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1/1/2023 - 8/1/2023

 * Legendmaker was a sentient longsword created by Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge. Although its purpose was to relay the adventures of its bearers, Legendmaker tended to butt in by sharing (too much) knowledge and proposing overly complicated plans.
 * Orosul's scepters were magical scepters from the time of Netheril that could heal the injured, recharge spent magic items, and fire blasts of elemental magic. Though named for the modern wizard Orosul, he had no hand in their creation.
 * Drannor was the first recorded elf to marry a dwarf. This event was considered so noteworthy by the elves of Cormanthor that they renamed their city Myth Drannor in honor of Drannor and his dwarven lass.
 * The half-elf Jax Nightsong founded the Knights of the Shadow Sword, an order of crusaders and rangers devoted to Shaundakul, the Faerûnian god of exploration. Jax and his order operated out of Shaundakul's Throne in Myth Drannor.
 * Dalanyrr was a silver dragon of the North who offered her services to adventurers, provided they could pay her for her trouble. She held great respect for the sacred burial mounds of the Uthgardt tribes, and would refuse to plunder them if prompted.
 * Wheat was an important grain to many cultures across the breadth of Toril, often valued more than rice in regions where both could be grown. Most of the wheat in Faerûn was grown in the Heartlands and the Dalelands.

8/1/2023 - 15/1/2023

 * Druid circles were loose organizations of druids formed around certain approaches to preserving nature, such as the Circle of the Land and the Circle of Dreams. The term "circle" was used as a nod to the perpetual cycles of nature.
 * Wild shape allowed druids to take on the forms of various animals, but also more fantastical creatures like unicorns, shambling mounds, or dragons. Druids of the Fangshields could even wild shape into humanoids.
 * Ambral Isle in the Sea of Fallen Stars was famous for producing a number of idiots and dunderheads, and was also noted as where the bracelets of the elven princess Elvandaruil washed ashore after her flying spell failed on her (she was never seen again).
 * Amorphites were specialty priests of Ghaunadaur, the Elder Eye. Most were disaffected drow males, but anyone could technically become an amorphite. They gained immunity to poison and could access exclusive spells like mists of Ghaunadaur.
 * Saru were intelligent apes native to the jungles of Malatra. They were kind and curious creatures nearly to a fault: it was not uncommon for saru to approach lions in search of conversation&mdash;and then quickly flee for their lives.