Volo Breaks a Hot Tale

"Volo Breaks a Hot Tale" is a short comedic story by Ed Greenwood set in Waterdeep, based on a number of suggestions provided by attendees of Gen Con 2008's Spin a Yarn seminar, and published on the Wizards of the Coast website that same year.

Characters

 * Ammellaraume Margaster • Beleryk • Dusk Lanvyl • Glaress • Haramond Bandoun • Kalandra Bandoun • Lord Bones • Olimbur Dardulph • Orsar Sambrast • Roarynguld • Runelee • Scarscales • Sharlee • Verity Morninglady • Volothamp Geddarm
 * Alorxlan • Baelam • Durnan • Elminster • Fzoul Chembryl • Graz'zt • Melvar • Mirt • Rathan Thentraver • Simbul • Telva • Torm • Vecna • Vrandeir • Xameelg
 * Alorxlan • Baelam • Durnan • Elminster • Fzoul Chembryl • Graz'zt • Melvar • Mirt • Rathan Thentraver • Simbul • Telva • Torm • Vecna • Vrandeir • Xameelg

Creatures

 * cat • dragonborn • dwarf • elf • flesh golem • flying snake • ghoul • kobold • lich • minotaur
 * angel • balor • barbazu • bat • butterfly • cath shee • crawling claw • cow • deepspawn • demon • dracolich • dread • flying monkey • ghost • giant (frost giant) • gith • gnome • grimlock • halfling • hare • hell hound • horse • lion • mind flayer • monkey • oxen • rat • red dragon • sahuagin • spider • tiefling • tressym • troll • vampire • Walking Statues of Waterdeep • werelion
 * angel • balor • barbazu • bat • butterfly • cath shee • crawling claw • cow • deepspawn • demon • dracolich • dread • flying monkey • ghost • giant (frost giant) • gith • gnome • grimlock • halfling • hare • hell hound • horse • lion • mind flayer • monkey • oxen • rat • red dragon • sahuagin • spider • tiefling • tressym • troll • vampire • Walking Statues of Waterdeep • werelion

Locations

 * Buildings: Arrowclaw Jester • Brain Food • Velvet Tentacles
 * Districts: Dock Ward
 * Regions: Sword Coast North
 * Roads: Ship Street
 * Settlements: Waterdeep
 * Abeir • Aldremand's Finest Quaffs and Broths • Amn • Anchorome • Athkatla • Castle Waterdeep • Chult • Cormyr • Heartlands • High Forest • Inner Sea • Nine Hells • the North • North Ward • Palace of Waterdeep • Sea of Swords • Sea Ward • Sembia • Scornubel • Silverymoon • Skullport • Sword Coast • Wanton Weredolphin • Warrens
 * Abeir • Aldremand's Finest Quaffs and Broths • Amn • Anchorome • Athkatla • Castle Waterdeep • Chult • Cormyr • Heartlands • High Forest • Inner Sea • Nine Hells • the North • North Ward • Palace of Waterdeep • Sea of Swords • Sea Ward • Sembia • Scornubel • Silverymoon • Skullport • Sword Coast • Wanton Weredolphin • Warrens

Magic

 * Items: scrying orb • vorpal
 * Spells: silence
 * Others: spellscar
 * curse • fireball • grease • thunder staff
 * curse • fireball • grease • thunder staff

Organizations

 * City Watch • High Healers Everywhere • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors
 * Chosen of Mystra • Harpers • Lords of Waterdeep • Margaster • Purple Dragons • Red Wizards • War Wizards • Zhentarim
 * Chosen of Mystra • Harpers • Lords of Waterdeep • Margaster • Purple Dragons • Red Wizards • War Wizards • Zhentarim

Religions

 * Sune
 * Bane • Loviatar
 * Bane • Loviatar

Miscellaneous

 * Armor & Clothing: belt • boots • cape • corset • eyepatch • pegleg • robe
 * Classes: paladin
 * Drugs: cigar
 * Food & Drinks: ale • apple • firewine • soup
 * Gemstones: wonderstone
 * Items: book • broadsheet • cutlery • goblet • manacles • quill • scabbard • tallglass • wineskin
 * Materials & Substances: darkslumber • parchment • silk
 * Professions: alchemist • minstrel • pirate
 * Terminology: saer • stlarning
 * Titles: swordcaptain
 * Vegetation: mallow • mistletoe
 * Vessels: wagon
 * Weapons: dagger • sword (cutlass) • hand crossbow • wand
 * Abyssal language • alchemist's fire • anvil • architecture • bacon • bard • bell • chapbook • codpiece • copper piece • dung • gnomeball • gold • golden lion • gourd • gown • honey • jerky • kilt • leprosy • mercenary • mold • phylactery • razor • rug • sewer • Spellplague • steel • strawberry • tea • tenday • Time of Troubles • tomato • two-handed sword • whip • wizard
 * Abyssal language • alchemist's fire • anvil • architecture • bacon • bard • bell • chapbook • codpiece • copper piece • dung • gnomeball • gold • golden lion • gourd • gown • honey • jerky • kilt • leprosy • mercenary • mold • phylactery • razor • rug • sewer • Spellplague • steel • strawberry • tea • tenday • Time of Troubles • tomato • two-handed sword • whip • wizard