swimmers, and were considered a type of planar dragon.
 * Aumvor's castle in the Lonely Moor belonged to the Netherese lich Aumvor the Undying. A sizable structure fashioned from black basalt, it was guarded by zombie jackals and other undead.
 * Vampiric mists were vampires who were unable to regenerate their physical forms. Reduced to their base bloodthirsty instincts, these creatures could detect the smell of blood from a mile away.
 * Oyaviggaton, a mobile iceberg in the Sea of Moving Ice, was the lair of the white dragon Arauthator. It was also home to a tribe of Ice Hunters who served the dragon.

08/07/2018 – 15/07/2018

 * The dig spell was introduced in −2060 DR. A member of the Lunatics once used dig to stop Onyx the Invincible charging her.
 * Vasos Flameslayer came from a long line of dwarf warriors and was a dedicated fighter. He was a friend of Udall Granitecrusher.
 * The Knights of Imphras II comprised clerics and paladins of the Triad who were dedicated to protecting Impiltur from the threat of demons.
 * Foo creatures were powerful lion-like celestials who served as guardians for good beings. Statues of them were placed in front of Shou buildings.
 * The ruins of Sokkar, in the Haunted Lands of Zakhara, were enveloped by a black cloud of vengeance summoned by its undead rulers.
 * Journey's Legg, one of the many asteroids in the Tears of Selûne, was the main headquarters from which all neogi raids in Realmspace commenced.
 * The Bone Dance was a hill in the Border Forest where giant monstrous skeletons cavorted around an altar to Malar.
 * The Oinoloth, ruler of Khin-Oin, was a yugoloth who had sacrificed all of its skin in exchange for power over diseases.
 * Force Grey, an elite special forces unit of Waterdeep led by the Blackstaff, were called on as a last line of defense against threats to the city.

15/07/2018 – 22/07/2018

 * Shades was one of several shadow magic spells created by the Netherese arcanist Telamont Tanthul, leader of the City of Shade.
 * Khin-Oin, an enormous tower on the plane of Hades, was considered the place of origin for the yugoloth race of fiends.
 * Arleanda was a high-ranking member of the Cult of the Dragon. She oversaw an excavation that unearthed a relic of the dragon demigod Kalzareinad.
 * The War of the Spheres saw the Vodoni Empire fighting a coalition of forces from Realmspace, Krynnspace, and Greyspace.
 * Mount Tesh was generally avoided by Dalelanders, owing to strange disappearances and reports of odd dancing lights.
 * Al-Amzija was a black cloud of vengeance summoned to protect the ruined jungle giant city of Sokkar in the Haunted Lands of Zakhara.
 * "Starfall Pool" was a ballad famed throughout the Silver Marches. It sung of a dryad and strange dreams at the pond it was named for.
 * Morwel was a celestial paragon and the Queen of Stars of the eladrin. The Court of Stars would collapse if ever she were to leave.
 * Meteor swarm was a destructive spell created by Mavin in −475 DR. Shar hurled one at Naneatha Suaril in the Time of Troubles.
 * Hadozee, also known as "deck apes", were simian humanoids with distinctive wing flaps under their arms, who loved more than anything to serve on elven spelljammers.

22/07/2018 – 29/07/2018

 * Lunia, the Silver Heaven, gateway to Mount Celestia, was dotted with shining citadels and trading towns under a perpetually starry night sky, all surrounded by a sea of holy water.
 * Glitterhell was the most colorful spot in the Gray Waste of Hades, but the god of greed took all gems and precious metals for himself.
 * Omu, the Forbidden City in Chult, was abandoned by Ubtao, annexed by the Nine Trickster Gods, conquered by the lich Acererak, and settled by yuan-ti.
 * The Shunned Street was a dangerous alley in Urmlaspyr, trapped and watched by the Red Wizards. Trespassers often disappeared, either killed or sold as slaves.
 * Halakashara was a magical broadsword found in the ruins of Myth Drannor by Prince Lamruil Moonflower. It could destroy certain undead on contact.
 * Darktentacles were intelligent, carnivorous aberrations that lurked in dark waters. Their mass of eyed tentacles fed three beak-like mouths, but could charm a victim into slavery as well.
 * Vermulean was an enchanter in Icewind Dale who would enchant gems to protect adventurers from underground radiation at no charge. He was an expert on the drow in Menzoberranzan.

29/07/2018 – 05/08/2018

 * El Nallojal, the navy of Calimshan, originally consisted of converted trading boats made from reed. Later incarnations of the navy wisely swapped to sturdier, wooden vessels.
 * The Talntower, a dwarven-built waterworks off Jundar's Pass, was home to a mysterious oracle who provided cryptic answers in exchange for offerings.
 * Clan Black Axe was a dwarven clan who inhabited an area below Icewind Dale. They built a grand temple to Dumathoin, but were driven out by a coalition of drow and derro.
 * Slithermorphs were evil, carnivorous creatures, capable of shapechanging between an amorphous and a serpentine form. They were known to cultivate their own, primitive food stocks.
 * Fleshslough was the divine realm of the orcish deity Yurtrus. Since none who visited the realm ever returned, little was known beyond the stink of death that exuded from its entrance.
 * Black Lorog was head shaman of the Many-Arrows tribe of orcs, and an advisor to King Obould. She constantly spied on the tribe's warriors, looking for signs of betrayal.
 * Fitzmilliyun Sparkledrim was an eccentric gnomish illusionist, master of the Castle of Illusion. He defended his castle with a clever blend of mechanical traps and confounding illusions.
 * Praka, located in the Barony of Ostel, was the second most populous city in Damara. It was noted for being home to many skilled artisans and artists.
 * Shurrock, the second layer of Bytopia, was a wind-blown, mountainous landscape. Residents of the layer traded with neighboring Dothion via baskets carried by bags filled with hot air.

05/08/2018 – 12/08/2018

 * Memnonnar, an ancient efreeti kingdom in the Lands of Intrigue, was destroyed by the Calim Empire during the Era of Skyfire.
 * Ophidia as-Sokkari was the crown princess of Sokkar, a city in Zakhara. Known for taking and eventually murdering countless lovers, Ophidia was cursed to become a lamia noble until she found true love.
 * The dohwar were a race of space-faring merchants somewhat resembling penguins. They were generally considered annoying by other races, who tended to shun or otherwise ignore them.
 * Kylia, a rock gnome illusionist in Waterdeep, was a prized informant for Laeral Silverhand and the Lords of Waterdeep.
 * Gaustar's Creek ran about sixty miles across the Dessarin Valley. A tributary of the River Dessarin, it was named for the dwarven clan leader Gaustar Jadehammer.
 * The Helm of Spiders was a powerful magical helmet crafted by a noble drow House of Menzoberranzan. Its creation angered Lolth, who ordered the Helm destroyed and its creators wiped out.
 * Othrys, the first layer of Carceri, consisted of several large orbs that floated roughly a hundred miles from each other. Titans inhabited the layer's mountains, with trolls dominating its swamplands.
 * Methlas was a merchant-turned-pirate in the Sea of Fallen Stars. He spent considerable time carefully amassing a fleet of ships, but was killed by his own lieutenant before ever getting to use it.
 * Night riders were undead warriors, notably used by the deity Myrkul to steal the Tablets of Fate away from Kelemvor and Adon during the Time of Troubles.

12/08/2018 – 19/08/2018

 * Moon Mountain Brewery was a halfling-run brewery located off the Unicorn Run. It was named for the half-elf sorceress Mrune Moontan, with "Moon Mountain" being a corruption of her name.
 * Stwingers were small, pixie-like beings who enjoyed swinging from beards, among other things. Their pheromones could be harvested to create philters of love.
 * The Land of the Hunt, Malar's divine realm, was a lush, mountainous land. It was home to large packs of Malarite followers, and substantial quantities of strong, cunning game.
 * Tibold Hillmover was a dwarven cleric, part of Worden Ironfist's band of adventurers. Although he was fierce in battle, Tibold also saw value in the healing arts.
 * The Brotherhood of the Moon was a Selûnite adventuring company based out of the village of Deadsnows. They were forced to abandon their magically protected headquarters after the Spellplague.
 * Gaunts were terrible undead horses that carried night riders into battle. A living person who dared ride one could find themself caught and carried over a cliff.
 * Dracons were a highly civilized and orderly wildspace race with lower bodies something like those of brontosauruses and humanoid upper torsos with the heads of dragons.

19/08/2018 – 26/08/2018

 * The Thayan enclave of Proskur was a major hub of economic and political activity in interior Faerûn for the Red Wizards.
 * Animated objects could be created from almost any non-living item (books, clothes, rope, furniture, weapons, etc.) and obeyed the will of their animator but were usually clumsy.
 * Myrinjar in the Border Kingdoms exported abundant food and fine glassware but was ruled by two mages who banned all other wizards and confiscated any materials used for the Art.
 * The vipergout spell, known to scalykind and the drow, allowed the caster to spit venomous or constrictor snakes at an opponent and command them at will.
 * Anadian halflings had dark hair, skin, and eyes and were native to the polar regions of Anadia, the planet closest to the sun in Realmspace.
 * Worden Ironfist, hero of his dwarven clan, led Udall Granitecrusher, Vasos Flameslayer, and Tibold Hillmover against an entire tribe of giants that encroached upon their territory.
 * A werebadger was a lycanthrope with huge claws and sharp teeth. Normally solitary, they defended their rare mates and young with berserker fury.
 * Sorcerer's Isle was located on the Stojanow River, north of Phlan. Its silver pyramid was an abandoned wizard's college that became a laboratory for experimenting on the local lizardmen.
 * Mount Sar was one of the peaks just north of Waterdeep. It was inhabited by stone giants, sylphs, and the frost giant Harshnag the Grim.
 * Tulade was a poison that could be mixed with alcohol. The halflings of Moon Mountain Brewery made it, reluctantly and rarely, on orders from the Zhentarim.

26/08/2018 – 02/09/2018

 * The Knights of the Flying Hunt were a knightly order of pegasi-mounted champions sworn to defending the island nation of Nimbral.
 * Feyrs were gruesome aberrations who fed off the emotions of their victims. Several individual feyrs could combine their forms to become an immensely powerful greater feyr.
 * Beldargan, a town in the Border Kingdoms, was known for its many apple orchards. Several other apple-based products were made in Beldargan, such as cider and apple wine.
 * Rings of arachnid control were magical drow rings that allowed their wearers to control non-intelligent spiders.
 * Salmone Healsmith, a human cleric of Eldath, was so uncritical in his choice of partners that he earned the nickname "Salmone-for-anyone's-hire".
 * Mammoths were giant, furry elephants found on steppes and plains ranging from the High Ice of Anauroch to the Shining Plains of the Vilhon Reach.
 * Strahd von Zarovich was a powerful vampire who ruled the land of Barovia in the Demiplane of Dread. On several occasions, Strahd encountered (mostly unwitting) visitors from Toril.
 * Ballistae were projectile siege weapons resembling large crossbows. Although generally used to lay siege to fortifications on land, ballistae could also be found mounted on seafaring ships.

02/09/2018 - 09/09/2018

 * The Elven Imperial Fleet was the collective wildspace navy of all elves. It primarily relayed communication between crystal spheres but also engaged in combat where it suited elven interests.
 * The Crown of Narfell was originally an evil artifact, believed to have been a gift from Orcus to the Nentyarch of the Narfell empire. It was later shattered, then reforged into an artifact of good.
 * Cedra, a yuan-ti halfblood, was chased out of Kuldahar as a child by enraged villagers. Later in life, she allied with the Legion of the Chimera to seek revenge.
 * Blackalblade, a small but wealthy city in the Border Kingdoms, served as the capital of the realm of Ondeeme. It was named after the famous pirate Kururn Blackalblade.
 * Alchemist's fire was a thick, sticky substance that burst into flames when it came in contact with air. It was commonly stored in breakable flasks and used as a weapon.
 * Wands of viscid globs were drow wands that let their wielder shoot lumps of strong, magical adhesive at foes.
 * Mist dragons were exceptionally solitary creatures who sought to avoid other sentient beings as much as possible. They would avoid combat whenever possible, usually only fighting out of frustration.
 * Jobinov, a spelljamming bounty hunter, visited Toril and was taught the use of a lasso by Tuigan warriors.
 * Krynn was a populous world in Krynnspace with little connection to Toril. Although contact between the two worlds was sparse, Toril was visited by a few Krynnish adventurers, such as Teldin Moore and Jasmine.
 * Orlak, known as the Night King, was a vampire warrior and a ruler of ancient Westgate. He and his mercenaries seized the city in a single night, but his reign of terror lasted over a century.

09/09/2018 - 16/09/2018

 * Old Angrath's Smokehouse, located in the village of Red Larch, offered curing and smoking of meat and fish but also served as an information exchange for members of the Harpers.
 * Drow house insignia were magical items given to members of noble drow families. Although they primarily denoted their wearer as part of a specific family, they could also grant minor magical powers.
 * Nemausus, a layer of Mechanus, was originally part of the plane of Arcadia. Armies of the Harmonium constantly invaded the realm, hoping to reconquer it for Arcadia.
 * Adarbrent was a noble family of Waterdeep. When faced with economic uncertainty, they unwittingly sought to borrow money from a leader of the Rundeen.
 * Zorbu Natten became apprenticed to the dwarven ranger Galor Rockshield after surviving a drow attack on his village in the Savage Frontier.
 * The Rod of Oblivion was a magical rod wielded by the deity Shar as she battled Selûne during the Time of Troubles. Although a potent weapon, it was ultimately defeated by a simple light spell.
 * Dragon's Eye, a large, volcanic network of caves in Icewind Dale, was home to many dangerous creatures, including yuan-ti, lizardfolk, a band of Talonite priests, and the powerful marilith Yxunomei.
 * The Strohm Dynasty was the longest-reigning dynasty of Tethyr, lasting nearly four hundred years. When King Strohm V left no male heirs, the dynasty ended, and the crown passed to Strohm's female descendants.

16/09/2018 - 23/09/2018

 * The Crown Aflame, a grand theater in Athkatla, was situated in a former temple to Azuth. Featuring both serious dramatic plays as well as comedic farces, tickets could be bought for between four and eight gold pieces.
 * The Five Flagons was an upscale inn located in the Guards District of Athkatla. One of its main draws was the playhouse in its cellar.
 * High Dragon was a card game popular in northwest Faerûn in the 1370s DR. The goal was for player to accumulate sets of cards with a higher total value than an opponent, over multiple rounds called "battles".
 * Gort Ta'alen, secondboy of a noble drow house of Menzoberranzan, sought to fight anyone he could, with the aim of growing skilled enough to kill his older brother in combat.
 * Drow knockout poison could incapacitate its victims for up to eight hours, though particularly sturdy individuals could wake up after as little as a minute.
 * The Pale Tree was Solonor Thelandira's realm in Arvandor. The tree's silver leaves were sought by some elves for their supposed aphrodisiacal qualities.

23/09/2018 - 30/09/2018

 * Dancing Dolphins House was a mansion in the city of Athkatla. Named for the dolphin motif of its architecture, it was a meeting place for minor merchants of Amn.
 * The powerful and gruesome swallow spell made the caster appear to devour a being whole. In reality, the victim was transported to an extradimensional space and a fate just as horrid.
 * A pedipalp, also called a whip scorpion, was a large arachnid that roamed the Underdark. They laid their eggs in incapacitated victims, and the young ate their way out.
 * Drow runes were a form of rune magic used by drow for defense. They were elegant in design and limned with black ink, paste, or inlay.
 * Paper birds were enchanted pieces of parchment that conveyed messages by folding up and flying through the air to their recipients. They were commonly used by guilds and factions in late-15 century Waterdeep.
 * Nonatons were the second-lowest rank of hierarch modrons, responsible for overseeing law and order. They served as captains and chief inspectors of the pentadrone police force.
 * The Four were a quartet of adventurers notorious for assassinations and violent mercenary work. They were banned from several lands for their crimes.
 * The Fiery Flagon was a stately old tavern in Waterdeep known for its excellent food.
 * The Para-Elemental Plane of Ice was an Inner Plane between the Planes of Air and Water. It was so cold in some areas that it could freeze spoken words, trapping the idea or emotion.

30/09/2018 - 07/10/2018

 * Octons were the third-lowest rank of hierarch modrons. They were the governors of the 64 sectors of Nirvana.
 * The drow used a feather of diatryma summoning to conjure a large, flightless diatryma bird. Famed mercenary leader Jarlaxle wore one as a plume in his hat.
 * Bondari Quickhand was a novice halfling thief who suffered teasing from his fellow adventurers for failing to backstab a large floating eyeball.
 * Redeemed drow were those who strove to throw off the taint of Lolth and earn redemption and reincarnation as a true elf from Corellon.
 * The High Flagon was a country gambling hall and inn near Waterdeep famed for its variety of drinks and card games where the house occasionally "sweetened the pot".
 * Coures were the smallest of the eladrin races on Arborea, with a carefree attitude that matched their hair and an outlook as bright as their unusually colored skin and gaudy clothing.
 * The Staff of Rynn had a dark origin, being the stake in a witch-burning, but it absorbed some magic and became a formidable melee weapon.
 * Lance Rock was an unusual monolith stuck in the ground southwest of Red Larch. Few knew of its origin in a battle between dragons.

07/10/2018 - 14/10/2018

 * The demon prince Astaroth once infiltrated the upper hierarchy of the Nine Hells. He sabotaged the devils' efforts in the Blood War, but was eventually ousted then killed by Gargauth, who took his name as an alias.
 * The Knights of the Golden Rooster was an order created to honor those who had served the city of Ravens Bluff and its people. It was considered the easiest Ravenian knighthood to gain entry to.
 * Archers was a card game popular in northwest Faerûn. A player would "shoot an arrow" at other players, i.e., attack them with a single card. If it had a higher value than the defender's hand, the attacker scored a point.
 * Fire trolls were trolls who thrived in volcanic environments, being highly resistant to heat and fire, unlike regular trolls. Their origins were unknown, but Elminster suspected they were created by fire giant sorcerers.
 * Large Luigi, a beholder tavern-keeper of the Rock of Bral, had his entire moral outlook altered after climbing the Spindle on H'Catha. After adopting a more neutral mindset, he was immediately rejected by his fellow beholders.
 * The shunned were grotesque drow aberrations, created by Lolth by transforming females who had severely displeased her. Other drow avoided killing shunned, so as to not cut their divinely ordained punishment short.
 * Nrakk was a githzerai kensei monk sent to the Prime Material plane by the Great Githzerai, Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith, to aid an adventuring party for mysterious reasons.
 * An apparatus of Kwalish was a mechanical vehicle capable of moving on land and water, as well as underwater. It resembled a lobster, consisting of an iron barrel fitted with six legs and two large claws.
 * Esvele Rosznar was a Waterdhavian noble who secretly turned to a life of crime, adopting the persona and costume of the Black Viper. She preyed on the city's other nobles, partially as a rebellion against her upbringing.