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7/01/2022

 * The Year of Maps is over! We added 1,580 new articles on geography, settlements, buildings, and more, and expanded many others. And now the Year of Miracles begins—our most difficult yet, focusing on all things divine. It'll be a miracle if we get through it all.
 * Given the Finger Defiant, Stabbier (than whom?) journeyed to the lost Imaskari Palace of the Purple Emperor on the uncomfortable back of a granite destrier. There, using a delver's orb, he explored the Great Imperial Library and Imperial Weapons Cache, before having a run-in with a fierce mountain troll.
 * Very cautiously, Ruf67 investigated the church of Cyric, via Tynnos Argrim's Flames of the Dark Sun at the Mountain of Skulls and Haroun and Jabbar's Company of the Ebon Spur at an undisclosed location. They're as power-hungry, narcissistic, misogynistic, deceitful, fractious, spiteful, and incompetent as we always knew. It's a story as old as time.
 * Escaping from Lonefang Mountain in a thkaerth-wool cloak, Possessed Priest returned to Baldur's Gate and received healing from happy-go-lucky Tymoran priest Gunnar Thrune (Umberlant priestess Allandra Grey was much less generous). While recuperated, Priest documented divine spells like artisan's blessing, balm of peace, twilight sanctuary, and touch of death.
 * We welcome one Dndtravellog, who trekked across Amn, first landing at the fishing village of Kalathtyr, then staying at the Battlescarred Bard, before heading to the aptly named Shepherdston, and passing the ruins of Minsor Vale.
 * We also welcome LtPowers and Holy Codashi, who each checked a divine book out of the Candlekeep library: Lore of Lurue and The Price of Beauty.
 * In Legacy of the Green Regent: Waylaid Before Twilight, our heroes find themselves on the rocks, and they haven't even started the white-water rafting yet. Will they ever reach the goblin bandit lair?

28/02/2022

 * The ever-growing Forgotten Realms Wiki has passed 42,000 articles! The honor goes to Artyom.pavlov with The Dog and Bone.
 * SilverTiger12 visited the Sunglade, but was again hunted across the land by varags, before being rescued by an Ice Hunter shaman of Grandfather Walrus. Afterward, Silver Tiger blew on the Draakhorn and summoned a salt dragon. Whether that helps or not remains to be seen.
 * RecursiveCurser took a tour of Waterdeep, seeing Ahghairon's Tower at the Palace of Waterdeep and stopping at Endshift Tavern, but while there was pickpocketed by the Shard Shunners.
 * While in quarantine for marsh fever, Freywild expanded on the Waterdhavian noble families, with Amcathra, Ammakyl, Anteos, and Artemel, as well as the Bloodsailors pirates. (Is that the As taken care of?)
 * Also in Waterdeep (it's a popular place!), WanderingKobold visited the Temple of Good Cheer, where Arkiem Arren told all about the church of Milil and the enigmatic Patriarch of Song, with an invitation to the next Grand Revel.
 * We welcome RinVindor, who visited the village of Roaringshore; Felixwaffle, who met Lorris Niss at Candlekeep; Tharcemious, who was headhunted by the Errant Thoughts illithids; Topaztube, who got into it with a gremishka; OrchidInBloom, who shot the breeze with Chan, the archomental of good air creatures; and ThunderBrine, who added cobra dragons, moonstone dragons and others to the menageries.
 * In Legacy of the Green Regent: Waylaid Before Twilight, our brave adventurers are finally fighting through the goblin bandit lair, but are finding they have a few tricks up their short sleeves.

01/04/2022

 * Exclusive! Through diligent research, we've discovered key details of the Dungeons & Dragons movie now in post-production. As well as concept art and VFX, we can reveal Hugh Grant's lord meets a yuan-ti snake woman in the lair of a white wyrm, Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian battles a vampire, Sophia Lillis's tiefling deals with a demonic clown, and Justice Smith conjures monsters from a pocket plane. Fun!
 * Sorry, our mistake, those scenes are from The Lair of the White Worm (1988), BloodRayne (2005), It (2017), and Detective Pikachu (2019). respectively. Let this be a reminder that we should always check our sources, and the dates.
 * We are proud to announce a cutting-edge few feature for the Forgotten Realms Wiki—NFTs! They're on wiki pages now! Soon, you too can own a unique encrypted link to a genuine Forgotten Realms Wiki page for your every own! Share your thoughts and enthusiasm on this venture at our project page.
 * We carefully considered this and all that NFTs stand for, and naturally thought of that special day: April Fools! NFTs stand for hoaxes, fraud, deceit, and just nothing really, and now they're the butt of a joke. See our page for links to several detailed critiques of NFTs. Our NFTs are Nchaser's fog triath, non-fungi-ble tokens, and everything else that we at least know is fictional.

03/04/2022

 * The intrepid Ir'revrykal retrieved two tomes—the Book of Cylinders and Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor—from the Sunblight clan, but had to contend with a tsucora quori from another world and a shardcaster, not to mention the duergar themselves. Such is the life of a librarian.
 * For unspecified crimes against good taste, Moviesign was captured and imprisoned in the Cloister of St. Ramedar, the great prison and sanitarium in Tethyr. But at least it gave time to work on some spells: ship shield, crystallomancy, arboreal scamper, and especially daydream.
 * SunderedShor donned a tricorn hat and sailed the Inner Sea, sighting a dogfish before falling into the coils of a terrible kraken priest. He escaped with a belaying pin and some well-placed firecrackers, before seeking refuge at a temple, though what aid a temple of Loviatar in the Pirate Isles can offer is questionable.
 * We welcome Erdan the Ranger, who met many interesting characters while wandering with the Vistani, from the paladin Allisa of the Mists and her unicorn; the vampire Sonya Dell'Anar; Zagmira, the Red Wizard; Kohrin Soulez, previous owner of Charon's Claw; and Nib the Miser, a slumlord lost in the Feywild, where he can stay.
 * We also welcome Zombles-allegoy, who sighted some crab folk somewhere; GeekyGamer77, who ran into, and from, the dread Herald of Zehir; Averagejukeboxhero, who visited the Sembian settlement of Huddagh; and Satnak, who wandered the mean streets of Skullport's Heart.
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, our heroes have finally met the villain of the piece—the fierce wererat mage Hekkut the Molted. Will they be victorious, or will they be the ones squeaking at the next full moon?

04/05/2022

 * The D&D movie now has a name—Honor Among Thieves—and those who saw the sizzle reel are teasing us with dragon chases, arena battles, a displacer beast, and more, and we're piecing it all together. But we rolled a 20 on our Investigation check and the Forgotten Realms Wiki can exclusively report a hot new fact about the movie: as well as Neverwinter, it will also be set in the town of Triboar! Fear not, the Realmslore will be on display. (And we hope our previous April Fools gags on the very same theme don't harm our credibility.)
 * Interactive maps are back! Scroll, zoom, click on a pin, and see where it takes you. Check out our growing map library here, then wait while we cover the rest of this vast planet.
 * Meanwhile, the FRW has passed 43,000 articles and counting! Regis87 finally claimed the milestone with earth walk.
 * Regis87 has been delving into divine magic, documenting such spells as the crypt ward used by dwarf priests of Dumathoin, perhaps to protect against the curse of the Revenancer cast by drow clerics of Kiaransalee. And for clerics of Lolth, she found a powerful healing spell, the cloak of gaer. (What is a gaer, anyway? Maybe we don't want to know.)
 * Arodp88 has headed to Triboar, pitching a tent on the caravan campground and then visiting the apothecary for a refreshing sweetwater. It made a nice change from avoiding the draconic creatures of Orogoth.
 * In Leilon, Malte Martin rented a barge from Rorsta Anvilhand and set off for the Mere of Dead Men, only to see it capsized by a rot troll. Fortunately, Malte was captured/rescued by a band of lizardfolk led by Hissain, and was helped back to civilization by Slosh.
 * We welcome MRackham, who came from another world with Avnon Des, a priest a Shadow God. (Is it Mask? Or isn't it?)
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, our heroes have defeated the goblin bandits and a wererat wizard, but can they now cure his victims of their lycanthropy?

26/06/2022

 * The Forgotten Realms Wiki has passed 44,000 articles already! The lucky thousandth is The Wonders of Magery from the indefatigable Stabbier.
 * Adventuring around Daggerford with the speaking sword Elfhost in hand, Crorsina explored the lost kingdom of Calandor, retraced the steps of Derwin Stonecarver, and came back with a mysterious magical music box.
 * Hashimashadoo, meanwhile, visited the Hall of Mystery, a temple to Mystra in Ravens Bluff, but may have had more fun with the church of Sharess. He also conducted an exposé of Rhinnom Dannihyr—not only a member of Amn's ruling Council of Six, but also head of the Shadow Thieves, so expect Hash to disappear again any day now.
 * Artemaz explored the mean streets of Zhentil Keep. He crossed the Force Bridge and took in the Tower of the Art and relaxed at The Bath House. But after a visit to the South Cemetery with a surprisingly limited protection from undead, 5' radius spell, Artemaz needed a stiff drink at the The Mug and Mutton.
 * Wearing Mintassan's miraculous bracers and carrying the Dreamstone, Artyom.pavlov crossed the sea while listening to sea shanties like Old Sailors' Chant of the Sword Coast. Arriving in Maztica, Artyom passed the Bay of Coxi and landed on Maztapan Island, where he didn't see eye-to-eye with a basilisk-like rhaumbusun.
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, the adventurers have defeated the goblin bandits, rescued the halflings, and even cured their lycanthropy. But the hard part remains: reunions and justice.

31/07/2022

 * Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves now has a trailer with character and story details confirmed, and only the Forgotten Realms Wiki has a complete second-by-second breakdown with all the connections, clues, and our best theories (we were first and haven't been wrong yet) and even an interactive map of locations. Thanks to FANDOM, we also got to ask some questions of directors, writers, and producer Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, and Jeremy Latcham—see the interview here. What's more, we rolled another natural 20 on a Search check and found a leaked fragment of the script! Minor spoiler alert, but it does namedrop Elminster!
 * Stabbier studied the paintings of Petra, who specialized in surprisingly realistic dragon paintings, and searched in vain for one of the fabled Tears of the Dragon, which had been shed by the gold dragon Tlanchass for the death of her beloved.
 * WanderingKobold explored the town of Archenbridge, staying at Old Stonebows inn and visiting the Chapel of Resounding Justice, but was forbidden access to Orosul's Tower by the Archenriders. Nevertheless, the kobold returned with tales of the enigmatic spellweavers, written in their own node hieroglyphs.
 * BadCatMan learned about Our Lady of the Forest, Mielikki, and her proxies Lemminkainen and Tiera; the prophet Alaundo the Seer; and Themberchaud, the Wyrmsmith of Gracklstugh.
 * We welcome Rokkamns, who attended the Shinobugaoka university in Wa and studied the Jade Ladies, creatures of Realmspace like plainsjan and Chandos fish, and even feng shui.
 * We also welcome GreenDevilFace, who picked the mind of the illithid assassin Suthool, and Torbion1.1, who checked out Zikran's Zephyrean Tome at Candlekeep but couldn't get past the cover.
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, our heroes have finally arrived in Loudwater on Midsummer Night, passing the Vine Tower and visiting the Red Boar Tavern. It's time to put their feet up, or let their hair down, and find whatever it is they're looking for.

18/09/2022

 * The Forgotten Realms Wiki passed 45,000 articles! …Some time ago. But the lucky one was Nebulae Pool from the prolific Artyom.pavlov. Also, our Year of Miracles continues apace, with over 800 new articles on all things divine, with more detailed deities and their religions.
 * Thanks to a navigation orb going awry, Ruf67 hurtled about the Realms, from the village of Torm's Hand to the ruins of Xin'kar, and then into the clutches of the Fetid Gaze. He escaped the hag coven by leaping into the weird world of Prismeer.
 * Possessed Priest departed the dwarven fastness of Highhome with much lore of the weapons of the gods, including Earthcaller, the crystalline rod of Segojan Earthcaller; Rhondang, the flaming hammer of Flandal Steelskin; and Doomthresher, undead-destroying flail of Urogalan, and more.
 * SilverTiger12 discovered dead gods and a live one—Meriadar, god of the mongrelfolk. But on the way, the Silver Tiger encountered a storm drake, a psionic elephantine baku, and a dread maw of Acamar.
 * We welcome back Darkwynters, whose spelljammer took him back in time to old Netheril, but at least the Spacer's Lane and Captain's Fancy taverns are/were still open.
 * We welcome Hawakhuri, who mentioned Trobriand's automatons and ran into/from both winged and shadowclaw scaladars; Gordakh, who whispered of the imprisoned planetar Nascius; and FilbyP, who met oddly alike cousins Garlen and Garvin.
 * Our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign opens a new chapter. The druids have arrived in Loudwater and it's time for Mielikki to choose her champions. Whom will they be? Not our lot, surely?

1/10/2022

 * The Forgotten Realms Wiki is having its 17 birthday! Since one small article on Drizzt Do'Urden in early October, 2005, it's grown to almost 46,000 articles and seen three editions of D&D, been through trials and tribulations and won victories, and emerged as the top-quality most-popular D&D-related wiki on the web. And we're still in that rebellious moody teenager stage! See some of our early history here and drop us a message here!

14/10/2022

 * We've clocked 46,000 articles, with the Bow of Hosark by BadCatMan. These milestones are coming so quickly now we'll have to start celebrating the 10,000s instead—maybe after our 50,000? Relatedly, our Year of Miracles has achieved one, passing 1,000 articles on all matters of faith.
 * Speaking of the divine, Vegepygmy investigated, at great personal risk, the faiths of the orcs, including Bahgtru the Leg-Breaker, god of strength, and his church; Luthic the Cave Mother, goddess of home and healing, and her church; and Ilneval the War Maker, god of strategy, and his church.
 * Moviesign unearthed the divine magic of the gnomes, documenting call stone guardian, metal shape, whisperleaf, and shades of Rhondang. He also wandered with the Wayward Wardens and learned of halfling divine magic, such as giantsize and stealth of Brandobaris.
 * With yet more spells, Regis87 catalogued many orisons useful for priests, including clean, chill, canticle, and candle, as well as greater spells like robe of healing, health blessing, abundance, and translate.
 * Meanwhile, Ir'revrykal hired a pegasus from Heartwing Estate and rode off in search of the Seven Lost Rings of Mhzentul. They stayed lost, of course, and while in Selgaunt he ran afoul of the Righteous Man, Krollir Venasten, and who put a dread on his tail.
 * Armed with a skull totem from the Ogre King, Arodp88 journeyed to Mount Nar to see if the white dragon Kryonar still dwelled within ruined Jastaath Castle. But the dragon did not, and the new resident, the demonbinder Branimern Rythil, was even less hospitable.
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, the heroes have gathered at the ceremony to see who will be the next Green Regent. One thing remains to be seen—what exactly is a Green Regent? And why?

11/11/2022

 * If you haven't noticed, we have a Twitter account and a Mastodon account, posting lore and more three times daily. If you're on one or the other, give us a follow!
 * Lhynard returned to Wa at last, but shipwrecked on the Isle of the Long Legged and Long Armed, but also very tiny, people, where he was seen as a giant. He escaped to the mainland and met the long armed but short legged exile Ionoi, who taught him about the Chisho era of Wanese history.
 * Gladly leaving Kormul, the City of Cults, Hashimashadoo returned to Waterdeep, where he heard the revenge story of Reldra Wyntersar. Afterward, he went seeking the Antlered Crown of Athalantar, without success.
 * After 'borrowing' a fire charm spell from the Kossuthan church, Artemaz was pursued by firewalkers, Disciples of the Salamander, and Knights of the Fire Drake. In his flight, he breezed through the backroads of the Shining South with trader Bilaska Semenir, staying at the Friendly Burrow inn Luiren before arriving at the Gathering of Magicians school of magic in Durpar.
 * With a Nameless Light sword and a magecloak magic item, Artyom.pavlov entered Suzail through the Horngate and visited Starsails House and the High Oronel mansion, where he enjoyed a dinner known as a Plate of Silver. Better that than fishhead soup.
 * We say well met to Eoliao, who introduced us to the spelljamming astral elves, and to 186 contributor who briefly told of the Realm (no, not our Realms, the one those kids were stuck in).
 * In our Legacy of the Green Regent campaign, some of our own adventurers have been selected by Mielikki as Scions of the Green Regent. Who will be next?