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2013

 * 13/01/2013 – 20/01/2013
 * Colderan Morn was the great-grandfather of Randal Morn and a tyrant of Daggerdale.
 * Woumar's Wheloon Mill was operated by Wheloon's local gossip, Leahon Woumar.
 * Allian and Pawldo went together to the Spring Dance in Lowhill in 1345 DR.
 * Quimby was the innkeeper of the Snowdrift Inn in Easthaven in Icewind Dale in 1281 DR.
 * The Highfire Crown was an Elven High Magic artifact granting the powers of thirteen high mages.


 * 20/01/2013 – 27/01/2013
 * An obedient avalanche spell dropped a massive load of snow, burying creatures, damaging buildings, and uprooting plants.
 * Around −8900 DR, the Taangan (later Tuigan) tribes first settled in the Endless Wastes of the east.
 * Erinyes were a kind of devil said to have once been fallen angels who'd been corrupted by temptation or a misdeed.
 * Randalla Brasshorn was a merchant of Baldur's Gate who served the Harpers, but was turned into a vampire by Xanhast.
 * Accalia was a priestess of Tempus from Neverwinter who moved to Easthaven in Icewind Dale, and wore armor at all times.


 * 27/01/2013 – 3/02/2013
 * In −2941 DR, goblins sacked the Netherese city of Cantus when they learned the Netherese had no interest in their trade goods.
 * Rosecork wood was almost completely resistant to fire, commonly used in building, and imported to Cormyr by Sarliman Eurdoe.
 * The Circle of Rust and the Worm was an insane cult of Talos-worshipping sages and mystics dedicated to destroying the world.
 * Pomab Ak'azmjir was the owner of Pomab's Emporium in Easthaven in Icewind Dale, and claimed to be Calishite royalty.
 * The Purple Dragon Thondar chased Kelemvor Lyonsbane, Midnight, and Adon out of Wheloon during the Time of Troubles.


 * 3/02/2013 – 10/02/2013
 * Rhaugilath the Ageless was a surviving Netherese sorcerer-king bound to Larloch, and author of Of the Fall of Netheril.
 * Bran Skorlsun was the father of Arilyn Moonblade and triggered the schism of the Harpers into the Tel'Teukiira.
 * Nolan was a cleric of Caer Corwell who preached against the druids of the Earthmother.
 * Ginyak weed was a plant from Calimshan known for its acrid smell when burned.
 * Wheloon Tack & Leather sold leather goods of all kinds, and was owned by Landon "Wonderwand" Bhentyl.


 * 10/02/2013 – 17/02/2013
 * Chalannos "the Masked" Firehawk was a retired adventurer who could train others in any weapon.
 * The Cities of the Heart were the most populous in Zakhara, and contained centers of its industry and culture.
 * Elaerue Estspirit was the Herald for Wheloon and the clerk and record-keeper of Lord Sarp Redbeard.
 * Mahabba was repeatedly occupied by military forces of the Pantheist League, to quell rebellions by the cult of Bala.


 * 17/02/2013 – 24/02/2013
 * The Zakharan seas defined much of the continent and enabled travel and trade.
 * Taharak was a ghost drow warrior of Maerimydra and a champion of Kiaransalee.
 * The Thorass alphabet was used by the old Thorass language, Common, and many others.
 * Lord Sarp Redbeard of Wheloon was popular but lax on taxes and smuggling.
 * House Jysstev of Amn was bankrupted after backing a failed pretender to Tethyr's throne.


 * 24/02/2013 – 3/03/2013
 * Shanna "Blackbard" Northgate was a bard, thief, fence, smuggler, and one of the best boatbuilders in Wheloon.
 * The Battle of the Gods' Theater was a 3-way battle between Shantel Othreier, Aryvandaar, and a Tunlands orc horde in −10700 DR.
 * The Tun Marshes in the Tunlands east of Cormyr were inhabited by black dragons, human bandits, and lizardfolk.
 * An orizon is a wizard's workbook for notes and miscellaneous spells.
 * The Abyssal Plague was yet another cosmic plague.


 * 3/03/2013 – 10/03/2013
 * A ruby pendant was a ruby of beguiling powers. One famous ruby pendant was stolen by Regis from Pasha Pook of Calimport.
 * Semkhrun, the Oracle City, in Mulhorand was founded where a donkey died based on a prophetic vision, but it was later lost.
 * The temple of Deneir in Procampur was once home to Koja of Khazari and Vilhiard, a noted scholar-monk and explorer.
 * Tzindylspar, the City of Rubies in the Nether Mountains, was founded by Delzoun dwarves and Netherese humans in −1715 DR.


 * 10/03/2013 – 17/03/2013
 * A skindancer was a creature that wore the skin of its slain victims to appear human.
 * The Scarlet Sheath was a popular drinking hole in Wheloon, but was built inside a patched-up burnt-out ruin.
 * In −34,500 DR the sarrukh founded Isstosseffifil in the lands now known as Anauroch.
 * Hildeth Highhammer was a dwarven adventuress in Hrothgar's expedition to aid Kuldahar in the Spine of the World in 1281 DR.
 * The cellar of the Winter's Cradle Tavern in Easthaven in Icewind Dale was once infested by beetles.


 * 17/03/2013 – 24/03/2013
 * A High Haspur was an alpine village in the Earthfast Mountains governed by the Morninglight gnomes.
 * A Sendever's Stables was an excellent stables in Wheloon and home to skilled horse doctors and hostlers.
 * A Jarthon Drael was a ranger who hunted the People of the Black Blood, until he became a werebadger and joined them.
 * In −31000 DR the Tearfall disaster caused earthquakes, fires, and windstorms, reshaped continents, and created the Sea of Fallen Stars.
 * Zendaros Rallogar owned Rallogar Hardware in Wheloon and also ran a black market in magic items.


 * 24/03/2013 – 31/03/2013
 * Githyanki silver swords were magical greatswords given only to knights and leaders of the githyanki race.
 * The High Desert was a major desert of Zakhara and home to many nomadic tribes called Al-Badia.
 * Circa −25100 DR the gold elf Durothil became the first ever dragon-rider, but later died in battle against the red dragon Mahatnartorian.
 * The Knights of the Mystic Fire were an order of paladins devoted to Mystra, the goddess of magic, who could learn arcane spells.


 * 31/03/2013 – 7/04/2013
 * Rathool's Pond in Wheloon was a burial site for war heroes, until their rusting weapons and armor contaminated the water.
 * The Darksong Knights were elite warriors of Eilistraee, who battled yochlol and other demonic servants of Lolth.
 * Kar'r'rga was the monstrous crab-headed god of Jazayir al-Sartan in the Crowded Sea of Zakhara.
 * Circa −25000 DR, elves created the Dracorage mythal to trigger the First Rage of Dragons.
 * Tarchamus the Unyielding was a legendary Netherese arcanist who created a volcano to destroy the city of Tenish.


 * 7/04/2013 – 14/04/2013
 * The Harvest Hall was a temple of Chauntea in Wheloon that gave agricultural produce to the poor.
 * Ashabenford was the capital of Mistledale and had market services down the Moonsea Ride and its backstreets.
 * Shajar was the hippopotamus god of the Nogaro River in Zakhara, who brought both life and destruction.
 * The Stoneplague was a disease that calcified its victims, and was contracted by handling cursed gold in 1480 DR.
 * Dahl Peredur was a former paladin of Oghma, mysteriously ejected from his order before he became a Harper.


 * 14/04/2013 – 21/04/2013
 * Tarhun was a dragonborn and the Vanquisher, or ruler, of Tymanther and general of the Lance Defenders in 1479 DR.
 * The Gods of the Pantheon—the enlightened and Great Gods of the Cities of the Pantheon—collectively preached unity against outsiders.
 * The Eagles' Eyrie was a rocky knoll and a former dwarven stronghold that guarded trading routes from the Mines of Tethyamar.
 * Drik Hargunen was a duergar city near the East Rift, and its people were somewhat more tolerant of humans.
 * The Order of Delvers was a guild of dwarven delvers and explorers.


 * 21/04/2013 – 28/04/2013
 * Sshumath Daerindra was a very curious and inquisitive half–deep dragon drow who wandered the Deep Wastes of the Underdark.
 * The Temple of Ten Thousand Gods faith believed all gods were facets of a single god and all creatures had a spark of the divine.
 * A stiletto was a thin-bladed piercing dagger that was easy to conceal, and so many cities outlawed their use.
 * A jubbrawuk was a fantastical long-necked dragon, and statues of them adorned the walls of old manors like Oldstone Hall.
 * Torrin Ironstar was a human of Earthheart who believed he was a reincarnated dwarf, and joined the Order of Delvers.


 * 28/04/2013 – 5/05/2013
 * Susztam Mar-Shinn, Head Student of the Inverted Tower of Szith Morcane, was a drow mage user of the Shadow Weave.
 * Thayan knights were the sworn and dedicated bodyguards of the Red Wizards of Thay and generals of their armies.
 * Buldegas Mhaerkoon, a retired warrior, was the innkeeper of the Wyvern Watch Inn in Wheloon, before he built a new inn in Arabel.
 * Spruce beer was home-brewed by the druid Orlenstar Thirlthorn of the God's Grove, which made the spot popular with locals.
 * Exorcessum was a powerful magical greatsword with a rune-scribed blade forged by alien gods and wielded by the deva Demascus.


 * 5/05/2013 – 12/05/2013
 * In −24,000 DR the god Ubtao summoned couatls from Maztica to serve him in Chult.
 * Dulwar was a tanner in Dagger Falls who made popular leather goods for the locals and Zhent soldiers.
 * Telnarquel, or "the Hidden City", was a legendary lost city of the drow.
 * firescythe was a fireball-like spell invented by Myrin Darkdance circa 1479 DR.
 * The Dead Rats were a street gang of Luskan in 1480 DR, largely consisting of wererats.


 * 12/05/2013 – 19/05/2013
 * The House of Winds was a temple of Talos in Westgate, noted for the carved dragons on its roof.
 * Phultan Hammerwand, a vampire of the Night Masters, leaders of the Night Masks, was locked in their own lair, where he starved.
 * Urthag the Knife was a notorious pirate of the early 7th century DR, who lost the ancient Raumathari sword Galathos in Chessagol.
 * Thelgaar Ironhand was the Northlander king of Oman's Isle in the Moonshae Isles, who wanted to make peace with the Ffolk.
 * Corwyss was a moorhound belonging to Tristan Kendrick of the Moonshaes that was wounded while fighting a boar.


 * 19/05/2013 – 26/05/2013
 * King Lamoth of Chessagol in the 7th century DR was famous for his huge family and trying to marry them off to other royal lines.
 * Drone Wyvernspur was the elderly archmage of the Wyvernspur noble house of Cormyr, and had a cat named Spot.
 * The Smoke Wyrm was a tavern in Ravens Bluff run by Tharzon Brewhammer, famous across the Vast for its Old Smokey stout.
 * Sable was a black falcon belonging to Keren Donnell, which delivered a message to Robyn Moonsinger after the bard's capture.


 * 26/05/2013 – 2/06/2013
 * Circa −17800 DR, moon elves and green elves began to settle Keltormir in search of simpler and more peaceful lives.
 * Vournoth's Mire was an underdark swamp near Maerimydra inhabited by a mind flayer and a beholder.
 * The Ahtahqugotak Sea on the Great Glacier was abundant with fish and wildlife but avoided by local Angulutiuns.
 * Newt was a faerie dragon of Myrloch Vale in the Moonshaes who aided Tristan Kendrick.
 * Sarghathuld was an orcslayer sword forged in the dwarven kingdom of Roldilar and later a relic of Old Impiltur.


 * 2/06/2013 – 9/06/2013
 * Bleyshar was a noble house of Cormyr that had only two remaining members by 1479 DR.
 * Sysquemalyn was the chamberlain to Lady Polaris of Delia in the Netherese Empire.
 * Archtassel was a village in Tasseldale whose woodcarvers were famous for their relief-cut doors and wall panels.
 * Cressyl Blackbones was red half-dragon orc from the Thunder Peaks who led an army in Hullack Forest.
 * The Lightning Dragon Dojo was a martial arts school in the Xiousing district of Marsember.


 * 9/06/2013 – 16/06/2013
 * Circa −15000 DR, dwarves founded Bhaerynden, their first great kingdom, beneath the plains of the Shaar.
 * Boraksaghegirak was a blue dragon who laired in the Calim Desert and commanded the local tribes through her Sons.
 * Oraundas Haeltower was a vintner from Tethyr known for his table wines, which contained small treasures in 1479 DR.
 * The War of Gold and Gloom was fought by gold dwarves of the Great Rift and gray dwarves of Dunspeirrin over Deep Shanatar.
 * Elvenblood Pass was named for the death of the legendary hero of the Vast, Beluar, in an orc ambush.


 * 16/06/2013 – 23/06/2013
 * In −8170 DR drow from Guallidurth attacked Alatorin, triggering the First Spider War with the dwarves of Shanatar.
 * Kara Chermosk was the iron-fisted Zhentarim commander of the Tethyamar Fortress, and a skilled negotiator.
 * Balduran's Log Book told of Captain Balduran's exploration of Anchorome on the Wandering Eye.
 * Symrustar Auglamyr was a Chosen of Mystra slain during the Weeping War of 713 DR.
 * The First Age was a period of Netherese history beginning with the founding of Seventon.
 * The Maw of the God Swallower was a gigantic sphere of annihilation in southern Chessenta in 1479 DR.


 * 23/06/2013 – 30/06/2013
 * A wraith spider was an undead giant spider created by drow cultists of Kiaransalee as blasphemies against the Spider Queen.
 * The Tyrantfog spread across Faerûn in 1370 DR and harmed followers of Bane and Cyric, creating tyrantfog zombies.
 * The Fang in the Forest was an extinct volcano in the Earthfast Mountains inhabited by the green dragon Aglaraerose.
 * Nojheim was a goblin kept as a slave in Pengallen who had a profound effect on Drizzt Do'Urden.
 * In −6400 DR the elves of Cormanthor saved the dwarves of Sarphil from defeat at the hands of orcs in the Vast.


 * 30/06/2013 – 7/07/2013
 * In −3717 DR, duergar founded Gracklstugh, the City of Blades, which quickly came to dominate the surrounding Underdark.
 * Yathla Oloryn was a makeup artist and cosmetic surgeon for hire living in the city of Calaunt in the Vast.
 * The Weeping Unicorn was an inn and tavern in Calaunt with a "no fighting" rule enforced by a cockatrice.
 * Nhyris D'Hothek was a yuan-ti slaver dwelling in Skullport who once possessed Myrkul's Crown of Horns.
 * Crookspar Parlor was a gambling den located in Skullport, and considered neutral ground by the local gangs.


 * 7/07/2013 – 14/07/2013
 * Chahir was a vampire sorcerer who laired in the crypts of Dordrien near Daggerdale, and descended from noble family.
 * Corpselight was a spell that caused a corpse, whether dead or undead, to glow with light of a chosen color.
 * In −2811 DR, goblins and orcs lured away the defenders of Seventon and attempted to burn the settlement.
 * Ioma was a small island in the Nelanther Isles and the primary source of Iomic crystal, which was thought to be magical.
 * The Shadowcloaks were the mysterious thieves guild of Calaunt, known for the gray shadowcloaks they wore.


 * 14/07/2013 – 21/07/2013
 * The Battle of Caer Moray in 1479 DR was fought between lycanthropes over the castle of Caer Moray in the Moonshaes.
 * The Sword Heralds constructed a number of arcane public works projects early in Cormyr's history.
 * Elisia  was a sea spirit who lived in Lac Dinneshere in Icewind Dale, who died while fighting Icasaracht in 1181 DR.
 * Duke Iritar of Calaunt was a cruel and ruthless wizard and the secret master of the city.
 * In −2722 DR the Netherese city of Arisome enacted a bounty on orc ears.


 * 21/07/2013 – 28/07/2013
 * Jestra was a wizard of Arabel in Cormyr who used transmutation magic for cosmetic enhancements.
 * Beniago was an assassin who wielded a dagger very similar to the vampiric one famously wielded by Artemis Entreri.
 * In −2710 DR a tribe of lizardfolk settled in the Marsh of Simplicity.
 * Thoon was a mysterious philosophy adopted by certain outcast mind flayers.
 * Martyrdom was the realm of Ilmater the Crying God and the most peaceful place in the planes.


 * 28/07/2013 – 4/08/2013
 * The Shadowstone was a heavy mace of powerful Shadow Weave magic created by the goddess Shar.
 * Sylora Salm was a sorceress of Thay who aimed to release a fire primordial in Gauntlgrym in 1462 DR.
 * Ashaerond was a merchant of Westgate who donated generously to the Church of Ilmater.
 * The forcecage spell was originally created by Valdick in −1811 DR.
 * In the Year of Turning Tides, −664 DR, drow assaulted the town of Keltar in Calimshan, enslaving half its people.


 * 4/08/2013 – 11/08/2013
 * The plant sphere was a selection of spells granted to druids and shamans that aided agriculture and manipulated vegetation.
 * astral celerity was an alteration spell of the Astral sphere that enhanced speed on the Astral plane.
 * In the Year of Shattered Walls, −387 DR, Tethyrian barbarians sacked and burned Zazesspur in a surprise attack on Calimshan.
 * Ill-Mater was an oft-abused slapstick clown character created by traveling entertainers to mock the Church of Ilmater.
 * Chalsembyr's Heart was a holy sword of the paladins of Torm forged at the House of the Hand in Procampur.


 * 11/08/2013 – 18/08/2013
 * Dornavver was a master sword-smith in the 3rd century DR who forged the legendary "Demonbane", which was named after him.
 * Water walk was a transmutation or alteration spell that allowed creatures to stride upon water, oil, snow, mud, or quicksand.
 * The alleviators were a clerical order devoted to the god Ilmater, who focused on counselling others to cope with suffering.
 * For the transmute rock to mud spell, a vremyonni of Rashemen tossed a ball of wet clay as a somatic and material component.
 * The City of Brass sat in an enormous hemisphere of brass that floated over the raging heat of the Elemental Plane of Fire.


 * 18/08/2013 – 25/08/2013
 * Hlintar was a wealthy town in the Vast and famous for its top-quality bacon.
 * In −10,100 DR, during the Fourth Crown War, Shantel Othreier was destroyed by Ilythiir.
 * Lady Quallem was once the head of the Quallem family of Dordrien before she became a ghost.
 * The Traveler's Cloak Inn in Mulmaster had a fireplace in every room.
 * The animal friendship spell allowed a druid to have animals perform tricks.


 * 25/08/2013 – 1/09/2013
 * Hornmoot was the traditional spring trading festival between the dwarves and humans of the Vast, named for how the dwarves blew horns to announce their coming.
 * Blessed watchfulness was a divine alteration spell that granted a creature extraordinary vigilance. It was among the first spells known by priests of Arvoreen and Gorm Gulthyn.
 * The church of Selûne was the group of all those faithful to the Moonmaiden. They promoted acceptance and female empowerment and provided healing and astrology.
 * Ruqiah was a Bedine woman of the Desai tribe born with a natural gift for magic and with spellscars of the holy symbols of both Mystra and Mielikki.


 * 1/09/2013 – 8/09/2013
 * Lord Falzo Hawklin of Cormyr organized adventurers to drive bandits out of the Black Crater of Tilverton in 1372 DR.
 * The darkness spell blocked light in a selected area, and required bat fur, a drop of pitch, and/or piece of coal.
 * Bambryn was a village of the Vast and once the base of the notorious highwayman Iljack of the Black Blade.
 * Tierak Morcane was a drow priestess of Lolth who fled the Kiaransaleean takeover of Szith Morcane in 1372 DR.
 * A martyred champion of Ilmater had heroically sacrificed themselves then been raised from the dead.


 * 8/09/2013 – 15/09/2013
 * Pericolo Topolino was a halfling assassin's guildmaster in Delthuntle who managed a pearl farm.
 * Ebonsoul was a lich mage who captained the Thepurl's Diamond until it was sunk by pirates.
 * The wyvern watch spell paralyzed intruders who entered a warded area, marked by a wyvern-like mist.
 * The blacklight spell produced magical darkness and was published in Volo's Guide to All Things Magical.


 * 15/09/2013 – 22/09/2013
 * A wispling was a planetouched descendant of a halfling and a demon, marked by bright red hair.
 * The Arming was an annual festival in the Vast, when militias were mustered and youths were granted weapons.
 * Dispel law was a chaos domain abjuration spell that banished lawful creatures or negated lawful spells.
 * In the Year of the Peoples' Mourning, 662 DR, Rathdaen, a much-loved mage of Myth Drannor, died in his sleep.
 * Variscite was poisonous to lycanthropes if it was somehow introduced into the bloodstream.


 * 22/09/2013 – 29/09/2013
 * In the Year of the Erupting Crypts, -304 DR, the snake god Sseth established the yuan-ti empire of Serpentes.
 * The shoehorn of puissant castleblasting was a magic item with a variety of powerful abilities, dedicated to removing shoes.
 * Iliphanar was a trade city in Semphar where most business was conducted within its restaurants.
 * The spear of Lurue spell transformed a non-magical weapon into a potent silvered spear.
 * The grounding spell insulated against electricity and lightning.


 * 29/09/2013 – 6/10/2013
 * In the Year of the Golden Staff, −225 DR, Wo Mai received the Emblems of Imperial Authority and became emperor of Shou Lung.
 * The protection from law spell shielded a being from physical and mental attacks made by lawful beings.
 * The Cabal of the Crown adventuring company from Procampur met a disturbing end in a gravel pit outside the village of Orlimmin.
 * The create campsite spell conjured invisible sprites to set up a campsite, and could clean one up as well.
 * Tayrom Onetry was a merchant from Elmwood in the Moonsea and would-be adventurer who had an unfortunate run-in with kobolds.


 * 6/10/2013 – 13/10/2013
 * In the Year of the Bloody Goad, -105 DR, the Illuskan Rus tribe traveled through a malfunctioning portal and arrived in Rashemen.
 * Blaern's Trail through the Vast linked the city of Calaunt to the village of Dead Tree Hollow.
 * The hovering road spell conjured a smooth stone that hovered over any difficult terrain.
 * Goolgog Elvenbane was an ancient orc leader who defeated an army of elves and humans and built the Arch of Goolgog.
 * The goodberry healing spell could be reversed to create poisonous badberries.


 * 13/10/2013 – 20/10/2013
 * The Children of the Starry Quill was an organization of bards that served the Church of Mystra to gather information.
 * A chwidencha was a hideous mass of nothing but spider legs, created from drow that failed the Spider Queen.
 * Krehlan Arunsun was the son of Khelben Arunsun and, like his father, became Blackstaff in 1400 DR.
 * Pandorym was an Elder Evil summoned and bound by ancient Imaskari for use as a weapon against the Mulan gods.


 * 20/10/2013 – 27/10/2013
 * In the Year of the Burning Glades, −10 DR, Lord Halueth Never led the elves of Iliyanbruen to victory over Illusk.
 * The sticks to snakes spell allowed a cleric or druid to transform lengths of wood into snakes under their command.
 * The Abolethic Sovereignty was a group of aboleths in the floating city of Xxiphu, who sought to open a gate to the Far Realm.
 * Windsong Tower was the school of magic in the lost city of Myth Drannor, and was built in the boughs of a Shadowsong Tree.
 * Shar Cormrael was a Dark Diviner of Windsong Tower who discovered the fate of the famous seer Augathra the Mad.


 * 27/10/2013 – 3/11/2013
 * Malkizid was a fallen solar from the Dawn Age, cast into the Nine Hells for conspiring with Araushnee (Lolth).
 * A spinel was a precious stone that when crushed and ingested allowed a spellcaster to regain the last spell cast.
 * A grell was a sightless aberration inhabiting the Underdark whose entire skin was sensitive to sound.
 * The tree stride (aka pass plant) spell allowed a druid to enter a tree and teleport to other trees of the same type.
 * Muranndin was a kingdom of monsters established in the 1370's DR when two ogre mages led an army against southern Amn.


 * 3/11/2013 – 10/11/2013
 * In the Year of Dark Venom, 37 DR, Calimshan was struck by five tidal waves in a single year.
 * The Netherese flying city of Synod was thought to have been lost beneath the Inner Sea.
 * The line of protection spell formed a harmful barrier between two or more priests or objects.
 * The Champions Vigilant was an order of knights devoted to Helm that saved many people during the Tethyrian Interregnum.


 * 10/11/2013 – 17/11/2013
 * The Book of the Holy Scourge was the most well-known and useful of the sacred books of the Church of Ilmater.
 * A viper tree was a horrific fusion of demon, tree, and snake found growing across the Lower Planes and later Thay.
 * Remove paralysis was a divine spell that freed creatures from paralyzing effects.
 * The town of Carathryn was sunk beneath the Sea of Swords in the Year of the Talking Spiders, 1132 DR.
 * In the Year of the Barbed Wind, 50 DR, many cities rose to prominence around the Vilhon Reach.


 * 17/11/2013 – 24/11/2013
 * A veserab was a monstrous flying worm-like beast that was often ridden by Shadovar soldiers.
 * The Leaves of Learning was a temple of Oghma in Highmoon, and one of the finest libraries around.
 * The impregnable mind spell made the recipient highly resistant to charms, domination, beguilement and so on.
 * Shrymaun Beldaerth was the Exalted Sufferer of the House of Holy Suffering temple to Ilmater.


 * 24/11/2013 – 1/12/2013
 * Arcanists of the Netherese Sargauth Enclave in Undermountain became the Skulls of Skullport after the Fall of Netheril.
 * A tchazar was a fragile, straw-yellow semi-precious stone that when cut and polished could blur scrying in a 2 ft (60 cm) radius.
 * The breath of life spell could cure an entire small town of a natural disease, but could also be reversed to become breath of death.
 * The Worried Wyvern was a high-quality inn located in Sevenecho in the Vast. The sprawling structure had been greatly extended.
 * Cherlrigo's Darkness was a translation of a prophetic sonnet cryptically referring to the Chosen, the Shadowfell, and the Sundering.


 * 1/12/2013 – 8/12/2013
 * The Trades Ward was one of the main districts of Waterdeep, on the eastern side of the city.
 * Rasaad yn Bashir was a former orphan street-kid who became a Selûnite monk of the Order of the Sun Soul.
 * Irphiina was a shade necromancer who served as an emissary of Lord Telamont Tanthul of the Shade Enclave.
 * The mystic transfer spell allowed priests of the same faith to pass on the benefits of their spells.
 * Bronsheir's Charge was a bloody battle fought between feuding factions of the Church of Ilmater.


 * 8/12/2013 – 15/12/2013
 * Afafrenfere was a monk who fought with the Cavus Dun mercenaries, before traveling with Drizzt Do'Urden.
 * The quest spell allowed a priest to command a subject to undertake a mission and return with proof of its completion.
 * In the year −2513 DR the city of Monikar was founded by a group of Netherese who despised arcane magic.
 * In the Year of the Flood, 108 DR, the city of Unthalass in Unther was flooded by the Alamber River.


 * 15/12/2013 – 22/12/2013
 * In the Year of Fallen Guards, 111 DR, the Netherese realm of Anauria fell to an orc horde, which was also wiped out.
 * Amazandar, the City of Gems, was the capital of Anauria and known for its gem mines.
 * In the year −1921 DR, General Anglin of Seventon was sucked through a magical doorway and killed.
 * Adolican Rhand was a wizard in service to the Shadovar who twice crossed paths with the warlock Farideh.
 * The remove fear spell gave a being courage in the face of supernatural terror.


 * 22/12/2013 – 29/12/2013
 * Sinhalas were yellowish gemstones found in streams and rivers that could prevent magical darkness when cut and polished.
 * Hundelstone was a trading community of gnomes, dwarves, and humans at the western edge of the Spine of the World.
 * The music of the spheres spell stopped creatures from attacking the caster and made them susceptible to charm effects.
 * In the Year of the Wolfstone, 153 DR, Gauntlgrym fell to illithids from the Underdark leading an army of lycanthropes.
 * The House of the Broken God in Keltar, Calimshan, was the largest complex devoted to Ilmater and included a hospital.


 * 51st week;
 * Tam Zawad, a Harper cleric of Selûne, took the Book of Tarchamus from the Library of Tarchamus in 1478 DR.
 * Fossil was a sentient mask that was once a fallen angel who was in service to Cyric, and brought Madri back to life.
 * The Constable's Tower was once the seat-of-rule of Colderan Morn, tyrant of Daggerdale, and later a wild magic site.
 * In −23,900 DR the gold elves first began to settle in Aryvandaar, later known as the High Forest.
 * Bresnos Huantilar was a member of the Cult of the Dragon who guarded a portal in Saerloon.


 * 52nd week;
 * Marden Norwood was a lord of Ravens Bluff who rewarded Jack Ravenwild for rescuing his daughter, Seila.
 * Maldrithor, or "the Sarbreenar Wyrm", tore roofs off houses in Procampur in search of food.
 * Sekrr was a beholder who dwelt in Vournoth's Mire and enjoyed sculpting with his petrified victims.
 * Ironcloak was a Turmish town that was wiped out by the druids of the Emerald Enclave.
 * Yggdrasil, or the "World Ash", was a cosmic plane-spanning tree linking Asgard to Hades in the Great Wheel cosmology.


 * 53rd week;
 * Monkberry, a Rengarth woman of the Raven Tribe, mother of Sunbright Steelshanks, made bowstrings from her own hair.
 * The legal thoughts spell forced its victim to precisely obey a certain law in place over an area.
 * Darcassan the Farseer was a sun elf diviner and custodian of Windsong Tower, and a part of the tower itself.
 * In the Year of the Quivering Mountains, 77 DR, there was a volcanic eruption in the Peaks of Flame in Chult.
 * The Tribe of the Elk of Icewind Dale was decimated in the Battle of Icewind Dale after attacking the Ten Towns.

2014

 * 29/12/2013 – 5/1/2014
 * A yathrinshee was an elite priestess of Kiaransalee who wielded both divine and arcane necromantic magic.
 * There were numerous forms of jewelry in the Realms.
 * In the Year of the Smoking Brazier, 165 DR, the Triton Protectorate of Pumana rose to power in Serôs.
 * Parise Ulfbinder was a Netherese lord of 1484 DR with an interest in the Chosen of the gods.
 * The Council of Mages advised the king of Cormyr on all magical matters and helped developed laws on magic use.


 * 5/1/2014 – 12/1/2014
 * Yattara was a succubus who served the demon lord Graz'zt as his spymaster.
 * Lake Ashane was a glacial lake on the border of Rashemen that was home to water spirits.
 * Khuumal's baldric was a studded leather baldric that warmed and healed its wearer.
 * Lashan Aumersair, would-be conqueror of the Dalelands, was a direct descendent of Elminster Aumar.
 * The City of Judgment was the grim afterlife of followers of Kelemvor and Jergal, as well as the Faithless and False.


 * 12/1/2014 – 19/1/2014
 * The Skortchclaw tribe of orcs from the Spine of the World were involved in an uprising in Menzoberranzan.
 * Wolmad's Camp was home to a Sky Pony tribe who took to banditry.
 * Lysalis was a fey'ri wizard who served Kaanyr Vhok of the Scoured Legion during their assault on Sundabar.
 * The Giantspire Mountains formed the border between Damara and Narfell and were home to hobgoblins.
 * The Army of the Black Spider was formed by the noble houses of Menzoberranzan to defeat the duergar army of Gracklstugh.


 * 19/1/2014 – 26/1/2014
 * Lady Polaris was a high-level arcanist who governed the Netherese enclave of Delia.
 * A sheen stone allowed a spellcaster to precisely control the color of the radiance of a light spell.
 * Worshipers of Waukeen commemorated the return of their goddess from the Abyss each year on Nightal 24.
 * An Amulet of Laeral's Tears bestowed increased health upon the wearer.
 * The drow House Melarn fell during the destruction of Ched Nasad in 1372 DR.


 * 26/1/2014 – 2/2/2014
 * In −1507 DR Lady Polaris, future archmage of the enclave of Delia, was born in Netheril.
 * The Geildirion of Cimbar was a book of secret lore that lay in Myth Drannor until it was retrieved by drow in 1372 DR.
 * Crown Prince Horgar Steelshadow was a gray dwarf ruler of Gracklstugh who led an attack on Menzoberranzan.
 * The windswept island of Falconsrise in the Trackless Sea was used as a hermitage by priests of Ilmater.


 * 2/2/2014 – 9/2/2014
 * Karzon Kul was a dwarven ruffian in Loudwater who picked fights with people at the Fisher's Friend Pub.
 * Kyorli was the rat familiar of Gromph Baenre, the Archmage of Menzoberranzan.
 * A ship of chaos was a ghastly vehicle that was able to sail between the planes.
 * Kabril Ali al-Sara al-Zalazil was the shrewd and open-minded Great Khan of the dao on the Elemental Plane of Earth.
 * A quth-maren was a frightful undead creature formed from the flayed corpses of rival clerics by priestesses of Kiaransalee.


 * 9/2/2014 – 16/2/2014
 * Stonefire was widely used to burn stone buildings and webs in the drow cities of Menzoberranzan and Ched Nasad.
 * Seldra Tylmarande attempted to claim the throne of Neverwinter by pretending to be its "Lost Heir".
 * In the Year of the Cowled Defender, 189 DR, the berserker Bregg the Strong led a bloody revolt against the Witches of Rashemen.
 * On Flamerule 22, worshipers of Tyr perform the ritual of the Blinding in honor of the Maimed God.


 * 16/2/2014 – 23/2/2014
 * Old Dulwar's Leatherworks operated as a safe-house for freedom fighters during the Zhent occupation of Daggerdale.
 * In the Year of the Fanged Gauntlet, 202 DR, Eltabranar invaded Mulhorand and Unther, instigated by the demon lord Eltab.
 * Zandess Danthiir fled her feuding noble parents in Tethyr to become a paladin of Tyr and Ilmater.
 * Corpsehaven was a settlement in the Blood Rift constructed of thousands of corpses used as bricks.
 * In the Year of the Crystal Casket, 249 DR, all members of a cabal of wizards in Unther named The Black Flame were lost or slain.


 * 23/2/2014 – 2/3/2014
 * Sir Guth of the Order of the Golden Cup rose from the dead to complete his holy task for Ilmater, the Broken God.
 * Marpenoth 22 is the traditional birthday of the goddess Tymora, Lady Luck, and celebrated as Starfall by her faithful.
 * Eyes of the spider was a Lolthite magic item that granted enhanced magical sight, at the cost of the wearer's eye.
 * The Floshin Estates had been owned by House Floshin sun elves for longer than recorded human history.
 * Feliane was an elven priestess of the drow goddess Eilistraee in Cormanthor and Velarswood.


 * 2/3/2014 – 9/3/2014
 * Hasicor Danali led the Leaves of Learning temple of Oghma in Highmoon and practiced the longhorn flute.
 * In the Year of the Jolly Mongrels, 286 DR, immigrant halfling tavern-keepers prospered in Myth Drannor.
 * Adanac Harpell was the elder of the Harpells and a spokesman for the town of Longsaddle.
 * The Spellguard were a magical security force for the city of Silverymoon and the rest of Luruar.
 * Prath Baenre was a drow student wizard who aided Gromph Baenre in the Siege of Menzoberranzan.


 * 9/3/2014 – 16/3/2014
 * The Tome of Torment was the holiest and most contested book of the church of Ilmater and took the form of a horse-hair shirt.
 * Great Caliph Husam al-Balil, the brilliant but flighty ruler of the djinn, enjoyed a grand procession preceded by a gust of wind.
 * In the Year of the Late Sun, 300 DR, the Academia Vilhonus college began painting dots on the forehead to indicate learning.
 * Rhavauz was an officer of the guards of the drow outpost of Szith Morcane, and she wielded a two-bladed sword.
 * The Friendly Flounder was a tavern in the Dock Ward of Waterdeep famous for its fried fish.
 * Ashira were friendly and joyful spirits that dwelt within orchards of fruit trees in Zakhara.


 * 16/3/2014 – 23/3/2014
 * The Hidden were a drow resistance force in Maerimydra during the occupation of Kurgoth Hellspawn and Irae T'sarran in 1372 DR.
 * In the Year of the Bright Plumage, 320 DR, the Infernal Death plague afflicted cities in Calimshan, leaving exploding corpses.
 * The slow boon spell required a shard of bone painted with the symbol of Ilmater to slowly heal one's wounds.
 * Copper automatons were enchanted statues of copper and clockwork used as warriors and laborers in Zakhara.
 * Rhys Ravenwind was a Harper bard who was friends with both Danilo Thann and Arilyn Moonblade.


 * 23/3/2014 – 30/3/2014
 * In the Year of Blushing Stars, 346 DR, seven elf officers of the Akh'Velahr were court martialed for cruelty to non-elven soldiers.
 * The Northern Wastes of Kara-Tur were actually home to diverse tribes and races with rich cultures, such as the Wu-haltai.
 * A cairn spell was used by Brother Waelarn, a rogue priest of Ilmater, to kill Sir Guth beneath a mound of stones.
 * Marrake al-Sidan al-Hariq ben Lazan was the Sultan of the Efreet and an inveterate gambler on nightmare races.
 * Idalia's flute was a magic flute carved by a monk of the Yellow Rose and played by the assassin Artemis Entreri.


 * 30/3/2014 – 6/4/2014
 * In −1650 DR, dwarf cultists of Baphomet constructed the Unspoken Hall under the cover of a new adamantine mine.
 * A heavy aspergillum was a weaponized aspergillum, wielded only by priests of Ilmater in the kingdom of Impiltur.
 * Hluthvar was a town lying in the Sunset Vale, east of the Reaching Woods and west of the Sunset Mountains.
 * Larala Dumian was a half-drow fang of Lolth who went slowly insane after the Silence of the Spider Queen.
 * Texter was a paladin and Masked Lord of Waterdeep, but preferred to be out of the city fighting monsters.
 * The rocky Akashnu Mountains of Malatra were once home to the capital city of the Kuong Kingdom.


 * 6/4/2014 – 13/4/2014
 * In the Year of the Blue Shield, 400 DR, the monstrous H'Calos the Star Worm hatched from an egg that fell to earth in Far Payit.
 * Favor of Ilmater spell allowed a priest of Ilmater to take on the injuries of another, and even to sacrifice themselves to save a life.
 * Fulgath was a crooked merchant of caravan supplies operating in Dagger Falls, until he was caught by priests of Lathander.
 * The Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse were together a temple to Cyric in the Small Teeth mountains of Amn.
 * Kurkle was a hell hound canomorph who served as a guide in the Elemental Plane of Fire in 1373 DR.


 * 13/4/2014 – 20/4/2014
 * Houndaer Tuin'Tarl was a drow who launched a rebellion against the priestesses of Lolth during her Silence.
 * In the Year of the Awakening Treant, 447 DR, the High Council became the official government of Durpar, ending the trade wars.
 * A hair shirt of Ilmater was woven of horse hair and allowed the wearer to cure the wounds of others.
 * Vhissilka was a marilith commander fighting in the Blood War, who was caught in a stray chunk of the Blood Rift.


 * 20/4/2014 – 27/4/2014
 * Gundarlund Island endured winter eight months of the year, and was surrounded by over a mile of sea ice by Alturiak.
 * House Melarn was the most devoted to Lolth in the drow city of Menzoberranzan, and accused other houses of blasphemy.
 * In the Year of the Galloping Gorgon, 503 DR, seven halfling scouts of the Akh'Velahr defeated a cult of Moander.
 * The robe of gentle repose halted decomposition in an undead creature that wore it, enabling it to pass among the living.
 * Rebrum was a traveling merchant of Sheirtalar whose bawdy and popular autobiography, Life of Rebrum, was often copied.


 * 27/4/2014 – 4/5/2014
 * The Tethyamar Trail was used by the Tethyamar dwarves to ship metals between their holds before human settlement.
 * Kyrnill Melarn was once the matron mother of House Kenafin in Menzoberranzan, until its merger with House Horlbar.
 * The illithids of Phanlinksal once invaded Menzonberranzan, but they were defeated and many executed by House Oblodra.
 * N'asr was the god of the dead of the Bedine people of the Anauroch.
 * In the Year of the Shattered Manacles, 533 DR, Mameluk slave warriors in Calimshan revolted and founded a free state.
 * The Iron Helm of Heroes was an artifact of Ilmater with healing powers, possessed by Lord Tessaril Winter of Eveningstar.


 * 4/5/2014 – 11/5/2014
 * Tooman Thendrik led a Ghaunadaur cult to destabilize the Kiaransalee worshipers occupying the drow outpost of Szith Morcane.
 * Q'Xorlarrin was a drow settlement in the dwarven ruins of Gauntlgrym, based around the Great Forge heated by a fire primordial.
 * The Citadel of Black Ash, once a brown dragon's lair, was home to the last fanatical remnants of the church of Gilgeam.
 * In the Year of the Melding, 557 DR, the forces of Phalorm defeated the hobgoblin army ravaging the dwarf duchy of Hunnabar.
 * Priam Agrivar, a paladin of Tyr, was struck by the staff of withering and left a drunken beggar, until he recovered his courage.


 * 11/5/2014 – 18/5/2014
 * K'yorl Odran, Matron Mother of House Oblodra of Menzoberranzan, was tricked into joining Baenre's attack on Mithral Hall.
 * Enlarge person, which doubled a person in size, was invented by Aksa the Destroyer during the time of Netheril.
 * Kir-lanan were born out of the deaths of the gods Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul, and thereafter sought the deaths of all gods.
 * Hlarkus Baltreyo, the Zulkir of Illusion in Thay in the late 15th century DR, was attacked by Neverwintan adventurers.
 * Georg Redfell was the mayor of the village of West Harbor on the Sword Coast and hosted its Harvest Fair in 1374 DR.


 * 18/5/2014 – 25/5/2014
 * Galen was a traveling merchant of the Sword Coast who exchanged a bow for furs with Daeghun Farlong in West Harbor.
 * The Wailing Cliff in the Deep Wastes of the Underdark was the site of a fracture in both the material and shadow planes.
 * A dust genasi was a genasi descending from both elemental air and earth, and had a fascination for the bleak and morbid.
 * Righteous rage of Tempus was a prayer to Tempus, Lord of Battles, that gave a priest the power to strike a devastating blow.
 * Around the Year of Fire and Frost, 600 DR, modern sailing ships made safe travel over the seas possible for the first time.


 * 25/5/2014 – 1/6/2014
 * In the Year of the Spellfire, 610 DR, the orc realm of Vastar fell to invading dwarves, who founded Roldilar in its place.
 * The Ilmatari Monastery of St. Fanal was dedicated to preserving history and educating oppressed peoples.
 * Daeghun Farlong was an elf hunter and fur-trapper of West Harbor as well as the adoptive father of the Kalach-Cha.
 * A fang scarab was used by worshipers of Lolth to guide spiders in battle, but could transform a non-spider into one.
 * The planar rift device was a powerful artifact guarded by Amaunator's avatar and followers, until they came to hate it.
 * The Rangers Three was a trio of adventuring rangers: Belkram and Sharantyr of Baldur's Gate and Itharr of Athkatla.


 * 1/6/2014 – 8/6/2014
 * Regbald Stonethrower was a dwarven warrior who guarded merchant caravans between Luskan and Icewind Dale.
 * The Quallems were a prominent noble family of Dordrien, a settlement of Jhaamdathan survivors in the Dagger Hills.
 * A metalmaster was a giant carnivorous slug that could magnetically attract or repel metal to use as weaponry or armor.
 * Captain Flinn of the Double Eagle was stranded in Highcliff because lizardmen were attacking local ships.
 * In the Year of the Burning Skies, 632 DR, the Ice Queen Iyraclea sent an army and blizzards to besiege Myth Ondath.
 * The village of Highbank Forest in the Vast was home to some of the best furniture and toy makers in Faerûn.


 * 8/6/2014 – 15/6/2014
 * Tanetal was a pit fiend who served the god Bane and the mad wizard Marcus during a plot to steal the city of Phlan.
 * The Clan Brightblade dwarves in Daggerdale were famed for their jewels, which led them to war with the Morn family.
 * The white dragon Arveiaturace sought a new master to ride her following the death of her old master, Meltharond.
 * Dragon magazine #8, published in 1977, discussed various ways of creating towns for Dungeons & Dragons.
 * Laeral's dancing dweomer was a spell that produced erratic and shifting magical auras to obfuscate detection.
 * In −1145 DR traces of Stone Age humans were discovered by Netherese archaeologists working in The Hollow.
 * The Guard of Tantras, when faced with trouble, first tried to resolve the matter peacefully, by calling for all parties to put away their weapons and answer their questions.


 * 15/6/2014 – 22/6/2014
 * Hamadh the Unseen was a drow shadowdancer who led a resistance band against those who'd invaded Maerimydra.
 * Imix was a megalomaniacal archomental of the Elemental Plane of Fire who schemed against the Firelord Kossuth.
 * The Year of the Bloody Crown, 649 DR, saw the dwarf kingdom of Roldilar fall to resurgent orcs in the Vast.
 * Eshpurta, the "Shield City", was the center of Amn's military, with much of the business there servicing the army.
 * Kaleil, a druid of Maiden's Glade, turned himself into a bear, but was unable to turn back when he was driven mad.


 * 22/6/2014 – 29/6/2014
 * In −835 DR phaerimm first revealed themselves in the Netherese city of Conch to assassinate the arcanist Tyvern.
 * Osco Salibuck the Elder was an associate of Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun and honored by a statue in Blackstaff Tower.
 * Skullbreaker was a huge hardwood mace wielded by the dwarf priestess Ambergris until she lost it to drow.
 * A kaia was a creature of genasi legend, said to test a child's courage in nightmares lest they be devoured.
 * Beartrid Winters of the Wolf's Pelt Inn in Targos was handy with a frying pan when it came to breaking up brawls.
 * Major Cargunn's Military and Equipment Shoppe in Eshpurta sold all manner of weapons, armor, and adventuring gear.
 * Bruneil was a human soldier of Fort Locke who was captured by a shadow priest and trapped by undead.


 * 29/6/2014 – 6/7/2014
 * The Fane of Lolth in Szith Morcane resembled an enormous spider, with the head open to any who wished to worship Lolth.
 * In −812 DR a force of 12,000 trolls assaulted the Netherese city of Coniferia at the end of the Trollflame Wars.
 * The city of Mussum in Chondath was abandoned after the Panicked Plague killed 75% of the population overnight.
 * The Song of Selûne told how the moon goddess was tricked into freeing Imgig Zu's kind, then bound them in a gem.
 * Korienna Redarm deserted her post as an officer in Amn's army to lead a bandit gang around Eshpurta in 1367 DR.
 * Praven was a student mage of Neverwinter Academy who joined other students in harassing Qara for starting fires there.


 * 6/7/2014 – 13/7/2014
 * Shevaril Starcloak was a half-elf abjurer and an advisor to Randal Morn, lord of Daggerdale, on magical matters.
 * Vaerilmor Floshin was a fey'ri warrior-mage who dominated the ruins of Elven Port on the edge of the High Forest.
 * In the Year of the Scarlet Sash, 678 DR, Kharis Maerdrym led a Grand Hunt for a near-legendary greater quelzarn.
 * The Happy House of Splendor and Song was a temple to Milil in Tantras that provided guidance to Harpers in the city.
 * The Heralds of Faerûn were founded by Harper Aliost Oskrunnar to stabilize Faerûnian politics and settle disputes.
 * Ahja the Azure was a wizard of the Host Tower of the Arcane who sent Luskan spies to Neverwinter in 1374 DR.


 * 13/7/2014 – 20/7/2014
 * Thulk, the bugbear slave-leader of Szith Morcane, kept his fellow goblinoid and even stone giant slaves cowed for the drow.
 * In the Year of Bound Evils, 708 DR, the Trio Nefarious escaped their pocket dimension prison high over Cormanthyr.
 * Zeearie was a githyanki Sword Stalker sent by the Lich Queen to steal the silver shards from the Kalach-Cha.
 * Tantran finefish was a spiced and pickled variety of fish and that it was one of Tantras's major exports.


 * 20/7/2014 – 27/7/2014
 * Lathander's red was a quite valuable variety of red wine brewed by the priests of Lathander in Dagger Falls.
 * hengeyokai, a shape-changing animal-formed people, fled a genocidal war in Faerie to settle in Toril in ancient times.
 * Black Vizor was a High Herald position of the Heralds of Faerûn, responsible for keeping track of politics and warfare.
 * The Herald Thorn Tree of Riatavin vanished before he was to perform the Bloodsong on the Feast of the Moon, 1370 DR.
 * In the Year of Doom, 714 DR, Myth Drannor fell to the Army of Darkness, with almost 3000 slain and the great city ruined.
 * Natrisse was a Neverwintan priestess of Lathander who tasked the Kalach-Cha with delivering a tithe box to Brother Merring.


 * 27/7/2014 – 3/8/2014
 * A revenant was an undead creature that rose to hunt down and slay those that murdered it in life, particularly gnomes.
 * Pepin Pollo was a gnome painter working in Neverwinter in 1374 DR, who immediately wanted to paint Shandra Jerro.
 * Green Shield was an office of the Heralds of Faerûn that organized and managed the quadrennial Shieldmeet festival.
 * The Regent of City Works managed the sanitation, water supply, cemetary, municipal records, and heraldry of Ravens Bluff.
 * In the Year of the Moaning Gorge, 786 DR, the Paladin Princes of Impiltur opened a portal to banish a demon army.


 * 3/8/2014 – 10/8/2014
 * Chaumyk Vorn, a Red Wizard of Thay, was replaced as khazark of the Thayan enclave in Hillsfar by Tola Vrass in 1373 DR.
 * Calum was a dwarf member of the Neverwinter Nine who led an attack on the orcs at Old Owl Well in 1374 DR.
 * Lendys was the dragon god of justice and balance, and his shrines lay in courtrooms and his rites were held in trials.
 * The Heralds Pursuivant served the High Heralds as apprentices, personal assistants, messengers, and representatives.
 * Cypress was a dracolich who believed he was in love with Lady Yanseldara of Elversult, and tried to bind her spirit to his.
 * Bowdar's Wagonworks in Tantras in the Vast, owned by Bowdar, was dedicated to the construction and repair of wagons.


 * 10/8/2014 – 17/8/2014
 * A drider vampire could latch onto its prey as it sucked blood, and could command all spider-related creatures.
 * The Demon Weave was an alternate Weave created by the drow goddess Lolth in a plot to become goddess of magic.
 * Duncan Farlong and his half-brother Daeghun found two silver shards after the battle with the King of Shadows.
 * The High Heralds were sometimes asked to serve as regents for young rulers or when a line of succession was in dispute.
 * Grayclaws were a set of claw-like weapons favored by the Grayclaws thieves' guild of Tantras, and served as a climbing aid.


 * 17/8/2014 – 24/8/2014
 * In the Year of the Bridle, 1349 DR, the Harpers slew three Rundeen leaders and broke their monopoly over Chult.
 * The Lazy Moon Inn in the city of Tantras had a good location on Shendle Street and was always busy.
 * Imaerphil Clovenshield was a capable warrior who commanded the thirty-two elite guards of First Lord Maalthiir of Hillsfar.
 * The Map House in the city of Silverymoon archived many geographic maps and genealogies of nobles and commoners alike.
 * Histra was a priestess of Sune studying at the Edificant Library, who enchanted several items for Cadderly.
 * Kuldahar Pass in the Spine of the World was where frost giants ambushed Hrothgar and his band of adventurers.


 * 24/8/2014 – 31/8/2014
 * The Coliseum of Maerimydra was popular among the drow, until Kurgoth Hellspawn sent captive drow to their deaths there.
 * The white dragon Merothrax served the Cult of the Dragon in exchange for mithril stolen from the Icehammer dwarves.
 * The Herald's Rest was a festhall in Berdusk part-owned by the Heralds of Faerûn after a High Herald married his escort.
 * In the Year of the Heavy Heart, 815 DR, Elué Dualen disguised herself as Alustriel and journeyed to Silverymoon.
 * Eldorn Mindalar was High Artificer of the House of Skilled Hands temple of Gond in Tantras around 1358 DR.


 * 31/8/2014 – 7/9/2014
 * Dreveth the Gray was a powerful diviner of Hillsfar who sometimes helped adventurers to perform good deeds.
 * The blue dragon dracolich Vilithrax guarded the Cult of the Dragon in the Whispering Caverns of the Underdark.
 * The Herald's Hall was a grand subterranean manor under the Troll Mountains and the base of the High Herald Unicorn.
 * In the Year of the Sacrificed Fortune, 827 DR, the Red Wizard Velsharoon fought the Halruaan mage Omm Hlandrar.


 * 7/9/2014 – 14/9/2014
 * Vaustal Urle was a powerful cleric of Helm in Hillsfar who aided adventurers who also followed deities of a lawful bent.
 * Methegrist was the home of the Moonwatchers, an order of paladins devoted to Helm and protecting the Moonlands.
 * Wave Echo Cave under the Sword Mountains had wondrous magical properties that fueled the Forge of Spells.
 * The House of Glory temple to Tempus in Tantras was damaged by an accidental fire during the Time of Troubles in 1358 DR.


 * 14/9/2014 – 21/9/2014
 * The Shrine of the Claw on the Lake of Shadows was dedicated to a fiendish kraken worshiped by a sect of kuo-toa.
 * The Inn of the Clowns in Bloodstone Village was once renowned across Damara, until war with Vaasa caused a decline.
 * Cassiar was a master vampire who preyed on Daggerdale, until he was ambushed by Jander Sunstar and other adventurers.
 * The Fated Depths was a fiendish plane of lightless, crushing depths and briny water, home to evil sea deities and their followers.
 * King Osbrun of Chessagol once bought the shield Thurbrand's protector from the adventurer it was named for.


 * 21/9/2014 – 28/9/2014
 * In the Year of the Hunted Elk, 841 DR, the goddess Mystra made Laeral and Syluné Silverhand her Chosen, after they feuded.
 * The Red Prow was a Calishite slave-ship that sunk under the weight of its treasure before rising as a wraith-crewed ghost ship.
 * The spell waves of weariness required one to read poetry aloud, and was popularized by "Volo's Guide to All Things Magical".
 * The Lake of Blood in Maerimydra was named for its red hue, reputedly caused by the bodies of dead rebels once dumped there.
 * Halectrizar the Storm Eater was a blue dragon who aided the Cult of the Dragon during the Siege of Neverwinter in 1479 DR.
 * Asgar Tellendar, high priest of Ilmater in Asbravn, received dream-visions from his god, but the Zhentarim also sent their own.


 * 28/9/2014 – 5/10/2014
 * The Company of the Bright Spear was an adventuring company in the Dalelands that included the young thief Shandril Shessair.
 * In the Year of the Cornerstones, 855 DR, Sammaster, Chosen of Mystra, began magical research into life, death, and undeath.
 * Maulaugadorn was a warrior king of the old North who learned magic and ultimately created the maulaugryms.
 * Nishrek was the home plane of the orc pantheon and was a world of constant warfare and strife between its inhabitants.
 * Lostmauth was a red dragon of the isle of Tuern who planned to assault Neverwinter at the behest of the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Cragmaws were a tribe of goblinoids based in the Neverwinter Wood, named for their custom of sharpening their teeth.
 * Neogi were a spider-like creatures with long flexible necks that commanded umber hulks.
 * Hulzimmer Atharn was a magelord of Athalantar who sought magic that could transform a person into a dragon.


 * 5/10/2014 – 12/10/2014
 * A death spear was a life-sapping longspear wielded by elite drow warriors in the defense of their cities and temples.
 * In the Year of Flamedance, 865 DR, Sammaster befriended Algashon outside Baldur's Gate after breaking up with Alustriel.
 * The Morning Halls was a temple of Lathander in Tantras that went almost completely deserted in the Time of Troubles.
 * Tuern was an island in the Trackless Sea home to Northmen who worshiped red dragons and denied the existence of gods.
 * Parbid was a tiefling Shadovar monk and member of Cavus Dun who was hired to kill Drizzt Do'Urden capture Dahlia Sin'felle.
 * Elthryn Aumar was one of the Warring Princes of Athalantar, who retired from court and fathered Elminster Aumar.


 * 12/10/2014 – 19/10/2014
 * A hand of Kiaransalee's glory was a mummified drow hand adorned with silver rings that granted its bearer magical powers.
 * Cheeeese was a type of cheese that was a dangerously addictive, hallucinogenic drug to halflings.
 * The One Stone was an ancestor mound for the Golden Eagle and Sky Pony tribes, and sealed a passage to the Nine Hells.
 * Haemir Waelvor was an elf wizard of Myth Drannor who conspired to kill Mythanthar, architect of the mythal.
 * Fort Ilbratha was an abandoned Valasharan fort in the Troll Mountains, named for the sword that brought it low.


 * 19/10/2014 – 26/10/2014
 * Beltyn's burning blood was a necromancy spell that caused blood from an open wound to catch fire and burn the victim.
 * The Howling Wing kir-lanan band took a toll from Underdark travelers passing the Wailing Cliff in the Deep Wastes.
 * Aszundar Zel was a diplomat of Neverwinter who visited the royal court of Cormyr around 1354 DR.
 * Snowdrift Inn in Easthaven in Icewind Dale had a fishy smell around it owing to the knucklehead trout drying outside.
 * Nacacia was a half-elf slave of the Masked in Myth Drannor who helped save Elminster and raise the mythal.


 * 26/10/2014 – 2/11/2014
 * The Agate Anchor was a curio shop in Tantras owned by Chuldos and apparently stocked every non-magical item around.
 * Nobruzzal was a drow wizard at the Inverted Tower in Szith Morcane, who dabbled in all schools of magic.
 * Dosemen of Sundabar summoned a demon to assist him in a contest, but was tricked into calling the demon lord, Errtu.
 * Ricardo Domine was an Overwizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who requested that all visitors bring him fine food.
 * The Axe Kingdoms were a pair of fallen merrow kingdoms that were the last of sea ogre civilization in Serôs.


 * 2/11/2014 – 9/11/2014
 * The Caligarde's claw spell conjured an invisible claw of force that pursued and rended a targeted creature.
 * The Ninth Serôs War between the merfolk of Hmurrath and sea ogres of the Axe Kingdoms ended with 80% of the latter fleeing.
 * Rassiter was once the leader of the wererats of Calimport, until they clashed with the Companions of the Hall.
 * Rhinnom Dannihyr was leader of the Shadow Council of the Shadow Thieves, as well as a member of the Council of Six of Amn.
 * Stamkk was the bugbear chef of the Coliseum kitchens in Maerimydra and handy with cleavers and kitchen knives.


 * 9/11/2014 – 16/11/2014
 * Mook was a thief-conjurer of the Shadow Thieves of Amn who ran afoul of a war against Bodhi's vampires.
 * The fire gate spell allowed a Red Wizard of Thay to step into a fire and teleport out of another by crossing the Plane of Fire.
 * Monksblade, a village in Cormyr and a popular stopover to Sembia, was built over the ruins of four separate monasteries.
 * A silveraith was a ghostly undead that could transform spell energy into a negative energy attack.
 * Mother Tathlorn's House of Pleasure and Healing was a festhall and spa in the city of Waterdeep in the Castle Ward.


 * 16/11/2014 – 23/11/2014
 * Black Helm Tower, lying a day's ride north-east of Daggerford, was the home of Black Vizor, one of the High Heralds.
 * In the Year of the Fell Firebrake, 886 DR, Harpers erected wards around Hellgate Keep to contain the demons there.
 * Karrlon, a wemic scout, left the Mindulgulph Mercenary Company to found the the Legion of Lions, devoted to Nobanion.
 * The Cavern of Cloven Heads was home to the grimlock descendants of the Uthgardt Golden Eagle and the Red Pony tribes.
 * The Courtyard of Lolth in Maerimydra was long the hiding place of the stolen Warblade of Cormanthyr.


 * 23/11/2014 – 30/11/2014
 * Rontal Qirattar, the seneschal of Lady Kyrin Hawkwinter of Tethyr, organized her wedding but plotted to wed her himself.
 * In the Year of the Burning Tree, 890 DR, demons began tunneling under Hellgate Keep to escape the Harper wards.
 * The "The Warlock King" was a ballad minstrels feared to sing around the Troll Hills, afraid of angering the lich-king Larloch.
 * The plague spell put an illusion of a hideous disease on its victim, which some spellcasters used to extort their victims.
 * The sympathy spell compelled a creature to move and be close to another.
 * The Shattered Tower of Maerimydra was named for its broken glass–like design, not its later destruction by Irae T'sarran.
 * Naergoth Bladelord was a warrior leader of the Cult of the Dragon who helped direct the hunt for Shandril Shessair.


 * 30/11/2014 – 7/12/2014
 * The Spendelard's chaser spell was created as a cure for drunkenness, hangovers, nausea, and other effects of drugs and alcohol.
 * The arcane eye spell allowed its caster to remotely view a certain location, and required a piece of bat fur.
 * The Screeching Wing band of kir-lanan took a toll from Underdark travelers passing the Wailing Cliff in the Deep Wastes.
 * The Meth was a breed of light warhorse hailing from the border between Chessenta and Unther, noted for its stronger build.
 * Sorenth "Happy" Gorender was owner of the Purple Lady festhall, a master blackmailer, and member of the Night Masks.


 * 7/12/2014 – 14/12/2014
 * In the Year of the Rotting Word, 905 DR, Sammaster wrote the Tome of the Dragon and spread his beliefs across Faerûn.
 * Proctiv's seal crystal sphere was an epic spell that barred spelljamming ships from ever entering an entire crystal sphere.
 * The rod of the twisted Weave wielded by Irae T'sarran absorbed incoming spells and released a backlash of negative energy.
 * The Calim cactus was a hardy plant of the Calim Desert that spread its roots over a wide area to absorb moisture from the air.
 * Anton Marivaldi, a Turmishite pirate, captured Stedd Whitehorn, Chosen of Lathander, for a bounty but joined his cause.


 * 14/12/2014 – 21/12/2014
 * In the Year of Waiting, 907 DR, mameluks excluded from power in Manshaka claimed and resettled Calimport's upper city.
 * Velasta T'sarran, priestess of Kiaransalee and twin of Velina, raised dead clerics of Lolth as quth-maren in Szith Morcane.
 * Hakan was a half-orc sorcerer and Herald who worked as an assistant to Old Night, Shalara Swordshigh at Herald's Holdfast.
 * The Peaks of Flame were a volcanic range in Chult, said to be where Dendar the Night Serpent would break into the world.
 * A roouddan was a turnip-like vegetable that was a useful staple food around the Inner Sea and was used for smuggling wine.
 * The Order of the Gauntlet was an order of clerics and paladins devoted to the gods Helm, Hoar, Torm, and Tyr.
 * The arcane lock spell allowed a wizard to magically lock a door, gate, or window, complete with password entry.


 * 21/12/2014 – 28/12/2014
 * A spiderstone golem was a powerful construct imbued with the spirits of a drow warrior and a demon of the Demonweb Pits.
 * The Tabaxi tribe of Chult, guardians of the city of Mezro, branded lawbreakers with blue triangles on their foreheads.
 * Tumbarum was an ancestral hero and totem of music in the Alcheringa philosophy of the Osslanders of Osse.
 * In the Year of the Watching Raven, 913 DR, Rauthauvyr, "the Raven" founded the nation of Sembia but declined to rule it.
 * Orlex was the devil lord of the kingdom of Yhalvia, a part of the empire of Narfell, until he was deposed by rebellious mages.
 * Dorothea Linkletter of Neverwinter was infected by the spellplague, causing her to transform into a violent monster.


 * 53rd week;
 * In the Year of the Loose Coins, 580 DR, Ecamane Truesilver became the first human to study the Quess'Ar'Teranthvar.
 * Vajra Valmeyjar, a former Blood Arena gladiator in Manshaka, was a heroine of Waterdeep's Selûne's Smile tavern.
 * An ice genasi was descended from both elemental air and water, and had a naturally cool personality.
 * Pitney Lannon was a militia soldier of West Harbor who was injured in battle against bladelings and duergar.
 * A guards and wards spell allowed a wizard to protect a building with a variety of magical effects, including webs.
 * The High Council of Tantras focused largely on regulating trade, and made few restrictions on its citizens' affairs.

2015

 * 28/12/2014 – 4/1/2015
 * In the Year of the Cracked Turtle, 924 DR, King Peverel Elethlim of Impiltur and both his heirs died of plague.
 * A caftan was long robe-like garment commonly worn in Zakhara and by most women in Calimshan.
 * A living idol was an animated, intelligent statue that was sometimes the focus of worship by cults in Zakhara.
 * Delina was a young wild mage who inadvertently released the famed warrior Minsc from a statue during battle.
 * El Ashnarti were a crime family that dominated the city of Keltar, and were known for their thugs and goons.
 * Cvaal Daoran was a Zhentarim captain of the Brothers of the Black Fist who seized power over the city of Phlan.
 * Tualo the Bright was tricked into opening a portal to the Far Realm and slain by strange entities from there.


 * 4/1/2015 – 11/1/2015
 * In the Year of the Hurled Axe, 928 DR, the Lord of Calandor launched a bid for the crown of Delimbiyran, but lacked support.
 * The ritual of twin burnings was devised in ancient Yhalvia to bind the tyrannical devil lord Orlex to Thakorsil's Seat.
 * Tunfer the Stout was a Tyrran cleric and an advisor to Lord Randal Morn of Daggerdale, during and after Zhent occupation.
 * Yerrininae was a drider served as a guardian to Gromph Baenre while he collected spell components outside Menzoberranzan.
 * Asuras were the messengers of good deities, who were organized into the Grand Celestial Host under the general Absalom.
 * The Altar of the Air was a shrine to the goddess Akadi and somehow protected from the destructive sands of the Calim Desert.
 * The banishing smite spell allowed a paladin to strike a foe and banish them to another plane for a period.


 * 11/1/2015 – 18/1/2015
 * On the day before Highsummer, every winged cat in Ankhapur disappeared and returned three days later with no explanation.
 * An orb wraith was a conglomeration of lesser wraiths that merged together at a location of intense negative energy.
 * A watchware spell sent an alarm and a mental image to its caster if something passed through or touched a warded object or area.
 * Aurbangras was a white dragon who, with his father Arauthator, allied with the drow during the Darkening in Luruar.
 * Dashadjen was a major garrison city for Calim's armies during the Era of Skyfire, but was later ground down to sand and stones.


 * 18/1/2015 – 25/1/2015
 * The Gambling Ghost inn in Myratma was frequented by a ghost who challenged patrons to a game of cards for a platinum bar.
 * An achaierai was a giant, flightless bird with four legs and an evil disposition that came from the Lower Planes.
 * Badrazel was a balor demon who served as Kurgoth Hellspawn's personal "fixer" during the invasion of Maerimydra.
 * In the Year of the Advancing Wind, 947 DR, two dragons battled over Calandor, devastating the realm and killing the duke.
 * A beast sense spell allowed a druid or ranger to see and hear through the eyes and ears of a willing animal.
 * A headband of the Binder was created by bards in the name of Oghma to help them read magic and retain lore.
 * King Yarin Frostmantle of the Bloodstone Lands was a tyrant who divorced or beheaded six wives for not conceiving an heir.


 * 25/1/2015 – 1/2/2015
 * The Undying Temple in Maerimydra was a living structure able to manage its own defenses and mentally assault intruders.
 * In the Year of the Cairngorm Crown, 972 DR, the derro tribes of the Northdark warred against the duergar of Gracklstugh.
 * A portfolio was the name for a list of concepts that a deity both represented and had power over, and gave them greater power.
 * Rath Modar was an exiled Red Wizard of Thay who sought to return leading an army of dragons, with the Dragon Cult's aid.
 * Ragged Dain was Captain of the Guard in Citadel Felbarr in 1479 DR, who mentored a young Reginald Roundshield.
 * Myratma was the great Textiles City of Tethyr, known for its fine canvases, silks, and other fabrics produced by the Tethyr Mills.


 * 1/2/2015 – 8/2/2015
 * Filzaur was a drow apprentice wizard of the Inverted Tower who studied the creation of vile curses and diseases.
 * Thakorsil's Seat was a powerful artifact employed by Szass Tam in a plot to bind and enslave the demon prince Eltab.
 * Raedra Obarskyr became the queen of Cormyr after defending Suzail from a siege in 1486 DR whilst a regent for her brother.
 * Rogrotus was a black dragon who came to the Well of Dragons to ensure the coming of Tiamat the Dragon Queen.
 * In the Battle of Turnstone Pass, the Moonlight Men defended Everlund and Silverymoon from a horde of orcs.
 * The blur illusion spell made someone appear out of focus and thus harder to hit in battle.


 * 8/2/2015 – 15/2/2015
 * Giselle Malcomb was a Rider of Nesmé in 1484 DR who blamed Drizzt Do'Urden for her city's troubles with orcs.
 * Irae T'sarran used the claw of the revenancer, an artifact of Kiaransalee, to transform her victims into revenants and silveraiths.
 * Isabeau Thione, the daughter of Lady Lucia Thione-Hhune of Tethyr, was abandoned with the gnomes at the Friendly Arm Inn.
 * The Chessan language group encompassed tongues spoken around Chessenta, in the Shaar, and as far as the Chultan Peninsula.
 * Chain lightning was an evocation spell that generated a bolt of lightning that jumped from target to target.
 * A shield of senses would automatically cure a bearer of blindness or deafness, in addition to protecting against fire.
 * Mossbridges was said to be home to a smuggler who took the form of an octopus and stashed her goods in giant clams.


 * 15/2/2015 – 22/2/2015
 * Narfelli was the language of the ancient empire of Narfell and heavily influenced by Abyssal, spoken by demons and devils.
 * In the Chondathan language, the word for 'duke' was ' storn ' and the word for 'duchess' was ' staerra '.
 * A thoqqua was a worm-like creature of earth and fire that burrowed through stone in search of minerals that it consumed.
 * A Watcher's Mound was a campsite constructed by the Disciples of St. Sollars for use by travelers in the Earthspur Mountains.
 * Ilmurk Jongrath, a miller and rancher of Tethyr, drew the ire of local Heralds for his amateur heraldry efforts.
 * The city of Goliad in Damara had to be rebuilt twice, once after a major battle against the forces of Vaasa.
 * Nymmestra Durothil once got drunk on evermead and challenged three other wizards to a duel, handily beating them.
 * The ancient city of Myth Ondath, the City of Peace, was dedicated to peaceful coexistence between races, until its destruction.
 * A conjure animals spell summoned a number of fey spirits that took the form of animals that obeyed the caster.


 * 22/2/2015 – 1/3/2015
 * The kaorti were once a cabal of Imaskari wizards transformed by their mere proximity to a horrible elder evil.
 * A contingency spell allowed a mage to trigger another spell once specific conditions were met, in case of emergency or need.
 * Castle Al-Amo was the abode of St. Sollars in the Seven Heavens, where he once had beers with Gareth Dragonsbane and party.
 * Ozomar Do'Urden, a drow mage, became the house wizard of House Do'Urden, after defecting from House Druu'giir.
 * Yashar was a strikingly handsome medusa male who served Irae T'sarran in defending the Undying Temple in Maerimydra.
 * Jhaamdathan was the language of the fallen empire of Jhaamdath and the basis of modern Chondathan and Common.
 * The Blood of Lathander was a holy artifact with healing powers, composed of the preserved blood of the god Lathander himself.


 * 1/3/2015 – 8/3/2015
 * Ripper was a fiendish displacer beast who served the drow Zedarr T'sarran during the Silence of Lolth in Szith Morcane.
 * A delayed blast fireball spell created a fireball that would detonate at will or after a short period of time.
 * The Purple Hills on the coast of Tethyr were home to vineyards, among them those owned by Oraundas Haeltower.
 * Jhastar Belnold was a Harper ranger who notably killed a beholder by riding it into the ground and stabbing its main eye.
 * Afrafa, one of the Monks of the Yellow Rose, was the youngest ever to ride a remorhaz, at the age of only 15.
 * The Bottom Feeder was a dwarf-run riverboat plying the River Chionthar, from Baldur's Gate to Scornubel.
 * Xonthal's Tower in the Western Heartlands was surrounded by a magical hedge maze and other unusual magical defenses.
 * The Tear of Selûne was an artifact said to be a tear shed by the goddess herself, and allowed one to call down meteor swarms.
 * Barrowin Undurr was a dwarf priestess of Gorm who joined the Order of the Gauntlet after her lover was taken by a dragon.


 * 8/3/2015 – 15/3/2015
 * The Lair of the Hidden was once an inn in Maerimydra before it was gutted by fire and occupied by the Hidden as a hide-out.
 * Talantra Bowgentle once robbed a vizier of Calimshan by tying her up, wearing her clothes and jewels, and impersonating her.
 * In the Year of the Smoldering Spells, 1020 DR, the mages of Thay developed the majority of their unique fire-based magic.
 * The House of Serpents Trilogy told the story of Arvin, a psionicist, and the intrigues of the yuan-ti rulers of Hlondeth.
 * Ileuthra was a celestial brass dragon who once dwelt with the god Oghma and wandered the planes seeking knowledge.
 * A detect poison and disease spell did exactly what it said on the tin.


 * 15/3/2015 – 22/3/2015
 * Flenser was a draegloth cleric of Kiaransalee exiled from Maerimydra after her demonic birth killed her drow mother.
 * In the Year of the Tempest, 1027 DR, the rajah of Estagund founded the Maquar to stimulate the bankrupt economy.
 * The Grand Caliph was the ruler of all Zakhara, in matters of both state and faith, from his palace in Huzuz.
 * The Rangewatchers once slew a marauding red dragon, but at the cost of three members and Montolio Debrouchee's sight.
 * A dissonant whispers spell created an injurious cacophonous noise that only its victim could hear, forcing them to retreat.
 * The Skum Lord was an aboleth who owned 40% of Skullport's buildings, with its skum kidnapping those who didn't pay the rent.


 * 22/3/2015 – 29/3/2015
 * Abyssal ghouls served the goddess Kiaransalee and had smoke-trailing tongues that could drain the sanity from a victim.
 * Bwimb, the elemental god of oozes, was slain by a demon prince who mistakenly believed he had the Wand of Orcus.
 * A divination spell foretold the outcome of an event, goal, or action within the next week or if the caster entered a certain area.
 * The Triceratops Society was a secret society devoted to protecting Chult that would leave an iron triceratops as a warning.
 * A salt bond in Zakhara promised a host's hospitality and protection and a guest's peaceful intent to their host.
 * Winter Zulth was a mapmaker in Waterdeep and secret member of the Moonstars, furnishing them with maps and even a ship.


 * 29/3/2015 – 5/4/2015
 * Blister was a Netherese military outpost that survived the fall of Netheril, until it fell to starvation and internal conflict.
 * Assam was a city on the Shining Plains jointly governed by representatives of the neighboring city-states Lheshayl and Ormath.
 * Wu jen devoted themselves to a single goal requiring great mental disciple, often at the cost of family ties and honor.
 * Swirling leaves of steel was a battle technique in which a two-weapon-wielding ranger spun around and struck all foes nearby.
 * The Flaming Tower in Daggerdale was inhabited successively by fire giants, Zhentilar, and the Eldreth Veluuthra.
 * The Duchy of Ankaram in Tethyr was ruled by Vajra Valmeyjar and well defended against Calimshan.
 * Gogondy was a gnomish wine that offered glimpses of the past to those who consumed it.
 * Drawmij's instant summons summoned a chosen item directly to the caster's hand, from wherever it was, even from other planes.
 * Eregul the Freestave was a high-ranking Zhentarim wizard involved in the occupation of Shadowdale in 1375 DR.


 * 5/4/2015 – 12/4/2015
 * Dessa sik-Morcane was a drow priestess of Lolth kept captive by Kiaransaleeans as food for their vampire servants.
 * Hardcastle was a trade city located on the caravan routes between the Great Rift, Unther, and the Vilhon Reach.
 * Barroch's Hold, lying in the Glacier of the White Worm, was the fabled base of Barroch, the great bandit lord of the Inner Sea.
 * The Nishaadhri were mages of Vaasa who swore fealty to the Warlock Knights and wore dark veils over their eyes.
 * Severin Silrajin correctly translated Maglas's prophecy and reformed the Cult of the Dragon to the worship of living dragons.
 * The Principality of Ankramir was a part of Tethyr governed by Vajra Valmeyjar on behalf of Princess Cyriana Rhindaun.


 * 12/4/2015 – 19/4/2015
 * Amelior Amanitas, the Sage of Secomber, once toured the North in a hot-air balloon powered by fire and air elementals.
 * Talon Everhale, a ranger of Icewind Dale, carried a fiendish curse and deformities dating back to Hellgate Keep.
 * The Striding Giant Rapids on the River Rauvin were caused by a petrified hill giant in the middle of the stream.
 * A Lockstone was a magical gem from the Outer Planes used to trigger certain spells when conditions were met.
 * Chultan dwarves were albino shield dwarves living in mines deep below Chult and used dinosaurs as beasts of burden.
 * Tystarn Dauntinghorn was a Cormyrean noble and unwitting spy for the Night Masks, with a close resemblance to Manshoon.
 * The morkoth were aquatic creatures with hypnotic powers, especially in the maze-like lairs where they lured in and killed prey.


 * 19/4/2015 – 26/4/2015
 * Paelinn was a divine seeker of Kiaransalee who defended the Undying Temple in Maerimydra, working with the temple itself.
 * In the Year of the Lord's Dilemma, 1066 DR, the southern provinces of Shou Lung split off to form the empire of T'u Lung.
 * Rainbow Gorge was the source of the River Rauvin and named for the constant rainbow formed by spray from waterfalls.
 * The Rock of Bral was an asteroid, one of the Tears of Selûne that orbited Toril, and home to a city of humans and humanoids.
 * Tuth was an adventurer who sacked temples for rival churches and joined the Knights of the Shield after going into business.
 * Razor grass was silvery leafed and so named because it was very sharp, able to cut animals and barefooted humanoids.


 * 26/4/2015 – 3/5/2015
 * The Grand Boulevard was the main street of Maerimydra and became a campsite for the armies of Kurgoth Hellspawn.
 * The cat lord was the master of all cats, great and small, and his howl could stun all creatures in an area bar felines.
 * The Burning Rift beneath the Peaks of Flame in Chult held many portals to and creatures from the Elemental Plane of Fire.
 * A chasme was a horrid human–fly-hybrid demon, whose droning wings could lull a victim to sleep before it sucked its blood.
 * "Pasha" was the title for a guildmaster or clan leader in Calimshan but could be used for rulers of cities or the whole nation.
 * Jhannas Errlyk, a merchant of Myratma, was accused of smuggling and so humiliated and guilty he had to leave the city.


 * 3/5/2015 – 10/5/2015
 * Velina T'sarran, priestess of Kiaransalee and twin sister of Velasta, led raids against farms and homesteads in Daggerdale.
 * The church of the Red Knight flourished in 1361 DR after King Azoun IV's crusade against the Tuigan Horde the year before.
 * Yaulazna was a flying earthmote and the base of the Five Companies band of sky-pirates, who piloted it around Faerûn.
 * The Many-Windowed Tower on the shore of the Yal Tengri in the Hordelands was the base of a spelljamming lich.
 * The Pantheist Temple of Tyr on the Rock of Bral held that all lawful good gods of justice or war were merely aspects of Tyr.
 * Trademeet was a caravan-stop town in Amn where Waukeen, goddess of trade, personally ended dishonesty and bickering there.
 * The Grinning Skull oasis in the Plains of Purple Dust was named for a great dragon's skull that shielded it from wind.
 * Zuras el Ireen was a pirate in service to the Rundeen before he transferred to their shipping business.
 * Of the hours of the day, noon was known in Faerûn as "highsun" and was a key time for working magic with diamond dust.


 * 10/5/2015 – 17/5/2015
 * The temple of Tyr in Dagger Falls was led by Tunfer the Stout and offered its services to those who worked for Lord Randal Morn.
 * Lake Mulsantir, between Rashemen, Thay, and Thesk, was patrolled by Rashemi witchboats piloted by hathrans.
 * The wand of power belonging to the godly father of Selûne enabled transport between planes, until it was seized by Imgig Zu.
 * Akota was a mysterious realm beyond the western coast of Zakhara that exported gold and slaves to other cities.
 * The Pit of the Ghuls was a desolate valley in Zakhara said to contain statues of gold, onyx, and other precious materials.
 * The Steps of Istishia in Keltar, Calimshan, was an impressive shrine to Istishia in which water flowed down a pyramid.
 * Rikmo Naquander, a Master Thief of the Shadowmasters of Telflamm, had plans to join the city's merchant council.
 * Anth-Malar was the Chosen of the god Malar, and enjoyed impaling his victims upon stalactites in the Twisted Run.
 * An ensnaring strike spell caused vines to entangle and slowly crush a creature struck by an enchanted weapon.


 * 17/5/2015 – 24/5/2015
 * Umaerh was drow lich sorcerer at the Undying Temple who staved off decomposition with a robe of gentle repose.
 * Iniarv's Tower by the Mere of Dead Men had a spell that projected a message from the lich Iniarv to trespassers.
 * In Fabada in Zakhara's High Desert, elected leaders would shave and burn their hair to signify their status in the tribes.
 * The Calimemnon Crystal was the magical prison of the genies Calim, Memnon, and their servants, who once ruled Calimshan.
 * Glinda Scatterstar, master of the Mage's Guild of Hillsfar, used her guild to undermine and try to depose Lord Maalthiir.
 * The Blood of Morueme, a blue dragon clan and their draconic hobgoblin spawn, were dedicated to acquiring magical treasures.


 * 24/5/2015 – 31/5/2015
 * House T'sarran, a Kiaransalee-worshiping drow clan of Maerimydra, was destroyed by a rival as others watched on.
 * A penanggalan was an undead monster with a detachable head that would fly out at night to suck blood from sleeping women.
 * An undead bloodrose, grown in the Rose Garden of the Battle of Bones, drained the life of anyone who wore it on them.
 * Izhkin, the self-proclaimed "Lord of the Dark" and ruler of the realm, was in fact a simple derro thief and assassin.
 * St. Liwan taught the benefits of food, and even that war could be eradicated if everyone was well-fed and satisfied.
 * Nurr'Korzahg was a mind flayer who lost three tentacles to a rotting disease and had a change of heart with a change of diet.


 * 31/5/2015 – 7/6/2015
 * Skred was one of the troglodyte raiders who stalked the tunnels of the Deep Wastes between Szith Morcane and Maerimydra.
 * The Halondar was a road from Alaghôn to Hlondeth in the Vilhon Reach, nearly bisecting the realm of Turmish.
 * Daltim Flamefist was a noted Halruaan fire mage, psionicist, creator of magical items, and commander of a mercenary force.
 * A barber in Zakhara was in fact often a capable surgeon, rogue, source of information, and thief, in addition to a hair-dresser.
 * Themberchaud, a red dragon of Gracklstugh, used his fire breath to temper steel in exchange for contributions to his hoard.
 * The Twelfth Serôs War began when sahuagin, led by Iakhovas, demolished a large section of the Sharksbane Wall.


 * 7/6/2015 – 14/6/2015
 * The Blades for Daggerdale adventure module pitted PCs against gnoll and Zhentish mercenaries in Daggerdale in 1479 DR.
 * Tharcereli was the knowledge-hungry ulitharid Loretaker Creedmaster, the third most powerful mind flayer in Oryndoll.
 * The Cutlass of the Golden Gulf was a magical sword wielded by Zakharan corsairs that allowed one to breathe underwater.
 * The Abbalayar were a secretive tribe in Calimshan reputed to have powers of divination, great strength, and genie-blood.
 * In the Year of the Maelstrom, 1101 DR, a group of beholders from the Thornwood laid waste to the nearby city of Treshla.


 * 14/6/2015 – 21/6/2015
 * Wyrruth, a shade ambassador to Maerimydra, was an adept negotiator who kept his post during the Kiaransaleean takeover.
 * The Fang, a promontory of Aglarond, was home to embittered humans who rejected half-elf rule after Velprin's fall.
 * Bowgentle's fleeting journey temporarily transported a living creature to another location, before returning them.
 * Selanith L'baros was the wealthy but sadistic baroness of Herath in Dambrath who enjoyed lethal equestrian sports.
 * The vuddor were specialty priests of Thard Harr, each named for a great beast of the jungle seen in a dream sent by the god.
 * Stone maidens were shy, feminine beings of Zakhara, bound to areas of stone and said to result from a dao's curse.
 * King Mith Barak of Iltkazar was in fact a silver dragon disguised as a dwarf, who slept for 75 years out of every century.


 * 21/6/2015 – 28/6/2015
 * The great revenance spell developed by Irae T'sarran could raise an army of thousands of revenants under her control.
 * A death's door spell kept a gravely wounded creature from dying or expiring for a number of hours.
 * Duhlark Kolat, a transmuter of Waterdeep, invented a spell that could merge two creatures into a single chimeric creature.
 * In the Year of the Empty Scabbard, 1116 DR, the Dambrathan navy destroyed a pirate fleet, sinking thirteen treasure ships.
 * Noble marids, genie lords of the ocean, saw other beings as inconsequential yet always sought to impress and intimidate.
 * Dheubpurcwenpyl was a powerful deep dragon in Old Shanatar whom local drow revered as "Honored Queen of the Depths".


 * 28/6/2015 – 5/7/2015
 * Latar was a troglodyte cleric who led raids in the tunnels of the Deep Wastes, armed with an oversized morningstar.
 * The Presper's moonbow spell created motes of moonlight that flew after their targets and shocked like ball lightning.
 * Chechu al Khish, an earth elementalist wizard of Calimshan, was in fact an exiled dao genie from the Plane of Earth.
 * The Spear of the Wandering Legion was a magical weapon of Zakhara that could summon an army of holy warriors.


 * 5/7/2015 – 12/7/2015
 * The Naga Crawls were caverns in the Deep Wastes home to three spirit naga who lured creatures in to feast upon.
 * The Neverwinter Academy was attacked during graduation in order to steal creatures required to cure the Wailing Death.
 * In the language of dragons, the word sunathaer translated to "cleric" and urathear to "deity".
 * Kueh-Ku, a Shadow Thieves assassin, had a strange black gem embedded in her palm that absorbed all magic cast at her.
 * Kahins were priests of a Zakharan faith that saw divinity in all things and the universe around them, not merely in the gods.
 * A secure spell rendered a door, portal, or chest impossible to open or access and almost impervious to damage.
 * The Tarangu was a halfling tribe in Zakhara who worshiped the crab-god Kar'r'rga and were rumored to be cannibals.


 * 12/7/2015 – 19/7/2015
 * Maas was a vampire drow assassin and monk who fought and slayed with his bare hands and his life-draining attacks.
 * Sand was a province of spells in the Zakharan view of magic, inspired by the burning deserts of the land.
 * Fansa Windblossom was a mage of the Shadow Thieves, whose face was badly burned in a battle with an efreeti.
 * The Snilloc's major missile spell was designed as an improved version of the classic magic missile spell.
 * A caller in darkness haunted the phantom city of Dhinnilith after all the populace were killed in a cataclysmic tidal wave.
 * The Al-Itimad Traveling Revival Movement wandered Zakhara preaching ethoist views of their faith, until their leader died.


 * 19/7/2015 – 26/7/2015
 * Indrizil was a drow priestess of Lolth from Cormanthor who corresponded with her cousin, Rhavauz, in Szith Morcane.
 * Wind was a province of spells in the Zakharan view of magic, inspired by the roaming winds of the land.
 * Mhair Szeltune of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors disguised herself as a crone to learn folk's attitudes.
 * A giant bombardier beetle could squirt acid and clouds of fire from its rear end, accompanied by a deafening sound.
 * A vizier's turban was the name of a hat-like creature that bonded to a mage, boosting their intellect in return for life energy.
 * Foo Nakar, a city in Koryo, produced a distinctive ceramic bearing a smoky glaze and a fragrant smell that did not wash off.
 * King Osaw I, the ruler of Mezro in Chult, was over 1500 years old and had magical powers, as he was a Chosen of Ubtao.


 * 26/7/2015 – 2/8/2015
 * The town of Madinat al-Mumin in the Steaming Isles of Zakhara was populated entirely by devout followers of Enlightenment.
 * Madeiron Sunderstone, bodyguard of Piergeiron of Waterdeep, hailed from Hartsvale and was a distant cousin of the king.
 * The spell imbue undead with spell ability granted an undead minion with a wizard's spell, to be used in a set circumstance.
 * An uthraki was an evil forest spirit of Rashemen that took the form of a child or rabbit to lure victims away and kill them.
 * The summon undead spells conjured a variety of undead creatures from another place to serve and defend the caster.
 * Green sleeping dust harvested from the bija tree was used by ninja in Koryo to subdue or kidnap their victims.


 * 2/8/2015 – 9/8/2015
 * Elemental earth manifested in the Plane of Earth, in earth and sand magic, and the blessings granted by earth gods.
 * A lich touch spell gave a wizard the power to inflict a chilling, paralyzing touch like that of a lich, as well immunity to it.
 * Khumarr was a lowborn drow who succeeded as a blackguard in the cult of Kiaransalee during the coup in Maerimydra.
 * White Worm was a hostile barbarian tribe in northern Vaasa that worshiped the albino remorhaz as their totem.
 * Syllia Adarbrent was a flame-haired and flame-tempered sea captain of Waterdeep who eloped to Maztica to explore.


 * 9/8/2015 – 16/8/2015
 * Theod was a troglodyte barbarian who wielded a giant-sized morningstar on her tribe's raids in the Deep Wastes.
 * A positoxin was a special toxin capable of harming or weakening the undead, which were normally immune to poison.
 * The power word, silence spell completely silenced a creature or area, with only the uttering of a power word required.
 * An allip was the spirit of someone driven to madness and suicide, with the power to drain sanity from a living being.
 * Kharantes was a half-fiend yuan-ti who believed his destiny was to rule all the serpentfolk and the entire world.
 * The Silverhair Knights were dedicated priests of Eilistraee who redeemed evil drow directly by eating their sins.
 * Duthcloim, or "Manyfolk", was a cosmopolitan area of Menzoberranzan with many homes, shops, and massage houses.
 * The Cult of Istishia in Hawa, Zakhara, often kidnapped children in order to convert them to worship of the Water Lord.
 * The Dark Dancer was a shrine to Eilistraee in Ravens Bluff, targeted by an angry mob wanting to drive out the drow.


 * 16/8/2015 – 23/8/2015
 * The dark mirror spell reflected all kinds of darkness-like spells back on their casters, or could counter or dispel them.
 * Hsskala was a positoxin developed by the half-fiend yuan-ti Kharantes to render an undead creature unconscious.
 * Halish was a cleric of Mystra and one of those duped and dominated by Shar-worshipers at a false Temple of Mystra.
 * Perytons were frightful monsters combining eagle and stag that tore out and devoured the fresh hearts of their victims.
 * The surface-dwelling brown rothé was a shaggy-furred horned beast that could be found roaming in herds across Faerûn.
 * The Forbidden denied the existence of the True Gods of Zakhara, and were cursed by them and all record of them erased.
 * Lenta Moore of Baldur's Gate wanted to join the Flaming Fists, but her parliamentarian father opposed the idea.


 * 23/8/2015 – 30/8/2015
 * Arkhelthingril was a white dragon who sought greater wealth, finally becoming a dracolich, but was cheated by drow.
 * A sewyrm was a lizard that dwelt in Waterdeep's sewers that grew as large as a medium-sized dog and had a lashing tail.
 * Earblades could allow one to escape a noose, and Aurora's Emporium had a money-back guarantee on their effectiveness.
 * Hedrun Arnsfirth, Chosen of Auril in 1484 DR, raised an army of barbarians and beasts against the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale.
 * Cedarsproke was a city in the Gulthmere Forest inhabited and governed by druids and home to a school of druidic teaching.
 * The turnshadow spell drove off illusory shadow creatures, or allowed a caster to seize control of one such creature.
 * The Khala were a people of Imaskar said to have been transformed by the gods into the peryton for their wickedness.


 * 30/8/2015 – 6/9/2015
 * The Doomvault was a huge dungeon in Thay housing arcane laboratories that researched a path to godhood for Szass Tam.
 * Tarul Var was a lich Red Wizard tasked with recreating an elemental portal nexus in Daggerford in the late 15th century DR.
 * Vournoth was a lich who laired within a mire close to Maerimydra, until the drow sent a champion warrior to drive it out.
 * Old One Eye was a beer whose recipe Araneth Idogyr acquired from a cyclops, and had a distinctly hot aftertaste.
 * The Nameless Haunt was a strange merger of man and winged cat who prowled the Pellamcopse Woods for the Blackstaff.
 * The gemjump spell allowed a mage to make an emergency escape by teleporting to a pre-selected rogue stone.
 * The Itzas were a people of Maztica known for their peaceful ways, banishing any who were violent and warring only if pressed.
 * The Destroyers were a mercenary force led by Daltim Flamefist of Halruaa that specialized in arcane and psionic artillery.


 * 6/9/2015 – 13/9/2015
 * The Claw was a half-fiend kuo-toa priest who led a sect of his kin in raids against stone giants on the Lake of Shadows.
 * Myrineyl Baenre, a drow priestess of Lolth, enjoyed having surface elves as attendants, though they did not survive long.
 * Death Cheese was a Cormyrean delicacy said to be made from the milk of a catoblepas and collected by blind monks.
 * Tulmene, a village in Tethyr, was extorted into aiding Nelanther pirates until Queen Zaranda Star defeated them in battle.
 * Fleshwort was a medicinal plant whose stalks could be sewn into wounds to aid healing, and it only grew near corpses.
 * The Khelben's warding whip spell was created by Khelben Arunsun to counter magical force spells, particularly Bigby's hand.
 * A gauntlet was the symbol of the god Bane and a spiked gauntlet was the favored weapon of the dwarf god Thard Harr.
 * Amnic Basult, a bookseller of Wheloon, disappeared in 1374 DR and was later found dead at a false Temple of Mystra.


 * 13/9/2015 – 20/9/2015
 * Laerekh, Chief Necromancer of the cult of Kiaransalee in Maerimydra once created and commanded a death tyrant.
 * Pet jewelfish, a tiny silvery breed of fish, were dyed various colors in a fad once popular across western Faerûn.
 * Othimturac was half-white half-shadow dragon, the result of a crossbreeding experiment by the Jaezred Chaulssin.
 * Alignments of constellations gave magical power to similar events on Toril, and they were venerated by priests of Mystra.
 * The Alimir Mountains east of Calimshan were home to many beholders that arrived on crash-landed ships in &minus;2381 DR.
 * An Amulet of Dreams summoned sandmen that had to feed on a jewel or the master's own health before they would serve.
 * The Nezram's ruby ray spell could reverse, dispel, undo, or unlock a whole range of spells, traps, and physical bonds.
 * The Emperor of T'u Lung couldn't enforce his edicts without the consent of the wealthy families that controlled key offices.


 * 20/9/2015 – 27/9/2015
 * Jongrath's Mill was a horse-drawn mill in Tethyr that was frequented by many snakes that kept the rodents down.
 * Shadar-kai, a shadow-cursed people, believed their deaths were foretold and unavoidable, and hence had no fear of it.
 * The town of Ravilar's Cloak was said to be haunted by a flying helmet, which was blamed whenever things went missing.
 * Hybsils, a fey cross of pixie and antelope, were hunted for their magical horns, and as a result were xenophobic.
 * Southern magic, practiced by mages of Halruaa and the Old Empires, was written in a script foreign to northern wizards.
 * Gar Shatterkeel, the Prophet of Water and servant of Olhydra, bore a large mechanical crab claw for an arm.
 * Larth, one of the monks who guarded the gates of Candlekeep, was a keen judge of character and a skilled linguist.
 * A disc of secrets allowed a cleric of Shar to masquerade as a cleric of another deity or not be seen as a priest at all.
 * Mount Gommat was the tallest peak in the Marching Mountains, at a height of 8,500 feet (2,600 meters) above sea level.


 * 27/9/2015 – 4/10/2015
 * The Free Cities of the Vilhon Reach aided each other to remain free of the rule of their former master, the city of Arrabar.
 * Marlos Urnrayle, the Prophet of Earth, was changed into a medusa by a fey magic ring he'd worn to preserve his beauty.
 * Zagum was an archdevil servant of Asmodeus who considered cruelty wasteful and used humor instead.
 * A spectral guard spell created a ghostly being to defend a certain location, requiring a human bone, a weapon, and an eye.
 * A goristro demon was summoned to represent and fight for Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre in Menzoberranzan in 1484 DR.
 * A dark creature was infused with the "shadowstuff" of the Plane of Shadow, and was able to conceal itself in shadows.
 * Mount Speartop in Amn was a popular destination among climbers, being challenging but safe, despite the dragons.
 * Guilmarl, a coastal city in Dambrath, thrived off the pearl trade, the climate made it unpopular with the wealthy.
 * Linan Swift defended her family with shield and spear as they were chased by kobolds after a battle with the Dragon Cult.


 * 4/10/2015 – 11/10/2015
 * Thurrak was a stone giant tribal elder who was more outgoing than others of his kind, and sought ways to benefit them.
 * Balor was the namesake of the balor demons and the greatest of their kind, who had served all the demon lords.
 * Half-dwarves were common in the ancient realms of Ardeep, Eaerlann, and Myth Drannor, but were unknown in 1358 DR.
 * Qysar Amahl Shoon VII used brutal repression and military campaigns to maintain the collapsing Shoon Imperium.
 * The city of Alashan defended Khazari from northern horsemen, but Yamun Khahan went around and flanked its unprotected west.
 * Gorstag Helder infiltrated the Cult of the Dragon and stole important documents warning of the threat they posed.


 * 11/10/2015 – 18/10/2015
 * The Jumpa River, one of the largest on Toril, ran with glacial meltwater from Katakoro Shan that washed away all in its path.
 * The village of Daroush in Turmish was captured without a fight after an army took a wrong turning and found itself there.
 * Zethrindor the white dracolich conquered the Great Glacier in 1373 DR but ran afoul of his allies in Sossal.
 * A spelltrap, which trapped spells, could not be cast by wizards who specialized in the schools to which it belonged.
 * Old Men's Bones, a game in which players took bones from a pile without disturbing them, originated from the Moonsea.


 * 18/10/2015 – 25/10/2015
 * Jhorganni, a drider vampire, could create strange spider-like creatures, as she did with an eight-limbed gray render.
 * The Dharbang River in Ra-Khati had three sacred Padhran sites, including a point where the water had healing powers.
 * Iyraclea, Ice Queen of the Great Glacier, stole the Gatekeeper's Crystal and used it to destroy Myth Ondath in 633 DR.
 * Simbul's synostodweomer allowed a powerful wizard to convert an existing spell into positive energy they could use to heal.
 * Tharbas was a golem constructed of goliath body parts who guarded and plied the waters around the necropolis of Khalusk.
 * In the Year of the Long Watch, 1230 DR, High Mage Orjalun of Silverymoon retired then vanished on Silverymoon Bridge.
 * Qysar Shoon I began the construction of roads across the Shoon Imperium, as well as many statues and murals of himself.
 * Zakharan humans had brown skin and dark hair, and valued honor, hospitality and piety.


 * 25/10/2015 – 1/11/2015
 * Sharkskin armor, with the teeth retained as barbs, was developed by evil aquatic elf sects, though most found it repulsive.
 * Reeve Sar Testain was a pirate captain on the Moonsea who ran afoul of Tiamat worshipers and was banished to the Hells.
 * A death link spell joined two beings such that injury or healing upon one also affected the other, allowing aid or punishment.
 * Anauria, a Netherese survivor state, was home to humans and elves and exported much grain to lands around the Inner Sea.
 * Dead Dwarf Bridge on the Golden Way was named for eight dwarves who made a valiant last stand against Nar horsemen.
 * Hurm Thiodor, a Crown clerk in Thunderstone overseeing adventuring in the area, enjoyed going on adventures himself.


 * 1/11/2015 – 8/11/2015
 * A Baule diviner was a Zakharan wizard who studied the elements to gain knowledge, and was recognized by a bald head.
 * Songfarla was an ancient and hidden gnome kingdom on lands said to have been bought with a massive piece of fool's gold.
 * Thunderhide armor—made from the treated hides of dinosaurs—was popular among druids in Chult and the Serpent Hills.
 * The Ancient Nubari were an alien starfaring people who settled on the Malatran Plateau and built a utopian society.
 * A gateway spell opened a two-way portal to a previously visited locale, allowing one to look or travel through.
 * Jeny Greenteeth, a green hag dwelling near Phlan, despised human-kind and plotted to make their lives miserable.
 * Theodo Greataxe led a last stand on Clearflow Bridge to buy time for Almorel to prepare against invasion from Narfell.
 * The Furniture's Fate tavern in Thunderstone had a signboard showing a chair being smashed over a person's head.


 * 8/11/2015 – 15/11/2015
 * Ghindul was a crazed tyrant who dominated with an iron fist his fellows in the Howling Wing tribe of kir-lanan.
 * The Inn of the Glowing Gem in Yartar in 1356 DR was where a group of adventurers awoke to find themselves robbed.
 * A great shout spell produced a destructive sonic boom and was once employed in Ankhapur on the Lake of Steam.
 * Angrath Woodwise was once Lord Marsten's chief hunter until the Cult of the Dragon seized control of his hunting lodge.
 * The massive Gate of Iron between Durpar and Raurin was fashioned of iron harvested from people living around it.


 * 15/11/2015 – 22/11/2015
 * In the Orcish language of Vaasa malwun meant literally "oathbrother" while mal karash meant "oath breaker".
 * A drakkar, or "dragonship", was a vessel typically used by the Northmen of the Moonshaes for raiding and coastal travel.
 * Mount Sklagarra in the Troll Mountains of Amn was the site of a secret base of the Heralds of Faerûn.
 * Kranum was a stone giant shaman who investigated a meteor crater and was possessed by the returned Tyranthraxus.
 * Nezram the World-Walker, a mighty mage of Mulhorand, wandered the planes for centuries before returning home.
 * Takshang, a hermitage in the Hordelands, was home to a single person: an oni imprisoned on Toril.
 * Stag Skull Bridge in Thunderstone bore no stag skulls, but instead the mounted heads of monsters slain there.


 * 22/11/2015 – 29/11/2015
 * Bhún Ludwakazar, the Stone Dwarf, was exiled from his clan and, dishonored, became a gladiator in Mulmaster.
 * Tusk was the fiendish war-elephant mount of Kurgoth Hellspawn during the invasion of Maerimydra in 1372 DR.
 * The village of Womford in the Dessarin Valley was once named "Wyrmford" after a battle with a dragon in the area.
 * Urn of the Blue Vishap in Zakhara allowed the holder to command a mighty blue dragon to perform three tasks.
 * Prastuil was the oldest and said to be most beautiful city in Dambrath, thanks to the splendid villas of the Crinti.
 * King Raerboth Obarskyr ruled Cormyr for only six years, before he was murdered by his wicked aunt in 326 DR.
 * Wangle Towerstruck, a spy for the Cormyrean crown, worked undercover as a simple stablemaster in Thunderstone.
 * Mongrelfolk were a fusion of many random creatures and were apparently the result of a failed wizard's experiment.


 * 29/11/2015 – 6/12/2015
 * The mind flayer Huum had a rivalry with the drow archmage Solom Ned'razak over a brooch reputed to be magical.
 * Saluuknir, a blue dragon, was tricked by a marid into being bound to the Urn of the Blue Vishap to serve its owner.
 * The galleon was the largest kind of ship on the Inner Sea in the mid-1300s, sailed by Cormyr and other kingdoms.
 * To an Iulutiun of Alpuk, the relationship between a father and son was stronger than one between a husband and wife.
 * Baltor, a druid of Cormyr, dedicated himself to determining the purpose of the dancing dolphins of Dambrath.
 * Blades were the governing council of Mulmaster, drawn from its nobility and prominent citizens.
 * The Nourisher Creed of illithids were responsible for managing and breeding thralls and turning them into mind flayers.
 * A Doss lute, originally created by a legendary bard of the Moonshaes, could limit poison or hold a foe in place.
 * Kelemvor's Garden, the cemetery in Thunderstone, had an area called The Honor Field for those who'd died heroically.


 * 6/12/2015 – 13/12/2015
 * Gok'llak, a tough grimlock barbarian, was completely enthralled by a mind flayer, and would serve him unto death.
 * The yataghan, a slashing sword related to the sabre, was wielded in the lands of Zakhara and Kara-Tur.
 * Nym, a mad monk of Ilmater, betrayed the Monastery of the Yellow Rose to an elemental cult bent on world destruction.
 * A knarr was a small ship used in the North for carrying cargo, and it could be constructed from the corpse of a dragon.
 * Sandmen came from the Plane of Earth to capture slaves in Zakhara by causing their victims to fall to sleep.
 * Adrienne Stillwater was a priestess of Mielikki who tried to limit damage to the Hullack Forest by adventurers.


 * 13/12/2015 – 20/12/2015
 * Hledh Hellspawn, the fire giant queen of Maerimydra, had six fingers on each hand, thanks to her fiendish heritage.
 * A master undead allowed even the most mindless undead to perform complex tasks at a necromancer's direction.
 * The paths of power were an alternate route for wizards to learn spells along a certain theme or heritage.
 * Tiztor the Great was a wizard of Mulmaster obsessed with uncovering the secret of the monolith of Thunderstone.
 * Marlandro Gaelkur, a shopkeeper of Red Larch, had been a jeweler, a barber, a dealer in tools, and a counterfeiter.
 * King Imphras I of Impiltur led the defense of the realm against a hobgoblin horde whilst he was War-Captain of Lyrabar.
 * The Dancing Dwarves were a largely dwarven order of battleaxe-wielding dervishes in Zakhara.


 * 18/12/2015 – 27/12/2015
 * Logala Thenduk, a drow wererat, fought against Maerimydra's occupation as part of the Hidden band of rebels.
 * A dismind spell separated a subject's mind from their body, leaving the body in an invulnerable state.
 * The Believers were a secret society in Red Larch who met in an underground cave where stones moved mysteriously.
 * Del Geery was an enterprising farmer of Thunderstone who prospered in the hydra trade, selling their body parts.
 * A sword of the believer passed harmlessly through true followers of the Loregiver in the land of Zakhara.


 * 27/12/2015 – 4/1/2016
 * A mass jump spell was used by pirates on the Sea of Fallen Stars to board other ships by leaping across the gap.
 * Caldreth's Cobbling in Mornbryn's Shield both repaired and fashioned boots and shoes, especially boots for wading.
 * Pilgrim's Gate, a splendid entrance into the city of Huzuz, was locked by massive iron bars covered in gold.
 * Oreioth, a cruel noble scion of Baldur's Gate, was lured into necromancy by the tutor hired by his family.

2016

 * 27/12/2015 – 3/1/2016
 * The eodraco or "dawn-dragon", was the prehistoric ancestor of dragonkind. Similar to wyverns, they out-competed dinosaurs.
 * Salabak, hailing from a strange tribe in Thar, was a slave-gladiator of the Arena of Blood who befriended Vajra Valmeyjar.
 * Oboth Thornsteel and his mercenaries occupied Mornbryn's Shield around 1490 DR after the village was attacked by a giant.
 * The so-called vegepygmies were a race of fungus beings who spawned from spores that fell on the bodies of deceased beings.
 * Banderhobbs were ugly hybrids of toads and shadow created to serve hags and mages, and existed to completed their tasks.


 * 3/1/2016 – 10/1/2016
 * Cymbals were a musical instrument commonly used by gnomes and Zakharans and in Khazari monasteries.
 * Arcorar, the Great King Forest, once stretched from Cormyr to the Moonsea and survived in the form of Cormanthor.
 * Dispel fog, a spell often employed by pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars, eradicated mist or fog in an area.
 * The Cult of the Howling Hatred was fascinated by the destructive power of wind but used it only to further their own goals.
 * Nari al-Farif, dean of the College of Fine Arts in Huzuz, often sat in on lectures to ensure the competency of her staff.
 * Quang Muku Forest in Koryo was the source of many potent herbs from which love potions and sleep dust could be made.


 * 10/1/2016 – 17/1/2016
 * Drums were used by many peoples of Toril, from the kilat of the Iulutiuns to the elephant drums of the Zakharans.
 * The Quivering Forest of the Moonsea grew from a small copse to a mighty forest within a single human generation.
 * The spellstrike spell, invented by Nezram the World-Walker, could completely eliminate another spell, even retroactively.
 * The High Temple of Mystra on Mount Talath, Halruaa, held one of the greatest libraries of magic in all Faerûn.
 * Almari bint-Kafira, a notorious pirate of Suq Bay, Zakhara, was called "the Dread Porpoise" after a badly designed flag.
 * Ploopploopeen, a kuo-toan archpriest of Blibdoolpoolp, was tolerant but feared his daughter's faith in a new god.
 * The Ky Trencha Ukang was a potent magical staff that was divided by its creator, Kixa To'u of Koryo, into five scroll cases.


 * 17/1/2016 – 24/1/2016
 * A singdown (huuk in Ulutiun) was a battle of wits to settle disputes among Iulutiuns, in which opponents sang insults at each other.
 * The Ghost Holds of Battledale were a series of ruins home to mercenaries and pirates and ruled by the unpredictable King of Ghosts.
 * The Empty-Scabbard Killers were a secretive order of duergar psionic assassins in Gracklstugh, legendary across the Underdark.
 * The Caves of a Thousand Gods, carved into a cliff-face in the Hordelands, were home to monks and shrines of the Path.
 * Elminster's effulgent epuration created several silvery bubbles that could be commanded to cancel hostile spells.
 * A sorcerous duel, in which two feuding sorcerers pitted their magic against each other, was a respected custom in Zakhara.


 * 24/1/2016 – 31/1/2016
 * Elminster's evasion whisked the caster away from dire circumstances, taking their mind, body, and soul to a chosen location.
 * A sunwyrm, an eight-legged draconic creature that constantly blazed with light and heat, hid before the sun when hunting.
 * Bagpipes were naturally held in high esteem by dwarves, while a similar instrument, the mizwid, was known in Zakhara.
 * The Neverwinter River kept the city of Neverwinter from freezing in winter, as it was heated by the Mount Hotenow volcano.
 * Those who visited the buried city of Raudor, built during the ancient Imaskari Empire, often returned mad or twisted by the evil there.
 * A shrine outside the town of Goisho in Koryo once housed a magical brazier that could reveal the future, before it was stolen.
 * The hidden fortress of Sarahin in Zakhara was ultimately taken by trickery by Grandfather Hasan of the Everlasting holy slayers.
 * The self-proclaimed Pudding King was an insane deep gnome cultist of Juiblex who gathered around him tame oozes.


 * 31/1/2016 – 7/2/2016
 * Phelzel was the second-largest city in Semphar and center of the realm's lumber trade, but it was rife with crime and corruption.
 * A find the path spell showed one the route to a chosen, specific location, through the use of divination bones, sticks, or the like.
 * Spell invulnerability, which bestowed immunity to a single spell, was found by Dabron Sashenstar and later published by Volo.
 * The Hu'i Wing was a vast copper brazier in Koryo that could reveal the future, but it was stolen and lost in the bowels of Karak.
 * The Pit of a Thousand Voices, the doom of disgraced holy slayers of Sarahin, Zakhara, was home to a huge gibbering mouther.
 * Vizeran DeVir once studied magic alongside Gromph Baenre, until Gromph discovered his true faith and denounced him.
 * Elemental air, one of the components of matter, represented change, flexibility, and freedom, and was claimed by several deities.
 * Shaani, the second-to-last ruler of the Shoon Imperium, kept over 100 jhasinnar in her harem yet only bore four children.


 * 7/2/2016 – 14/2/2016
 * The watery form spell gave a pirate of the Inner Sea excellent camouflage on a wet deck or in the water.
 * A finger of death spell could kill a being outright, and the slain creature could even rise as a zombie under the caster's command.
 * The Fortress of Jorhat in the Hordelands was thought to have been built by rebels against Mulhorand, before it fell into ruins.
 * Elemental fire, a component of matter, represented change, purification, and consumption, but it was viewed as evil and aggressive.
 * Shedrak of the Eyes was the favorite slave of the beholder Karazikar, driven mad and believing his master to be a god.


 * 14/2/2016 – 21/2/2016
 * Pirates of the Inner Sea made use of the preserve wood spell to protect their ships against warp wood and similar spells.
 * The fortified Nar town of Nathoud in the Hordelands was famous for its annual horse-trading fair, which also hosted horse-racing.
 * The Mulmaster Beholder Corps were a band of beholders who hoped to seize power in Mulmaster and be feared and respected.
 * The powerful virus charm spread a charm effect from person to person, making them all view the caster as a good friend.
 * Elemental water, a component of matter, represented fluidity and transformation, and was considered vital to life.


 * 21/2/2016 – 28/2/2016
 * A ball lightning spell, often linked to Inner Sea pirates, produced spheres that moved at random and shocked and burned victims.
 * The Tower of Adnan al-Raqi in Huzuz taught the art of the sha'ir, provided a student survived the entrance test and returned alive.
 * A tirichik, one of the most dreaded monsters living on the Great Glacier, could reproduce asexually, producing clones of itself.
 * Arrizz was a drow merchant who fell in love with a moon elf scout named Deriel Rethslane, but couldn't escape old and new threats.
 * Korax of Manchar, a famed holy man of Koryo, was granted magic items by an envoy of Heaven to use them to better mankind.


 * 28/2/2016 – 6/3/2016
 * Worldwalk was a potent spell that formed a portal between two planes, allowing two-way travel directly between them.
 * Thasmudyan was a god of undeath worshiped on the isle of Sahu by the Cult of Worms, who worked to infiltrate positions of power.
 * The fifty-year-long Keryjek Wars, the only significant conflict between the Ulutiun tribes, ended in a lasting peace between them.
 * A kishkoman or "whistle-knife" was a small horn knife perforated with holes, commonly used in the Cold Lands to call for aid.
 * Xaven Tanor'this, a drow alchemist of Szith Morcane, devised a way to drain fiendish blood from the fire giants of Maerimydra.
 * Shadowstuff could be used as a building material or to make weapons, but it was vague, insubstantial, and apt to dissipate.


 * 6/3/2016 – 13/3/2016
 * Kaeth, also called coffee, was mixed with chocolate or alcohol in Sembia and drunk pure or with powdered ginger in Calimshan.
 * A kupuk, or walrus-dog, was a strange beast of the Great Glacier that was a loyal guardian and sled-puller for the Ulutiun people.
 * The Golden Mosque, the center of Enlightened faith in Zakhara, had chambers from which one's voice was projected all over Huzuz.
 * Inner Sea pirates were known to employ a sargasso spell, which conjured dense seaweed to slow or even tangle a ship.
 * Kassawar Plickenstint, a deep gnome trade representative in Mantol-Derith, mourned the loss of his home city, Blingdenstone.
 * The magic aura of a wizard could be passed to their children, allowing them to operate magical devices keyed to their parent.


 * 13/3/2016 – 20/3/2016
 * The yak folk were among the most terrifying beings of Zakhara, being cruel slavers who sacrificed daily to the Faceless God.
 * The common web spell, known as Shan's web to the ancient Netherese, could trap and hinder beings caught in its sticky fibers.
 * Ithvar Wordkiller, a disgraced wizard of Cormyr, had a business in Skullport using a deepspawn to breed monsters for dungeons.
 * The Cathedral of Emerald Scales in Hlondeth had a giant snake sculpture on its dome, which some feared could fountain venom.
 * Half-goblins could be found in places such as Icewind Dale. Those with human blood were taller and had blue eyes.


 * 20/3/2016 – 27/3/2016
 * Semorav of the Cobra's Hood, a yuan-ti necromancer in Hlondeth, dumped the results of his foul experiments in the city's sewers.
 * The Great Door, a huge gate to the planes hidden outside Waterdeep, was subverted and began to unleash monsters in 1357 DR.
 * Setara bint Farid, a sea captain from Gana, once insulted a marid, triggering a personal feud between it and herself.
 * The Guts and Garters inn in Skullport had a secret passage into an alley for those who paid the innkeeper Bolton Brimwell extra.
 * Ysele the Cat, a half-elf businesswoman, contracted a lower planes creature to murder her father, and sold all his holdings.
 * Mystics of Nog learned to store magical energy within their bodies, enhancing their physical prowess to perform feats of skill.


 * 27/3/2016 – 3/4/2016
 * The calm water spell smoothed out rough or choppy waves, and was long associated with pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars.
 * Koresh was a fierce and criminal mercenary leader who would do anything for wealth, and he owned a carpet of flying.
 * Blind Issayk was the most infamous forger in Skullport, and was up-to-date on all bureaucratic changes in a kingdom.
 * Cloud palaces, magical floating castles inhabited by cloud giants, were kept afloat by a rune-covered pebble in a leather pouch.
 * In Xi Hulang, the capital city of Koryo, King Wanang Sun regularly went out among the people to hear their concerns.
 * The Royal Gate of the Palace of the Enlightened Throne in Huzuz was made of stone that could be drawn across like a curtain.


 * 3/4/2016 – 10/4/2016
 * The Primus was the godly ruler of Mechanus, which was discovered by the Netherese archmage Lady Polaris around -346 DR.
 * A "spider's kiss" was a euphemism for a drow woman killing a male after mating, based on the black widow spider.
 * The deity Shu of Earth, god of wind, was never worshiped in Mulhorand, but was followed by some djinn in Zakhara.
 * The shu were a halfling race who dwelt in the jungles of Malatra and were masters of blowguns with poison darts.
 * Shur was a wizard who appointed herself protector of the wild, especially trees, and hunted those who would destroy it.
 * A spell often linked to Inner Sea pirates turned oars to snakes that could either strike at boarders outside or at rowers inside.
 * Gharreil, a city of the old giant empire of Jhothûn, lay in ruins under the Great Glacier, with a gelugon guarding its last portal.
 * Daleen Duerna, the duergar Laird of Zortagra, once led a raid to rescue her consort from the fire giants of Maerimydra.
 * An astrologer was a Zakharan mage who studied the stars and could "hang" spells upon the constellations to cast them later.


 * 10/4/2016 – 17/4/2016
 * Evernight was the echo of Neverwinter in the Shadowfell, a city in ruins home to undead, necromancers, and their slaves.
 * In north Zakhara, the arid deserts were broken by short rivers, at the mouths of which lay cities like Hafayah, City of Secrets.
 * Carrelath in Erlkazar was nominally ruled by a baron, but true power had lain with shield dwarf priests since the time of Shanatar.
 * Wynter, a centaur Harper from Thay, was a highly skilled fighter but preferred to resolve disputes through diplomacy.
 * Merquam Pang, one of the most prosperous merchants of Koryo, achieved his status by dealing with yakuza and ninja.
 * Manass, the City of White Walls, so-named for its white-washed and heavily fortified walls, guarded entry to the land of Khazari.
 * A gal-ralan staved off death magic and the shadar-kai's shadow curse by nailing one's soul to their body with cold iron spikes.


 * 17/4/2016 – 24/4/2016
 * Many islands laid in the Crowded Sea of southeast Zakhara, the largest being Harab, the Isle of War, and Bariya, the Wild Isle.
 * The orc chieftain Arktash won his position through guile, but was slain by usurpers within a year for not using force.
 * The Phoenix Prophecies by the seer Nar'ysr of Calimshan foretold many great and small events, including the Time of Troubles.
 * The catastrophic tidal wave spell was one of the most potent in the Realms, mimicking the natural disaster in flooding a shore.
 * Grand Caliph Arash bint Sanjar of Zakhara sent a force to the Utter East in 657 DR to put down a plague of fiends and undead.
 * The monks of the village of Lagiluri in Ra-Khati grew green peas and golden barley, watered by streams of the Jumpa River.
 * Radoc, an archmage and healer in the Star Mounts, actually came from another world and bore a glowing sigil left by a titan.
 * Vreesar was an ice devil who stepped from a rift to the Plane of Ice and tried to summon devils to conquer Faerûn.
 * Tymanchebar was a dragonborn realm on the world of Abeir, established by revolting slaves who broke away from Skelkor.


 * 24/4/2016 – 1/5/2016
 * The animal spirit Eagle, who gave good fortune, was followed by green elves of Evermeet and some djinn of Zakhara.
 * The Talons of Justice were silver dragon paladins who worked for goodness but made plans too long in scope to comprehend.
 * The Annulus Conflagros, a ring forged for the Shoon emperors, gave protection from flame and a command of fire magic.
 * Grash Crackbacker, a dull-witted half-orc priest of Bhaal, favored crushing his victims to death in a bear hug.
 * Aluvauna Thornym founded the Guardians of the Weave to defend Mystra's Weave of magic and oppose the Shadow Weave.
 * Morok Ulgren was the most talented orc blacksmith of Many-Arrows, and he had even trained with the dwarves of Sundabar.
 * Choshein was once a city of giants beneath the High Ice, before a Netherese army razed it and carted even the ashes away.
 * Ambuchar's Amulet was a cursed skull-shaped pendant that, when worn, made sarcastic comments at the wearer's expense.
 * The interloper god Poseidon, known as a fickle god of waters, was venerated by some clerics in the Impilturan navy.


 * 1/5/2016 – 8/5/2016
 * Remnis, the god of giant eagles, also followed by aarakocra of the North, flew across the planes in search of secrets and prey.
 * Amahl Shoon I of Tethyr never wanted to be king, rather to be a druid, but refused to be a puppet of the Shoon Imperium either.
 * The Silver Scimitar of Amahl the Mad could be commanded to fight independently, and it could sever arms below the elbow.
 * Doin Sanehiro was an administrator turned shukenja who fought against the conquering Jinchin and the Earth Spider.
 * The Gate of Revelations, the true entrance to the Palace of the Enlightened Throne was flanked by domes of solid gold.
 * The Harvest of Horrors was a war waged between the Kingdom of Nix and the defenders of Vanesci Hamlet in the Utter East.


 * 8/5/2016 – 15/5/2016
 * The school of song, practiced by song mages and spellsingers, was a group of spells using the voice to access magical energy.
 * The Tabotan people were descended from monks who fled persecution in Shou Lung, as well as nomads of the Plain of Horses.
 * Unicorn's Bane was a magical ring, so-named for its owner Shoon VII's massacre of the unicorns of Shilmista in 355 DR.
 * Kuda, a city of 7000 people in Kozakura, was the former capital of Miyama Province, before the shogun moved it to Tamanokuni.
 * The Footmen were the city watch of Huzuz. Their 20-person patrols were each commanded by a mamluk from the the Faithful.
 * The Han people lived in Koryo in prehistoric times and settled Wa and Kozakura, becoming the basis for all three realms.


 * 15/5/2016 – 22/5/2016
 * The unluck spell caused misfortune for its victim, and was commonly used by wild mages and oathbinder genies.
 * The shoonring of swimming, rumored to be one of the Qysari Rings, was instrumental in a plot by Manshoon in Westgate.
 * Wei Do Peak in Koryo was the site of a three-day ceremony in which monks and shukenja blessed the king and his dynasty.
 * The Affluent District was home to the wealthier citizens of Huzuz, and it was naturally peaceful and patrolled by the Footmen.
 * The Inn of the Globefish in Kozakura was a gift by the first emperor after a chef saved him from poisoning by fugu.


 * 22/5/2016 – 29/5/2016
 * The black blade of disaster, a spell favored by drow and dimensionalists, conjured a sword-like crack between the planes.
 * Priests of Akadi and Aerdrie Faenya could cast an awesomely destructive whirlwind spell that formed tornadoes or hurricanes.
 * The Shining Temple of Bishamon in Aru, Wa, housed a huge gold-covered idol of the god and 3,333 statuettes of his priests.
 * Sa'id Firdawsi, an amiable halfling cloth merchant of Huzuz, was in fact its spymaster, leading a Zakhara-wide spy network.
 * The Many-Hued Peacock Society plotted the ruin of Shou Lung yet managed to save the empire on more than one occasion.
 * King Amahl Shoon II of Tethyr swore fealty to Pasha Akkabar Shoon of Calimshan and warred against the former ruling Clan.


 * 29/5/2016 – 5/6/2016
 * The Axe Grinders was a bodyguarding business based in Skullport. It was mostly staffed by down-on-their-luck sellswords.
 * Nahal's reckless dweomer was a spell of wild magic that could replicate another spell but with unpredictable results.
 * The cold snap spell, recorded in Revelations of the Icedawn, could only be cast by priests of Auril the Frostmaiden.
 * Chan Cheng, the Mighty Lord of Heroes of the Celestial Empire, was the Kara-Turan god of war, courage, and martial arts.
 * Zelpir in Var the Golden was famous for its fine jewellery and mechanical devices, such as water clocks and field glasses.
 * Emperor Kai Tsao Shou Chin of Shou Lung was raised as a minor noble away from court after his mother left his emperor father.


 * 5/6/2016 – 12/6/2016
 * The Sun, the source of light and heat for worlds in Realmspace, was home to a variety of fiery creatures, such as firenewts.
 * Trillimac, a type of fungus that grew in the Underdark, could be used to make food, writing materials, and even hats.
 * The Vorkani Mountains that arced across Koryo were home to the feared Krestung and enigmatic "birdmen" who ruled its peaks.
 * Bauhei, the Black Leopard, was a great spirit of Kara-Tur who was worshiped and once imprisoned by the rogue Black Leopard Cult.
 * Leaves of the singing trees of Zakhara emitted beautiful tunes, luring creatures closer so that they could drink their blood.
 * It took Lashilmbrar the Sly of Impiltur three separate attempts to have his elder brother Talryn executed so that he could be king.


 * 12/6/2016 – 19/6/2016
 * The kingdom of Valashar briefly conquered the Western Heartlands in the 300s DR before being repelled by King Azoun I of Cormyr.
 * When the Sharran priestess Lalondra Worul attained lichdom, all her followers died, erasing the church's power overnight.
 * The disturbing Stormkeep in the Fallen Lands housed oil-filled vats containing bestial limbs that could be grafted to any wound.
 * The create crypt servant spell was first used in the ruined kingdoms of Nog and Kadar to raise undead to guard tombs.
 * Nilhogg's nose was an Underdark breed of fungus that, when consumed, enhanced one's sensitivity to smell, for better or worse.
 * The Spirit Warriors of Kara-Tur's Celestial Bureaucracy inspired courage in warriors and aided those who were in slain in battle.
 * The great Zakharan roc rivaled or surpassed dragons in size, making it one of largest flying creatures around.
 * Ting Mei Wan was the fanatical and distrustful Minister of State Security of Shou Lung, who executed all who failed her.


 * 19/6/2016 – 26/6/2016
 * The spell shadow evocation, which mimicked an evocation spell, was first developed by the Netherese arcanist Shadow.
 * The Bat's Roost tavern in Skullport hosted bat fighting and obstacle courses, but smelled strongly of bat guano for its sins.
 * Priests of the Red Knight could cast the spell telepathic broadcast to covertly transmit information and plans to their allies.
 * Claw Hollow was a fortified lair of the People of the Black Blood in the Moonwood, its territory marked by splashed blood.
 * The Angulutiuns ate caribou as a staple, whether boiled, dried, smoked, stewed, or just raw, with even the bones used for soup.
 * The Celestial Emperor, ruler of the Celestial Empire of Kara-Tur had all-seeing eyes that blazed white with karma.
 * Nung Chiang, the Teacher of the Plow of the Celestial Empire, was the god of agriculture and fertility and the patron of peasants.
 * Lost City of Ubar was said to rise from the sands of the High Desert whenever the genies who lived there wished it to.


 * 26/6/2016 – 3/7/2016
 * Lothen of the Silver Spires, all that remained of an ancient elven city in the High Forest, was overrun by three orc tribes.
 * Leneka Jheth was a lich of Zhentil Keep who was transformed into a grisgol by a foe and assaulted adventurers in its ruins.
 * Candle magic was a kind of divine magic practiced by mystics, who burned special candles to produce magical effects.
 * Vhyridaan the Mad was a half-elf mage exiled from Myth Drannor, whose soul was sucked into a floating stone.
 * Soarimbrar the Younger, a boy king of Impiltur at only three years old, was assassinated days before his coronation in 1351 DR.
 * The Well of Kashan was a deep pit in the High Desert, with a lush and enchanted oasis flourishing at the bottom.
 * Osari Minhiro, an unlucky samurai of Wa, always miraculously escaped death thanks to a blessing by a god of luck.


 * 3/7/2016 – 10/7/2016
 * The elemental aura was a potent spell that warded a spellcaster against a certain element, and bestowed powers related to it.
 * Rudiments of the Shadow Weave was a controversial tome telling of Sharran faith and the secrets of the Shadow Weave.
 * The Throat, a water tower in Luskan, was surrounded by grazing sheep. Daring local dwarves painted them different colors.
 * A fortune candle, crafted by mystics practicing candle magic, bestowed on those around it a measure of good fortune.
 * Sorrowsworn demons appeared after the Time of Troubles to feed on the despair of priests of dead gods like Bhaal and Myrkul.
 * Oe-Ura, the Peachling Girl, was born from a peach and grew to become a great warrior and heroine in the Fochu Peninsula in Wa.
 * A messenger genie almost never stopped moving as they delivered messages and gifts. They saw movement itself as goodness.


 * 10/7/2016 – 17/7/2016
 * Crown Prince Alemander V of Tethyr was suspected of having started the fire that killed him and the whole royal family.
 * In an evil mystic's candle magic, the burning of a black curse candle inflicted a debilitating curse on those nearby.
 * A bushi or chanshi was a Kara-Turan fighter who fought for coin rather than feudal obligation, but tried to maintain honor.
 * A chaggrin, an elemental vermin, appeared as a bipedal lump of clay in the Plane of Earth and as skull-faced mole in the Prime.
 * Benju Matsutomo, the lord of Aru in Wa, enjoyed music and had a hobby of acting in noh plays with Yuji Takaesu.


 * 17/7/2016 – 24/7/2016
 * The Sword was the well-known desert area of Anauroch, a hot and sandy land named for conflicts with the Bedine tribes.
 * The wheel of bones spell created a spinning disc of bone shards around an Eldathyn priest's wrist as a dangerous weapon.
 * The Restorers were a band of desert giants who struggled to reclaim the city of Ubar in the High Desert from the jann.
 * The Jaguar Guard were a mercenary force from Maztica who came west to explore Faerûn, fighting in the civil war in Tethyr.
 * Aelric the Avenger was a warrior-mage of Old Stone Keep who led armies of undead to liberate the kingdom of Doegan.


 * 24/7/2016 – 31/7/2016
 * The College of the Eclipse in Riatavin trained students in psionics, providing laboratories, libraries, and gifts to graduates.
 * Bashal's Tendrilight was a magical lantern that also emitted a dark rubbery tendril to whip, constrict, and paralyze others.
 * Caliph Aswiyah al-Muftahir of Muluk was a cunning politician who negotiated several alliances with the Free Cities of Zakhara.
 * The greater touchsickle spell, known to druids and clerics of Eldath, transformed the caster's hand into an enchanted sickle.
 * The Company of the Singing Dawn were a mercenary band that preferred good work and even fought for free for a good cause.


 * 31/7/2016 – 7/8/2016
 * The Rhindaun Dynasty of Tethyr began with Queen Zaranda Star, who won the Reclamation Wars and stabilized the realm.
 * The elemental aura spell gave protection and powers related to an element, such as wood, and the ability to speak with plants.
 * The Beast Lord was an illithilich who created twisted monsters including bulettes and peryton in a plot to conquer the North.
 * Hsuang Yu Po, a noble of Shou Lung and father-in-law to General Batu Min Ho, aided in the defense against the Tuigan Horde.
 * The Orrery of the Inner Planes was an enchanted clockwork device permitting navigation through the Prime and Inner Planes.
 * The water of Eldath spell created potions with a variety of healing and purifying powers. It required three drops of blessed water.
 * The Hall of Mental Splendor was a band of psionic spies-for-hire led by Vhondryl and operating out of a small keep in Skullport.


 * 7/8/2016 – 14/8/2016
 * Hlontar on the river Tesh was ruled by the tyrannical Alokkair the Wizard-King, before this three daughters revolted against him.
 * The Maze Engine was a potent artifact able to reshape reality itself, hidden deep within the Labyrinth in the Underdark.
 * The Company of Eight were renowned adventurers of Tethyr, who fought for peace and justice and helped end the Interregnum.
 * The conjure jungle minions spell used by priests of Ragarra transformed young crocodiles into the goddess's savage minions.
 * The mist of the goddess used by priests of Eldath resurrected or even reincarnated beings within a shroud of green mist.
 * The Krakk't tribe of thri-kreen in the Rushing Hills hunted rabbits but saw the local horses as a delicacy—as well as passing elves.
 * The Law of the Loregiver, the set of laws and beliefs that governed Zakhara, was discovered in a cave by the first Grand Caliph.
 * Zar'ithra'rin—descendants of drow and shadow dragons—defended the city of Chaulssin against foes from the Plane of Shadow.
 * The monk Baiyosho Degi lectured on the Path to Shogun Matasuuri Nagahide, who adopted it as the state religion of Wa.


 * 14/8/2016 – 21/8/2016
 * Interior Zakhara held the great Cities of the Heart and of the Pantheon in the south, and the desert Haunted Lands in the north.
 * The yak-man called the Unspeakable plotted to control the Court of Enlightenment of Zakhara and end the Grand Caliph's line.
 * Priests of Umberlee could only cast the stormcloak spell on non-priests, protecting others from death at sea but not themselves.
 * The city of Old Bejung in Koryo was destroyed when it was engulfed by poisonous gas and buried in ash from the Kanko volcano.
 * When the ranger Treahugh Greiko helped a rich hunter kill a sacred beast, Mielikki took away his divine powers in punishment.
 * A simulacrum spell allowed a mage to fashion a duplicate of a creature fashioned from shadow and ice that would obey their will.


 * 21/8/2016 – 28/8/2016
 * Tsathree's Comforts, a cosmetics boutique in Waterdeep, sold a face wash that had the side-effect of making skin glow green.
 * Zulifein T'orgh was a drow serial killer from Sshamath who had to escape after he murdered a powerful mage's favored slave.
 * The Yikarian Empire, home of the yak-folk in the World Pillar Mountains, was based on slavery and sacrifice to the Faceless God.
 * Fulbar Hardcheese won a dragon's hoard as an adventurer and used it to become a tavern-owner and landlord in Daggerford.
 * Hercubes Jedea, wizard king of Mordulkin, used magic to stave off aging, so he could steer his city-state through difficult times.


 * 28/8/2016 – 4/9/2016
 * West Zakhara was a huge peninsula home to the High Desert and its nomadic tribes and the prosperous traders of the Pearl Cities.
 * Maelestor Rex once sold his horn to Vesarius for magic, but the devil later used it an incantation to bind the dragon to his service.
 * Nathong, capital city of the dreaded Yikarian Empire, was a single massive building sprawling over a plateau above the clouds.
 * In Koryo, Meo Li and her brother escaped kidnapping, but stowed away aboard a ship that was part of a secret invasion armada.
 * On the Night of Pirates in Waterdeep, a pirate band held a mass wedding with festhall girls, but razed the building during the party.


 * 4/9/2016 – 11/9/2016
 * An ice box was a quasimagical item with a conduit to the Paraelemental Plane of Ice, in which people could keep food frozen.
 * The incantation school of magic focused on affecting magic itself, but its practioners were unknown outside western Faerûn.
 * Fiend's Wing was a province of the Yikarian Empire in the World Pillar Mountains, ruled by the powerful Cloud Wizard.
 * The Isle of Gargantuas of Wa was a place of great volcanic activity where enormous monsters fought constantly and destructively.
 * A warlock could make a pact with an undying patron such as Larloch or Gilgeam, granting them powers over death.
 * Belhuar Thantarth was Master Harper who managed all their operations and presided over the trial of Khelben Arunsun.


 * 11/9/2016 – 18/9/2016
 * Ethereal banishment was a spell of the southern magic tradition that spirited a creature to the Ethereal plane for a time.
 * Holy water, made by many temples, could be poured, splashed, or sprayed with an aspergillum to harm undead and evil outsiders.
 * The Imperishable were a mamluk order based in Krak al-Mazhar. Their crimson facial tattoos granted resistance to fire.
 * The sitting dog was a magical chalice in Koryo said to give the power to start fires with a look, but also to cause baldness.
 * Shatil was a priest of Zaltec in Nexal who ultimately turned against his cruel god when asked to assassinate his sister, Erixitl.


 * 18/9/2016 – 25/9/2016
 * The Nexalans of Maztica placed a strong emphasis on style over substance, preferring grandiose mosaics and gaudy colors.
 * Lotil was a blind Nexalan featherworker and father of Erixitl. He hid in his house during the Night of Wailing.
 * Flumphs were strange tentacled creatures found drifting through the Underdark. They were considered mysterious but benevolent.
 * The Head Taker was a slayer genie assassin of Krak al-Mazhar. With four arms, he fought with two scimitars and poisoned claws.
 * Thabort was a dice game popular around the Dragon Reach, typically used for gambling among bored guards and the like.
 * A toad found around Hermit's Wood in Cormyr had the strange ability to sense invisible beings, croaking loudly when it did.


 * 25/9/2016 – 2/10/2016
 * A ring of djinni summoning could of course summon a specific djinni, but it would lose its magic if that djinni died.
 * An 'ud was a stringed instrument played in Zakhara. Around the Crowded Sea, some had bodies made from tortoise shells.
 * Strohm II, called the Stag King of Tethyr, was a practicing druid who accepted refugees of Myth Drannor in his court and forests.
 * Alban was a ruler in Maztica who sought immortality and succeeded, but as a wight, and so turned his people undead.
 * The Unknown Shrine was a mysterious ruin in Cormyr whose broken walls and pillars formed a landmark on the road to Wheloon.
 * The Hand was an evil adventuring company operating out of Voonlar who once clashed with the Knights of Myth Drannor.


 * 2/10/2016 – 9/10/2016
 * Deep Speech was the disturbing tongue of aberrations, arising from the Far Realm itself. The drow wrote it in Espruar.
 * The Bounty of the Goddess, a temple and garden complex in Voonlar dedicated to Chauntea, sold herbs, spices, seeds, and healing elixirs.
 * The rababah of the dao, a wondrous instrument made by dao, had a bow made from hair from the swiftest horse in Zakhara.
 * The Steel Princess's Field Guide was a military handbook written by Alusair Obarskyr of Cormyr that spread to other lands.
 * Jhothûn, a place of crystal towers in a valley of ice on the Endless Ice Sea, was the capital of an ancient giant empire.
 * Chuhotl was a Nexalan adventuring warrior who sought to destroy the Viperhands monsters, and tried to enlist Amnian aid.


 * 9/10/2016 – 16/10/2016
 * South Zakhara comprised many islands, such as the Steaming Isles, which were ruled by intelligent, talking animals.
 * A sand cage was a type of magical sand from Zakhara that trapped a person with a spinning, abrasive whirlwind of sand.
 * The Alandor River in Amn carried a lot of barges towed by horses and mules, while children enjoyed swimming in it.
 * Marsara Storntil was passing through the town of Voonlar when she received a sign from Cyric and decided to settle there.
 * Thaleste, a runaway drow, took a wrong turn into the Promenade of the Dark Maiden, where she stayed and became a priestess.
 * The huge tidal range in the Straits of Koryo could leave boats beached in mud for hours and their crews prey to giant crabs.


 * 16/10/2016 – 23/10/2016
 * Southwest Zakhara comprised wild and uncivilized island chains, like the crab-shaped Jazayir al-Sartan where savage tribes dwelt.
 * Traitor's Heads was a game in Cormyr where dice were poured from a skull over another and players bet on who reached a total.
 * Khwaja the Mad was a crazed dwarf beggar in Huzuz who was actually one of most effective informants for the spymaster.
 * Cabrath Nelinderra, a drow cleric of Kiaransalee turned keening spirit, was second-in-command of the cult's coup in Maerimydra.
 * Kâras was a divine seeker of Vhaeraun who opposed the Kiaransaleeans in Maerimydra. He later became a follower of Eilistraee.
 * The Three Elves inn in Voonlar was famed for its cheap-and-cheerful nature and all-you-can-eat menus cooked in an open kitchen.
 * Sea cats were driven out of the Straits of Koryo by local fishermen, and they were a symbol of the Lions' Dynasty of Tethyr.


 * 23/10/2016 – 30/10/2016
 * Zwei was the first Netherese arcanist recorded to have created new spells, in −2579 DR, but all other details were lost to history.
 * The boulder-like galeb duhr usually dwelt alone in their mountain territories, but one group erected the great Watchwall of Aglarond.
 * Nasir al-Nasr, the second Grand Caliph of Zakhara, united all the factions of the continent through might, cunning, and diplomacy.
 * The Ivory Plague once decimated an Imperial Capital of Shou Lung and caused the island of Saishu in Koryo to be quarantined.
 * Brindell, a halfling priestess of Eilistraee at the Promenade of the Dark Maiden, took part in an assault on a Kiaransaleean temple.
 * The House of the Helm, a shrine to Tempus in Voonlar, displayed many battle trophies, even those of guerillas who raided the town.


 * 30/10/2016 – 6/11/2016
 * Hazirawn, a magical sentient greatsword of evil and necrotic power, was forged in Netheril and wielded by Wyrmspeaker Rezmir.
 * The awesome nature elemental would undo civilization and dissolve artificial items and return a land to its original wild state.
 * Perijan al-Danaf of Huzuz built the wealthiest merchant house in Zakhara, thanks to her wise investment and financial acumen.
 * In −2475 DR, the arcanist-priest Sadebreth successfully developed an arcane version of the divine spell reincarnate.
 * Fed by the River Rimril, the Green Goddess Falls ran over the cliffs of Eldath's Mount in Amn, then cascaded over the Steps.
 * The black dragon Tyra, daughter of Skurge, laired in the Vast Swamp until she was slain by the Dragonslayer lizardfolk tribe.
 * Lord Melder Crownrood was a treacherous and scheming noble of Cormyr with a retinue of capable wizard bodyguards.


 * 6/11/2016 – 13/11/2016
 * Phaikkul, daughter of Glouroth, was half–shadow dragon, which earned her the suspicion of her kir-lanan kin at the Wailing Cliff.
 * In northeast Zakhara, the dread Land of the Yak-Men and the Jungle of Monsters blocked all passage to Faerûn and Kara-Tur.
 * The tomb of King Strohm IV of Tethyr in the Fields of the Dead was desecrated by thieves, who looted several royal treasures.
 * Elminster's tower, home to the Old Sage himself, was surrounded by countless lean-tos and shacks that housed magical relics.
 * Kormoroth was a merchant hailing from Westgate who made it big in Cormyr but plotted against King Foril I in 1479 DR.
 * The Dragonslayer lizardfolk tribe of the Vast Swamp slew several black dragons, including Tyra, until her brother slaughtered them.


 * 13/11/2016 – 20/11/2016
 * An orglash was a wild spirit of ice and wind that defended the land of Rashemen from outsiders, but sometimes assaulted natives.
 * The Moon's Twelve discovered a forgotten elven city in the Vast Swamp, but were ambushed and slaughtered by mind flayers.
 * Lady Jalassra Dawningdown secretly ordered men to beat the tax collector Rensharra Ironstave because she felt offended.
 * Moonveil, an unholy rite to corrupt the sacred moonwells of the Moonshaes, was known to certain priests of Bhaal and of Bane.
 * Following a dream of finding wealth, Khwaja al-Danaf became a thief, but his misadventure led him to his treasure back at home.
 * In −2464 DR, the arcanist-priest Sadebreth of Netheril developed a new spell, control undead.


 * 20/11/2016 – 27/11/2016
 * Hjurgen was a frost giant of legend who was named in the Saga of the Dragon Queller as the leveler of Ranauroch.
 * The black talon spell twisted a Cyricist priest's arm and hand into an extendable limb ending in an icy claw.
 * A catoblepas was a strange creature that dwelt in marshlands, combining features of buffalo, dinosaur, warthog, and hippo.
 * On the Naktong Moors of Koryo, it was said zombies and mummies preserved in the peat prowled in search of fresh blood.
 * Manarlume Tanthul, a Princess of Thultanthar, gathered the city's arcanists and unveiled Gwelt's plot to eliminate the Princes.
 * In −2051 DR, the Netherese arcanist Proctiv created breach crystal sphere, an epic spell that opened crystal spheres.
 * The Vault of Cloaked Midnight, a temple of Vhaeraun in the fallen dwarf realm of Ultoksamrin, was founded by drow refugees.


 * 27/11/2016 – 4/12/2016
 * Guk was a goblin slave in Maerimydra until the city was sacked and taken over, and she joined the Hidden revolutionaries.
 * A portal linking Ched Nasad and Deepingdale was used by the church of Vhaeraun to smuggle supplies for their cells.
 * A direguard was a powerful undead warrior or assassin created by followers of Cyric, improving on the previous baneguard.
 * The portrait spell created by the famed Darsson Spellmaker could capture an image of a scene within a glass or crystal sphere.
 * Thurghom, an orc druid on the Sea of Moving Ice, guarded a strange pit ringed by standing stones, after hearing a voice from it.
 * The Swords of the Lady, also called "Lunatics", were a fanatical order of Selûnites who reacted swiftly to Sharran plots.
 * Zeeahd died in the Twilight War of 1374 DR, but made a pact with Mephistopheles to return to life and serve him in Faerûn.
 * A clay golem was infused with a spirit from the Elemental Plane of Earth, giving them life, but they were unstable when damaged.
 * An asperii was a breed of wingless flying horse that preferred to dine on fish, hawk flesh, mint leaves, and mistletoe.
 * Deities from the world of Nerath once came to Realmspace to join the fight against the primordials in the Dawn War.


 * 4/12/2016 – 11/12/2016
 * Teshwave, a small town in Teshendale, was controlled by Zhentil Keep and guarded by Zhent-serving orcs, gnolls, and ogres.
 * The lessen gravity spell would reduce the strength of gravity in an area, and three castings would eliminate it entirely.
 * Clear Whirl River, beginning at Lake Woe, flowed through the kingdom of Hartsvale and emptied into the Endless Ice Sea.
 * The Fountains of Memory, once sacred to deep gnomes, offered glimpses of history to those who peered into them.
 * The create baneguard spell was known to priests of Bane until his death, when it spread to followers of other dark deities.
 * Jhachalkhyn was a drow city where the power of Lolth's matriarchy passed, and it fell into the grip of the Jaezred Chaulssin.
 * A devourer was a horrific breed of fiend serving Orcus that trapped victims in its chest and slowly transformed them into undead.
 * Arton Githsberry, a 6th-century ruler of Turmish, refused to wind down logging in Gulthmere Forest when asked by local druids.
 * Sir Jerold Keegan, a 3rd-century knight of Cormyr and noted dragonslayer, famously banished the shadow dragon Shadraxil.
 * The aging Catlord, the ruler of all felines, led his charges from the jungles, but recognized that his heir must prowl the cities.


 * 11/12/2016 – 18/12/2016
 * Quthnorak, a mind flayer sorcerer of Vournoth's Mire, studied arcane magic and would work with non-illithids to do so.
 * Astilabor, dragon goddess of acquisition, had her followers pray to her by counting the coins of their treasure hoards.
 * A ki-rin, a scaled unicorn-like creature, was seen as a harbinger of good fortune and protector of the mortal world.
 * Eusebius was a storm giant of Lake Woe who aided Lanaxis in his kidnapping of Queen Brianna Burdun of Hartsvale.
 * Porphyrys Cadorna, once a refugee from Phlan, became its leading councilman, but schemed to restore his family's fortunes.
 * The scrying spell, which enabled a mage or priest to see from afar, was formerly called Anglin's mirror and magic font.
 * Two Rocks, an island in the harbor of Harrowdale Town, was said to hold hidden pirate treasure, but this was yet to be found.
 * The Monocle of Bagthalos was a holy artifact of Helm crafted by a priest who poured his soul into his work.
 * Quesseer, a Netherese settlement founded by the Terraseer, was ultimately abandoned when threatened by an orc horde.
 * Gorthalylaug was a red dragon who laired in the Aphrunn Mountains of Jhaamdath, before he was slain by dwarves.


 * 18/12/2016 – 25/12/2016
 * Prince Kaedlaw Burdun of Hartsvale uniquely had two giant fathers: the firbolg Tavis Burdun and the ettin Arno and Julian.
 * Chancil Crystalheart was so named because he had only a crystal in his chest—his real heart was in Abon Duum's grip.
 * The crazed Red Wizard Dracandros of the Crimson was exiled from Thay after he attacked a mind flayer ambassador.
 * Sprites were tiny fey warriors who were zealous defenders of good and notorious for their use of sleep poison on their arrows.
 * Aquessir, a floating city of Netheril, was known for its openness to outsiders, but was plagued by the evil Crown of Horns.
 * Safe fall negated inertia across a plane, permitting creatures to fall safely through or missiles to halt in their flight.
 * Maeragra Duskwinter, once a cat-burglar, used her acrobatic skills to good effect as chatelaine of the Sign of the Shield.
 * The Sisterhood of Essembra, a band of good half-dragon women and their friends, aided the folk and dragons of Battledale.
 * A boggle was a fey being born from feelings of loneliness or abandonment, appearing where the Feywild touched the world.


 * 25/12/2016 – 1/01/2017
 * Minder was an iron golem bearing the soul of a dwarf. She served on the Realms Master under her friend Dwalimar Omen.
 * Rending, a spell bestowed by Ragarra, destroyed products of civilization, whether manufactured or traded, even slaves.
 * In −1591 DR, General Matick of Netheril crafted a spell, General Matick's missile, which would become famous as magic missile.
 * A proxy was a servitor of a deity granted some of their divine power and raised to the status of demigod to serve their will.
 * A magemask, a leather half-mask with crystal eye-lenses, gave the wearer infravision and the power to read and detect magic''.
 * Alone, a cranium rat was just a mutant rat with a big brain, but in swarms they were a sentient hive-mind with strange powers.
 * The Ridge, a stretch of cliffs in the Cloud Peaks of Amn and an inactive fault line, was heavily mined for its great mineral wealth.

2017

 * 1/01/2017 – 8/01/2017
 * Gundren Rockseeker was one of three dwarf brothers who discovered Wave Echo Cave before he was captured by the Cragmaws.
 * The Book of Bats was a spellbook of vile magic known to be owned by wicked mages. Its covers were stamped with real bat wings.
 * Vokkrzyr Rualfren, a drow cleric of Vhaeraun in Ultoksamrin, called for cooperation with surface elves against Lolth-worshipers.
 * Dumathoin's Wrath was a magic warhammer that was devastating in dwarf hands. It was crafted by the archlich Bandaerl.
 * King Alemander II of Tethyr was pressured by his nobles to execute his own vizera for accusations she had consorted with a lich.
 * Sea spawn, humanoid beings transformed into hybrid sea creatures, were the result of dark pacts from powerful marine entities.
 * Ghelryn Foehammer was named Royal Armorer of Citadel Felbarr in 1485 DR for the fine armors he made for the king and queen.
 * Zenobia was a dwarf adventuress from the world of Oerth who became marooned on the world of Toril after angering a mage.
 * The City Bastion was the upper level of the pyramidal dragonborn city of Djerad Thymar, and was home to the clan enclaves.


 * 8/01/2017 – 15/01/2017
 * The Hungtse River was one of the longest rivers on Toril, crossing much of the Hordelands and the provinces of Shou Lung.
 * The Dang Caverns of Koryo were big enough to house armies or whole clans, but evil monsters and dark spirits lurked there.
 * Kayalithica was a stone giant thane who sought divine guidance from Skoraeus and to destroy the settlements of small folk.
 * Create jungle minions allowed a priest of Ragarra to transform crocodiles, alligators, and even people into savage servants.
 * Spirit annihilation allowed a priest of Bane to obliterate the soul of a dying foe, stopping it from being resurrected or questioned.
 * Thogaf learned magic from fellow prisoner Yrlamar while held captive in the Fortress of the Five Vultures of Calaunt.
 * The First Tymanther–Unther War broke out when the realm of Unther returned to Toril where the realm of Tymanther now lay.


 * 15/01/2017 – 22/01/2017
 * A Zakharan coffee ceremony was a key custom showing a host's manners. It was practiced by both nomads and city-dwellers.
 * Zallara was a quintessential drow priestess of Eilistraee of good heart who sought to aid her people's return to the surface.
 * Alak Abaeir was a drow assassin serving the church of Vhaeraun who made himself as nondescript and forgettable as possible.
 * Castle Hartwick was the seat of power in Hartsvale. It held a high gate allowing very tall giants to meet with the monarch.
 * Ustilagor, the larval stage of intellect devourers, were a delicacy for the mind flayers of Oryndoll, whether raw, pickled, or seasoned.
 * Caiphon was an elder evil dwelling in a purple star, with whom some warlocks made pacts and to whom some folk pleaded for aid.
 * In −2374 DR, the spell cloudkill, which conjured a toxic cloud, was first developed by the Netherese arcanist Tolodine.
 * Khaspere Drylund, a noble of Yartar and member of the Kraken Society, owned the Golden Goose, a riverboat gambling hall.
 * Swords Meet was an inn in Voonlar that catered to Zhentarim and their allies, but had excellent service for regular patrons.
 * Taiku Fountain bestowed invulnerability on any who bathed in its waters, so it was well guarded against those who would misuse it.


 * 22/01/2017 – 29/01/2017
 * Ziss al-Waran was a lizardfolk purveyor of trained monkeys—who could perform tricks or even pickpocket—in the markets of Huzuz.
 * Dwarf prince Bapar Ghalmrin fought a tavern brawl with the Shields of the Highland after disturbing a dirge for their fallen comrades.
 * A jungle avatar spell transformed a Ragarran priest into a crocodile-headed, even bat-winged monster compelled to devour the slain.
 * Golden Creek, part of the Esmelflow in Amn, was considered good for fishing and for panning for gold by the people of Keczulla.
 * Night ale was a unique beverage, brewed only in Voonlar for sale at the Swords Meet inn. Its name derived from its dark color.
 * Jadethread was a thief who stole difficult treasures and left a single green thread as his calling card, hence his nickname.
 * Yrjixtilex Kallan, a dragonborn mercenary and interim Vanquisher of Tymanther, was seen as handsome by even human standards.
 * Tomphael Arkenrret, a drow-dragon leader of the Jaezred Chaulssin, was cautious and pragmatic, preferring to pool his strength.


 * 29/01/2017 – 5/02/2017
 * Essembramaerytha was a song dragon adventuress famed for performing many great exploits while in the guise of a human.
 * Gontal City, capital of the Abeiran realm of Gontal, was a mandatory trade stop for merchants crossing the Elkannath Mountains.
 * Fasruil was a halfling city in northern Luiren. It was famous for its tasty red rhubarb, which was traded across the Shining South.
 * Vhaemas the Elder was the merfolk king of Eadraal, but was defeated in battle by the wereshark Iakhovas and left in a coma.
 * Aldamair Galashar was a former thief who served as steward of a hunting lodge and surrounding lands for Gormstadd of Voonlar.
 * Winthrop was an innkeeper at Candlekeep who was good friends with both Bhaalspawn there, Imoen and Gorion's Ward.
 * A yeth hound was a predatory, dog-like outsider that would never step foot in sunlight, even if its life depended on it.
 * In −2319 DR, the Netherese arcanist Noanar created the first of his many fire-related spells, which would later be called fire trap.
 * The Mulani languages group of the Rauric languages family was found in east Faerûn, and encompassed Mulhorandi and Muhjuri.


 * 5/02/2017 – 12/02/2017
 * The Faith of the Nine Travelers, common to the lower classes of Shou Lung and Wa, held that anyone could rise to great power.
 * Wessalen Arturia, a Chessentan nobleman, sailed the Pirate Isles in search of an artifact, but didn't even know what it was.
 * Sargh'elgg was a drow martial style for low-class soldiers that exploited their natural dexterity and focused on a single weapon.
 * Nasr-uddin the Lame seemed to be a Muhjari prophet wandering the Hordelands, but was in fact an assassin who followed Cyric.
 * Vast, ancient, and strange, the ruined fortress of Glaur in Gontal on Abeir was home to a quicksilver lake and a desert of rust.
 * Nhar-del the Black was a Zhentarim necromancer who was tricked into putting on a cursed ring by a neglected lover.


 * 12/02/2017 – 19/02/2017
 * The Ardeep River flowed from Ardeep Forest into the Sea of Swords and served as a moat for the island village of Nightstone.
 * The Dusk Ports were five trade cities on Laerakond, operating as independent and uncooperative rival city-states.
 * Sharna was a proselytizing paladin of Helm who possessed great strength despite her small stature.
 * Weldrarn Orblin held the coveted position of Magister for less than a year in 242 DR, and spent his time fending off challengers.
 * Quaervaxthanus was a blinded beholder Magister who gave some elven wizards new spells but slew all who sought him out.
 * In −2311 DR, the Netherese arcanist and Fire Warden Noanar created another fire-related spell, which would be called wall of fire.
 * The Giants in Gray were mysterious creatures of Shou Lung legend. Their visitations were said to presage immense tragedies.
 * Ziran, or "bloodfast", was an addictive drug produced by the drow. It boosted agility and reflexes, but left one sick and detached.


 * 19/02/2017 – 26/02/2017
 * Melabrauth, the Jungle Empire, was a dragon realm on Abeir. The few humans and dragonborn existed to entertain their masters.
 * Onsilur Maerdrathom, Magister from 321 DR, tried to persuade the Tashalar government to give legal protection to mages.
 * The Fields of Mythal—inventive, mentalism, and variation—were the three schools of magic known to the arcanists of Netheril.
 * Kishiria, a warrior in service to the Red Wizards of Thay, notably beheaded three foes with a single stroke of her claymore.
 * The Cliffs of Tanghai in Shou Lung were inscribed with the words of the Path of Enlightenment by red lightning from Heaven.
 * Born into slavery in Mulhorand, Nekiset was freed for her evil nature and devotion to Set, becoming his highest-ranked priest.
 * A lesser son of a well-to-do Sembian family, Meirgin Windtalon was a cleric of Cyric and a scribe and record-keeper in Voonlar.


 * 26/02/2017 – 5/03/2017
 * Dwarfbane was a poison potent against dwarves and mostly used by poison-immune gray dwarves against the other dwarf races.
 * The magic mouth spell typically required jade dust to cast, but this could sometimes be substituted with amethyst dust.
 * Theras was the half-elf bastard son of a prince turned druid who was drawn into conflict with his legitimate half-brother.
 * House Karanok of Luthcheq began persecuting arcane magic users after blaming the wizard spies of Mordulkin for their defeat.
 * Tae kwon do, also called "Foot and Fist", was a martial art common in Koryo and taught at the Do Jang of Won Kwang.
 * Bastabar Yulgont, a cleric of Cyric in Voonlar, knew the secret of controlling wands remotely. This he stole from a priest of Bane.
 * Fimbrul was a realm of giants in the north of Laerakond, comprising self-sufficient independent trademoots and strongholds.


 * 5/03/2017 – 12/03/2017
 * The Adordabe were the largest Nar tribe in Narfell. More willing to trade with outsiders, they oversaw the annual Trade Fair.
 * Tortillas were baked in Maztica and shipped from the Temple of Helm at Ulatos. The funds went to native healing and education.
 * The priest Wesclodat the Aged was rumored to have been traded by his god to the service of Deneir, whom he then followed.
 * Lefeber's mark, a spell developed by inventor Lefeber in −2134 DR, was a possible precursor to wizard mark.
 * Dashard Devlin became Duke of Carmarthan, Damara, after Zhengyi slaughtered his entire family and made him their heir.
 * Wizard's Quaff was a cheap small beer brewed in Voonlar offered as a complimentary beverage at the Whistling Wizard inn.
 * The Maraloi were an ancient and mysterious race of Kara-Tur's Northern Wastes. The touch of iron was poison to them.


 * 12/03/2017 – 19/03/2017
 * King Mhoaran the Tusk-Bearded of 10th-century Tethyr had three wives and over forty children but lost many to assassins.
 * Kara-Turan noodles, considered superior to Faerûnian recipes, came in many types, such as the dried, easy-to-cook ramen.
 * Trader Bob was an adventurer who got out early and instead found profit selling equipment, with shops across the world.
 * Bezoldur Thornhand was a dwarf cook at the Whistling Wizard, Voonlar, known for his bad language and bad temper.
 * Bosturo, the Master of Muradi Lighthouse in Koryo and noted scholar, had braided hair so long it swept the floor behind him.
 * Some members of the Dag Nost, a large and civilized tribe in Narfell, regularly went to Impiltur to hone their skills in trade.
 * The Twilight Riders worked to right wrongs in Damara. They rode seven magical steeds created from the last light of day.


 * 19/03/2017 – 26/03/2017
 * Xantharl's Keep, a fortified village south of Mirabar was home to 475 people, who dwelt in tall steep-roofed stone houses.
 * Brotha, a productive farming village in Damara. Many of its 400 people harbored rebellious feelings towards Baroness Sylvia.
 * Drowcraft weapons and armor were energized by faerzress underground but dissolved in sunlight, and so fell out of fashion.
 * Stagwick, a village in Hartsvale led by the Dobbins family for 35 generations, was the home of Tavis Burdun and the thief Avner.
 * An Anstruth harp, one of the Instruments of the Bards from the Moonshaes, had powers of healing and controlling the elements.
 * Maastik, a drow priestess of Ghaunadaur, regular participated in sacrifices of living creatures in honor of her dark god.
 * A rusalka, a water fey in Lake Ashane, Rashemen, used her beguiling song to lure people into her arms or a watery grave.
 * Eskorn, a human kingdom of Laerakond, was generally lawless, with authority shifting as the royals traversed the realm.
 * The Battle at the Bar was a brawl in the Whistling Wizard inn between Harpers, Tarntar slavers, various monsters, and the law.
 * Enda Yate was a halfling rogue in Waterdeep on a treasure hunt to find the ruby eyes of a statue in Undermountain.


 * 26/03/2017 – 2/04/2017
 * Brandiar, a duchy of Damara, suffered in the decade-long war against Zhengyi the Witch-King, and spent years recovering.
 * Queen Neri of the Maelstrom storm giants was known for being friendly to "the small folk", and visited them on the Sword Coast.
 * The Windrise Ports, a loose confederation of free cities in Laerakond, were shunned by dragons, allowing them to prosper.
 * Members of the Tsu-tsu tribe of the Plain of Horses had two homes: tents on the steppe in summer and brick houses in winter.
 * Haroistem, an aging priest of Lathander, chose to spend his days as a scholar documenting the deeds of this fellow priests.
 * In −2277 DR, the Netherese arcanist Trebbe developed the spell Trebbe's scry undead, later called detect undead.
 * Maggarl Helck, a corrupt commander of the Red Plumes of Hillsfar, rose to his position through nepotism and bootlicking.
 * Skulto Mreth, a wizard slaver of the Tarntar, used his illusions to create false identities for business all around the Moonsea.
 * A Fochlucan bandore, one of the Instruments of the Bards, was a bandore carved of maple wood with various magical powers.
 * Maegera the Inferno was a primordial taking the form of living flame. It was bound in Gauntlgrym to power the Great Forge.
 * The Mulhorandi languages of Mulhorand and Thay utilized tens of thousands of pictographs in their older written forms.


 * 2/04/2017 – 9/04/2017
 * The slow spell, formerly known as Quantoul's slowmorph, first appeared in &minus;2026 DR and required a drop of molasses to cast.
 * A blue slaad had bone hooks sprouting from its knuckles. These inflicted a disease that could turn a victim into a slaad.
 * Helmsdale, a farming village in Damara, was called "the cursed village" because Zhengyi the Witch-King made his base there.
 * The Ulgarian prince Surtava gave up his crown to seek enlightenment as a beggar. He found it and became the Padhra.
 * Paronder was a belief in cosmic balance, holding that one who did good would be rewarded, and one who did evil punished.
 * Messanth was a bronze dragon until he was trapped in the Shadowfell and corrupted, becoming a shadow dragon.
 * Ghaurann Rhee was a wizard and salesman who sold cosmetics and skin-care products, as well as beauty spells.
 * Su-monsters were evil, psionic predators who could use their claws and prehensile tails to climb and ambush victims.


 * 9/04/2017 – 16/04/2017
 * King Alemander the Spellbinder of Tethyr avenged the death of his younger brother, Coram II, and reclaimed the throne.
 * Flamebeard's Firebrandy, a fiery liquor and signature drink of Kelvin's Comfort in Bryn Shander, was in fact a relabeled rotgut.
 * Ansilber Klauthaudra, owner of the Whistling Wizard inn in Voonlar, was gruesomely murdered and his inn quickly bought up.
 * In −2271 DR, the Netherese arcanist Trebbe created a spell called Trebbe's scry identify, later known simply as identify.
 * The Lord's Court of Waterdeep heard all the most severe criminal cases, as well as proclamations of noble succession.
 * Mother was a monstrous fiend, a daughter of Graz'zt, who devoured derro and myconids and spawned various demons.
 * Nhalloth was a Netherese enclave that fell below the waves and eventually emerged again, displaying its grand architecture.


 * 16/04/2017 – 23/04/2017
 * Trebbe's scry magic, developed in Netheril by the archwizard Trebbe in −2270 DR, may be a precursor to detect magic.
 * Oni were violent, powerful, and magical beings common in Kara-Tur, and the ogre mage of the west was one of their kind.
 * Yampa was the holy water buffalo said by the Padhran faithful to have carried the Enlightened One to the realms of perfection.
 * Axelcrantz was a dwarf mystic of Citadel Adbar. Foreseeing the future, he summoned adventurers to deal with a drow artifact.
 * The Locktower was a fortified keep in Voonlar, serving as armory, barracks, jail, and stable for the lawkeepers and the Bron.
 * In −959 DR, the Netherese arcanist Oberon developed a spell called Oberon's teleportation, later known simply as teleport.
 * Swendi, a proud warrior of Maztica and the son of his tribe's chief, once helped take down a pteranodon.


 * 23/04/2017 – 30/04/2017
 * Fayed, a priest of Ilmater in Baldur's Gate, was the only one to survive when a strange orb turned his fellow priests into undead.
 * Errilam I of Tethyr was known as a good and just king, despite suffering the murders of much of his family by his own brother.
 * The Sly Fox was an inn in Zelbross that was rather popular until it was burned down. It was later used as a hideout by Orok.
 * Phylornel, a floating enclave of Netheril, never moved from its place throughout its existence, at the behest of Buoyance.
 * Valladonra Dluthree was the chatelaine of the Flying Stag in Voonlar. Romantically minded, she advertised her inn's privacy.
 * The Red Mountain Sect of the Padhran faith was devoted to Furo, Padhrasattva of Knowledge, and the Enlightened One.
 * Sial Sapphire proclaimed herself to be the finest thief in Skullport and got a place as lieutenant of the Xanathar's Thieves' Guild.


 * 30/04/2017 – 7/05/2017
 * In −2261 DR, the Netherese arcanist Trebbe introduced two new spells: antimagic shell and minor globe of invulnerability.
 * In −1798 DR, another Netherese arcanist, Stoca, developed Stoca's change shape, later called shapechange.
 * The Black Bandit, a notorious jewel thief of Marsember, left a small black doll at the scenes of his crimes as his signature.
 * The beholder Xathcrism masqueraded as a manifestation of the god Bane, leading a cult in the woods outside Voonlar.
 * Tu Pe, a port city of Koryo, was home to a permanent agglomeration of boats and junks that bore whole roads and buildings.
 * Mistress Noralli, a friendly halfling necromancer, operated a merry-go-round with ride-on zombie animals for children.
 * Bartley was a crusty old sot and shopkeeper operating out of the Elfsong Tavern in Baldur's Gate who always had a sales pitch.


 * 7/05/2017 – 14/05/2017
 * A crypt thing was a skeletal undead bound to serve as a guardian of a burial place by using its magical teleporting powers.
 * The Alzho languages were an early Untheric language group influenced by the Auran tongue of djinn. It gave rise to Alzhedo.
 * Chukei was the northernmost province of Shou Lung, known for its harsh plains and fierce, hardy people and talented warriors.
 * Catlindra Serpentar, leader of the all-woman Company of the Catlash, slew the doppelganger that impersonated her mother.
 * The Coin of Jisan the Bountiful, a Zakharan artifact, gave great prosperity to the generous and immense hunger to the greedy.
 * In −924 DR, a Netherese arcanist called Zahn introduced the Zahn's ESP spell, later known as detect thoughts.


 * 14/05/2017 – 21/05/2017
 * Romas Thunderclap, leader of the Tenblades adventurers, erected the fortress of Darmshall as a bastion of good in Vaasa.
 * Unthalass, capital of Unther, could once be called the greatest city in Faerûn, but disaster and godly conflicts took a toll.
 * Rumeltocey was a priestess of Milil and a famed singer hired by wealthy patrons, but she came to be unsure of her faith.
 * The College of Fochlucan was a bardic college in Silverymoon that revived ancient traditions. It was supported by the Harpers.
 * The All-Knowing Eye of Yasmin Sira bestowed a form of true sight, but in time it altered the wearer's perception of reality.
 * Halambar Lutes & Harps shop in Waterdeep was well known for its distinctive lutes and for the Harp that Sings by Itself.
 * Gaelyse Cormaeril was a Chosen of Sune and proprietor of a festhall/temple called Teneth's in Suzail.
 * Olothontor, the Minstrel Wyrm, was a blue dragon who studied bardic magic and had an obsession with collecting good music.


 * 21/05/2017 – 28/05/2017
 * Steppenhall, a small farming village in Damara, maintained close links with Nar tribesmen, so it was also called "Little Narfell".
 * The create crypt thing spell could be used to transform a corpse into a crypt thing that would guard a burial ground.
 * Amerigo was a soldier of the Golden Legion who had no doubts about conquering Maztica, caring only for duty and loyalty.
 * Ice Hunters, a people who lived on the Sea of Moving Ice, kept their names secret, instead using nicknames like "Reindeer Girl".
 * Herne's Wood was an area of the Sempadan Forest that played host to several battles of the Bloodforge Wars of the Utter East.
 * General Anglin of Seventon, a Netherese arcanist, was credited with devising many prismatic spells for defensive purposes.
 * Shyael Ildacer, an influential High Mage, formed a council to govern Myth Drannor and led its defense in the Weeping War.
 * The Stronghold was the manor house of Perendra Raslemtar in Voonlar. It was fortified against bandit and Zhentarim raids.


 * 28/05/2017 – 4/06/2017
 * The giff were a race of militaristic hippo-folk who traveled Realmspace, trading service as mercenaries for food and weapons.
 * The Ormserpent, for whom the year 1295 DR was named, was a legendary enormous reptile said to spew out other reptiles.
 * Amara Ildacer, a leader of the N'Vaelahr of Myth Drannor, made a secret alliance with the Dhuurniv drow in the Weeping War.
 * Arrowflight, a spell of pluma magic used in Maztica, increased the range of projectiles as well as the injuries they inflicted.
 * Mana was a form of raw magic harnessed by the bloodforges and mages of the Utter East and generated by meditating golems.
 * Lock lurkers, scorpion-like creatures disguised as coins were used as guards against thieves or as a tool for assassins.
 * Anais Rhindaun was queen of Tethyr in 1489 DR and was constantly harried by would-be suitors at her court in Darromar.


 * 5/06/2017 – 11/06/2017
 * The Grey Jungle of east Zakhara hid the ruins of Ysawis and its necromancers, as well as yuan-ti, and hungry jungle giants.
 * Create talisman, a spell of hishna and pluma magic used in Maztica, enabled a practitioner to make a potent magic item.
 * Blasingdell, a small farming village northwest of Mirabar beneath the Spine of the World, had a town watch of four men-at-arms.
 * Sky Cleaver, the axe of the giant god Annam All-Father, had the power to cleave anything, whether a mountain or truth from lies.
 * Authokhs were coins minted in Chessenta but used in other realms. Holes in their centers meant they could be kept on cords.
 * The White Stag was the divine servant of the elf god Labelas Enoreth. It appeared when elves needed guidance or wisdom.
 * Zorbos were arboreal gray-furred carnivorous beasts found in Chult. They had the power to acquire traits of their environment.
 * The Carnath Roadhouse was a compound and supply depot on the Trade Way by the Mere of Dead Men owned by Bog Luck.
 * Tyrannosaurs were enormous dinosaurs found in Chult and sacred to Ubtao. They would eat any creature, even carrion.
 * Basal golems were versatile living golems produced from bloodforges that could be turned into various creatures and structures.


 * 11/06/2017 – 18/06/2017
 * Elhazir's Exotica was a popular gift shop in Arabel offering rare novelties such as wyvernskull bathtubs and dragonscale shields.
 * The bytter tree grew in Chult. Its nuts could be crushed to produce a medicine that closed wounds when rubbed into them.
 * The allosaurus was a ferocious dinosaur in Chult. A college in Mezro asked explorers to capture them in exchange for teaching.
 * In −2119 DR, the Netherese arcanist Jeriah Chronos invented the spell Chronomancer's stasis, later called temporal stasis.
 * Malthuk's Tower, an abandoned tower in Delzimmer, housed oft-seen illusions of two wizards battling one another on the stair.
 * Jockteleg, a floating Netherese enclave, was home to humans inadvertently but permanently polymorphed into voadkyn.
 * Irtana, a tyrannical goblin queen in Chult, sent all her minions who doubted her to be sacrifices to dinosaurs.
 * The Great Mage was a teacher of bloodforge-based warfare in the Utter East. His title was a byword for a master tactician.


 * 18/06/2017 – 25/06/2017
 * In two centuries of wars with orcs, Drorn Waranvil helped to retake Gauntlgrym and Citadel Felbarr twice, but lost a foot in battle.
 * The silent image spell was attributed to the Netherese arcanist Carbury in −909 DR, when it was known as Carbury's force.
 * Edenvale Castle, the palace of the rulers of Edenvale in the Utter East, was a place of white stone towers perched atop an island.
 * Gladehap was a village in Cormyr home to craftsmen who preferred quiet country life. It was much-visited by shopping nobles.
 * In −2093 DR, a Netherese arcanist known as Aksa the Destroyer invented the spell Aksa's glassteel, later called glassee.
 * The Stag Caravan Company of Scornubel was once an adventuring company before its members were replaced by merchants.
 * Trader's Way was a caravan road in the south, beginning at Cathyr in Dambrath and ending at Kormul in the Shaar.
 * Two Llamas Running was a tabaxi who fell victim to the evil barber Jooge Nopsmoth of Silverymoon, but not to his blow-dryer.


 * 24/06/2017 – 2/07/2017
 * Petals of the Feather Skin flower from Chult, when dissolved on the tongue, cured a patient of any diseases they had.
 * Gladehap Rock was a small plateau in Cormyr where duels were fought. Two paladins of Tyr once fought to the death here.
 * The Three Plagues were a trio of notorious pestilences that had a history of outbreaks in Faerûn. One of these was featherlung.
 * Joseph stowed away aboard a ship to Maztica. Thrown overboard there, he adventured with Swendi and they fought a pteranodon.
 * The hishna darkness spell of Maztica produced only a stationary orb of gloom, and required the scales of a nightsnake.
 * Amaeraszantha, an amethyst dragon lairing in Tempus's Tears, sought to learn from and be amused by lesser beings.
 * Princess Roxanna of Edenvale fought many battles against suitors to keep her independence, from duels to bloodforge warfare.
 * Quace was a fruit-bearing vine found in the South. It was a staple of Delzimmer, where many families had their own quace recipes.
 * The bronze dragon Umsheryoth of the Dessarin Valley watched over and protected the Silmerhelve family of Waterdeep.


 * 2/06/2017 – 9/07/2017
 * Moonever, a small town in Cormyr, traded oysters via ice-carts to inland communities. Hobble's Hooks was a fishing store there.
 * In −2063 DR, the Netherese arcanist Proctiv invented the spell water-dust transmutation, later called transmute water to dust.
 * Daerimathlor was a nation on the islands of the Race, off the coast of Tethyr. Mage-King Thaerdimor ruled there until 141 DR.
 * The Shadowscales were a tribe of undead lizardfolk who fought in a Sharran plot to conquer the Vast Swamp in 1374 DR.
 * Theskul Mirroreye, a cleric of Tyr and a leader of Boareskyr Bridge, dreamed of founding an ordered and lawful kingdom.
 * Sakra was a spicy gravy made in Delzimmer from boiled blood and organs; quace, braskh, and mushrooms; and often strong liquor.
 * According to legend, membership in the knights of the Elven Court was once offered to Sha'Quessir Mirabella of Myth Drannor.
 * The abjurer Bernadette went to have her hair curled by Jooge Nopsmoth, but was captured by the wicked barber of Silverymoon.


 * 9/07/2017 – 16/07/2017
 * Galfrey Kaarne was a cleric of Mystra who journeyed the North and was an occasional advisor to Lady Alustriel of Silverymoon.
 * A Harper's Companion was a three-volume series of songbooks containing a number of magical songs for use by bards.
 * The Belarks were one of the four ruling satrap families of Delzimmer, a proud, shrewd, but unlovely clan who loved gold.
 * The Drinker of a Thousand Lives was a cursed sword in the dead city of Ysawis, said to be weighted by the souls of its victims.
 * Aglatha Shrey was a half-ogre clerk at Aurora's Emporium in Waterdeep. She enjoyed tossing men out windows in tavern brawls.
 * A knell beetle was a breed of monstrous insect that bore a huge chitinous trumpet with which it emitted devastating sound blasts.
 * Calishite big-game hunters stocked the island of Olodel in the Lake of Steam with monsters before it was overrun by beholders.


 * 16/07/2017 – 23/07/2017
 * The Castle of Flame in the Weeping Desert was a base of the sinister Brotherhood of the True Flame in the Free Cities of Zakhara.
 * Celeste was a cleric of Selûne in New Neverwinter. She aided in the defense against Valindra Shadowmantle's army of undead.
 * Maraunt Harlhaun, patriarch of the Harlhaun satrap family of Delzimmer, was a talented alchemist and scent-maker for perfumers.
 * In Sambral, one of the Windrise Ports of Laerakond, scents were used in homage to air and to cover the smell of seafood.
 * Prismatic dragons were legendary mighty dragons with shimmering scales who said to be able to gain sustenance from sunlight.
 * Crumblecake, a baked loaf made of various plants and scraps of fowl from Red Larch was said to be healthy, but not exactly tasty.
 * Sabbagh, a wandering cleric from Ravens Bluff, carried a bag of hammers from which he gave toy hammers to children he met.


 * 23/07/2017 – 30/07/2017
 * The Mosque of Honored Elders in Muluk was devoted to Old Kor. It supported a hospital for followers of the Zakharan gods.
 * Rassalice Olaundran was one of the Olaundran satrap family of Delzimmer. She was a patron of local arts, but flitted between fads.
 * Barrom Quiverleaf was a half-elf wizard who wandered in search of a mysterious woman and a promise of long life and knowledge.
 * In −2024 DR, the Netherese arcanist Quantoul introduced the spell Quantoul's strength, later known commonly as bull's strength.
 * Jhalass Huntsilver was queen of Cormyr in the early 13th century DR, until she and King Dhalmass were slain by assassins.
 * Darthurn was the lord of the ruined dwarven logging town of Caddarak, which lay west of the High Forest. Only his hall survived.


 * 30/07/2017 – 6/08/2017
 * Mavnar Dyorn, mayor of Almorel in the Hordelands, fortified the city with stone walls and a keep in case the Tuigan Horde returned.
 * Twin brothers Gus and Ferg were both priests of Ilmater at the House of the Bleeding Rose in Kuldahar in the Spine of the World.
 * A bible for the Cult of the Dragon, the Tome of the Dragon compiled Sammaster's work on turning dragons into dracoliches.
 * Indigo Twynight was the name of an elf wizard admitted to the Elven Court for her noble heritage. She was a noted conciliator.
 * The sarrukh empire of Okoth was the oldest civilization in Faerûn. Though long fallen, its influence still slithered throughout the land.
 * Infused with the essence of the Plane of Shadow, shadowlight oil burned slowly and dimly, but cast its light further than regular oil.


 * 6/08/2017 – 13/08/2017
 * When she turned 20, Celadae received a vision from the god Torm calling upon her to venture into the world as a warrior-priestess.
 * The Council of Tarmalune governed the city of Tarmalune, but most citizens ignored them, thinking they were foolish or corrupt.
 * Abyss ants were telepathic ants from the Abyss. Demons sometimes got rid of infestations by sending them to the Material Plane.
 * The Lord's Men, the purple-cloaked army of Llorkh, defended the town from orcs and fiends and enforced the Zhent tyranny there.
 * In −2024 DR, the prolific Netherese arcanist Quantoul introduced the spell Quantoul's manymorph, later called massmorph.
 * The Golden Hands of Vergadain were an order of dwarf priests and rogues who protected the Stout Folk's interests in trade.


 * 13/08/2017 – 20/08/2017
 * Skystone, a rare mineral found in the Firepeaks mined by the dwarves of Siremun, was used to decorate buildings in Semphar.
 * In −2021 DR, the Netherese arcanist Quantoul created yet another spell, Quantoul's selfmorph, later called polymorph self.
 * The Order of the Golden Lion were an order of paladins of Torm dedicated to repairing the damage of the Time of Troubles.
 * Blacker Crow adopted a distinctive style of dress to stand out, but it spawned imitators and saw him given credit for their deeds.
 * Hupert Three-teeth, leader of a daring and successful thieves guild in Delzimmer, was a master of confidence scams.
 * Halagothra the Healer was a revered figure of Tarmalune, hotly defended by the people, but none knew the source of her power.


 * 20/08/2017 – 27/08/2017
 * Oberon was an arcanist of Netheril known for creating quasidimensional transport spells and making expeditions into Realmspace.
 * The Firequench Order were a cabal of mages in Tarmalune who served as its firefighters and guardians against the Raging Flame.
 * The Tejarn Hills in Amn were seen as a backwoods region, but the farmers and halflings there supplied much food to the country.
 * Nayeli Goldflower was a paladin of Tyr and advisor to Duke Maldwyn of Daggerford. Later, she hunted fiends around the world.
 * Raw magic was contained in all matter and energy, released only in great calamities. Spellcasters used the Weave to harness it.
 * Gwaeron's Slumber was a forest west of Triboar revered by worshipers of Gwaeron Windstrom. The faithful were spirited away.
 * Flospin Ralmathun was a well-respected caravan master based out of the city of Delzimmer. He was an expert on the business.


 * 27/08/2017 – 3/09/2017
 * The Seekers of Scales were a cult in Tarmalune that attempted to commune with dragons through the use of drugs and herbs.
 * The Dusk Lord was the mysterious ruler of Sessrendale at the time of its fall. He was the subject of many accusations and legends.
 * In −2009 DR, the Netherese arcanist Fourfinger created the spell Fourfinger's enchanted weapon, later called greater magic weapon.
 * Erin Three-Toes was a halfling criminal in Elturel. She had a violent nature, because of which she lost two of her toes in a fight.
 * The Claunkrar Coster was a trading organization that ran caravans across the Shaar but secretly used portals to move quickly.
 * Plesiosaurs were aquatic dinosaurs found in the Lake of Mists in the Endless Wastes. They attacked any creature in their path.


 * 3/09/2017 – 10/09/2017
 * Antholo's All the Realms, a quality map shop in Delzimmer, was notorious for its owner's habit of coming back from the dead.
 * Fishstink, one of the more fragrant wards of Tarmalune, was home to its poor and criminals. Seagulls were a common delicacy.
 * The tea ceremony was a ritual for making tea in Kara-Tur, designed to instill calm. It was popular among nobles and merchants.
 * In −1999 DR, the Netherese arcanist Cragh, who'd been deaf since birth, created the Cragh's deafness spell, later simply deafness.
 * The Whistling Sword was forged in the eastern Shaar by a skilled smith and talented whistler as a gift for his wizard friend.


 * 10/09/2017 – 17/09/2017
 * Eloem Elchantragar, a ceramics merchant in Delzimmer, fell victim to property fraud when armed men tried to evict his household.
 * Myrelas the Gallant, a doppelganger bravo, was leader of the Peerless Champions, a group of vigilantes who patrolled Sambral.
 * Mistletan was a half-elf druid who kept a lone watch over the Border Forest, guarding against Zhentarim and asabi hunters.
 * In −1934 DR, Smolyn, an arcanist of Netheril, introduced a spell called Smolyn's veil, later called simply veil.
 * Acererak was a mighty lich from another world who enjoyed watching adventurers suffer and die in his deathtrap dungeons.
 * The Temple of Old Night, buried beneath Calimport, was the center of Shar's worship and the oldest and haughtiest of her temples.


 * 17/09/2017 – 24/09/2017
 * Citadel Ankhalus on the Moonsea was home to the Masked Wizards, before it was attacked by Zhentil Keep and engulfed in lava.
 * Nonakaniumi was a half-elf wizard who studied Kara-Turan magic in Kozakura. He had an affinity for water and enjoyed swimming.
 * Thorongh Davarragar, a boastful adventurer in Delzimmer, claimed to be a dragon-slayer and was reputed to be a notorious lover.
 * In −1812 DR, the Netherese arcanist Lucke introduced the summon monster VI spell, then called Lucke's 6th monster summons.
 * The Shestandeliath dragonborn clan of Tymanther, the keepers of the Breath of Petron, were involved in farming and horse-breeding.
 * The Warring States were a collection of nations in southern Kara-Tur who had often been at war with the empire of T'u Lung.


 * 24/09/2017 – 1/10/2017
 * Ki, an inner energy of life and spirit, was harnessed to push the body beyond its physical limits and produce magical effects.
 * In −1812 DR, Keonid, a Netherese arcanist, developed the spell Keonid's forgetfulness, which was later known simply as forget.
 * The Argyr was an unusual prayer-book sacred to the faith of Gond, stolen by cultists of Bhaal to lure the faithful to their deaths.
 * Hasar Al-Yasan was a noble djinn bound to defend the city of Suj, even a century after its fall. He sent whirlwinds at trespassers.
 * Tortles were a tortoise-like race in Chult. With their houses on their backs, they never felt homesick and were well armored.
 * In the invasion of Tymanther, the dragonborn of Tymanther defended against giants and dragonspawn from the Black Ash Plain.
 * Sarguth's Wheelworks was a wainwright in Essembra in Battledale that employed an assembly line to repair and refit wagons.
 * The Raunstrar were a band of female human and half-elf brigands in the Forest of Amtar who preyed on caravans on Trader's Way.


 * 1/10/2017 – 8/10/2017
 * Rider of the Evening Breeze, an androsphinx of the Haunted Lands, sought travelers' hospitality but was insulted by refusals.
 * Stray Thoughts was a Sembian psionic mercenary group. Its members served as caravan guards, private investigators, and others.
 * In −1764 DR, Lucke, a Netherese arcanist, developed the spell Lucke's animal conjuration, later called simply conjure animal.
 * Karani was a halfling priestess of the war god Zaltec in Maztica. She was fierce in battle with her obsidian knife and sling.
 * Daustable's Morrum, a small valley off the Trader's Way, held three monoliths said to be ancient humans petrified by a stone giant.
 * Almirajes were stupid but fearless fey rabbits with horns from their foreheads. Once common to Zakhara, they later spread to Chult.
 * The Book of Fangs and Talons, a prayer book sacred to Malar's faith, was discovered at scenes of horrific ritual butchery.


 * 8/10/2017 – 15/10/2017
 * Imsha was once a Hathran of the Witches of Rashemen. In death, her spirit became a telthor in Immil Vale, advising living witches.
 * Quadrones, the fourth-ranked base modron, were cubic in shape and bore wings. They were able to do four things at a time.
 * The Maurvurr were bandit wizards and sorcerers based in the Forest of Amtar. They stole only magical items and resources.
 * The Moontear, a potent artifact, was said to have been shed by Sehanine Moonbow for the gods who died in the Time of Troubles
 * The Enchanter's Ecstasy was an inn in Loudwater full of magical novelties like singing clocks, with stone gnomes in the garden.
 * Yaïmmunahar was a vast Tuigan kingdom of the Hordelands, where the nomads experimented with the unpopular settled lifestyle.


 * 15/10/2017 – 22/10/2017
 * The First Circle was a loose pantheon of nature deities. They were regarded by druids as the first among the druid circles.
 * Potatoes, a hardy root vegetable found growing in Maztica and northern Faerûn, could be used with bathaerel as a rust-remover.
 * Shahpesh was a moralist missionary of the Chosen of Fate. She journeyed around Zakhara preaching to encourage purity.
 * In −1574 DR, the Netherese arcanist Enollar introduced the spell Enollar's delusion, which was later known as just delude.
 * The All Faiths Altar was a shrine in Loudwater open to the faithful of all gods, if they were not wicked in nature.
 * Eck Barrelstave was the dwarf guildmaster of the Moneylender's Guild of the city of Almorel in the Hordelands.


 * 22/10/2017 – 29/10/2017
 * The Barony of Ostel in Damara was small but had the highest population, thanks to fertile farmland watered by its rivers.
 * The River Alamber enriched the farmland of Unther and Tymanther but flooded unpredictably, twice inundating Unthalass.
 * The Sythrilian Sybil was a seer who resided in the Hills of Sythrilia, known to be a brilliant prophetess and expert in psionics.
 * In −1463 DR, the Netherese arcanist Toscudlo released the spell Toscudlo's bulk invisibility, later simply mass invisibility.
 * Quaal's feather tokens were a variety of magical feathers that could be used once to produce a useful item or effect.
 * The Holy House was a shrine in Voonlar open to to the faithful of all gods. It was an open pavilion, but camping was forbidden.
 * Tathtar, a small kingdom on the Deepwash, once tried expanding into Tethyr, which led to conflict with the Shoon Imperium.
 * The Ring of Winter was a potent artifact, said to be able to grant immortality, summon white dragons, and freeze whole worlds.


 * 29/10/2017 – 5/11/2017
 * Port Castigliar in Chult was a port in name only, as it lacked any docks, but it was still a good place to land unseen.
 * Lortej Thul was a halfling investigator in Scornubel, reputed to know every lock and most of the halfling women in the city.
 * The Dance of the Shimmering Blades was a festival of revels and contemplation in the Shaar attended by psionics users.
 * Amberfire was a fiery whiskey brewed in the South. It was imported to Khôltar, where folk added ingredients to improve quality.
 * In −1040 DR, the Netherese mentalist M'dhal introduced the spell M'dhal's dispel evil II, later called magic circle against evil.
 * Sending stones were paired matching magical stones that allowed a sending spell to be sent between them, once a day.
 * Kinbrace, a farming town in Damara, was governed and defended by six wealthy, cooperating landowners from their castles.
 * Ash Lake was formed from the River Alamber as a result of the Spellplague, and became vital to the new realm of Tymanther.


 * 5/11/2017 – 12/11/2017
 * The River Angol provided fertile sediment for the Greenfields of Unther and later Tymanther, but it flooded unpredictably.
 * Eblis were intelligent but selfish and evil large birds that roamed the jungles of Chult. They constructed huts and nests to dwell in.
 * Lepidius Tragemandes posed as an itinerant orator and medicine man, but he was really an information broker and conman.
 * The Library of All Knowledge, the realm of the gods Deneir and Milil, housed all the lore, songs, and spells in the universe.
 * The Realm of Tides, a series of floating islands in the Great Sea in the Utter East, were home to mysterious sunken pyramids.
 * Xulbraddon Ahmaer was a mysterious mage dwelling in Elversult, known for his dealings with elementals and unfamiliar magic.
 * Takari Moonsnow was an elf of the High Forest who joined Evereska's Tomb Guard. She was playful, but grew focused in battle.
 * Harth Trithketh's House of Welcome, an inn in Khôltar, was designed and furnished to accommodate members of several races.


 * 12/11/2017 – 19/11/2017
 * Calishite lamps were commonly used to burn exotic scented lamp oils and they often appeared in children's stories of genies.
 * Phlambror's was a tavern in Khôltar catering mostly to dwarves visiting from the Great Rift, who were often rowdy or morose.
 * Nilat, the third son of an elf lord with few prospects, turned to life as a ranger, as which he served as a "guardian of the people".
 * The Riders to the Sky, a mountain range between Chessenta and Unther, were once home to an ancient aarakocra civilization.
 * The House of Tablets was a small temple to Deneir in Yhaunn, Sembia, with only five priests and four laypeople.


 * 19/11/2017 – 26/11/2017
 * The Great Sea, one of the largest seas on Toril, linked Faerûn, Zakhara, and Laerakond. It was warm and beset by frequent storms.
 * The Alagondars, descendants of Lord Nasher Alagondar, ruled Neverwinter and kept it stable until the Mount Hotenow eruption.
 * Shaar stew was a cheap but hearty dish sold in Khôltar, comprising a spiced, mysterious meat served in a loaf, bowl, or helmet.
 * Gershom was a ranger who, while trekking the wilderness, fell into an apparently bottomless pit and came out in another world.
 * Dungar was a farming town in Lapaliiya, known for its olives and wine. Its ruling family claimed descent from the bandit lord Felingar.


 * 26/11/2017 – 3/12/2017
 * The Neverembers were a bastard offshoot of the Alagondars of Neverwinter, dwelling in Waterdeep and prominent in both cities.
 * Fenthaza was a yuan-ti malison in Chult and high priest of a cult of Dendar the Night Serpent, responsible for transforming Ras Nsi.
 * A ghost lantern was a magical lantern holding a trapped spirit and capable of moving things and preventing its owner from dying.
 * A ring of free action permitted the wearer to move unhindered through any difficult terrain or magical effort to encumber them.
 * Belphendor's was a stone-built shop in Khôltar that sold plumbing supplies, such as pipes, valves, and fittings.
 * Saint Natan, a paladin and prince of Tethyr, died saving his family and strangers from wereboars. A temple was built in his name.
 * Katyr was a mute ranger who watched over Tethyr's forests, protecting and guiding travelers. He communicated with sign language.
 * Oublivae was a demon lord who spread ruin and destroyed hope. Her followers tattooed their bodies to mimic her insectoid form.
 * Lushpool was a lovely city in Lapaliiya devoted to Eldath, but its pools and hanging gardens hid the dark secret of yuan-ti rule.
 * Maalthiir was a merchant and mage who seized power in Hillsfar, ruling through cruelty and execution as its tyrannical First Lord.


 * 3/12/2017 – 10/12/2017
 * Burruld, a cloud giant lord, flew his cloud castle over the city of Waterdeep when looking for a lost cloud giant princess.
 * The Graycloaks were a militia who defended and policed Neverwinter. Lacking a uniform, they were named for their gray cloaks.
 * Maerildarraine, a princess of Ormpur, murdered her foster father Askulder and burned the temple of Tiamat, naming herself queen.
 * Sesszemur's was a restaurant and gambling hall in Khôltar, known for its fruit jellies and large novelty roasts and costumed servers.
 * Heward's handy spice pouch was a magical pouch able produce any seasoning or spice, like salt of saffron, enough for any meal.
 * Syranita was the goddess of aarakocra, a friendly and watchful deity whose symbol was an opal necklace and feather pendant.
 * Serpé was a skald who sought our dangerous and heroic adventures that would make for the best stories afterward, if she survived.
 * Dagger boots, similar to bladeboots, were actually specialized climbing boots, but one could also use them in a fight if forced.


 * 10/12/2017 – 17/12/2017
 * The Mystic Rites of the Luminous Cloud was a sacred ceremony in which worshipers of Sehanine were transformed to moonlight.
 * The Spectacles of Spectacle revealed illusions to the wearer and allowed them to see and even summon beings from other planes.
 * Halamor's Sure Service was a halfling-run courier service in in Khôltar, swiftly moving messages and packages across the city.
 * The Frozen Sea, an area of permafrost in northern Anauroch, was a near-lifeless maze of frozen sand sculpted by the winds.
 * A bag of tricks held an unending supply of fuzzy balls that turned into friendly animals one could command or just spend time with.


 * 17/12/2017 – 24/12/2017
 * Castle Never was a testament to Neverwinter's architectural skill. It was ruined in an eruption, but there were efforts to restore it.
 * Golden Cove was a series of fjords and caverns on the Sword Coast North, home to an ogre clan and used as a pirate base.
 * Sammaresh, the City of Dancing Dolphins in Lapaliiya, was dedicated to the goddess Selûne and made its living off the sea.
 * "Drops fallen from the moon", the holy essence of Selûne, seeped from her manifestations and was used in potions by her clergy.
 * Akintaer, better known as "Quagmire", was a Netherese enclave dedicated to the war god Targus and achieving military might.


 * 24/12/2017 – 31/12/2017
 * Brantas were magical herbivorous ungulates found in the North. They were adapted to the cold climate and had two powerful horns.
 * Darvoro, owner of the Darvoro's Plates engraving business in Khôltar, schemed to join the city's ruling families, the Onsruur.
 * Chwingas were tiny elemental spirits dwelling in Chult. They were shy but curious and fascinated by the things humans did.
 * Gnomish firefly lamps, using fireflies for illumination, were briefly popular among nobility as decorative light sources at parties.
 * Dhadius the Scarlet was an arrogant wizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who sought esoteric lore to prove his superiority.


 * 53rd week;
 * Halfling's Help was a potent wheat beer brewed by the hin of Luiren. It tasted of strawberries and sun-dappled meadows.
 * Mother Talasko's was a cheap and crude food counter in Khôltar, so old that no-one could remember who Mother Talasko had been.
 * Polar bears were a symbol of courage to Iulutiuns, who celebrated the first slain in a hunt and dined on polar bear meat.
 * The Chanting Chain was a holy relic of the god Talos the Destroyer, first appearing in the hands of a heretic prophet.
 * Thunderstorm, the dude on a horse, was a wandering mercenary who'd survived many battles to become a veteran warrior.

2018

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.


 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Steel predators were metal-eating monsters reputed to be built by an unnamed rogue hexton and sold for use as assassins from out of its 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.
 * 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 were simian humanoids with distinctive wing flaps under their arms who loved more than anything to sail aboard ships and 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 moral outlook altered after climbing the Spindle on H'Catha. After adopting a more neutral mindset, he was immediately rejected by his kin.
 * 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.


 * 14/10/2018 – 21/10/2018
 * The Waterdhavian orphans Squiddly, Nat, and Jenks unwittingly found themselves involved in the hunt for the Stone of Golorr.
 * The Fellowship of Bards, Performers and Artists was an artist's guild in the city of Ravens Bluff. They offered weekly performances in the Ravens Bluff Playhouse.
 * Chaos phage was an incredibly deadly disease, often inflicted by blue slaadi. Anyone who succumbed to the illness was reborn as either a red or a green slaad.
 * Aloum Lyndren, a leaf farm near Elturel, was named for a sun elf who taught its owner, Tatha Beruel, about sustainable arboriculture.
 * Piercers suspended themselves from cavern ceilings, waiting for prey. When they sensed motion, they would plummet to the ground and impale their victims on their stalactite-shaped forms.
 * The Temple Beyond Time moved in and out of the time-stream, and many years could flash by outside for mere hours spent inside. The god Labelas Enoreth provided omens to his faithful as to when it would appear.
 * Olive slimes hunted prey by dropping on them from above. Victims unable to free themselves found themselves transformed into a type of vegetable creature.
 * The Wave, a magical halberd of Umberlee, was broken in two. Its shaft ended up in a planar prison, while its blade was held by sahuagin on the ocean floor.
 * Flash globes were drow weapons used against other Underdark inhabitants. When shattered, a flash globe released a luminous gas cloud that blinded its victims.


 * 21/10/2018 – 28/10/2018
 * The Goblin Marches between Cormyr and Anauroch were best avoided by travelers, owing to the plethora of aggressive goblinoids and orcs who called it home.
 * Drowned dead were undead creatures created from victims of drowning, often associated with Umberlee or the demon lord Zuregurex.
 * The Tower of the Order housed Waterdeep's Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors. It was said to be the most grandiose guildhall in the Castle Ward.
 * Darkmantles, typically found in the Shadowfell and the Underdark, hunted by disguising themselves as stalactites, dropping onto prey to blind and asphyxiate them.
 * House Blacktree of Ravens Bluff had a shady past, but patriarch Lord Charles Blacktree changed public perception of the family through bravery on the battlefield.
 * The Aearee-Krocaa was an ancient aearee empire that once lived in the west and created wyverns, before being destroyed by dragons at the onset of the Time of Dragons.
 * Leomund's secret chest allowed a caster to hide a chest on the Ethereal plane for up to sixty days. Failure to retrieve the chest before the deadline could result in it being lost forever.
 * Tatha's Broomworks was an ordinary broom-making business, though many customers came instead to hire Tatha Beruel for her ability: she could touch a magic item and gain insight into its past.
 * Gas spores were floating, spherical fungi that resembled beholders in appearance. They reproduced by infecting living creatures with spores, and exploded in a cloud of poisonous gas when attacked.


 * 28/10/2018 – 04/11/2018
 * Penpahg D'Ahn was a grandmaster monk who perfected techniques such as Gigel Nugel, the breaking of a stone with one's head. His teachings were studied centuries after his death.
 * Sword archons were the guards and messengers of Mount Celestia. They were supremely honorable combatants who would only fight truly evil beings.
 * The Black Maw Bog was rumored to hold submerged treasure from carriages and wagons that got mired in the vicinity of the "haunted" Ilikur's Bridge.
 * Twig blights were evil plant creatures spawned from a Gulthias tree. Although they could subsist through photosynthesis, they preferred to feast on the blood of the living.
 * A knave's eye patch granted its wearer enhanced eyesight, and protected sensitive beings&mdash;such as Underdark natives&mdash;from the ill effects of sunlight.
 * Hilp, a small town in rural Cormyr, was notable for its production of stelk, a shrub irresistible to aquatic creatures.
 * Greenbound creatures were imbued with the powers of nature to become living plants. "Greenbinding" could affect almost any living creature.
 * Zalkoré, queen of Omu, was obsessed with vanity to the point that she made a deal with an erinyes to transform herself into a medusa.
 * The Church of Myrkul was dedicated to the worship of Myrkul. When their deity fell in the Godswar, most of the Church transitioned to become priests of Cyric.


 * 04/11/2018 – 11/11/2018
 * Nameless was a leprous beggar who lived near Carradoon. His questioning of religious dogma and murder at the hands of the assassin Ghost had a profound effect on Cadderly Bonaduce.
 * Ilikur's Bridge, across the Black Maw Bog, was said to be haunted, likely because of its numerous magic mouth spells that imparted a variety of cryptic messages to travelers.
 * Boon Silverhoarde, a dwarven priest of Grumbar, came from a long line of expert metallurgists. He could sense the location of precious metals in his vicinity.
 * Revendro's Roll of the Passing Years, Gaurdront's Guide to Monstrous Beasts, and Delblood's Atlas of Faerûn were all reference books found in Silverymoon's Vault of the Sages.
 * Animal vision was a spell used by priests to link their vision to that of an animal, usually one associated with their deity.
 * Bitterstone was a neighborhood in Ravens Bluff's Harbor District, home to many businesses that catered to the city's trading and shipping industries.
 * Hommil Dundreth, the Merchant-Mage of Hlintar, authored the work Lines on the North, which could be found in the library of Candlekeep.
 * A bracer of flying daggers offered its wearer an unlimited supply of magical daggers. The daggers would disappear if not used immediately or directly after being thrown at a target.
 * Mouth o' Gargoyles, a village in Cormyr, was named for a nearby cave that once housed a wizard with a propensity for summoning gargoyles to attack travelers.


 * 11/11/2018 – 18/11/2018
 * Dawngleam, a minor fishing village in Cormyr, experienced a sudden surge in relevance once the Cormyrean navy established a base there to guard the Neck from pirates.
 * Blindsight allowed its caster to sense minute vibrations to "see" objects and creatures without relying on visual sight.
 * The Order of the Even-Handed was based on the teachings of Grand Master Hlam, but he was only nominally its leader. The Order was organized and ran entirely by his disciples.
 * Ir'revrykal, or "pain-servant" in Gith, was an evil greatsword crafted by the githyanki wizard-smith Ir'mlar from the bones of a dead deity.
 * Black Dwarf Mine, an iron mine near Waterdeep, also provided discreet short-term storage for paying customers. Items were hidden or buried in depleted mine shafts.
 * A wand of web could conjure an instance of the spell web, trapping and slowing down anyone caught. Such wands usually had seven charges, and could crumble when exhausted.
 * The Ten Black Days of Eleint was a tenday of violent upheaval that followed the murder of the royal family of Tethyr. It marked the beginning of the Tethyrian Interregnum.
 * Time loop was a spell that altered the flow of time. Affected victims had their sense of time distorted, and appeared to othersto be repeating the same actions over and over.
 * The Soulmonger was an immensely powerful artifact built by the lich Acererak, allowing him to harvest souls from all of Toril to feed a gestating atropal.


 * 18/11/2018 – 25/11/2018
 * The Tomb of Annihilation board game took one to five players on quests through the jungles of Chult to the Tomb of the Nine Gods.
 * Giant octopuses big enough to attack ships were found in saltwater seas and oceans all over Toril. They were hunted because their ink was used to scribe magical scrolls.
 * Prized mithral shirts were owned by such luminaries as Mirt the Moneylender of Waterdeep, Xara Tantlor of Silverymoon, and Zabbas Thuul of Skullport.
 * Aldurghen Stormhammer, known as the Black Dwarf, was so named because he wore black armor, had a black beard, and never bothered to wash the black thaolet oil off his face.
 * Aganazzar founded a wizarding school in Neverwinter in the Year of the Unfurled Flag, 457 DR. His scorcher spell was widely known across Faerûn.
 * A lord's ensemble was a magical helm, robe, and amulet that allowed the Masked Lords of Waterdeep to maintain anonymity, secrecy, and the privacy of their own thoughts.
 * The church of Amaunator slowly faded away after the Fall of Netheril, but the Brotherhood of the Glorious Sun kept it alive. Believers in the Risen Sun heresy thought it was reborn.
 * Quarrelshigh was a gnomish village high in the Troll Mountains of eastern Amn. It thrived on mining mithral and diamonds behind impenetrable defenses.


 * 25/11/2018 – 02/12/2018
 * The Guardians of the Weave sought to protect the Weave from malevolent forces, especially from the deity Shar and her Shadow Weave.
 * Witch bolt shot a beam of lightning at a target, continuously shocking it. It was considered a fairly basic evocation spell.
 * Over the Hurdles was a board game where players rolled dice to advance through a "course" of twenty squares, with the winner being the first to reach "Glory".
 * An amulet of the planes allowed for travel to familiar places on other planes, but could also send unfortunate users to strange and dangerous locations instead.
 * The Duchy of Soravia became the largest province of Damara when it absorbed the lands west of Brandiar and north of Polten and Morov.
 * Aiming at the target was a wu jen spell that combined the disciplines of invocation and ki to prevent a caster from breaking concentration on any single action.
 * Tome archons were the most powerful archons of Mount Celestia, and the rulers of its seven layers through the Celestial Hebdomad.
 * Army allowed a caster to summon an army of soldiers made from dirt and stone. The army's size depended on the caster's relative ability.
 * Spirit trolls were a crossbreed of trolls and invisible stalkers, retaining traits of both. They were fortunately rare creatures, with only thirty rumored to exist.
 * A shard of the sun was a rare holy relic of Amaunator that could shoot beams of light to smite the sun god's enemies.
 * Melannor Fellbranch, a druid agent of the Emerald Enclave in Waterdeep, obtained information for his faction by questioning the city's animals.


 * 02/12/2018 – 09/12/2018
 * Ammarindar, an ancient dwarven kingdom with its seat of power in Splendarrmornn, eventually fell to a demonic invasion.
 * Sovereign glue could only be dissolved through the application of universal solvent or oil of etherealness, or by using a wish spell.
 * Monadic devas, a type of deva known for their patience, served the gods by watching over the Ethereal and Elemental planes.
 * Ebu min Hassana was a Zakharan cavalry commander, and one of the four husbands of Hassana Alim al-Gaib, Emira of Dihliz.
 * Iron bands of Bilarro resembled a small iron sphere, but when thrown at a target it unwrapped itself to envelop its victim with several metal straps.
 * Squirrels were critters found across the breadth of Faerûn. Although they were small creatures, squirrels were occasionally hunted and served as food.
 * Lif was the half-elf bartender of Trollskull Manor. After his death, he became a specter and haunted his old tavern.
 * Amaunator's uncertainty was a spell that caused an overpowering sense of uncertainty in its victim. As the name implies, it was associated with the deity Amaunator.
 * The Roaring Dragon House, a gambling hall near Waterdeep, offered visitors many different games of chance, but also the spectacle of zzar wrestling.
 * Domiel was a tome archon, a member of the Celestial Hebdomad, and the ruler of Mercuria, a layer of Mount Celestia.
 * Darkenbeasts were magical creatures made from casting create darkenbeast on an animal. Affected beings remained darkenbeasts until exposed to daylight.
 * The Lion's Share, a general shop in Triboar, was purchased and renovated by the Lionshield Coster. The store was managed by Narth Tezrin and Alaestra Ulgar.
 * Brassberg was a minor realm of the draconic deity Hlal, only barely large enough to accommodate her hoard.


 * 09/12/2018 – 16/12/2018
 * Nurneene's Marvelous Masks, purveyor of luxury costumes for the nobility of Waterdeep, also housed a small shrine to Mask.
 * The Three-Faced Sun heresy was a heresy that maintained Amaunator and Jergal were aspects of the sun as an overdeity.
 * Warden was a warforged warlock from Eberron who roamed Realmspace to collect souls for the Elder Evil Hadar.
 * Celestial maces were heavy weapons carried by astral devas, noted for their ability to inflict disruption on foes.
 * Jalester Silvermane was an agent of the Lords' Alliance who frequented the Yawning Portal to monitor the adventurers of Waterdeep.
 * Ambrosia, manna of the celestials of the Seven Heavens, was a liquid manifestation of pure joy with both soothing and healing qualities.
 * The squirrel Percival helped the clerics of the Edificant Library overcome both the Chaos Curse and a vampire infestation.
 * Snowmantle, once a peaceful village in Daggerdale, was transformed into a slave labor camp following a Zhentarim occupation.
 * Kazerabet traveled to the island of Sahu and bargained with a lich to gain further insight into the dark arts of necromancy.
 * A badge of the Watch was awarded to captains of Waterdeep's City Watch. It helped them defend against attackers and, if lost, could inform the Open Lord as to their whereabouts.


 * 16/12/2018 – 23/12/2018
 * Mhzentul's Runes was a spellbook created by the famous mage and ring-maker Mhzentul. It described the creation of rings of spell storing and fire spells such as delayed blast fireball.
 * The Summer Palace of Uruk was on the isle of Sahu overlooking the Rubban's Tears in the Crowded Sea of Zakhara. It was found abandoned by the necromancer Kazerabet, who claimed it for herself.
 * Pistis Sophia, the tome archon ruler of the Fourth Heaven of Mount Celestia, considered clothing and possessions symbols of greed and encouraged others to pursue ascetic lives without them.
 * Nurneene was a secret cleric of Mask with a small army of rogues that schemed to become a real power in Waterdeep from the cellar of her shop on the Street of Bells.
 * The noble House Gralhund of Waterdeep vied for the lost gold of Dagult Neverember but had an uneasy alliance with some Zhentarim thugs led by the assassin Urstul Floxin.
 * Dean Thobicus was in charge of the Edificant Library in Impresk and a rival of Cadderly Bonaduce. He fell from Deneir's grace and chose to become a vampire, only to be destroyed by Cadderly in 1362 DR.
 * A disciple of Asmodeus had to sacrifice a person of importance to receive many benefits from the Lord of the Ninth and used these abilities to gather information to corrupt or subvert others.
 * Sharda was an Illuskan female member of the Cult of the Black Earth, dedicated to Ogrémoch, who rode a bulette.


 * 23/12/2018 – 30/12/2018
 * Zaphkiel, first and greatest of all archons, was the head of the Celestial Hebdomad and ruler of Chronias, the summit of Mount Celestia.
 * The Wyrmworks of Silverymoon specialized in selling and buying items associated with dragons, especially their body parts and organs.
 * Eronia, the second layer of Elysium and home to several deities, was a realm of strong winds, deep valleys, and soaring mountains.
 * Devil's tail was a diabolic spell that caused its caster to grow a three-foot-long tail that could be used as a weapon.
 * Gorellik was the deity of all gnolls in antiquity, but was slowly supplanted first by evil giant deities, then by the demon lord Yeenoghu.
 * Nerys Kathon, a cleric of Kelemvor, was transformed into a werewolf following a brief visit to the Demiplane of Dread.
 * Crow's End was a district of Ravens Bluff home to both the industrious Anvil and the squalid Shadystreets neighborhoods.
 * Tharmekhûl, a minor power in the Morndinsamman, was the dwarven deity of fire, forges, and molten rock.
 * Qullans were tall, muscular humanoids noted for their scarred, painted skin and the sharpness of their broadswords.


 * 53rd week;
 * Hsing-sings were a race of reclusive ape-like humanoids native to Kara-Tur.
 * Urstul Floxin was a high-ranking Zhentarim operative in Waterdeep who directed his organization's search for the Stone of Golorr.
 * Hallow/Unhallow were spells that good/evil clerics and druids used to permanently mark a building or location to their deity as holy or unholy and to activate a beneficial/baneful effect for a year.
 * Bowgentle's Book was a spellbook compiling the spells and teachings of Bowgentle of Silverymoon, but it was lost to thieves.
 * The Golden Mane was a pride of wemics in the Shaar led by Shaq'ar, their greatest warrior, in the 14 century DR.
 * The Oinoloth, ruler of Khin-Oin, was a yugoloth who had sacrificed all of its skin in exchange for power over diseases.

2019

 * 30/12/2018 – 6/01/2019
 * Simril was a winter festival celebrated on the Sword Coast where people gathered around campfires to eat good food and gaze at the stars.
 * Liam Woodgate, a fierce gnomish fighter said to be the best in Auckney, was defeated by the barbarian Wulfgar in single combat.
 * Belierin was an obscure layer of Elysium that housed a legendary hydra as well as the Mulhorandi deity Nut.
 * Hellfire, a type of magical energy discovered by Mephistopheles, formed the basis for spells such as hellfire and hellfire storm.
 * Bannaeras Thaelok was a tanner who relocated from Athkatla to Port Llast to escape creditors following a series of bad deals.
 * Roryk, co-owner of the Wyrmworks of Silverymoon, was an expert at preparing and preserving dragon parts.
 * Lava children, unsettling creatures born from the merging of fire and earth spirits in the Fountains of Creation, procreated by laying eggs in magma.
 * Kethin Zurn, owner of Zurn's Elixirs in Proskur, was an educated man with an abundance of knowledge of Thayan history, among other subjects.
 * Grinda Garloth was a Waterdhavian treasure hunter who owned an apparatus of Kwalish and associated with the Xanathar's Thieves' Guild.
 * A Merchant's Musings was a book by Donstable Hroun of Tsurlagol, not to be confused with A Merchant's Musings by Holdryn Nalaster of Suzail.


 * 6/1/2019 – 13/1/2019
 * The Aeltagarr was a sun elf seer of Siluvanede. Known to be kindly and possessing magic enough to rival Magisters, folk from all around came to Lothen of the Silver Spires to consult her.
 * The Skymbles neighborhood of Ravens Bluff was home to its working class, known for its tiny homes and row-houses, joyous street parties, and surplus of laundry lines.
 * Old Roaring Rage was the preserved and magically animated head of a red dragon kept as an attraction at the Wyrmworks in Silverymoon and available for rent as a costume.
 * A margoyle was, as the name suggested, a more horrid and even harder-to-spot breed of gargoyle that commanded their kin.
 * Dusting the rock was a spell known to the geomancers of the Ruined Kingdom of Kadar. It engulfed a target with dust and sand until they could no longer move.
 * Starharp was a rare spell known to Harper bards. It conjured a glowing harp that played music that eliminated pain, sickness, and debilitating magical effects.
 * Investiture of the pit fiend was a potent spell that bestowed on an evil wizard or diabolical cleric the aspects of the dreaded pit fiend.
 * Elminster's Hideout was a secret safehold belonging to the Old Sage near the center of the planet Coliar. It contained a store of spells, potions, a library, and portals to Toril and even Earth.
 * Agorn Fuoco of Waterdeep found no fame as a bard but was more successful in the Zhentarim, becoming involved in the hunt for the Stone of Golorr in 1492 DR.
 * Ambrose Everdawn, a veteran knight devoted to Kelemvor, patrolled the City of the Dead in Waterdeep for the City Guard.


 * 13/1/2019 – 20/1/2019
 * Nybor was the Thayan zulkir of enchantment, and a prolific inventor of spells. She disappeared one night under mysterious circumstances.
 * Empyreans were the beautiful and statuesque offspring of upper planes deities. They could alter their surroundings to suit their mood.
 * Extension I, extension II, and extension III were closely related spells that all increased the duration of other spells.
 * Barachiel was the ruler of Lunia, the principal defender of Mount Celestia, and the leader of all trumpet archons.
 * Reduce person could reduce a person to half their size. It was considered the counter to enlarge person.
 * Victoro Cassalanter, patriarch of the Waterdhavian Cassalanter family, was secretly a devout priest of Asmodeus.
 * Aumvor's fragmented phylactery allowed liches to split their phylactery into several pieces, making it harder to kill them.
 * Nadia was a cleric of the Darkmoon temple. Together with Joril, she tried to convince visitors the temple had goodly intentions.


 * 20/1/2019 – 27/1/2019
 * Shamur Uskevren was a noblewoman-turned-thief who found herself transported fifty years into the future following a freak magic incident during a crypt heist.
 * Cone of earth, a spell from the Zakharan empire of Kadar, conjured a mass of earth that was hurtled at its victim, hurting or burying it.
 * Smoke ghost could be used by druids of Silvanus to create a smoky apparition capable of blinding and choking a victim.
 * San-Raal was a drow wizard whose corpse was found by the Heroes of Waterdeep in the catacombs beneath the Darkmoon temple.
 * Leomund's tiny hut created a small, magical dome that could shelter its caster from large monsters, harsh weather, and even the vacuum of space.
 * Corylus Thann, prominent vintner and Lord of Waterdeep, was blackmailed by Manshoon into covering up Zhentarim activities in the city.
 * Bloodspear allowed a cleric of Gruumsh to channel their deity's rage into a spear, making it ooze blood and become more effective in battle.
 * The Blood Tide were a ring of slavers known for their use of gargoyles. They were associated with the Night Masks, and operated out of the Sea of Fallen Stars.
 * Animate water, a spell associated with the wu jen of Kara-Tur, as well as certain druids and shamans, could animate up to 900 gallons of water.


 * 27/1/2019 – 3/2/2019
 * Diluvial torrent was a fearsome epic evocation spell that dropped an enormous cylinder of water on its caster, causing large-scale destruction.
 * Amruthar, a city in southwestern Thay, was notable for maintaining a facade of resistance to the Red Wizard hegemony.
 * Dream sight allowed shamans and shugenja to travel incorporeally by separating their spirit from their sleeping body.
 * Battle dragons could be found on several planes, such as Ysgard and Limbo, and were descended from chromatic dragons affected by the Astral Plane.
 * Windlance caused its caster and nearby creatures to be catapulted into the sky, allowing for an easy escape when combined with shapechanging to a flying form.
 * Tharqualnaar, a merfolk settlement beneath the harbor of Waterdeep, was originally founded to help collect tithes to Umberlee.


 * 3/2/2019 – 10/2/2019
 * The Gnoll language was lacking in complexity, necessitating a high degree of mixing with Abyssal to communicate anything beyond basic concepts.
 * Deathbolt, an oft-fatal necromancy spell from the southern magic tradition, required vampire ichor as a material component.
 * Alain was an elf who traveled to the Darkmoon temple to study bulettes, but ended up trapped by his own magical device.
 * Amorphous form could turn a creature into a boneless mass resembling an ooze, granting it many of the benefits associated with such a form.
 * Rust dragons mainly subsisted on metal. When away from their home plane of Acheron, they tended to lair underground near veins of ore.
 * The Uplands of Impiltur consisted mostly of small farming and mining communities. In antiquity, the area was claimed by the hobgoblin realm of Haekrukkha.
 * Ziraj, Master of Assassination for the Black Network in Waterdeep, befriended the elven herbalist Fala Lefaliir after he saved their life.
 * The Walker in the Mists was a golem made from mist. Equally strong as an iron golem, it watched over the Greycloak Hills.


 * 10/2/2019 – 17/2/2019
 * Li lung were Kara-Turan dragons who preferred the solitude of a subterranean existence. When confronted, they tended to burrow into the ground until their attacker left.
 * Mlossae, a sea elven realm near Halruaa, was rumored to have looted sunken human cities for powerful magical items.
 * Eel ships were small, crude spelljammers. Though they saw use in elven fleets, eel ships were originally designed by an unknown, possibly insectoid, race.
 * Changestones could transform certain stones into artificial liths, evil magical beasts from the Underdark that resembled crude statues.
 * Ojel was a frost giant imprisoned in the Darkmoon temple. He was subjected to Dran Draggore's evil experiments, partially turning him into a tree.
 * The Crown of the Mountain was used by the gold dragon Valamaradace to control the earth mote known as the Floating Mountain.
 * Istrid Horn was Master of Trade and Coin for the Zhentarim of Waterdeep, overseeing the local operation with her former companions from the Doom Raiders.
 * The Delimbiyr Bloke was a holy relic of Gorm Gulthyn, capable of summoning ancient dwarven spirit warriors to aid its owner.


 * 17/2/2019 – 24/2/2019
 * House Orogoth was an extended family of black dragons and their half-kin based in the High Moor. Led by the dracolich Calathanorgoth, they sought ancient Netherese magic.
 * Cavvekans resembled hairless dogs with bat faces. They hunted and scavenged the Underdark in packs using their exceptional hearing.
 * A smokestick was an alchemical item that could produce a large volume of vision-obscuring smoke in a few seconds.
 * Tee-a-nicknick was a half-qullan pirate and master of the blowpipe. He was manipulated into an assassination attempt on Captain Deudermont of the Sea Sprite.
 * Tun mi lung or "typhoon dragons" inhabited the oceans of Kara-Tur. They had an evil disposition and were known to create hurricanes without permission from the Celestial Bureaucracy.
 * A Camellia of the Black Lady was a large magical blossom that allowed the user to completely dominate an individual, especially followers of Selûne, and then poison them afterwards, but only once.
 * Yevenwood was a forest in Battledale where the edible relshar mushrooms were found.
 * Alcedor Kolat was a powerful wizard who crafted magic items and researched Netherese magic in Waterdeep until he disappeared sometime after 1367 DR.
 * Narbeth was an ancient kingdom of gold elves in the Shalhoond. Their primary pastimes were hunting on foot in the forest and drinking berry wine.


 * 24/2/2019 – 3/3/2019
 * Nindrol was a sea elven kingdom in the Sea of Swords. Its princesses occasionally traveled on land, inspiring several ballads in their honor.
 * Flaerivus Grevauldyn was a Magister of Mystra who founded an academy of wizardry. Both Flaerivus and his school were destroyed when he tried to cast mantle.
 * Accuracy, a spell used primarily by the wu jen of Kara-Tur, could cause a fired missile to travel further and more accurately.
 * Purnia was a Netherese arcanist known for creating the spell fool's gold at the height of Netheril's Golden Age.
 * The Uglib was a remarkably ugly, yet strong and hardy breed of donkeys favored by dwarven and gnomish miners.
 * Nyungy was famed as the greatest half-orc bard in the Bloodstone Lands. He was very familiar with the deeds of the Witch-King Zhengyi.
 * A staff of portals could be used to manipulate portals in a number of ways, granting access to analyze portal and portal view, among other spells.
 * Chamada, second layer of Gehenna, was a volcanic landscape of magma, ash, and intense heat. Deities such as Iyachtu Xvim made their home here.
 * Charvekkanathor, a mighty red dragon in the Lands of Intrigue, was so fond of eating orcs that they never became a problem in the region.


 * 3/3/2019 – 10/3/2019
 * Geishas were female entertainers from Kara-Tur. Although they could seem harmless, many geishas were trained as spies or ninjas.
 * The Lost Princess Road was a network of portals connecting several sites in Faerûn. It was named for Princess Darseera, a suspected unwitting victim.
 * Aartuks were sentient, tribal, and evil plants found in wildspace. Dried aartuk tongues were considered a savory delicacy among the githyanki.
 * Falaeve was a Highlord of the sun elven land of Siluvanede. He was dismissive of "lesser" races, going so far as to ban all non–sun elves from his realm.
 * Tunnel swallow was a conjuration spell that caused a tunnel to convulse, crushing anyone inside while pushing them in a given direction.
 * Wyrmwizz was a vile ale brewed at Gyudd's Brewery in Skullport. It was sold in several local establishments, but could also be found in Undermountain.
 * Eshcaz was a massive red dragon on the isle of Tan. His constant smoke emissions caused the locals to mistake his mountaintop lair for a volcano.
 * Pyrite was a mineral often mistaken for gold. It was commonly bought and used by wizards, as it was a required component in many spells.
 * Skulltrap transformed a creature's skull into a type of ward that violently exploded when brought into contact with living matter.
 * Lord Helimbraun served on Impiltur's ruling council, the Lords of Imphras II. Outspoken and zealous, he sought to eradicate all evil in the kingdom.


 * 10/3/2019 – 17/3/2019
 * A deck of many things could grant riches, wisdom, wishes, and more, but it could also cause disastrous effects, like being challenged by an avatar of death.
 * The Dusty Rat portal led from an Athkatlan bar to a vampire's lair. The bar owner, Baldy Spryth, made a business tricking people into walking through it.
 * A tentacle rod was a magical rod associated with the drow. The rod's tentacles could wrap around a creature's body, severely limiting its mobility.
 * Liono Marlot and Gendi were crewmen of the spelljammer Probe, serving as tactician and gunner, respectively. Both perished in a battle with a neogi deathspider.
 * Entombment, a spell from the ancient Zakharan empire of Kadar, caused the ground to open up and swallow a victim, suffocating them in the process.
 * Amilektrevitrioelis was a blue dragon favored by the draconic deity Task. When Amilek was slain, Task raised his spirit as a hoarder dragon.
 * Handfire could be used by clerics of Sune and Selûne (and certain others) to enshroud their hands in sparkling energy.
 * Silavene's was a Waterdhavian festhall located on the Cliffride. Its mysterious owner, Setara bint Aasim, was said to command genie servants.
 * Ghoul touch was a necromancy spell capable of paralyzing a single victim. It required a minor item associated with ghouls as a material component.
 * Kolat Towers was a building in Waterdeep consisting of two magically merged towers. After killing the last remaining owner, the evil wizard Manshoon used it as a base.


 * 17/3/2019 – 24/3/2019
 * Wroth was a deck of cards used both for games and fortune-telling. Originating in Netheril, the cards were ascribed a mystical connection to the gods.
 * Waukeentide was a Waterdhavian holiday consisting of many smaller celebrations, such as Caravance, Goldenight, Guildsmeet, and Leiruin.
 * Delmyr was a halfling kingdom in the Hordelands. Although its people led a largely pastoral existence, they were fiercely protective of their borders.
 * A dragontooth of Lareth was a magical dagger made from the fangs of the gold dragon Lareth, who was once King of Justice.
 * The Troglodyte Warrens was a network of caves and tunnels in Undermountain, aptly named for the many troglodytes that could be found there.
 * Wall of moonlight, known only to adherents of Selûne, formed a barrier of magical moonlight that was harmful to evil and undead beings.
 * Zz'Pzora was a mutated deep dragon with two heads, possibly due to exposure to faerzress. Each head had its own distinct personality.
 * Cloud ladder was a spell used by wu jen that could form a usable, self-supporting ladder out of smoke.
 * Jackals were desert canines considered symbols of wisdom and cunning in folklore. However, they were also known to not be the bravest of creatures.
 * Spirit armor allowed a wizard to draw upon their own life force to magically protect themselves from attacks.


 * 24/3/2019 – 31/3/2019
 * The Raven Queen was a mysterious deity whose shadar-kai servants roamed the multiverse to collect mementos and memories of tragic events.
 * The Chapel of the Sericeous Sargh, a temple to Selvetarm located in Undermountain, was founded by drow religious exiles from Eryndlyn.
 * Spirit was a term that could apply to a number of different phenomena and creatures, from the kami of Kara-Tur to the primal spirits of the Moonshae Isles.
 * Chaos was an enchantment spell that caused several creatures to exhibit chaotic behavior, such as wandering off or attacking anyone nearby.
 * Anga Vled, a gnomish village in the Fields of the Dead, was known for being the home of the artisan wagonwright Gudelmer Wheelwright.
 * The Vonindod ("titan of death" in Giant), was a huge adamantine construct built by giants for the purpose of fighting dragons.
 * Creeping darkness created a movable black cloud, within which all sound was absorbed. The cloud could only be seen through by magical means.
 * Denderida was one of House Hunzrin's best surface traders. She helped her House organize a meeting with a cult of spriggan Malcanthet worshipers in Damara.
 * Wyllow's Tower was the tree-shaped dwelling of Wyllow on the Wyllowwood level of Undermountain. Visitors were politely greeted by an awakened tree named Halastree.


 * 31/3/2019 – 7/4/2019
 * Moon path created a stair or bridge out of pure moonlight. Anyone walking on the path benefited from a number of magical protections.
 * Howlers were pack-oriented predators from Pandemonium. They were occasionally domesticated by fiends to serve as war hounds.
 * The Twin Crowns of Myrmoran, created in Uthtower, was a set of magical crowns that formed an emphatic link between their wearers.
 * The sword Tearulai was thrust into the skull of the dragon Valdemar, becoming stuck there and changing his evil disposition.
 * Deepen shadows, a spell used by the ninja of Kara-Tur, carefully darkened an entire room to allow a ninja to hide in the shadows.
 * Beldenshyn was a gnomish village known for raising smelly, long-haired goats, earning it nicknames such as "Goatstink" and "Goatreek".
 * Teleport object could transport a small item anywhere on the same plane. It was a less powerful version of the similarly named teleport object.
 * Egalavin Zauvirr was one of the only survivors of House Zauvirr's destruction at the hands of Bregan D'aerthe, which he subsequently joined.
 * Harrower, a magical longsword, was wielded by the paladin Ariabel as she fought and was defeated by the vampire Zerafex.


 * 7/4/2019 – 14/4/2019
 * The Spelljammer was an enormous, sentient spelljammer that roamed the crystal spheres. It reproduced by creating smalljammers.
 * Weresharks could take the form of a shark, a human, or a hybrid between the two. They were only vulnerable to magic and silver weapons.
 * Tagarath was a small village in Tethyr, situated along a major trade route. The local police force, the Riders, kept malicious merchants away.
 * Faithful mount was a charm spell that allowed a cleric to use a lump of sugar to create an instant bond of loyalty with a chosen mount.
 * House Eltorchul of Waterdeep made their fortune importing spice, but later branched out into magical research, even founding a wizardly academy.
 * Drowsy insects was used by wu jen to summon a cloud of aggressive insects whose stings could mildly poison victims into a light sleep.
 * Saurogh was a solitary orc bandit in Undermountain. He lurked near the Temple of Gulkulath, waiting for victims he could rob and eat.
 * Barakmordin was a fortified abbey of the Triad in Tethyr. It received several donations from Tethyr's monarchs over the centuries.
 * The Unquenchable was a sidewheeler from Krynn. It looked ridiculous to human eyes, as if stitched together from unlikely and incongruent parts.


 * 14/4/2019 – 21/4/2019
 * The planet Radole had a split climate, with one half extremely warm and the other extremely cold. Most life subsisted on the border between the two climates.
 * Fryndul was a gnomish village in the Shaar, famous for producing high-quality cut gems. The gems were acquired through trade with the svirfneblin.
 * The moon knights were a group of Selûne worshipers who opposed Shar. They should not be confused with the Moon Knights, a group devoted to Sehanine Moonbow.
 * Benelaius, a retired War Wizard of Cormyr, teamed up with the burglar-turned-servant Jasper to solve a murder mystery.
 * The shadow dragon Umbraxakar was once a noble bronze dragon but was corrupted by Shar during a mission to Undermountain.
 * Werepanthers were reclusive and arrogant lycanthropes. In his life as a mortal, the deity Kelemvor was cursed with werepanther powers.
 * The Delryn family shield was an heirloom of the noble Delryn family of Amn. It was enchanted with an aura protecting its wielder from the elements.
 * Esthetics were gargantuan beings that floated through wildspace. They had a symbiotic relationship with the reigar, who used esthetics as their ships and homes.


 * 21/4/2019 – 28/4/2019
 * Seawolves were wolf-seal-humanoid hybrid lycanthropes, able to assume either form at will. They were typically evil creatures who preyed upon others.
 * Urbryur was a village in Altumbel known for producing chalk. The villagers also consorted with pirates, helping to dispose of corpses and hide treasure.
 * Nabassus were evil demons from the Abyss. Young nabassu traveled to the Material plane to feast on mortals, only returning to the Abyss upon reaching maturity.
 * Winterspace was a crystal sphere connected to Realmspace through a "river" in the phlogiston. It was home to the worlds of Radole and Armistice.
 * The Academy of Stargazers in the Mere of Dead Men taught magic to its all-female student body. It was operated by the penanggalan Adele Astrolara.
 * Duvon Tr'arach was the drow weapon master of House Tr'arach. When his House attacked House Simfray, Duvon was easily defeated by Zaknafein.


 * 28/4/2019 – 5/5/2019
 * Armistice was an ice world in Winterspace. It was home to many tribes of subterranean white-skinned goblins, orcs, and ogres, who were constantly waging war on each other.
 * A sun blade was a magical sword made from pure sunlight. The blade could be deactivated by its wielder, leaving only a hilt.
 * The Green Glade of Ardeep Forest was considered an exceptionally tranquil place by elves. In truth, it was the site of a mythal that provided a hallow effect.
 * Blood leech was a slow invocation spell favored by yak folk, that allowed its caster to steal a portion of the power in a target person's bloodline.
 * Malaxer was a town in Lapaliiya near the edge of the Mhair Jungles. Owing to its location, it was often used as a starting point for expeditions into the Jungles.
 * Scaladar were mechanical constructs that resembled giant scorpions. They were created by the wizard Trobriand, who used them as his minions in Undermountain.
 * Alvilda Margaster was a daughter of the noble Waterdhavian House Margaster. She once met the halfling rogue Regis during a dance party in Neverwinter.


 * 5/5/2019 – 12/5/2019
 * Ilyaport was a small town in Lapaliiya dedicated to the worship of Umberlee, Queen of the Depths. Adventurers sometimes came to Ilyaport in hopes of recovering lost treasure.
 * Gyudd's Distillery was located within the underground city of Skullport. Owned by a shield dwarf named Gyudd, the place was notorious for a cheap brew known as wyrmwizz.
 * Schlith Darkscale was a lizardman of Coliar famous planet-over for his knowledge of spelljamming and his foul breath. Ironically, he didn't know how spelljamming worked.
 * The Crypts of the Deepening Moon were catacombs of ancient Ardeep below the forest of the same name. Looters had never escaped the guard of its baelnorns and green warders.
 * Bird maidens of Zakhara, cousins of the swanmays, could change into a variety of avians. Only kahina could become bird maidens, by an induced lycanthropy involving a magic token.
 * Fiery eyes was a spell of the wu jen of Kara-Tur. When cast, a wu jen's eyes glowed and could be used for illumination, to hypnotize opponents, or to start small fires.
 * Damselflies were small, versatile spelljammers with no open decks and designed for a minimal crew. For this reason, they were a favorite of smugglers and folks who didn't like light.
 * Inkeri Margaster was a human noblewoman of Waterdeep in the late 15 century DR. She allied herself with drow to manage a business of demonic phylacteries.


 * 12/5/2019 – 19/5/2019
 * Arcturiadoom, the fourteenth level of Undermountain, was named for the lich Arcturia. It was populated by twisted, mutated creatures, the remnants of Arcturia's magical experiments.
 * Harria Valashtar was a failed actor who became co-leader of a bandit gang in Undermountain, the Undertakers. She sought to kill her colleague and fiancé, Uktarl Krannoc.
 * Seadeeps was a deep level of Undermountain, home to a colony of mind flayers. The illithids were at war with a group of githyanki from the Crystal Labyrinth.
 * The Green Priests were an Umberlant order whose rites revolved around the holy relic The Orglara. The town of Ilyaport grew around their temple, the Shell House.
 * Orion was a Calishite pirate captain based out of the world of Garden. He sought to quell the increasing neogi presence in Realmspace, which he described as "bad for business".
 * Rundkrist Tolstone was a retired gnome adventurer who became famous in his second career as a painter/plasterer in Secomber.
 * The skin of Malar granted a number of protections to its wearer. Only true followers of Malar could benefit from these; non-believers had their abilities reduced instead.
 * The Trollbark Forest was an overgrown woodland dotted with bogs and mires. Located on the Sword Coast, it was home to multitudes of unpleasant trolls and snakes.
 * Quintons were ranked fourth in modron society. They were tasked with maintaining records and overseeing bureaus and had a number of lesser modrons in their service.


 * 19/5/2019 – 26/5/2019
 * Zariel was the archdevil ruler of Avernus, first layer of the Nine Hells. She was originally an angel who attempted to invade the Hells with an army of mortals.
 * Jangling Hiter was a city of chain devils in Minauros, third layer of the Hells. The city dangled above a bog, suspended from enormous chains in the sky.
 * Gloura were elusive fey who lived in the Underdark. They were solitary by nature but sometimes befriended goodly creatures or helped strangers in need of healing.
 * The Dungsweepers' Guild of Waterdeep kept the streets of the city clean. Collected refuse was carted off and dumped in the Rat Hills, and any found valuables were sold for a profit.
 * Mingabwe was a moon of the planet Glyth. A single, small village lay on its surface, its inhabitants subsisting on the moon's increasingly scant plant life.
 * Maerik Thaelcloak was a horse broker in Waterdeep. He was rumored to have made a fortune as a member of the Masters of Monsters adventuring company.
 * The Ruby Palace was the realm of Sardior, the draconic deity of night, psionics, and secrets. The Palace floated far up in the sky and could move between planes.
 * Yek, a goblin chieftain in the Arcane Chambers level of Undermountain, used a circlet of human perfection to turn himself into a beautiful human.
 * The Lady Luck Tavern of Daggerford was dedicated to the deity Tymora. The tavern was owned by Glenys, who encouraged her patrons to participate in games of chance.
 * Topi were small undead beings created by shrinking corpses and replacing their hearts with live snakes. They were found on the Snout of Omgar, off the coast of Chult.
 * Icespire Peak was home to the Winterforge, an artifact that served as a gateway to the Elemental Chaos. The artifact was fought over by frost giants and the local Icehammer dwarves.


 * 26/5/2019 – 2/6/2019
 * The Batrachi Empires were the various domains ruled by the batrachi during the Days of Thunder. Batrachi civilization was eventually wiped out in the Tearfall.
 * Hellfire engines were infernal constructs armed with a variety of weapons. The engines harvested the souls of their mortal victims, turning them into lemures.
 * Daardendrien Nijana was a dragonborn warrior who fought in the First Tymanther-Unther War. She was born into Clan Daardendrien, and served in the Lance Defenders.
 * Fire rain was a spell known to the wu jen of Kara-Tur. The spell caused fire to rain down on a small area, spreading to any flammable materials.
 * Copper Stormforge was a member of the Fine Fellows adventuring company. Shortly after entering Undermountain, Copper killed fellow adventurer Halleth Garke.
 * The High Hall was a fortress in the Upper City of Baldur's Gate. It was the city's seat of power, where both the Council of Four and the Parliament of Peers held their meetings.
 * Sallinithyl was an ambitious sahuagin priestess of Sekolah. She supported Prince Villynaty's attempt at usurping control of the City of Caverns from King Ixilthetocal.
 * Krenshar were fearsome magical predators that resembled large felines. They could herd prey by emitting loud screeches and pulling back the skin on their faces.
 * Clive's Den was a spelljamming port on the world of Garden operated by Clive the Fearsome. The Den was nestled among the roots of Garden's world-tree, Yggdrasil's Child.
 * The Great Goblet was a clandestine society of merchants based out of Scornubel, and dedicated to the downfall of certain noble families of Waterdeep.


 * 2/6/2019 – 9/6/2019
 * Mercury dragons were unstable and unpredictable, making them hard to deal with. They could take the form of liquid mercury, allowing them easy movement in most terrains.
 * Bakemono were a race of crude goblinoids in Kara-Tur, known for frequently raiding humanoid settlements. Their tribes were often ruled by evil oni.
 * Shirokinukatsukami were bizarre-looking celestials known as "eaters of dreams." They protected sleeping mortals from nightmares caused by evil spirits.
 * The Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters illuminated Waterdeep at night. During the daytime, they repaired lamps and lanterns and produced tallow candles.
 * Hydroloths were frog-like yugoloths found in the planar river Styx. They could magically drain memories from their victims, leaving them walking husks.
 * Ileldra Starntempest was a leading figure in the Great Goblet crime syndicate. Although she was a skilled wizard, Ileldra rarely flaunted her abilities.
 * White puddings were found in arctic climates, where their snow-colored flesh made them nearly impossible to pick out from their surroundings.
 * Nerozar was a beholder zombie on the Sargauth Level of Undermountain. In life, he challenged the Xanathar for control over Skullport.
 * Lanthalim was a famous wizard in Baldur's Gate around the Time of Troubles. An accomplished transmuter, he was known to harbor lingering grudges.
 * Blackiron Blades peddled low-quality but cheap weapons to the residents of Bryn Shander. Competing dwarven smiths easily produced better blades.


 * 9/6/2019 – 16/6/2019
 * Ceremorphosis was the process through which a mind flayer tadpole reached maturity—by devouring the brain of a victim host, then painfully morphing their body to become a fully fledged illithid.
 * Menlidus was a cleric of Deneir who came to question the nature of the gods during the Spellplague. He left the Spirit Soaring cathedral but was killed shortly after and raised as a zombie.
 * Planar ally allowed a cleric to ask a deity for the assistance of two powerful beings from a different plane. The cleric then had to negotiate an agreeable deal with the beings, lest they refuse.
 * Durrusk was a doppelganger crime lord in the Great Goblet syndicate. It usually wore the forms of merchants it had murdered.
 * Dragonbane could be used by dragons to quickly ascertain whether a magical item was harmful to them. The spell only revealed properties that were related to dragons or draconic magic.
 * The Dragon Tower of Waterdeep was named for its distinctive top, which was shaped like a dragon, complete with smoke billowing out from its nostrils and mouth.
 * Shard blessing aura was used by wizards and sorcerers to envelop them in a blue-white sphere of protective magic. If cast by a worshiper of Selûne, the spell granted slightly more protection.
 * Preeta Kreepa was a wizard who dwelled on the Sargauth Level of Undermountain. She helped the hobgoblin warlord Azrok create an army of skeletons using drow corpses.
 * Know history, a spell known to the shugenja and wu jen of Kara-Tur, allowed its caster to learn the basic historical details of a creature, location, or item.


 * 16/6/2019 – 23/6/2019
 * Color pools were planar gateways dotted around the Astral Plane. The destination of a given pool was usually indicated by its color, such as "diamond" leading to Mechanus.
 * Phoenixes were gargantuan, fiery birds from the Elemental Plane of Fire. Composed nearly entirely of fire, they were extremely long-lived because of their cycle of rebirth.
 * The Upper City of Baldur's Gate was home to the city's noble families. The area was highly affluent and secure, in stark contrast to the rest of the city.
 * Doc cu'o'c were Kara-Turan spirits that protected areas against evil beings. They curiously appeared as exactly one half of a human male.
 * The Machine of Lum the Mad was a hugely complex artifact that produced wondrous effects based on input combinations. These effects ranged from mildly helpful to utterly ruinous.
 * Dornyn Malaunger was a ruling member of Scornubel's Great Goblet crime syndicate. He was a fetchingly handsome man who collected magic swords for a sinister purpose.
 * The Hengeyokai Society worked to improve the rights of hengeyokai in the land of Wa. They were somewhat hampered by internal disagreements over which direction to take.
 * Korth, a lizardman gladiator from Kara-Tur, was raised in a fighting pit but eventually left to travel the world and further his studies in the art of war.


 * 23/6/2019 – 30/6/2019
 * Vortex spiders were poisonous arachnids from the Demiplane of Time. They wove their webs over temporal vortices in an effort to trap travelers to and from the demiplane.
 * Khurgorbaeyag was the goblin deity of slavery and oppression. He taught his followers that only by wielding a whip could they escape its lash.
 * The demiplane Wenimats held the deities of the Azuposi people of Maztica. It was connected to The Beastlands and the Prime Material plane by way of a mystical road.
 * Jim's magic missile was a spell developed by the wizard Jim Darkmagic. It differed from the regular magic missile by requiring careful aim, and potentially causing more damage.
 * Bleveth Carduth was a member of the Great Goblet crime syndicate in Scornubel. Carduth was a purveyor of mercenaries by trade, but also branched out into moneylending.
 * Reverse flow, a spell primarily used by the wu jen of Kara-Tur, allowed a caster to change the direction of flow of a given river or stream, and could even alter ocean currents.
 * The Undervaults of Ilsensine was a grand library in the mind flayer city of Oryndoll. Rather than books, knowledge was stored in thought basins that only psionic creatures could use.


 * 30/6/2019 – 7/7/2019
 * Nessus was the deepest layer of the Nine Hells, where Asmodeus himself held court. Visitors were advised to avoid its deep ravines, fire storms, and legions of greater devils.
 * Sand golems could take the form of a sand storm to blind and suffocate their opponents. They were found in desert environments, where they could camouflage themselves as piles of sand.
 * Hare hengeyokai were a race of hare-based shapechangers from Kara-Tur. Like other hengeyokai, they could switch between human, animal, and hybrid form.
 * Wall of bones allowed a caster to instantly erect a wall of sharp, broken bones to trap or ward off enemies. The spell was known to both necromancers and wu jen.
 * The Jasmine Dream, a luxurious inn in Dihliz, was renowned for its high standard of cleanliness. The establishment was owned by the gnome Ahmad.
 * Psychic swords were psionic weapons used by the mind flayers of Oryndoll. The swords gained power in accordance with the relative intelligence of their wielders.
 * Twilight Tor was a dwarven village in the Starmetal Hills. The village was known as a great spot for stargazing, and for its annual Simril celebration.
 * Halonidas Dreie was a cruel wizard from Scornubel who dabbled in organized crime. The murder of Halonidas by his own apprentices was the catalyst for the creation of the Great Goblet syndicate.
 * Ethereal curtains were found between the Deep Ethereal and one of the border regions of the Ethereal plane. Some looked like northern lights or even chocolate.


 * 7/7/2019 – 14/7/2019
 * An aurora polaris was a display of colorful, undulating lights in the night sky in polar regions. Some believed they were a reflection of fallen warriors still fighting in the afterlife.
 * Divine wind was a powerful spell known to shugenja in Kara-Tur. It whipped up highly destructive, hurricane-force winds, creating a storm according to the type of terrain.
 * Swiftsleep was a common poison in Faerûn, made from duskwood tree sap. It put a victim quickly to sleep, but repeated exposure built up a resistance.
 * An antidote was a potion that could cure one or many poisons. The exact ingredients depended on the poison being targeted, but unicorn horn was common.
 * Drays were two-story horse-drawn carriages used for public transportation in Waterdeep, invented by Lantanese exiles. The fare was a few nibs for those who could hop on.
 * A water weird was an elemental creature of water conjured to guard a pool. They appeared like a column of water, topped with a serpentine or feminine form.
 * The mindlink psionic power established a limited telepathic bond with another being, allowing communication over great distances without the need for a common language.


 * 14/7/2019 – 21/7/2019
 * The Vodoni Empire was a powerful and expansionist realm in the phlogiston. Their attempted invasion of Realmspace led to the War of the Spheres.
 * Hamadryads were fey who acted as protectors of nature. They required no traditional sustenance, instead drawing nourishment through photosynthesis.
 * Quickgrowth, a spell known to the shugenja of Kara-Tur, allowed a caster to rapidly accelerate the growth cycle of a plant.
 * The term drow-dragon usually referred to half–shadow dragon drow, but could also apply to the exceedingly rare offspring of a drow and a deep dragon.
 * A rope of climbing could tie or untie itself and support a weight of up to 3,000 lbs. These qualities made it highly valuable for pursuits in climbing.
 * Starzad, a vorpal scimitar, was forged in Qudra, carried to the Elemental Plane of Water, sent to Sigil, then stolen away to the Abyss.


 * 21/7/2019 – 28/7/2019
 * The psionic power psionic blast allowed a caster to affect the minds of nearby victims, producing a mental blast, shock, or stun.
 * The Great Drunkard was a Walking Statue of Waterdeep, located just south of the city's market. A tavern was eventually built in the statue's lap.
 * The dragon Alhazmabad lived in the ancient past of the island Lurath. Although Lurath was full of portals bridging the past and the present, he could not pass through them.
 * Pygmywort was a faerzress-infused fungus found only in the Whorlstone Caverns in the Underdark. When ingested, it caused a temporary shrinking effect.
 * Danse macabre was a necromancy spell that raised a group of corpses as undead. The corpses would follow the caster's command until the spell's expiration.
 * Broadhand was a blacksmith in Silverymoon, and a high-ranking agent of Bane. He kept a shrine to his deity in a hidden back room in his shop.
 * Find greater steed allowed paladins to summon a spirit to take the form of an impressive mount. The spirit could take the form of a pegasus or rhinoceros, among others.


 * 28/7/2019 – 4/8/2019
 * Ectoplasm was an insubstantial substance from the Astral Plane that was utilized in many psionic powers and certain magical spells. Ghostly undead were composed of ectoplasm.
 * When the wizard Archveult Tattercloak fell in battle, he was mourned by his consort, the gold dragon Tlanchass. Her tears solidified to form magical Tears of the Dragon.
 * Sepulcher was a large city of Netheril known for its enormous Sharran temple, the Reign of Night. The town was eventually abandoned because of desertification from Anauroch.
 * The Gallant Prince was a galleon that was found adrift near Port Llast, having been attacked by the Arcane Brotherhood and the Kraken Society over a territorial dispute.
 * The Lower City of Baldur's Gate was home to the city's port and mercantile industry. The district was historically plagued with crime, alleviated slightly by the presence of the Flaming Fist.
 * Keptolo was a drow deity worshiped on Oerth. On Toril, he was primarily known for sponsoring the divine ascension of Zinzerena to the Dark Seldarine.
 * Daried Selsherryn was an elven bladesinger from Cormanthyr. He Retreated with his family to Evermeet, but returned to Cormanthyr seventy years later to find his family's estate ruined.
 * A staff of birdcalls could mimic the calls of various birds, including chickens, crows, ducks, eagles, and more. When spent of its magic, the staff could erupt into a cloud of feathers.
 * The Untheric Crusade was a war fought between Mulhorand and Unther. Over the course of the conflict, the entire territory of Unther was conquered by Mulhorand.
 * Buffalo were bovine herd animals with a long history of domestication by humans. Large and aggressive, they could pose a real danger to others.
 * Stoneturn Well was a source of fresh water, but it was located in the heart of the trap-filled House of Stone, east of Waterdeep.


 * 4/7/2019 – 11/8/2019
 * The Heroes of Ascore were a prolific band of adventurers responsible for thwarting the evil plans of the Zhentarim, the Arcane Brotherhood, and the Kraken Society.
 * Contact was the process through which a psionicist could "open up" and affect another mind. As such, it was considered a fundamental power in the telepathy discipline of psionics.
 * The Leaves of One Night was an ancient text detailing the secrets of the deity Shar, written by the Dark Diviners of Myth Drannor. Shar cursed the text to be illegible to all but those she permitted.
 * Thalaraz Dlaerve was an adventurer from Lapaliiya who drunkenly boasted of his exploits at the House of Stone. He was tortured for information, then killed by the crime lord Elaith Craulnober.
 * Hexabaal was a foulspawn seer summoned to Helm's Hold by the succubus Rohini. He told an adventurer how to sneak into Rohini's lair in exchange for his freedom.
 * Archveult's spell dagger threw a dagger-shaped projectile of magical energy at its victim, disrupting their spellcasting. Side-effects of the spell included dizziness, nausea, and temporary paralysis.
 * Little Calimshan was a district of Baldur's Gate. Located in the Outer City, it was mostly inhabited by Calishite refugees, and resembled a Calishite sabban architecturally.
 * Smalljammers were living, sentient, baby spelljammers that psychically bonded with their captains, disliked being around other ships, and hoped to one day grow to become the next Spelljammer.
 * The spell hex was used by warlocks to curse their enemies. Any afflicted being was continuously damaged by necrotic energies until the spell expired.


 * 11/8/2019 – 18/8/2019
 * The verdan were a goodly race of goblinoids. Originally a tribe of Underdark-dwelling goblins, they were mutated by exposure to the mysterious entity That-Which-Endures.
 * The Beloved Ranger statue in Baldur's Gate, erected by a local merchant, was dedicated to the ranger Minsc and his miniature giant space hamster companion Boo.
 * The wizard Briel was schooled in magic by the Netherese lich Aumvor the Undying. Briel's memoirs were the primary source of insight into Aumvor's history post-Netheril.
 * Tasirin was an archmage and spell developer who trained under the esteemed Mentor Wintercloak. Later in life, he lived in Silverymoon, where he befriended Elsura Dauniir.
 * Arallia Silverbow, a moon elven rogue in Waterdeep, apprenticed under the crime lord Elaith Craulnober. She spent several months mapping the House of Stone for him.
 * The Hexad was a faith involving the collective worship of six nature-based deities: Chauntea, Eldath, Mielikki, Silvanus, Aerdrie Faenya, and Rillifane Rallathil.


 * 18/8/2019 – 25/8/2019
 * The Gathering of the Gods was a meeting of goodly humans, elves, and deities in response to an invasion of the Dragon Reach, resulting in the formation of the Harpers.
 * The House of Mystery in Sepulcher was the largest and most important Sharran temple in ancient Netheril. Its head priestess, chosen by Shar herself, was considered to be the leader of the Church of Shar.
 * The wizard Spendelarde was most famous for his spell inventions, which tended to be utilitarian rather than combat-focused, such as the hangover remedy Spendelarde's chaser.
 * Stone guardians were golems used as protectors and guards, especially in Myth Drannor. Creating a stone guardian was a complex affair involving many powerful spells.
 * Elgoeror Indethym was a swindler and Watchful Order magist in Waterdeep. His schemes included seducing noblewomen for their money and producing counterfeit stone murals.
 * A cloak of many fashions could be magically altered to take any shape or color, lending its wearer a handy disguise or simply contributing to their sartorial elegance.
 * That-Which-Endures was a mysterious entity that personified the concept of entropy. A shrine dedicated to the entity beneath Waterdeep could be used to destroy powerful magic artifacts.
 * The Brotherhood of the Black Hand was a group of evil wizards who sought to emulate the arcane research and experimentation practiced in Netheril, under the guidance of Aumvor the Undying.
 * Spellmoots were magical conferences where wizards demonstrated and exchanged spells. The earliest known spellmoots took place during the age of Netheril.


 * 25/8/2019 – 1/9/2019
 * The Dark Robes were a secret guild of necromancers in Baldur's Gate. Respectable citizens during the day, they worked with undead in the catacombs and crypts at night.
 * Dreammist was a highly addictive and deadly drug produced by boiling the mordayn herb. Its vapors induced hallucinations of profound beauty that made the real world intensely dull.
 * A potion of somnolence was a potent potion that put one who drunk it quickly to sleep. One drop in a vial of water was enough for several hours of sleep. It was also dangerously addictive.
 * A kalmari was a monster composed of smoke that existed on the material plane by possessing corpses or living beings that were willing or coerced.
 * A baluchitherium was a type of prehistoric rhinoceros that roamed on plains. If raised from a calf, they could be trained as beasts of burden.
 * The Waning Crescent, a ceremonial sword of the clerics of Selûne at Moonshadow Hall in Yhaunn, symbolized the office of the priest or priestess responsible for the internal administration.
 * Dili was a cheerful little girl kept as a test subject at the Spellhold asylum and prison for mages. She had an innate power to transform into whatever form she liked.
 * Perfectone Mercantile was a company based in Longsaddle that specialized in teleporting goods and people around its network of cities, and delivered the dead into space for funerals.
 * Chain contingency was a powerful arcane spell that triggered up to three other spells to be cast if certain conditions were met.
 * The sand whisper spell known to wizards of Anauroch transmitted all sounds within a small area to distant locations at random, creating silence and protecting against even banshee screams.
 * Gods' Day, a.k.a. "Be Kind to the Guard and Watch Day", was an annual holiday in Waterdeep that commemorated the end of the Time of Troubles. Citizens thanked the gods and showed their faiths proudly.


 * 1/9/2019 – 8/9/2019
 * The great wyrm Raulothim was so afraid of magic that he sought to hoard as much as possible of it for himself. His treasure cache was protected by an immoderate amount of deadly traps.
 * Mercantile companies were organizations that operated trade routes between cities or regions. Among the more famous companies were the Iron Throne and the Seven Suns.
 * Vers Never was a claimed bastard son of Lord Nasher Alagondar of Neverwinter. Some believed he was a fictional creation by Dagult Neverember to strengthen his claim to rule Neverwinter.
 * Yrlakka was a githzerai zerth who lived in Undermountain. As a member of the Sha'sal Khou, Yrlakka worked to unite the githzerai and the githyanki into a unified gith race.
 * Curst were undead beings created through a dark combination of the spells bestow curse and wish. Although most curst were slightly mad, they were&mdash;unlike other undead&mdash;generally not evil.
 * Fey Day was a day where the barrier to the Feywild was weakened, causing greater fey influence. Fey Day was celebrated with masquerades in cities, but observed with trepidation and offerings in rural areas.
 * Slithering trackers were created through a grim ritual that turned a willing participant into an ooze to help them carry out their vengeance. Though their mind stayed intact, many trackers descended into madness.
 * Plumaweavers were Maztican spell users who specialized in pluma, a local and unique tradition of magic gifted to them by the deity Qotal. Plumaweavers were almost universally good, and sought to help others.


 * 8/9/2019 – 15/9/2019
 * Turnips were a nearly ubiquitous vegetable grown from Faerûn to Kara-Tur and used in an uncountable number of recipes. They were even used in the ink for inscribing message scrolls.
 * The Infinity Spindle was a timeless artifact that could transform a mortal creature into a minor demigod. Raxivort stole it from Graz'zt's treasury and used it on himself to achieve godhood.
 * The Field Ward was a slum full of refugees and smelly industries that sprang up in the caravan grounds north of Waterdeep in the late 15 century DR.
 * The Wintershield Watchmen started as a local volunteer city watch in Neverwinter in response to the harsh methods of the Mintarn-born Neverwinter Guard.
 * A hellwasp swarm was a hive-minded cloud of stinging insects from the Lower planes. It could poison a victim into submission and inhabit the body, operating it from within like a puppet.
 * Swift quiver was a spell used by rangers to get an unlimited number of arrows for a short time, but they had to have a quiver with at least one arrow in order to cast the spell.
 * Shandeir was an adventurous wizard with a sharp tongue and a penchant for pranks. She often traveled on a copper dragon from her home in Elturel in the mid–14 century DR.


 * 15/9/2019 – 22/9/2019
 * The Fair Seas Festival was celebrated in Waterdeep at the end of Ches. Celebrants made donations of coin to Umberlee and enjoyed grand feasts in the city's taverns and inns.
 * The Stag-Horned Flagon was a tavern in Amphail, and the site of the village's annual Rite of the Stag Lass. It was rumored the Stag'n'Flag was especially favored by Mielikki.
 * The Golden Age of Netheril was the zenith of the Netherese Empire. The period notably saw the creation of many flying cities, as well as a gradual political power shift in the favor of powerful archwizards.
 * Solania, fourth layer of Mount Celestia, was ruled by the tome archon Pistis Sophia. The layer was home to the dwarven pantheon, who favored its ore-rich valleys and peaks.
 * Fox hengeyokai, usually found in Kara-Tur, were evil hengeyokai with fox-like traits. Like other hengeyokai they could take animal, human, and hybrid forms.
 * Uttersea, the capital of Tuern, was situated in a dormant volcanic crater, shielding it from the stormy weather and freezing temperatures of the northern Trackless Sea.
 * Turiel was a devout cleric of Bahamut who sought to rid Toril of injustice. When not on one of his deity's holy missions, he resided in the library fortress of Candlekeep.
 * Brain moles burrowed into the brains of their victims to feed on psionic energy. They were favored by duergar deities such as Deep Duerra and Laduguer.
 * Piscoloths were sadistic yugoloths from the Fated Depths. They were alien and obscene aquatic creatures, and were tasked with overseeing the mezzoloth and dhergoloth castes.


 * 22/9/2019 – 29/9/2019
 * The High Hall of Elturel was the seat of the city's government. Built on a highly defensible bluff, the site of the castle had accommodated troll, ogre, and orc strongholds prior to human settlement.
 * Hellwasps were insectoid fiends who built giant, floating nests to protect and feed their young. The buoyancy of hellwasp nests was achieved by embedding angel corpses in their walls.
 * Crokek'toeck was an enormous and grotesque demon kept as a pet by the demon lord Yeenoghu. It could carry hundreds of demons in its maw, ensuring them safe passage across the River Styx.
 * Abyssal chickens were vicious fowl native to the Abyss. They were fast runners, a necessary trait to avoid the many creatures who hunted them for their flesh, which&mdash;indeed&mdash;tasted like chicken.
 * Lulu was the loyal hollyphant companion of Zariel. Following Zariel's fall from grace, Lulu was stripped of many of her powers and memories, and was sent away to aimlessly roam the Fields of the Dead.
 * Demon ichor had highly transformative properties on the lower planes. The substance could cause mortals to grow in size or sprout new and interesting horns, but was also used to enhance infernal war machines.
 * Xhost, a glabrezu of the Abyss, found himself inadvertently summoned to Avernus. As a token of appreciation, he gifted his summoner with the cursed sword Gift of the Demon.
 * Automata was a gate-town in the Outlands leading to Mechanus. A highly regimented city with far too many laws, Automata was by all accounts an exceedingly boring place to visit.
 * The Crystrum of Tranquility was a magical crystal globe sacred to the faith of Eldath. In addition to many minor magical properties, the Crystrum contained full descriptions of several Eldathyn spells.
 * The Screaming Maiden was an evil, sentient mace wielded by the Talonan cleric Barjin. Reportedly forged in the lower planes, the Maiden used telepathy to increase its wielder's bloodlust.
 * Close path was an abjuration spell that negated the spellcasting ability of practitioners of path magic for a full day, making it highly dreaded among such wizards.


 * 29/9/2019 – 6/10/2019
 * As High Observer of Elturel, Thavius Kreeg worked to ensure the realm's well-being. To that end, he enforced rigid laws and harsh punishments, and signed dark contracts with powerful entities.
 * Soul coins were the currency of the Nine Hells. Minted by the archdevil Memnon on the layer of Minauros, each soul coin contained the trapped soul of a mortal creature.
 * The Mielikkian cleric Ilkin Ermbroar usually oversaw the annual Rite of the Stag Lass in the village of Amphail. He spent most of his time in the woods surrounding the village.
 * Three-Dragon Ante was a dragon-themed card game popular across all social strata in Faerûn. The game revolved around placing bets and building a strong "flight" of cards to beat other players.
 * Daran Edermath was a retired adventurer turned apple farmer in Phandalin. When not tending to the Edermath Orchard, he was an occasional agent of the Order of the Gauntlet.
 * Duke Belynne Stelmane of Baldur's Gate was a shrewd politician and businesswoman, though she harbored secret, grim allegiances. She became partially paralyzed after a battle with an illithid.
 * A bowl of commanding water elementals could be used to summon an elemental from the Elemental Plane of Water. The Flaming Fist of Fort Beluarian were known to possess at least one bowl.
 * Gorra, an engineer in the Chultan city of Omu, was enslaved by the lich Acererak and forced to build the Tomb of the Nine Gods. When the Tomb stood complete, he was turned into a wight.
 * Seal path was a spell in the arcane tradition of path magic, capable of permanently halting a victim's further education in a given path of power or spell school.
 * Abyssal widows were arachnid servants of Lolth who guarded the entrance to the Demonweb Pits. They appeared as flawlessly beautiful drow females with eight long spider legs protruding from their sides.


 * 6/10/2019 – 13/10/2019
 * Tresendar Manor was a stately villa in Phandalin. Originally built for the Tresendar family, the manor was eventually left abandoned. Centuries later, it was the headquarters of the Redbrands gang of bandits.
 * A bag of devouring would immediately consume and destroy anything inserted into it. Unbeknownst to most, bags of devouring were the maws of mysterious creatures that dwelled in extradimensional space.
 * Gallowgar's Inn was a ramshackle Elturian inn nicknamed the "Manure Pile" for its intense and pervasive cow dung odor. It was owned and operated by the famous ex-adventurer Guldin Gallowgar.
 * The shop Distant Shores sold Chultan wares to the inhabitants of Baldur's Gate. The proprietors were able to import highly prized spices and exotic meats through family connections in Port Nyanzaru.
 * The Crones of Thanatos were the clergy of the evil drow deity Kiaransalee. Since their goddess's portfolio included undeath, many Crones eventually cheated death to become revenants or keening spirits.
 * Mushroom wine, found only in the village of Amphail, was a deep purple wine with a spicy flavor. The famed globetrotting writer Volo described it as "very much an acquired taste."
 * Chronias was the zenith of Mount Celestia, and was said to radiate pure lawful goodness. The layer was ruled by the tome archon Zaphkiel, and was home to the divine realms of several goodly deities.
 * Ezzat was a wizard-turned-lich in the Runestone Caverns of Undermountain. He once declined becoming an apprentice of Halaster Blackcloak, opting instead to plot the Mad Mage's downfall.
 * Ethereal visage was an illusion spell that generated a nimbus of ghostly light around its caster, shielding them from harm. It was an improved version of ghostly visage.


 * 13/10/2019 – 20/10/2019
 * The Great Modron March, in which the modrons of Mechanus paraded through each of the Outer Planes, occurred precisely every 289 years. The exact purpose of the Modron March was a great mystery.
 * Folehar Flametree, a halfling adventurer and smuggler, was a major player in the city of Elturel. He dealt in stolen and looted gems and magic, and dabbled in kidnapping wealthy heiresses for ransom.
 * Although pumpkins were a common crop in large portions of Faerûn, the best pumpkins were said to come from the Goldenfields abbey. Pumpkins were used in a wide variety of dishes, such as pies and soups.
 * Brughor Axe-Biter led a small party of Many-Arrows orcs. Although ostensibly on a scouting mission, Brughor's true heart lay in raiding and pillaging, much to the chagrin of the residents of Phandalin.
 * Fogbolt was a phaerimm evocation spell that encased a victim in a dense, wet fog. The fog was thick enough to extinguish torches, and could be spread if someone were to touch the encased victim.
 * Hornung the Anarch was a renowned wild mage who was transported to the world of Oerth after an unfortunate wild surge. He was eventually recruited by the Xaositects of Sigil.
 * Harpers' Hold was a hidden refuge of the Harpers of Waterdeep, accessible only by teleport spell or by a treacherous path along the slopes and through the caves of Mount Waterdeep.
 * Dermin Courtierdale was a senior Harper who recruited and trained several members of his organization, including the druid Jaheira. He was secretly a member of a sinister splinter faction of Harpers.
 * Fiendish flesh golems were created from the remains of various fiends. These abominable flesh golems were monstrously large and tough, and the secret of their creation was known only by night hags.
 * Ultravision was a transmutation spell that granted its caster the ability to see in total darkness, whether or not the darkness was natural or magical in nature.
 * Ghaunadan were intelligent, bright green oozes in the service of the deity Ghaunadaur. They could temporarily assume the form of a beautiful drow, and could magically paralyze and bewitch their victims.


 * 20/10/2019 – 27/10/2019
 * Phontyr's Unicorn was a lavish inn in Elturel famous for sightings of a ghostly unicorn said to lead adventurers to great riches. As a result, the inn was frequented by a rough clientele of fortune-seekers.
 * Frozenfalls were elven sculptures of waterfalls magically fashioned from thousands of gems. Frozenfalls were often further enchanted with various effects, with some even serving as the foci of minor mythals.
 * Abominable yetis were particularly large and nasty yetis rivaling hill giants in size. Mostly found in cold climates, these hulking monstrosities could attack multiple foes using a deadly breath of freezing air.
 * Baldur's Gate was an important gate in the city of Baldur's Gate, well known as the source of the city's name. The Gate served as the main passageway between the Upper and Lower City.
 * Blastcloak was a phaerimm abjuration spell that enveloped its caster in a protective aura that flung back any fire-based magic at their attacker. It was considered a more powerful version of backblast.
 * Pollus Windscreamer was the hamatula ruler of Jangling Hiter, a city in the infernal layer of Minauros. There were whispered rumors that Pollus was only a puppet ruler beholden to chain devil masters.
 * The Snobeedle family, owners of the Snobeedle Orchard and Meadery, were said to be the wealthiest halfling family in Waterdeep in the 15 century DR.
 * Maur were twisted and hunchbacked giants descended from storm giants exiled to the Underdark. Although maur could stretch to their full height to increase their potency in combat, doing so was extremely painful.
 * The Fraternity of Order was one of the fifteen factions of Sigil, predicated on the belief that the multiverse was inherently orderly and that the understanding of its governing laws represented the true path to power.


 * 27/10/2019 – 3/11/2019
 * Pheasant tail soup was a dish from Elturel, named for the pheasant feathers used as adornment. Although good inns used real game fowl as stock, less-reputable ones were known to use rodents.
 * Mirage dragons dwelled in the Feywild and had manes of feathers. They were mischievous or manipulative by nature but were reclusive and would avoid battle.
 * The Wandering Emporium was a travelling marketplace in Avernus, first of the Nine Hells. Here could be found demon ichor, yugoloth larvae, a soul coin currency exchange, a barber's, a restaurant, and a spa.
 * Death giants were a race of giant who dwelled in Anauroch. Bound to the Negative Energy plane after a deal with a dark power, their souls were doomed to destruction at death.
 * Admiral Marianon Silmara of the spelljamming Elven Imperial Fleet was a heroine of the Unhuman Wars who was appointed ambassador to the Rock of Bral.
 * The Phandelver's Pact between dwarf and gnome clans and the human town of Phandalin agreed to share profits of Wave Echo Cave and the Forge of Spells.
 * Dimensional shackles were magical manacles that prevented teleporting and planar travel, as well as restricting mundane movement.
 * Weirdshield was a spell developed by phaerimms that created a powerful tentacled shield-like barrier to block physical and magical attacks.


 * 3/11/2019 – 10/11/2019
 * The Companion was a magical second sun that hung over Elturel. Its light drove away undead and creatures of darkness, yet made Elturgard a realm of endless day.
 * Sunrise was a spell often used by clerics of Lathander. It created a brilliant sphere of sunlight that confused and harmed undead and fungus-based creatures.
 * A paeliryon was a grotesque breed of devil that operated as spymasters and blackmailers. They were obese and toad-like, and wore thick makeup.
 * Bracers of archery were protective wrist-bands that made the wearer proficient in bows and made their fired arrows more penetrating.
 * A singing bundle was a sahuagin version of a book. Made of bits of stone and shell bound with knots of sinew or rings of bone, it was shaken to produce a series of clicking sounds in their language.
 * Little One was an ogre who donned a headband of intellect, then forewent his brutish ways to become a scholar at Candlekeep.
 * Giant frogs were like ordinary frogs in every way, except giant. Bullywugs trained them as hunters who could swallow and regurgitate large prey whole.
 * Grand Street was the longest street in Bral, running almost the length of the Rock of Bral. Among others, The Trading Company, a mercenary and arms-trading organization, had its warehouse here.
 * The Forlorn Hills lay between the Dessarin Valley and the Delimbiyr Vale and were once home to the dwarves of Phalorm, and later claimed by the realm of Delimbiyran.


 * 10/11/2019 – 17/11/2019
 * Fort Tamal was a keep near Boareskyr Bridge operated by the Order of the Companion. An oddly substantial contingent of paladins was stationed here despite there being seemingly little to protect nearby.
 * The paladin Justin Melenikus worked to protect small settlements in the Savage Frontier from the myriad threats found in the area. This was motivated in part by his own experience as a survivor of an orc raid.
 * Become bones was a spell that rendered the caster's flesh, organs, and clothing invisible, causing them to appear as a skeleton. Curiously, this also caused undead creatures to ignore the caster.
 * Shaundyl Berethryl was an elven warlord in the Hullack Forest. Considering humans "bestial and unwashed", he sought to foment unrest in Cormyr with the aim of toppling the ruling Obarskyr dynasty.
 * Dracolisks were extremely rare crossbreeds of dragons and basilisks. They were armed with the breath of a dragon and the petrifying gaze of a basilisk, as well as a cunning that belied their bestial forms.
 * The fiendish flesh golem Mickey was a member of the Knucklebones Gang in Avernus, led by his creator, the night hag Mad Maggie. He was picked on by his fellow redcap and madcap gang members.
 * Amrik Vanthampur was a member of the patriar Vanthampur family of Baldur's Gate. He operated a moneylending business out of the Low Lantern tavern and gambling hall.
 * Nan Wu was a wu jen in Shou Lung affiliated with the criminal Tsui Tong syndicate. He eventually retired to spend time on scholarly pursuits, but was still frequently called on by the Tsui Tong for "one last task".
 * Dragonshape was an extremely potent alteration spell that allowed its caster to take the form of a dragon, though they were limited to dragon types whose ethos aligned with their own.
 * A wand of secrets could reveal the location of the nearest secret passage or trap within a limited range. This power, which the wand recharged at dawn, could be used up to three times a day.
 * 17/11/2019 – 24/11/2019
 * The Gralhund Villa Bloodbath was an attack on the Gralhund family's villa in Waterdeep by members of the Zhentarim. The cause of the scuffle was a disagreement over what to do with the Stone of Golorr.
 * A vasuthant was a horrific undead orb that grew in size and power as it devoured more and more positive energy. When the dark sorcerers of ancient Aryvandaar fell, many of their spirits returned as vasuthants.
 * Varrakas was a thick and viscous poison that caused internal damage in most mammals. The poison was first recorded by the wizard Lethchauntos the Black during his visit to a tribe of orcs.
 * Chalipur Hathangos was a Sembian merchant who sought to annex Cormyrian holdings to expand his business. He tried to strike a deal with Lord Ingleiyr Tammarast of Landuth, but was unsuccessful.
 * Tarina was a trusted agent of the Guild in Baldur's Gate. Previously a pirate, Tarina absconded with a sizable sum of stolen wealth from her old colleagues aboard the Uncivil Serpent.
 * Trisk Adamantelpiece was a commander of the Burrow Wardens of Blingdenstone. They were mentored for this position by the ghost of a veteran Burrow Warden named Jadger.
 * The barbazu Krikendolt was commanded by Zariel to cull the abyssal chicken population of Avernus. Unfortunately, Krikendolt had suffered a personality-altering brain injury causing him to pity the chickens.
 * Deathmaster's vial was a necromancy spell that converted a liquid into a rot-inducing substance to be bottled and thrown at enemies. This vile spell was often used by the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Grandmother Ash, an awakened spellscarred tree in the Vilhon Wilds, was continuously burning with a magical blue flame. She was visited by pilgrims, and occasionally lent her aid to "heroes brave and true".
 * The moonblade owned by the Evereskan wizard Xan was a powerful magical sword burning with a blue flame. Xan briefly lost his moonblade when he was captured by the Cyricist priest Mulahey.
 * Thayan enclaves were sovereign trading posts belonging to Thay. The enclaves sold magical goods and services, and were tolerated by local governments in exchange for a percentage of their profits.


 * 24/11/2019 – 1/12/2019
 * Asgard was the divine realm of Tyr and the rest of the Norse pantheon. The domain was an unspoiled expanse of wilderness and vast oceans where petitioners could feast, fight, and explore at their leisure.
 * The Cat Lord's Prowl was the cat lord's home in Brux, second layer of the Beastlands. Rather than a fixed site, the Prowl was the area surrounding the cat lord's pride, which consisted of all manner of cats.
 * The Sisters of Synnoria were an all-female company of Llewyrr elf riders from Synnoria. They protected Prince Tristan Kendrick of Corwell from Northman forces as he passed through their lands.
 * Sabran Cormaeril was a swaggering Cormyrian noble who was exiled for his involvement in the Abraxus affair. He led a group of other disgruntled noblemen who sought to undermine the Cormyrian government.
 * Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools, was a cunning and powerful trickster archfey. He traveled the Feywild under a pretense of merriment, but secretly sought to foment unrest and bring about the downfall of civilization.
 * Belpren was an acidic poison recorded by the wizard Lethchauntos the Black. The substance was colored luminescent blue, and was only corrosive when it came into contact with flesh or other soft tissues.
 * Velkora Ashenwell, Kartra Boulderstern, and Strovin Ironfist were three dwarven laborers who became trapped in a collapsed building in Elturel as the city was pulled into the Nine Hells.
 * Eltuth Oyim was an ambitious Overwizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who specialized in wyvern-related spells. He was killed after siding against Archmage Arcane Arklem Greeth in an attempted coup.
 * Celerum the Black was a wizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who studied under Dendybar the Mottled. He investigated the mage Damien Morienus who had retired to Icewind Dale to research a recipe for lichdom.
 * Sammaster's conjunction allowed a wizard to cast two spells concurrently, either by storing two spells for later use, or by directly conjoining them. The spell required a strand of hair from a Chosen of Mystra to cast.
 * Kuyutha was an exarch of Bahamut who served as his deity's main ambassador to the dragonborn of Abeir. Although revered on Abeir, only a scant few Torilian scholars knew about Kuyutha.
 * Torogar Steelfist was the minotaur bodyguard of Arkhan the Cruel, champion of Tiamat. Torogar was a savage brute who wielded dual scimitars set aflame by his gauntlets of flaming fury.
 * Hissing Stones was a venerable bathhouse in the Seatower district of Baldur's Gate. Because of the owner's reputation for discretion and neutrality, Hissing Stones was often the site of confidential meetings.


 * 1/12/2019 – 8/12/2019
 * Vecna was a legendary lich of Oerth who ascended to godhood. Most of his physical form was destroyed, save for the incredibly potent Hand of Vecna and Eye of Vecna.
 * The Tome of the Creed Resolute recorded Elturel's Creed Resolute as well as the names of all the citizens who had vowed to follow it.
 * The adventurers Presto, Diana, Hank, Eric, and Bobby (but without Uni!) came to Toril from the Realm. They tried and failed to defeat Tiamat and (probably) ended up eaten alive.
 * The dragon spell hand created a small, magical hand that a dragon could use to make fine or precise movements and manipulations that were otherwise difficult due to their large size.
 * Belmer Oelber Rayburton, progenitor of the noble Rayburton family, was a laconic hunter and warrior who helped found the kingdom of Cormyr.
 * Jaluth Alaerth, or "Snakeface", was an Overwizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who specialized in necromancy and plotted to conquer Icewind Dale with an army of dragons.
 * The merchant Boswell Peddywinkle peddled scrimshaw in Icewind Dale and Luskan. He was murdered and had his identity stolen by the evil wizard Celerum the Black.
 * Bahamut's Palace was Bahamut's dwelling on the plane of Mount Celestia. The palace also housed several gold dragons and warden archons, as well as the exarch Kuyutha.


 * 8/12/2019 – 15/12/2019
 * Endeir Falconhand was a Cormyrian huntsman who served as a retainer to the Rayburton family. He was a distant ancestor of the adventurer Florin Falconhand.
 * Sword and hammer was a variant of spiritual weapon available to the war-focused clergy of Tyr. The spell was also accessible via a Tyrran relic called the Balance of Belaros.
 * The Zakharan merchant Sadik el-Huari sold coffee to the residents of Yeoman on the plane of Bytopia. His tent was a favored haunt of the city's elite.
 * Spectral stag created an illusion of a spectral, red-eyed stag that charged forward in a straight line. The spell was recorded in the Malarite Book of Fangs and Talons.
 * The Elturian halfling baker Pilster Pebblehuck considered selling his soul to the imp Perchillux in exchange for food for his starving wife and three children.
 * Haruman was a paladin of Helm who participated in Zariel's invasion of Avernus. After Zariel's defeat and fall, he continued to serve his mistress as an infernal narzugon.
 * The conjuration spell summon nishruu allowed a powerful wizard to summon a nishruu, an extraplanar creature that fed on magic and appeared as a cloud of mist.


 * 15/12/2019 – 22/12/2019
 * The Rayburton Jewels was an extremely valuable set of gems briefly owned by the Rayburton family. The Jewels were eventually lost in a family feud, never to be found again.
 * Summon fiend was an incredibly dangerous spell that allowed an evil wizard to summon a dangerous fiend, such as a tanar'ri or a yugoloth, to the material plane.
 * Tashad was a barber from Zakhara who owned a shop in Sigil near the headquarters of the Athar faction. The entrance to her shop was a functional portal to the Abyss.
 * The evocation spell moss skull manifested a moss-covered skull that could be thrown at enemies to cause an explosion of fire and ice. The spell was recorded in the Leaves of Green.
 * Elstearn's Escorts, a high-end hireling agency in Menzoberranzan, provided paying customers with bodyguards, guides, interpreters, and escorts.
 * Emotion read allowed a cleric to instantly perceive another person's primary emotional state. This spell was also granted by the Tyrran relic named the Balance of Belaros.
 * Shiradi were a variety of celestial eladrin who originated in Arborea. Tough and strong in nature, they roamed the planes to fight for the freedom of others.


 * 22/12/2019 – 29/12/2019
 * The Nycoptic Manuscripts were a pair of scrolls telling of ancient legends, cryptic prophecy, and dreadful necromancy. Their author was unnamed, but most likely insane.
 * Bog blokes were nasty tree-like creatures found in bogs and marshes, such as the Evermoors. They were extremely territorial, and were known to attack intruders on sight.
 * Saddam Hasan ibn Arvalas was a master mechanician and creator of golems. Once an apprentice of Trobriand, he became guildmaster of the Hands of Time in Sigil.
 * The Skull Chalice of Ch'gakare was the symbol of office for the rulers of Omu. It was fashioned from the skull of ancient king, plated in gold and encrusted with gems.
 * Xengahra, called the Death-Bringer, was an altraloth outcast dwelling in the Outlands after slaying the night hags that created him. He was the living personification of hopelessness.
 * Mantle of Mystra was an abjuration spell that shielded its caster from a specific magical effect for a full year. The spell was one of several stored within the Scepter of Mystra.


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 * Thazienne Uskevren, a daughter of the noble Sembian Uskevren family, enjoyed secretly associating with the criminal underworld of Selgaunt.
 * Mass camouflage was a more powerful version of the druid spell camouflage. It allowed a group of creatures to blend in with their surroundings, provided they stuck together.
 * Gray puddings were highly acidic oozes related to black puddings. They were incredibly deadly creatures capable of dissolving an opponent in mere seconds.
 * Merrouroboros was a supercontinent on Abeir-Toril in antiquity, ruled over by the creator races until the cataclysmic Tearfall.
 * Umberguard, a county in the Northern Polarate of the planet Anadia, was largely inhabited by Anadian halflings.
 * Delzorin Street was a major thoroughfare in Waterdeep, running from the Sea Ward to the North Ward. Several noble families owned villas along the street.
 * Muiral's Gauntlet, the tenth level of Undermountain, was ruled over by Muiral the Misshapen, a former apprentice of Halaster Blackcloak.

2020

 * 29/12/2019 – 5/1/2020
 * Icewolf, an Ice Hunter village on the island of Ice Peak, was visited by the Heroes of Ascore on their quest to defeat the white dragon Freezefire.
 * Moon dogs were large, canine celestials from the plane of Elysium. One moon dog, Cooeu, led a pack of wolves in the vicinity of Shadowdale.
 * Northfurrow's End was an inn in Goldenfields operated by Miros Xelbrin, a hirsute Emerald Enclave sympathizer. The inn offered comfortable lodgings and local cuisine.
 * Warning shout was a spell known to the clergy of Arvoreen that amplified a single spoken word, making it audible up to half a mile away from the caster.
 * General of undeath, a divine necromancy spell associated with Velsharoon, allowed its caster to command a greater number of undead minions.
 * Burn path was a path magic spell that could burn away knowledge of a single path of magic known to its target. It was considered a spell of the dreaded Path of Paths.


 * 5/1/2020 – 12/1/2020
 * Raziel was a member of the Celestial Hebdomad and the leader of Mertion, a layer of Mount Celestia. He channeled his righteous fury to fight tyranny and protect the innocent.
 * A wand of defoliation could be used to kill all plant life in an area. These wands were effective weapons against plant creatures such as shambling mounds.
 * The kensai Chien Jang Liang studied martial arts at the Wang Ho School in Cham Fau. He almost killed his master while practicing a secret technique.
 * Shimmermantle was an abjuration spell that shrouded its caster in a shimmering aura, shielding them from a number of physical and magical attacks.
 * Lonafin was a cleric and hierophant of Velsharoon who learned animate dead to further his goal of raising undead wherever he went.
 * Azuth's alteration mantle allowed its caster to absorb a spell thrown at him or her, then redirect the magical energy either for healing or to fuel another spell.
 * Theldrin Rallyhorn served as advisor to several kings of early Cormyr. He hid away a substantial fortune, the Rallyhorn Riches, deep within Castle Obarskyr.
 * Poison vines was a druid spell that created rapid-growing poisonous vines. The vines could be used for a variety of purposes, including binding enemies similar to entangle.
 * Adarus were millipede-like tanar'ri who specialized in manipulating lesser demons. They were fascinated by non-adaru body parts and often collected them.


 * 12/1/2020 – 19/1/2020
 * Gloom golems were horrifying golems from the bleak plane of Hades. They constantly emitted a terrible howl that induced despair in all who heard it.
 * Gwynharwyf was a bralani princess of the eladrin Court of Stars. As Queen Morwel's champion she waged an endless crusade against evil.
 * The Rallyhorn Riches was a treasure of stupefying value amassed by Theldrin Rallyhorn that vanished from a hidden room in Castle Obarskyr without a trace.
 * Goblin rats were cowardly and evil shapechangers from Kara-Tur. Local superstition maintained that boiled goblin rat whiskers could cure baldness.
 * Bright Nydra was a demigod said to be the daughter of Selûne and Shaundakul. During the Time of Troubles she defeated an avatar of Bhaal.
 * The korobokuru bushi Hsiao Nan Tzu Wen accompanied Kuang Ming Ling, his boss's daughter, on a pilgrimage to a distant monastery.
 * Bluespawn stormlizards were massive dragonspawn of Tiamat resembling wingless blue dragons. They were sometimes used as mounts by other dragonspawn.
 * Gretchen Titchwillow was a wandering druid guided by a grove of willow trees. She was instructed to travel to Baldur's Gate and stop a growing evil.


 * 19/1/2020 – 26/1/2020
 * The gargantua of Kara-Tur were among the largest creatures to walk the surface of Toril. Several varieties existed, such as humanoid, insectoid, and reptilian gargantua.
 * Killmoulis were tiny fey known for their prominent proboscises. Although generally mild-mannered, many killmoulis enjoyed playing practical jokes on others.
 * Gulguthydrae were aberrant and exceptionally rare hybrids of hydras and gulguthras found in places such as the Farsea Marshes and the sewers of Waterdeep.
 * Vorr were hyena-like bloodhounds native to the Abyss. Because of their exceptional tracking skills they were often used by greater demons to track down prey.
 * Haraevor were dragonspawn that resembled four-headed crocodiles. They traveled underground through solid stone and were referred to as "crashing death from earth".
 * House Irlingstar was a noble family of Waterdeep known for their investments in shipbuilding and banking. They also secretly provided funding for the sinister Unseen.
 * The Solemn Order of Recognized Furriers and Woolmen in Waterdeep saw its revenues soar while its membership decreased under the leadership of Master Thoss Balein.


 * 26/1/2020 – 2/2/2020
 * Greenspawn razorfiends were the sentries of Tiamat's armies. With wings sharp as knives, they hunted Chondalwood and other temperate forests.
 * Günvald Halraggson was a Chieftain of the Bear Tribe of Reghedmen. After the death of fellow Chieftain Wolvig Barrundson at the hand of the Ice Witch, he took the title of Bear King.
 * The Iceflow was a river born in the Spine of the World that coursed southwest to the Trackless Sea so swiftly that it was unnavigable.
 * Gendruwo were a type of memedi found in Kara-Tur. The pranks they pulled on humans were usually good-natured, but could turn malicious if they were in a bad mood.
 * A deep crow was a huge insect that resembled a bird except for it mandibles, multiple eyes, and four-toed claws. They were aggressive and deadly, but their eggs were a delicacy.
 * Emmantiensien, the Treant-King, was the sage of the Seelie Court. Grave and quiet, he spent many long hours in deep conversation with fellow nature gods Rillifane Rallathil and Silvanus.
 * Bartholomew Tidfigit was the proud and haughty proprietor of The Royal Arms inn in Luskan. He made it a point to disregard "smelly ruffians" who could not afford his rates.
 * Nightshades were evil and poisonous elemental nature spirits. They resembled fey dwarves and were hostile to treants, druids, and other goodly servants of nature.
 * The monk Hua Li Te was the abbot of the Pure Thought Monastery in Shou Lung. He remained the most powerful monk of his order well into his old age.


 * 2/2/2020 – 9/2/2020
 * Deep crows were monstrous avians found in the deep, dark places of Toril. Their malign presence could veil a region in shadow, filled with the dark echoes of alien caws.
 * Smiler the Defiler was a vile and somewhat insane eladrin warlord whose gang, Smiler's Defilers, roamed the wastes of Avernus in their infernal war machines.
 * Chult's Valley of Embers was a barren lowland covered in lava flows from the Peaks of Flame, inhabited only by mud and steam mephits who found the harsh environment agreeable.
 * Asp was the naga assistant of Maligor, Thay's zulkir of alteration. Like her master, she was thoroughly evil and enjoyed leisurely pursuits such as torture and murder.
 * Celestian the Far Wanderer was a deity of Oerth worshiped by many wanderers of the planes and wildspace. Consequently, he had a gaggle of adherents on the Rock of Bral.
 * Lady Jhanthyl Lagarr became Queen of Cormyr when she married King Duar, who had previously defeated her first husband, Kuthor Lagarr, in battle.
 * Hkum yeng were nats found in Kara-Tur. They watched over entire villages of humans, protecting them from threats (provided the humans did not offend them in some way).
 * Redspawn firebelchers were brutish and vicious dragonspawn with an appetite for destruction. They congregated in volcanic areas and could swim in lava.
 * Alamion, or "Frost Daddy", was one of two magic longswords forged by the wizard Obren the Left-Handed. Its counterpart was Malamion, also known as "Frost Baby".


 * 9/2/2020 – 16/2/2020
 * The South Wood in the Savage Frontier was home to a tribe of goblins, a wild hunt of ghosts chasing spectral boars, and an enterprising treant.
 * The Lagarr Legacy was a treasure amassed by the warlord Kuthor Lagarr. The caravan transporting the hoard to Cormyr was mysteriously lost with nary a trace.
 * Go-zu oni were large, bull-headed oni found in Kara-Tur. They served the Celestial Emperor as soldiers and as escorts for the recently deceased.
 * Brogan was a Harper agent in the Sunset Mountains who uncovered a drow, gnoll, and ogre conspiracy to exterminate the local dwarven population.
 * The Thayan herb sindari was highly poisonous. The poison took a full day to affect its victims, after which they would fall into violent convulsions and die within minutes.
 * Mudwort was a gnoll soldier in the army of the Thayan zulkir Maligor. He secretly sold information to the Harpers, but was killed by their agent in a dispute over payment.
 * Marchion was the hereditary title used by the ruler of Mirabar, as well as by Cormyrian lords who ruled border territories. The feminine form was "marchioness".
 * The Wizard of Wines was a vineyard in Barovia owned and operated by the Martikov family. The vineyard was once briefly visited by the Heroes of Baldur's Gate.


 * 16/2/2020 – 23/2/2020
 * The Laughing Hollow was home to the fey beings of the Delimbiyr Vale. A great, treasure-laden dwarf-hold was rumored to lie buried deep beneath the area.
 * Me-zu oni were large horse-headed oni who served as commanders in the armies of the Celestial Emperor. They were only rarely encountered on the material plane.
 * Ilivarra was a drow priestess of Lolth who sought to expel a dwarven clan from the Sunset Mountains. Her plan was foiled by the adventurers Adrianna, Kromlech, and Vahn.
 * The Jathiman Dagger appeared to be an ordinary dagger, but was in actuality an extraordinarily powerful weapon crafted by the Cult of Jathiman to slay the gods.
 * The cauldron of doom was a necromantic item that could re-animate human corpses as zombie-like undead creatures. It was created by a blacksmith in the service of Kazgaroth.
 * Elwin traded his career as a pirate on the Sword Coast for an easy life guarding a citrus orchard in Thay. He died after being charmed into aiding a group of Harpers.
 * The Selgryn tribe of kobolds were known for their extensive use of traps. The tribe very nearly wiped out the Uthgardt who had settled near their territory in the Ice Lakes.
 * The Abbey of Everard was home to a group of Oghman monks. Although the monks' quarters were rather spartan, the abbey was richly ornamented and well stocked with books.
 * Tanglefoot bags could be thrown at other creatures to cover them in thick goo and hinder their movement. They were often used by devils to ground flying angels and archons.
 * The four friends Lareth Huntsilver, Gardrath Roaringhorn, Aubleth Crownsilver, and Aiken Wyvernspur discovered the Harp of Healing when walking home from a night of drinking.
 * The highwayman Pandar of Scardale avoided elven justice by hiding in the Cormanthor forest, and avoided injury by wearing the Elves' Bane girdle.


 * 23/2/2020 – 1/3/2020
 * The Harp of Healing was a mysterious magical harp with reputed healing powers that haunted Cormyr in 1018 DR. Thereafter, pranksters and thieves would play harps in the wood to lure people into mischief.
 * The Cult of Ragarra was devoted to the savage jungle goddess Ragarra. Active in Zakhara's Cities of the Ancients, they increased crocodile populations in the rivers and canals.
 * The Sign of the Dreaming Dragon was an inn and tavern in Iriaebor owned by a former member of the Fellowship of the Dreaming Dragon. Extending over the edge of the Tor, it had a great view.
 * Great King Mandoul ruled an ancient kingdom on the Sword Coast North. In time, all the realm was lost bar its caverns and Mandoul's voice still warning travelers passing its gates near Waterdeep.
 * Kaeira was a caravan guard who survived an ambush by bandits. Tracking the thieves to Baldur's Gate, she stayed at the Elfsong Tavern, where she was aided by adventurers Adrianna, Kromlech, and Vahn.
 * A robe of the archmagi bolstered the wearer's physical and magical defenses, as well as their arcane prowess. One could only be worn by an archmage of the correct ethical code.
 * A black sickle, also called a blightbringer, was an evil weapon of the Moonshae Isles that withered vegetation and could slay or drive away plant creatures.
 * The Sighing Valley in the southern Sumber Hills was named for the sound the winds made as they passed its rocky features. It was home to gnolls, aarakocra, and the Feathergale Knights.
 * Naityan rakshasas were very rare cousins of rakshasas with an inherent talent for blade magic and swift shapeshifting, which they blended with their martial arts. They drank blood, purely for the taste.
 * The Great Gazib was a circus mage who performed in the Carnival outside of Nashkel. In his show, he magically made an ogre partner seem to explode in front of an audience.
 * Chunming was a city in Shou Lung and one of the largest spelljamming ports on Toril. Although highly taxed, spelljammer crews were respected and envied by the populace.
 * Shou-town was a district on the Rock of Bral that was home to Shou artisans and craftsmen who'd migrated on spelljammers. It was largely controlled by yakuza.
 * Flameskulls were made from the heads of dead mages and used as intelligent guardians capable of spellcasting and hurling fire. Undying and utterly bored, they mostly only wanted entertainment.


 * 1/3/2020 – 8/3/2020
 * The Thayvian gold mines were vital to the economy of Thay. The discovery of rich new gold veins led to a conflict between tharchion Lionson and zulkir Maligor.
 * Lae'zel was a githyanki warrior from Stardock. She was captured by mind flayers and subjected to ceremorphosis, which she desperately sought to stave off.
 * Lesser and greater segarrans were servants of Ragarra, the Zakharan deity of nature. They could shift between human and reptilian form at will.
 * Karasuthra was a layer of the Beastlands perpetually shrouded in night. It was inhabited by nocturnal beasts, the mortai, and the giant deity Stronmaus.
 * The Shields of Yartar were charged with the defense of Yartar. They were commanded by the city's Waterbaron and operated out of the Shield Tower.
 * Nematodes of the Northdark was a rare book on subterranean worms thought lost forever in the Underdark until tracked down by librarian Wendolyn Shoosh.
 * Chunming was a city in T'u Lung ruled by the Shin clan and known for its pepper wine. It was not to be confused with Chunming, a city in Shou Lung.
 * Blood warriors were evil undead fighters in the service of Kazgaroth. They could gain the power of haste through ritual human sacrifice.
 * In spite of Odin having no apparent presence in Realmspace, the Temple of Odin on the Rock of Bral boasted a community of roughly a hundred worshipers.
 * Blackstone was the manor of the noble Theresparin family of Cormyr. The building burned to the ground shortly after the mysterious disappearance of the Theresparins.


 * 8/3/2020 – 15/3/2020
 * Creating a blood golem was a less than sanguine affair involving the blood of at least sixteen people. Once operational, the golem required a constant supply of blood to keep moving.
 * Abriymoch was the principal city on Phlegethos, third layer of the Nine Hells. Built into an active volcano, it was a center of vice and entertainment in the Hells.
 * The Second Dragonspear War was fought to banish the infernal Hordes of Dragonspear back to Avernus through the gate beneath Dragonspear Castle.
 * The Crystal Spire was the divine realm of the deities Kelemvor and Jergal. It was previously called the Bone Castle under its previous ruler, Myrkul.
 * Myrmyxicuses were aquatic demons found on the fiendish plane of Fated Depths. They had elongated, eel-like bodies, with multiple arms, tentacles, and other appendages.
 * Torilians enjoyed milk from a variety of creatures, from goats and cows to catoblepas and chimeras. Milk was also religiously significant to worshipers of Selûne and Hathor.
 * Yau-mor were evil spirits from Kara-Tur resembling freakish crosses between humans and dragons. They had an intense dislike of all magic users.
 * The alteration spell threestones allowed a wizard to make three small stones slightly larger. These could then be hurled at an opponent, and would always strike true.
 * Blackland Ironhoof was the centaur owner of the Agri Plantation in northern Thay. His plantation was largely run by slaves purchased in Eltabbar.
 * Yggdrasil's Child was an enormous tree whose roots connected the asteroids of Garden. It was named for the planar tree Yggdrasil and was said to have a life span of 2,000 years.
 * Despite its name, demon fever had little to do with demons, and was instead spread by abyssal ghouls and night hags. The disease slowly drained the vitality of its victims.
 * The Fairheight Mountains of Alaron in the Moonshaes were infested with trolls, orcs, and goblins who occasionally raided the mining towns situated in the mountain foothills.
 * Weaveghosts were spirits of deceased people who had merged with the Weave, typically the Chosen of Mystra. Weaveghosts could be resurrected into new, physical bodies by Mystra.
 * The Rus were a tribe of Illuskan humans who raided the coasts and rivers of Faerûn. A group of Rus settled in Rashemen, integrating with the local Rashemi people.


 * 15/3/2020 – 22/3/2020
 * The Shining Crusade was formed by Caelar Argent to invade Avernus with the aim of liberating the souls of those lost in the First and Second Dragonspear Wars.
 * The Wyvernstones of Hullack marked the location of the Elfhold, an ancient elven crypt housing the dead of House Amaratharr as well as the druid Hullack.
 * Storm's swordfire was a spell created by Storm Silverhand that caused blades touched by the caster to ignite with fire that was especially harmful to undead.
 * The Master Mariners' Guild of Waterdeep represented the interests of the city's maritime merchants and ship captains. They were at odds with the Order of Master Shipwrights.
 * Toril was home to a multitude of different fish, from the deadly quipper to the ivory-boned knucklehead trout, and from the tiny jewelfish to the monstrous afanc.
 * The Chessentan village of Oslin was once defended by the Magical Chessmen of Ultham-Urre, which allowed its citizens to fend off two invading forces from Maerduuth.
 * Yuan-ti anathemas were horrifying yuan-ti monstrosities with multiple snake heads, created through subjecting abominations to a cruel ritual involving blood sacrifice.
 * At the end of the Era of Skyfire, the genie rulers of Schamedar in Calimshan cursed their citizens to remain bound to the city, even after death. Millennia later, their ghosts still haunted Schamedar.


 * 22/3/2020 – 29/3/2020
 * A philosopher's stone could turn lead into gold, cure the sick, and bring the dead back to life. These rare artifacts were coveted by famous archmages such as Azurax Silverhawk.
 * The First Dragonspear War was fought between a coalition of forces from Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep, and a horde of devils and goblinoids occupying Dragonspear Castle.
 * The Ice Lakes of northwest Faerûn were home to a large kobold community, including the Selgryn tribe. The Waterdhavian noble house Majarra owned a tract of land in the area.
 * The alteration spell Laeral's disrobement could be used to infuse an item, typically clothing, with another spell to be activated when the garment was removed or damaged.
 * Jheldarr Boaldegg was the leader of Waterdeep's Master Mariners' Guild. He once attempted to have Piergeiron the Paladinson assassinated at the Open Lord's own wedding.
 * Baphitaurs were were the product of Netherese experiments to combine human, demon, and minotaur blood through sorcery. They were usually found in the Labyrinth in the Northdark.
 * Beldarm Truesilver was a Cormyrian lord suspected by some of being the true identity of the Hullack Hawk, a brigand who terrorized and stole from Sembian nobles.
 * Jewel Talondim was a crime lord in Iriaebor who headed the Talondim Clan, an independent thieves' guild. She was an effective leader who avoided conflict with larger guilds.
 * Heucuva were terrifying undead beings created from the damned souls of clerics, paladins, druids, and monks. They were mostly found in deep, dark environs such as Undermountain.
 * The Dock Ward of Calimport was known for its vibrant nightlife, roughly divided across its sabbans: inns were found in the Ylar sabban, festhalls in the Jarûz sabban, and taverns in the Aktorral sabban.


 * 29/3/2020 – 5/4/2020
 * The Magical Chessmen of Ultham-Urre were a magical set of chess pieces enchanted with a vast array of sorcerous properties, including a strange quirk causing them to jump between owners.
 * The world of Athas was nigh impossible to access from Realmspace because of the relative isolation of its crystal sphere. Nevertheless, its existence was known to certain learned few on Toril.
 * Ilinvur, a mining town near the Moonsea, was at one point governed by a wizard installed by the cities of Melvaunt and Thentia in partnership. In return, Ilinvur was protected by both cities.
 * The Black Chronology of Augathra the Mad was a dark alternative to her Roll of Years prophecy, based on nightmare visions received while sleeping that she believed were granted by Shar.
 * Sieronius Dethick, a drow priest of Vhaeraun, was imprisoned and cursed with vampirism by the wizard Sunder Halyndliam. He sought an undead bride to help him break Sunder's curse.
 * The alteration spell Melisander's harp created an illusion of a floating, shadowy harp. The music from this harp caused effects similar to the slow, sleep, and feather fall spells.
 * The Prince of Frost was a cruel archfey who occasionally made pacts with Torilian warlocks. He was once called the Sun Prince, but lost his sunny disposition when his betrothed left him for a mortal man.
 * The Caravan Quarter of Daggerford was the city's center of commerce. Many establishments catering to traveling merchants, traders, and other visitors were found here.
 * Calimport's Quill Ward was known for its many libraries, both private and public. The Ward was protected by a potent magical ward created by the wizardess Nureh yr Catahra el Namor.


 * 5/4/2020 – 12/4/2020
 * Geriviars were humongous giants with an intense hatred for permanent structures, compelling them to rip and tear apart buildings on sight.
 * The Cave of Greed was the divine realm of the draconic deity Azharul, until he was devoured by Tiamat, who then took up residence in the Cave.
 * Erackinor was the realm of Moradin, leader of the Morndinsamman pantheon. Its halls lay beneath Solania, a layer of Mount Celestia.
 * Waevor's Wagon was a shipment of silver stolen from the Purple Dragons of Cormyr under mysterious circumstances, never to be found again.
 * The Green Door festhall in Essembra was decorated with magnificent forest-scene tapestries and was secretly a shrine to Mielikki.
 * Daggerford's Silver Flood Inn was created in response to a "silver rush" in the nearby Sword Hills. The inn was decorated with a mining theme.
 * Shoondal's seeking was a spell that allowed its caster to see nearby keys, locks, and other similar devices, even through magical disguises.
 * Surminare was the goddess of selkies and a member of the Asathalfinare pantheon. She was a friend of the giant god Stronmaus.
 * Verdant princes were cruel, powerful fey who habitually offered bargains to the needy, usually in an attempt to create strife and anguish.
 * Ogre slugs had the upper bodies of ogres and the lower bodies of slugs. They preferred to dine on human flesh and were considered exceptionally ugly.
 * Able was a warrior-cleric of Tyr who traveled to the Utter East to rescue Piergeiron the Paladinson but ended up decapitated by barlguras.


 * 12/4/2020 – 19/4/2020
 * The spell howling chain wrapped victims in screaming red chains that slowed their movement, then beat and crushed them to death.
 * Elminster's eversmoking pipe was the Old Sage's signature possession. In addition to aiding a smoking habit, it could produce minute meteors or pyrotechnic effects.
 * Nehwon ghouls, creatures from another world, were fairly civilized. Planewalker Tamper Tencoin and the Knights of Myth Drannor fought alongside one named Lacheera against the Zhent mage Whisper.
 * Viekang was a thief and a Bhaalspawn. He survived being hunted by his half–siblings, but his fight with Abdel Adrian precipitated the return of the Lord of Murder in 1482 DR.
 * Duke Malphas of Baator led forty companies of abishai in service to Tiamat when she was the ruler of Avernus.
 * Asgerlan Burtrann penned the revealing Cormyrian Customs And Scandals and was gruesomely executed by an offended Cormyrian noble.
 * Blacksaddle was a barony in the southern Border Kingdoms. Agricultural success and prosperity made it a target of raids from the Shaar.
 * Ggatzshriiegk was a magical obsidian javelin that returned to its owner when summoned. It was particularly good at piercing demon flesh.
 * Rhaumon Bloodaxe was the First Axe of Ruathym and wielded the magical Bloodaxe and Redshield. These namesake items were buried with him and guarded by a small army of undead.
 * Yallasch was a city on the shore of the Shining Sea, adjacent to Jundarwood forest. Neighboring Adaerglast had thoughts of conquest but was dissuaded by pressure from Halruaa and far-off Waterdeep.
 * A choker was a gangly, cartilaginous aberration that lurked in caverns. They were named for their favorite manner of killing pray—strangulation with their spiny, starfish-shaped hands.


 * 19/4/2020 – 26/4/2020
 * The Nuts and !Bolts conflict was fought in Konigheim in the Utter East between rival brothers Wormskull and Garrulos for control of the legendary Pearl of Power.
 * Tlincalli were terrifying monstrosities found in Maztica and the Underdark, with the lower bodies of scorpions and the upper bodies of humans.
 * Tantlin was an infernal city carved into a huge iceberg in Stygia, known for its many portals and for being a major planar trade hub.
 * A Farrberjik could be used to line the inside of a pair of boots, magically transforming them into boots of striding and leaping.
 * The enchantment spell dweomerdeny could be used to permanently delete another spell from a target wizard's repertoire.
 * Hippocampi were aquatic creatures resembling horses. Adherents of Deep Sashelas spoke of a mythical horned hippocampus, or "sea unicorn".
 * The malaugrym Lorgyn, emboldened by the apparent death of Elminster (the Great Foe of malaugryms), traveled to Sembia to prey on its mages.
 * The island of Storna was used as a monster-breeding ground by Endreth Moliper to supply his Dark Dragon Hunts with creatures.
 * Crows were omnivorous black birds found in northwest Faerûn. They were able hunters and guard animals, and were often kept as pets.
 * Celestial and fiendish creatures were planar beings that bore a resemblance to similar creatures on the Prime Material plane.


 * 26/4/2020 – 3/5/2020
 * Einheriar were the celestial spirits of fallen humanoid warriors who fought in the armies of the Upper Planes, such as Asgard and Arcadia.
 * The dwarven warrior Dorlas, of the Sons of Baltar, accompanied the barbarian Sunbright Steelshanks on a mission to seek out the One King.
 * The balor Raachaak sought to capture the fabled Bloodforge of the Utter East and use its powers to create an army large enough to conquer Baator.
 * Giant sea horses were flamboyantly colored and shy, had good relations with the triton race, and were the favored mounts of sea elves.
 * During Halaster's Higharvestide, a juggernaut made from wrecked ships in the River Sargauth attacked the pirates of the Nelanther Isles.
 * The children Ahmadora, Dillsandra, Jeffy, and Chizelo encountered a group of adventurers bound for Kuldahar as they passed through Easthaven.
 * Diamond golems were gemstone golems made, unsurprisingly, from diamonds. They were extremely hardy, but were vulnerable to the shatter spell.
 * The Seven-Stringed Harp was a ramshackle tavern in Secomber, well-known as a haunt for bards and for its ties to a famous ballad.
 * Argos were amoeba-like blobs covered in mouths and eyes. They were native to Wildspace, but were also sighted in Undermountain and the Moonlit Tower.
 * The Celestial Nadir was an artificial demiplane created by the Imaskari to facilitate magical research and to serve as a portal "bridge" to faraway places.
 * The Unseelie Court, a dark and twisted mirror of the Seelie Court, was the divine realm of the Queen of Air and Darkness.
 * The wizard Gorstal Hammers supplied the Dark Dragon Hunts with monsters he captured during his exploits as an adventurer.


 * 3/5/2020 – 10/5/2020
 * Bison were large herd animals hunted by humans, wemics, and hippogriffs across Faerûn. They were especially favored by the Mulhorandi deity Hathor.
 * Tisan Balshareska was said to be the most powerful geomancer in all of Zakhara. Nearly a thousand years old, she once ruled the lost empire of Kadar.
 * The port city of Telpir was a nexus for trade in the Dragon Coast region, maintaining trade routes to places like Ironfang Deep and the Holy Realm.
 * Palrethees were arrogant demons most notable for always being on fire. This constant immolation was said to be punishment for a failed power grab in antiquity.
 * The Wizards Guild of Ravens Bluff was overseen by some of the city's most accomplished wizards, and served as a safe haven and school for spellcasters.
 * Tinnainen was a city of ancient Netheril that was conquered by the One King. During the battle to oust the King, parts of Tinnainen were burned by the dragon Wrathburn.
 * After the Company of the Black Snake was wiped out, the adventuring band's only two survivors, Bedwyn Fayr and Pep Greenfields, opened up an antique shop.
 * The vrock Rejik was commanded by the balor Raachaak to find a legendary bloodforge in the Utter East. The mission ended in failure and an ignoble return to the Abyss.
 * Forlarrens were temperamental beings born from a union between devil and fey, whose personalities were constantly torn between their conflicting parentages.
 * House Shadowdusk was a noble family of Waterdeep known for dark dealings with the Far Realm, and for their apparent disappearance after the razing of Shadowdusk Hold.
 * Sinisters were manta ray-like deep bats found in the Underdark. In spite of their name, sinisters were actually kind and intelligent creatures.


 * 10/5/2020 – 17/5/2020
 * The succubus Metynoma offered her services as a patron for warlocks, such as Bryseis Kakistos and Titus Greybeard. She was a known associate of Graz'zt.
 * Bloodbag imps were bloated, rotund imps whose internal organs floated freely around their blood-filled bellies.
 * Stink Alley was a minor street in the town of Harrowdale in the Dalelands, most notable for its proximity to The Fall of Stars, an adventurer's club.
 * The first thyrsus of the druid was crafted by the wood elven druid Craenoth Driel. After Craenoth's death, his apprentices made several derivative staves.
 * The wizard Trandon worked as a recruiter for the paladins of the Hammers of Tyr. He claimed to have lost the use of one arm after a fight with a vampire.
 * Ice spiders were white-furred giant spiders that thrived in freezing environments, such as the Iceflow, and whose cocoons appeared to be sheathed in ice.
 * Morninggold Keep was a castle in the Golden Marches of Tethyr, famously purchased by the adventurer Zaranda Star with her spoils from the Tuigan War.
 * The alteration cantrip sting caused a targeted burst of intense and annoying pain at a specific spot on another person's body.
 * In the distant past, Zakharan krakens dwelled near the shores of Zakhara, and were in turn worshiped by seaside human societies.
 * Aurora's Emporium sold disguise kits containing cosmetics, dyes, fake facial hair, chalk, coal, clay, and two forms of headwear.
 * The Crawling Spider was a drow-themed tavern in Waterdeep's Castle Ward, largely frequented by half-orcs, dwarves, and various adventurers.
 * A law's banner was a magical standard capable of raising the morale of lawful soldiers. A famous version was the Blazing Banner of Ologh the Overking.
 * The dwarf Isharn Hammerfell was the sole survivor of an adventuring party that met its demise in the Warriors' Tomb of Myth Drannor.
 * Jaguars were large felines found in Maztica. The Maztican deity Zaltec had a jaguar head, and his Jaguar Knights could take jaguar form.


 * 17/5/2020 – 24/5/2020
 * The Diamond in the Dung was an inn in Hillsfar that broke local law by surreptitiously catering to adventurers. It was expensive but excellent, and owner Oswul Farnf sometimes bartered service for items.
 * Darts of the hornets' nest were rare weapons that multipled when thrown, creating a swarm of angrily buzzing missiles.
 * Oakfather's Glen was a temple dedicated to Silvanus built within a giant petrified oak tree.
 * The Book of Kaza was written by the Netherese lich Kaza. It detailed horrific secrets of necromancy.
 * Deathdrinker demons were enormous fiends that decorated their massive horns with the remains of the dead.
 * The Black Bucket Hunt was an annual treasure hunt sponsored by various nobility of Waterdeep. It involved a parade in silly costumes and a trip to Undermountain. Hilarity and murder often ensued.
 * Mineral quasi-elementals appeared as crystalline versions of various creatures or humanoids native to the Prime Material plane.
 * The Tethir tribe of elves was one of the original seven tribes that dwelled within the expansive forest-nation of Keltormir.
 * Native to the Shadowfell, the aberrant balhannoths were able to warp reality a short distance from their bodies.
 * The saurial Rex was royalty among his kind before the deity Moander relocated them to the continent of Faerûn.


 * 24/5/2020 – 31/5/2020
 * Olorn Ridaugaur was an illustrious duergar king of Dunspeirrin who claimed to be a son of Deep Duerra.
 * Alfheim was a beautiful elven realm on the plane of Ysgard, home to the Seldarine deity Aerdrie Faenya.
 * The mad inventor Wormskull created the Juggernaut using the Pearl of Power, leading to the burning of Konigheim.
 * A catstaff granted its bearer several skills useful for sneaking about, including infravision and the ability to create shadows.
 * The Lowerdark lake of Giant's Chalice was the site of a conflict between vampire squids and blue ring octopuses.
 * Stunjellies were oozes that resembled stone walls, allowing them to hide in place and grab bypassers with ease.
 * Dorath Wyvernspur, the robust matriarch of the Wyvernspur family, could transform into a wyvern at will.
 * Everard's morning star was, to the surprise of no one, a morning star once owned by the priest Everard.
 * Struthiomimus were beaked dinosaurs who used their immense speed to hunt down and eat small humanoids.
 * The enormous Listening Tree was used as an amphitheater by the community of Elventree in Cormanthor.
 * The cantrip bluelight allowed a wizard to create a sphere of soft blue light that looked unnatural to onlookers.
 * Garynor Ithal was an early king of Tethyr whose reign was plagued by murder, piracy, and angry elves.


 * 31/5/2020 – 7/6/2020
 * A belt of giant strength imbued its wearer with the strength of a giant, ranging in power from hill giant to storm giant.
 * Fey eladrin were eladrin from the Feywild whose appearance changed with their moods, taking on aspects of the seasons.
 * The insidious Soultaker dagger could trap the souls of its victims, which included Skie Silvershield and the demon Aec'Letec.
 * The Crescent Grove was the divine realm of the Seldarine deities Corellon and Sehanine in the realm of Arvandor.
 * Talking owls were particularly wise and polyglot owls often used as familiars by wizards and Zakharan bards.
 * Holondos Stimpiir was the high priest of the Waiting, a grand temple dedicated to Tyr in the city of Phlan.
 * The crystal acorns of an ice necklace of the Ulutiun could be detached and thrown to cause an explosion of sleet storm.
 * Dimswart Manor was the summer home of the famous wizard and sage Dimswart, where he planned to retire in peace.
 * A sage spirit haunted the ruins of Myth Drannor, complaining about deforestation and occasionally guiding worthy adventurers.
 * Catfeet was an alteration cantrip that made its caster move with feline grace, silently and always landing on their feet.
 * Thylacines were deadly and intelligent felines with the magical ability to disguise themselves as humans to shake off hunters.
 * The book Forty Years Before the Doors: A Life in Service detailed Lord Chamberlain Zantravas Rolovantar's service to Waterdeep.
 * Mak Thuum Ngatha was a malevolent Far Realm entity worshiped by the aberrant nilshai and the worm-like psurlons.


 * 7/6/2020 – 14/6/2020
 * The Jansen AdventureWear (patent pending) was a metal-repellent suit of armor made by inventor and turnip connoisseur Jan Jansen.
 * The Puzzle Palace was the headquarters of the mad inventor Wormskull, filled with deadly traps, bewildering mazes, and unfriendly medusae.
 * The dwarven warrior Cap'n Gyudd was an adventuring companion of Gamalon Idogyr before they both retired to the Rock of Bral.
 * Abeils were intelligent bee-like humanoids. They packed a mean sting when threatened, so adventurers were advised to buzz off.
 * The North Gate Inn was a popular stop for travelers passing through Shadow Gap in the Dalelands before it was burned down by an agent of the Iron Throne.
 * The sprite Bugenius was an apprentice wizard in Myth Drannor who accidentally polymorphed his master into an insect.
 * Merald's murderous mist created a large cloud of poisonous and corrosive gas that burned the flesh and lungs of living creatures.
 * Bargrivyek, the goblin deity of unity, taught his followers that peaceful cooperation was the means by which goblins would ascend to rule the multiverse.
 * Lilitus were a form of ascended succubi. They despised their own kind, and would actively work to ruin the plans of other lilitus.
 * Harvesthome was an abbey of Chauntea in Goldenfields. Two peaceful black bears named Darlow and Tilbee roamed the abbey's halls freely.
 * The book A Trader from Telflamm by Uldurn Maskovert made a reference to the Red Wizards' fear of the Simbul.
 * The Cracked Crown was an inn in Phlan known for its relative elegance and for being a little too quiet and peaceful for most adventurers.


 * 14/6/2020 – 21/6/2020
 * The Legendary Campaign of the Bloodforge Wars unified the Utter East but left its kingdoms in ruins, unprepared for the impending Plague of Fiends.
 * The Green Moss tribe of orcs and half-orcs in Icewind Dale once worshiped Auril, but turned to druidic worship of primal spirits over time.
 * Shattermantle weapons caused their victims to be more susceptible to magical attacks. The paladin Xale of the Starry Glen notably wielded a shattermantle lance.
 * Luiren Rivengut was an intensely strong whiskey distilled by the hin of Luiren. One bottle's worth was enough to knock out an adult bugbear.
 * The evocation cantrip belch caused a targeted creature to burp, ranging in intensity from a quiet hiccup to a thunderous eructation.
 * Danae, a barkeep of the Ramshackle inn in Lonelywood, was actually an undercover Thayan agent sent to gather information on the residents of Icewind Dale.
 * Turbans were commonly worn in desert regions all across Faerûn. In Amn, turbans were typically used by females to denote social status.
 * The paladin Tabitha was a sworn protector of the Temple of Lathander in Myth Drannor. She was heavily injured defending her temple from the Dark God.
 * The Land of One Hundred and Thirteen was a pocket dimension created by the Red Wizard Marek Rymüt for his experiments in crossbreeding black dragons and firedrakes.
 * The Ilvastarr family of Waterdeep, known for their monster hunting prowess, also owned several culinary institutions specializing in "exotic" meats.
 * Black slaadi were entropic voids manifested in the form of a slaad. They were formed when venerable white slaadi were exposed to the energies of the Abyss.


 * 21/6/2020 – 28/6/2020
 * Arwyl Swan's Son was a Cormyrean paladin of Torm who ended up leading the Sons of Mercy in the interplanar city of Sigil.
 * Snow goggles shielded their wearer from snow blindness and bright light in general. They were commonly used by arctic dwarves and Ulutiun tribesfolk.
 * The frost giant Kelvin used the Crystal Shard to found a giant kingdom in Icewind Dale. According to legend, he was slain by Tempus himself.
 * The eccentric Jansen family of gnomes were known in equal parts for their passion for turnips and for their propensity for telling unbelievably tall tales.
 * The Silvershields were one of the foremost patriar families in Baldur's Gate, known for their spectacular wealth and their inclination for politics.
 * Adding gorgon, medusa, or xorn blood to mortar would block astral and ethereal travel through a wall.
 * Fendarl's Gate was a shepherd's village in the Sunset Vale ruled over by "High-Knight Emperor" Eldebuck Thorm Fendarl.
 * The Dark God was a sinister figure intent on obtaining the Codex of the Planes from the lich Acwellan in Myth Drannor.
 * The cantrip mouse (which summoned a mouse) required the caster to mimic mouse ears while saying the name of a food item enjoyed by mice.
 * The engineer Ivar Devorast was the principal designer of an attempted canal between the city of Immersea and the Lake of Steam.
 * Avang was a minor trading settlement in Vaasa. When elementals attacked nearby Ilinvur and Barze, Avang took in huge numbers of refugees.
 * The Bloodbone Throne of Uruth was the throne used by the orcish kings of Uruth Ukrypt until it was stolen by the dragon Claugiyliamatar.
 * Gaylyn was an exceptionally cheerful woman who married into the Wyvernspur family. Her daughter Amberlee was kidnapped by the wizard Flattery.
 * The Misty Vale was a forest near the Dun Hills of the Shaar. Following the Spellplague, the Vale dried up and became known as the "Dead Vale".


 * 28/6/2020 – 5/7/2020
 * The minor illusion cantrip rainbow could be activated by speaking a name of great power, such as gar-land or pegee-lee.
 * The Lapal were a human ethnicity found in the southern regions of Toril who were the ancestors of the Halruaan and the Tashalan peoples.
 * Watchghosts were intelligent, semi-corporeal undead often tasked with guarding tombs and treasures by their lich or vampire masters.
 * Urchins came in several varieties, such as the five-legged land urchin which could be kept as a pet, or the poisonous yellow urchin.
 * Burburs were worm-like creatures that fed on molds and mosses. Their immunity toward oozes meant they were popular pets with adventurers.
 * Lord de'Arnise was a well-regarded Amnian nobleman who ruled the area surrounding de'Arnise Hold until he was eaten by trolls.
 * Castle Vathar, nestled in the hills of the Dragonspine Mountains, was an ancient fortress used as a headquarters by the Knights of the North.
 * Astral ships were vessels capable of traversing the Astral Plane. They were often used by githyanki, who based their design on illithid nautiloids.
 * The great Riildath forest was split into the Rawlinswood and the Forest of Lethyr when a tendril of the Great Glacier extended into the Great Dale.
 * The noviere Brieme was sent by her patron deity Ahto to the court of the triton king Mirentos in order to earn the romantic favor of Persana.
 * The Trollclaws were overrun by bloodthirsty trolls. Although many travelers sought to use the Trollclaw Ford, doing so was fraught with risk.
 * Anvils had particular significance in dwarven culture, reflected in their architecture, the symbols of their gods, and the names of many clans.
 * Shedim, bull-bodied relatives of lammasus, were sometimes summoned to serve as guardians for Torilian temples.


 * 5/7/2020 – 12/7/2020
 * Neanderthals were an ancient race distantly related to humans. They were still found in the isolated reaches of the Thunder Peaks as of the 14 century DR.
 * Rashemaar berserkers, the legendary defenders of Rashemen, were known for flying into a supernatural rage in battle.
 * The Numbers Cult of Chessenta believed that defining magic in mathematical terms would help them conquer the world.
 * Hippopotami were found near tropical rivers and lakes. Tamratha Daernark bred especially aggressive hippos that she allowed visitors to hunt for sport.
 * Halina Rymüt-Sverdej, niece of the Red Wizard Marek, had an unhappy romance with Willem Korvan, the master builder of Innarlith.
 * Undead beasts were terrifying quadrupedal undead… beasts the size of small dragons found both on Toril and Krynn.
 * The cantrip present fetched nearby items and placed them in the caster's hand&mdash;especially useful for performing sleight-of-hand tricks.
 * Maedar, the male offspring of medusae, were incredibly rare since the vast majority were killed by their own mother's gaze.
 * Yeti's breath was an ice-cold alcoholic beverage made from crushed ice and tapdragon mixed with powdered ginger and menthol.
 * The magical dagger Tinderstrike was forged by Vizeran DeVir using a part of the essence of Imix, Prince of Evil Fire.
 * Qukoku, the guiding philosophy of the Iulutiun and Angulutiun peoples, taught that all living creatures were equal.
 * Harssafs, creatures of fire and sand, were brought to Toril by the efreeti Memnon and trapped in the Calim Desert after his imprisonment.


 * 12/7/2020 – 19/7/2020
 * Giragonnes, curious hybrids of copper dragons and giraffes, sometimes followed adventurers around for weeks telling ribald jokes. A real pain in the neck.
 * Tweak was a cantrip that conjured an invisible thumb and finger that could be used to pinch or grab someone.
 * Poltergeists were malicious and invisible undead created from the souls of evil beings who sought only to inflict suffering on the living.
 * The Ulcaster School of Wizardry attracted students of magic from all across the Sword Coast until it was destroyed by Calishite wizards.
 * Weremoles (yes, really) were evil gnomish lycanthropes infected by the claws of the hateful deity Urdlen, the Crawler Below.
 * Kaladar the Cruel was an evil wizard of the Arcane Brotherhood who sought to prevent his colleague Celerum from reaching the Accursed Tower.
 * Cryo snakes and pyro snakes, found in the palace of Gothmenes, were large snakes that attacked with frosty and fiery breaths, respectively.
 * Saerdoun Street was a major street in Waterdeep's North Ward, the site of several well-known inns and noble villas.
 * The royal jelly found in giant bee colonies was an extremely sought-after commodity said to have healing and anti-aging properties.
 * Feywine, a beverage favored by the elves, was known for inducing frivolous behavior when consumed, especially in "lesser" races such as humans.


 * 19/7/2020 – 26/7/2020
 * Kanalruil was a magic sword wielded by the legendary elf heroine Ytharra who was said to have slain a wolf about to devour the sun.
 * The Accursed Tower was the home of notorious necromancer Damien Morienus who performed terrible experiments there before it sank into the ground.
 * Mythic sovereigns were those rulers who reshaped the kingdoms of Faerûn with acts of great heroism or dreadful tyranny.
 * The Pink Flumph was not a variety of the mundane flumph but rather a theater in the Castle Ward of Waterdeep.
 * The classification of aquatic oozes included several water-born oozes such as bloodbloaters and reekmurks.
 * A wereworg was a type of ferocious lycanthropic canine whose name was difficult to say ten times fast.
 * The church of Lliira espoused the tenets of celebration and finding joy in all aspects of life.
 * Monkey spiders were tiny simians from the rainforests of southern Faerûn that were intelligent, good-natured, and loyal, making them ideal familiars or animal companions.
 * Ineffable horrors were just as terrifying for their imposing stature and bat-like wings as they were for their externalized digestive tract.
 * Sponges were found in deep sea waters and were not only used around the house but as a material component in spells such as wall of water and Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting.
 * Greenhall was an elf settlement in the Quivering Forest north of the Moonsea. They traded with the Emerald Enclave but distrusted anyone from Phlan.
 * Hairy was a prime cantrip for pranksters that caused sudden growth of hair or fur. However, it could be reversed for a clean shave.


 * 26/7/2020 – 2/8/2020
 * Fundamentals were tiny beings composed of pure elemental energy, resembling razor-thin, almost two-dimensional bats.
 * Gnoll Pass was a major trade route of Cormyr that ran through the Storm Horns, well known both for its coal mines and for its strategic value.
 * The Spear of Halama allowed its wielder to fly for up to an hour, and was said to have been gifted to the elf heroine Halama by a gold dragon.
 * Seeing Justice was a ritual of the Church of Tyr where supplicants chanted prayers to make the illusion of a war hammer appear above their heads.
 * Lliira's Night was celebrated on the 7 of Flamerule in honor of the goddess Lliira. The festival involved elaborate balls, dancing, and fireworks.
 * Ostriches were among the largest avians found on Toril. Their large, white feathers were highly sought after as fashion accessories.
 * The House of Auril's Breath was a temple of Auril in Glister, rumored to sit on top of a secret gem mine which funded the shady political dealings of its priests.
 * Gurn Coldhearth was a dwarven priest of Dumathoin who was manipulated by Larloch into undergoing the Ritual of Becoming to transform himself into a lich.
 * The halfling brothers Amstor, Asohs, and Pithar&mdash;dubbed the Defenders Three by acquaintances&mdash;worked as bodyguards for Ultas Maernos before embarking on a career as temple administrators.


 * 2/8/2020 – 9/8/2020
 * Mooncalves were flying, tentacled aberrations often found in the service of greater evils from the Far Realm, such as uvuudaums or aboleths.
 * Fachan were single-footed, one-eyed, one-armed, and six-toed monsters who lived in swamps, where they enjoyed ambushing and drowning their victims.
 * The Snome family made their fortune by brewing beer, distilling spirits, and importing those same commodities to a thirsty Waterdeep.
 * Brightswords was a Waterdhavian holiday featuring parades and demonstrations from the City Watch, City Guard, City Navy, and the Griffon Cavalry.
 * Sashes were a common fashion accessory worn all across Toril, from the eastern island nation of Wa to the southern deserts of Zakhara.
 * In Maztica, chameleon skin was a required material component for the proper casting of the spell disguise.
 * Pelath was a bronze dragon of the Nelanther Isles who disguised himself as a hermit and collaborated with pirates in exchange for treasure.
 * Harper mages, priests, and paragons were among the diverse array of specialists employed by the Harpers.
 * The Red Claws were a goblinoid tribe of Thar. On worg-back, they harassed caravans between Phlan and Melvaunt, demanding bribes, tolls, or tribute but often attacked anyway on an invented excuse.


 * 9/8/2020 – 16/8/2020
 * Syl-pasha Violir el Cajaan IX of the Cajaan Dynasty really believed that the One Sun would blind the beholders attacking Calimport, but he was petrified instead.
 * Lady Killer, Windove, Lightning, and High Roll were the mounts ridden by famed adventuress Alias and companions, Akabar Bel Akash, Dragonbait, and Olive Ruskettle, respectively.
 * Despite his surname, Haerun Mhammaster was not a giant space hamster; he was a Waterdhavian sage who specialized in cryptography.
 * Sorcery crows appeared to be tiny red songbirds, but their glowing eyes could detect magic and so were often used as alarm systems.
 * The Sated Satyr was not a faun living in denial but a two-story tavern in the Sea Ward of Waterdeep across from the Trolltower.
 * The entity Stillsong was a gargantuan divine sphere of translucent gold that produced beautiful melodies and was often accompanied by moon dogs.
 * Frosts (no relation to anyone named Jack) were snow fairies who delighted in pranks such as creating sheets of ice for big folk to slip on or shaking snow onto people's heads from trees.
 * The umbriri were Netherese martial artists who merged shadow magic with sword magic. Many were shades who had patiently perfected their skills over centuries.
 * Gambados were bizarre monsters who wore the skulls of other creatures. If that were not strange enough, they could compress their lower bodies and then launch themselves like a spring!
 * The Hin Fist was a monastic order originating in Luiren. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they were hin who used their fists. They were Yondalla's champions and fought to right wrongs.
 * Silverglen was a grove that served as a temple for Silvanus in the city of Silverymoon. It was rumored to have tunnels beneath connecting to important buildings in the city.
 * Senator Inthelph was the Master Builder for the city of Innarlith, but he was completely incompetent in his role and relied on Ivar Devorast to actually design his projects.
 * Stoneshar was a holiday celebrated by Waterdhavians of all faiths on Marpenoth 7. It consisted of starting new projects and avoiding idleness.
 * Heptios was a learned city in Chessenta, famous for containing that confederation's largest library. Others called it a city of "fat philosophers."


 * 16/8/2020 – 23/8/2020
 * Kali was the Vedic deity of creation and destruction. She slept in a black crypt beneath an Abyssal ocean of blood, eating her worshiper's souls for sustenance.
 * Swarga was the divine realm shared by the Vedic gods Agni, Indra, and Vayu. Located in Limbo, it was a swirling chaos of matter and energy without pattern.
 * Lolth's Grove was the divine realm of the Seldarine goddess Araushnee before she betrayed Corellon, was cast into the Abyss, and became known as Lolth.
 * Koriel was the wandering deity of all ki-rins. He roamed existence at nigh-unfathomable speeds, crushing evil beneath his hooves.
 * Molina's Keep, built by the adventurers Molina and Kengrin, was destroyed by githyanki raiders seeking to recover a stolen silver sword.
 * The Burning Earth was a flame tongue longsword said to be older than the Anauroch desert. Somehow, the sword ended up in the tombs beneath Durlag's Tower.
 * Golden ammonites were huge mollusks found at the bottom of Toril's oceans. Very little was known of these mysterious beings, save that their shells were worth tens of thousands of gold pieces.
 * Watchspiders were domesticated, intelligent spiders from the isle of Tharsult. They were often employed as guardians by Waterdhavian nobles and as familiars by drow wizards.
 * Wichtlin were undead elves that were entirely invisible save their hands and eyes. They could be more than a handful to deal with (two, to be precise).
 * Leskylors were winged felines native to the frozen mountains of Eronia on the plane of Elysium. They were known to occasionally team up with goodly adventurers.
 * Nagaflow Keep overlooked the Golden Road where it crossed the Nagaflow river. The keep's construction was interrupted by several giant frog attacks.
 * Gate seal could seal a gate or portal from interplanar travel. Khelben Arunsun once used this spell to block passage between Waterdeep and the Wormwrithings in the Underdark.
 * False sensory input was a psionic power that altered a single sense of a target, such as making a book look like a bird or a scream sound like wind.


 * 23/8/2020 – 30/8/2020
 * The white dragon Ma'fel'no'sei'kedeh'naar prolonged his existence inside a magic snowball where dwarves and dryads waged a never-ending war.
 * Zelifarn was a curious bronze dragon who lived in Waterdeep's Deepwater Harbor, spending most of his time searching shipwrecks for treasure.
 * The archwizard Serreg of Netheril was permanently polymorphed into a black dragon after fighting the phaerimm with the dagger of chaos.
 * Gauntlets of extraordinary specialization allowed their wearer to strike with greater accuracy, speed, and power in combat.
 * The spell Bigby's snapping digits, which could flick victims with a hand of force, was created by Harkle Harpell as an iteration on the Bigby's hand family of spells.
 * The psionic power inflict pain inflicted a telepathic stab of pain into its victim's mind, debilitating rather than causing genuine injury.
 * Khonsu was a conservative and wealthy senator of Innarlith who was assassinated by Willem Korvan for his senate seat.
 * Roah Moonglow was a halfling agent of the Zhentarim who supported exploration of the Underdark as an avenue for increased profits through trade.
 * Harriers were flying, evil humanoids found in the deep jungles of Toril, where they hunted prey by gliding in from above to attack with their sharp beak, teeth, and claws.
 * Fire bats were like normal bats but on fire. They were native to the Plane of Fire but could also be found in volcanoes and hot springs.
 * The island of Thordentor ("hill of bones" in Dwarvish) was named for the whale skeletons that littered its beaches&mdash;the result of vile Twisted Rune experiments.
 * Urtos Phylund I was the Director of the Field of Triumph in Waterdeep before he was killed by an owlbear in 1365 DR—an "accident" arranged by his scheming second wife, Aridarye.


 * 30/8/2020 – 6/9/2020
 * Baba Yaga was a legendary mage and archfey perhaps best known for her magical hut and for being the mother of the archwizard Iggwilv.
 * Haundars were gargantuan slugs that crawled across the arctic plains of Toril, carrying broods of worm-like hauns on their backs.
 * Toril was home to several bardic colleges, such as Fochlucan, Mac-Fuirmidh, Doss, Canaith, Cli, Anstruth, and Olamn.
 * Matagar Bugo was a portly and duplicitous merchant who briefly ruled Daggerford after seizing power through an infernal plot.
 * Kochi was the mythological first emperor of Wa, said to have ruled the island nation for 412 years in idyllic unity.
 * Lythis Phylund was the last heir of the noble Mhairuun family of Waterdeep. She was a skilled merchant who sold watchspiders to other people of means.
 * Thessalhydras were terrifying monstrosities that attacked anyone on sight. They were occasionally used as guards by unscrupulous masters.
 * Muskoxen were both hunted and shepherded by the Iulutiuns of the Great Glacier, who prized their thick milk and plentiful meat.
 * The Bhaalspawn Alexander Ralisar survived a dragon incinerating his home in Sembia, then fled west to Saradush right before the city's destruction.
 * The Shou merchant Ran Ai Yu preferred to sail the vast distance between her home port of Tsingdao and the Lake of Steam, even when offered the use of magical portals.
 * The priest Adolmus loved the mountains, hated flying creatures, and was proud of having helped defeat two dragons.
 * Duke Llachior Blackthorn of Cape Velen walked with a limp and was missing two fingers after a fight with Prince Yusuf Jhannivvar of Myratma.
 * Akanax was an expansionist city-state in Chessenta known for its talented smiths, its rigid military structure, and its intolerance of outsiders.
 * Nightcrawlers were enormous undead worms covered in black, chitinous armor. They were favored by the evil gnomish deity Urdlen.


 * 6/9/2020 – 13/9/2020
 * Elyse was an orphaned homeless girl in Ravens Bluff possessing psionic powers and a gift for prophecy. Together with her cat Merrylson, she begged for food and copper pieces.
 * Zulkir was the awakened badger companion of Ryngoth, a High Priest of the Cult of the Dragon. Posing as an ordinary animal, he stood guard and spied for his master.
 * Lazaapz was a goblin artificer hailing from the world of Eberron. Having been born with only one arm, she built herself a mechanical prosthetic, and then a suit of power armor.
 * A cheosong was a narrow, form-fitting dress worn by cosmopolitan women of Shou Lung, particularly nobles, sing-song girls and entertainers, and ladies of the Wang Kuo province.
 * Lady Lythis Phylund was a skilled businesswoman in the family trade of selling trained watchspiders. She accepted her husband Urtos' lycanthropy after a heartfelt discussion.
 * A belt of dwarvenkind gave the wearer the robustness and other traits of a dwarf, made them more respected by the stout folk, and even caused them to grow a grand beard.
 * Sand cats were a feline species living in the deserts and steppes, where their sandy-colored fur provide camouflage. They lived in small family groups called dens.
 * The Knights of the Vigil were an order charged by the god Helm with guarding and maintaining Watcher's Keep to ensure that the Imprisoned One remained captive within.
 * Pilgrims journeyed to their faith's holy sites for inspiration or blessing. Notable pilgrimages went to Darkmaiden's Leap, the Shining Temple of Bishamon, and the Thousand Sacred Sources of the Gaya.
 * The Bow of Eletha, named for the elf warrior who carried it, could shoot twice as far as normal and even turn an arrow into a magic missile.
 * Flabbergast was a wizard of Neverwinter who worked for Acquisitions Incorporated. He was never without his familiar, Mister Snibbly.
 * The Seelie Court was the divine realm of the fey pantheon. Here, trees formed columns and living ceilings, phosphorescent flowers bloomed in place of lanterns, and jewels floated down waterways.
 * Meykhati was an influential senator of Innarlith. Though he appeared a fool at parties, he was one of the most powerful and cunning figures in city politics.


 * 13/9/2020 – 20/9/2020
 * Varalla, the Lich-Queen, ruled from the castle of Darkhold and gave it its name. The Zhentarim used her evil as an excuse to besiege it and take it for their own.
 * Lunar ravagers were fey embodiments of nature's viciousness, who descended from their lodges in the clouds to hunt, raid, and battle whomever they found.
 * The Jié Zuò, "Masterpiece", was a unique ship with ceramic tiles on its hull. It was built in Innarlith by master engineer Ivar Devorast for the marooned Shou merchant Ran Ai Yu.
 * Scarves were a common item of clothing worn for a variety of reasons, such as for warmth, fashion, protection from dust, membership in a group, or to show one's romantic availability.
 * The Cavern of Rest was the divine realm of Marthammor Duin, the dwarven god of travelers. It was the afterlife of dwarf petitioners who had traveled to the surface and died there.
 * The Destroyer of the Hills was a magical belt that aided Garrar the Powerful in driving hill giants from his homeland and into a neighboring land to be somebody else's problem.
 * Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith was the immortal god-king of the githzerai, who led his people and commanded astounding magical and psionic powers while never moving a muscle.
 * Kwan Ying was one of the Nine Immortals and the goddess of joy, mercy, and compassion in the faiths of Kara-Tur. She and her Ladies of Compassion cured wounds and alleviated pain and suffering.
 * Tea houses were places where tea was prepared and consumed and tea ceremonies were performed. They were common in Shou Lung, Kozakura, and Wa but spread into Faerûn.
 * Jarial was a sorcerer whose lover trapped him in stone after a quarrel. He was trapped for many years, and only the answer to a cryptic riddle could set him free.


 * 20/9/2020 – 27/9/2020
 * Gnome ceremorphs were created when gnomes were subjected to ceremorphosis. Unlike typical mind flayers, gnome ceremorphs retained some memories of their previous lives.
 * Mountain goats were stubborn alpine creatures herded by peoples across Toril, including the goliath tribes near Icewind Dale who also used them as mounts for youngsters.
 * Draudnu were obyrith demons created by the Mother of Demons to eradicate all non-obyrith life. They were utterly alien in appearance and completely lacking in mercy and kindness.
 * Gorse were tiny fey who lived patches of gorse bushes. They were extremely small and very shy, avoiding "big folk" where they could.
 * Thunderherders were worm-like creatures related to purple worms. Their name was derived from the approach of their herds eliciting a sound much like thunder.
 * Bane minions were created by the evil deity Bane to serve his lieutenant, Gothmenes. They came in black, blue, and red varieties.
 * The daimyo Hoshi Katahiroi commissioned the weaponsmith Chigatta to forge Celestial Fury, a magical katana meant to slay a fearsome dragon.
 * Jasuga was the capital of Jasuga Province in Wa. The city was considered unimportant and was largely ignored within Wa, but was notable for its annual wrestling festival.
 * Sheshyrinnam, or "the homes of the faithful", was the temple ward of Myth Drannor. Many taverns were also located here, such as the dwarf-owned Silvershield Hall.
 * Windrider Glade was a public park in Myth Drannor located near the city's center. The Glade was dotted with minor shrines and was also home to an open-air temple dedicated to Shaundakul.
 * The alhoon Hwarlg traveled to Myth Drannor hoping to obtain the spellbook of the wizard Rothilion, but found itself trapped within his crypt instead.
 * The Black Flagon was a tavern in Memnon owned and operated by a family of sprites. Guests who insulted sprites swiftly found themselves removed from the establishment.
 * Innarlith's Sulfur Street was located in the wealthier part of town, and was once set on fire by escaped black firedrakes.
 * The Phylund Hunting Lodge in Ardeep Forest was like a second home to the noble Phylund family, but when fortunes turned it was abandoned to gnolls and the Red Wizard Thegger Grynn.


 * 27/9/2020 – 4/10/2020
 * The Dwarven Dungeons housed the dwarven population of Myth Drannor prior to the Weeping War. In later years the complex was overrun by orcs, lizardfolk, and the undead.
 * The Ivory Chain of Pao was a legendary artifact of Shou Lung with the power to bind any being of the Outer Planes. It was crafted by Master Pao as a gift for the Nine Immortals.
 * Matasuuri Shogoro was a shogun of Wa who unified the nation under his solitary rule. He was said to have received three sacred gifts from the Spirit of the Sun: a sword, a pearl, and a mirror.
 * Turin was a desert rider in the High Desert of Zakhara notable for his unfortunate appearance and for his knack at handling animals.
 * The High Road was one of the main streets of Waterdeep, running all the way from the South Gate to the North Gate and intersecting with dozens of other streets along the way.
 * Dragon horses were intelligent, flying creatures from the Elemental Plane of Air that resembled ki-rins. They could innately sense the alignment of other beings and tended to avoid evildoers.
 * Inquisitors were evil undead creatures that excelled in the "art" of torture. The sole motivation in their rotting minds was the need to torture living beings.
 * The Black Flagon was a mediocre tavern and inn in the village of Xonthal's Tower. Volo gave the Flagon a succinct review: "Don't look forward to it too much, it is sure to disappoint you."
 * The spell faerie form allowed its caster to assume to the form of different kinds of fey, such as a brownie, atomie, dobie, gorse, grig, killmoulis, nixie, pixie, quickling, or sprite.
 * Aridarye Phylund Brokengulf was a scheming beauty with a sense for business that scaled the social ladder of Waterdhavian nobility, leaving many dead husbands in her wake.


 * 4/10/2020 – 11/10/2020
 * Mount Matazan was the tallest peak in Wa and an active volcano. Having great spiritual significance, it held many shrines and bathhouses and was a popular destination for climbers, pilgrims, and tourists.
 * Kareki was a farming hamlet on Wa's Fochu Peninsula. It was founded by Hoteo, who was sent by the Celestial Empire to oppose the coiled dragon Za-Jikku, and was once home of the famous Peachling Girl.
 * Clan Horn was a dwarf clan of the Nether Mountains known for its riches and leasing nigh-impregnable vaults to the wealthy. They hosted dwarf weddings and counted Elminster as a blood-brother.
 * Gardak Horn was Mage Defender of Wyrm's Rock and its acting commander. The dwarf mage used his homunculus to spy on the garrison, which made him very unpopular with the troops.
 * Silverbeard was a spell used by dwarf paladins of Clangeddin Silverbeard. Growing or turning their beards to magically hardened pure silver, it was used for defense in battle—or just for impressing other dwarves.
 * Kulaga was a logokron devil known to be a great spymaster, practitioner of true name magic, and fiend patron of warlocks.
 * The Senate of Innarlith governed the city-state of Innarlith. It was composed of aristocrats and those wealthy enough to purchase a seat, and this led to class conflicts with the poor.
 * Prendergast Brokengulf was a noble of the Brokengulf family of Waterdeep, but he declined the role of patriarch to continue working as a gladiator and hunter in the family's beast-capturing business.
 * Assess value was a spell of southern magic used by priests of Nephthys that determined the exact market value of an object but not its artistic or cultural value.
 * The Ghostwalk was an alley in Waterdeep named after the harmless ghost seen wandering down it. Otherwise, it was a safe, tidy place where children played and even the rich walked safely.
 * The hound of ill omen was a legendary beast sent to punish mortals for major transgressions against a deity, such as the halfling god Urogalan. Those who heard its howl suffered more grievous injuries.
 * Darnarest the Bladesmith was a wizard and a maker of magical weapons. He was slain by Kezzanamark after adventurers boasted they would slay the red dragon with his weapons and failed utterly.


 * 11/10/2020 – 18/10/2020
 * Bloodstone's spectral steed was a necromancy spell that summoned a screeching, vulture-like spectre that could fly the caster and a few companions long distances—if they could stand the noise.
 * Yulchass powder was a drug that could keep a person awake and alert for an extra day. The only side-effect was they became talkative and honest to a fault.
 * Mifune was a samurai in Aru, Wa. He was mean, surly, and vindictive. It only got worse when he was drunk.
 * A potion of polish greatly enhanced an item of equipment belonging to the imbiber, causing it to glow with supernatural power.
 * The Spouting Fish was a popular multi-story, noisy, rowdy tavern in the Southern Ward of Waterdeep. Mages were on staff just to prevent the place from burning down.
 * Shanties for the Bitch Queen was a collection of songs that honored, placated, or beseeched Umberlee, the Wavemother, and were known to many who sailed the Sea of Swords.
 * The mantrap was a large carnivorous plant that grew in tropical regions. The scent of its pollen lured vicitms to their doom, or could be used to make a philter of love.
 * Svayyah was a water naga that assisted and defended Cormyrean engineer Ivar Devorast with his project to build a canal between the Lake of Steam and the Nagaflow.
 * Zillah was the lamia queen of the ruins of Unthalass until Gilgeam and his army reclaimed the city in 1487 DR.
 * Sylgar was the name of the goldfish pet of the Xanathar. Ott Steeltoes was a poor caretaker and the Thieves' Guild had to replace the fish many times without their leader's knowledge.
 * Beirmoura was a legendary sword of Thentia. It was forged to slay wizards.


 * 18/10/2020 – 25/10/2020
 * Emveolstone was a noble house of Waterdeep known for dealing in iron goods, curiosities, and unusual objects, as well as for an ill-fated attempt at usurping King Jaszur of Tethyr.
 * Rothilion was a famous human wizard and judge of Myth Drannor. He was a committed legal scholar and passionate supporter of the arts and was interred in a glorious crypt in the Polyandrium.
 * Kerradunath, or "the end of privation of want", was the merchant district of Myth Drannor, home to many taverns, businesses, and the island home of Arguth the Gem-Mage.
 * Immurk's Hold was the largest city in the Pirate Isles&mdash;essentially a wretched hive of scum and piracy with minimal rules beyond the whims of the ruling pirate captains and their code of conduct.
 * Campestris were fungal creatures that moved by expanding and contracting their "root-balls", defended themselves using slowing spores, and loved all forms of music (no matter how terrible).
 * Opossums were found across the breadth of Toril. In the ancient Netherese enclave of Eileanar, magically altered opossums known as sniffers acted as the noses of spider golems.
 * Kurtsson was a wizard henchman of the Red Wizard Marek Rymüt in the city of Innarlith. He was known to have murdered at least one of Marek's rivals with an axe.
 * The Matasuuri clan came to rule the island nation of Wa following a nearly hundred-year-long campaign of military conquest, political scheming, and dastardly betrayals.
 * The Matsutomo clan had a history of bad luck and found themselves regularly removed from power in Aru Province in Wa following their repeated failures, prompting some to speculate the clan was cursed.


 * 25/10/2020 – 1/11/2020
 * Hordlings were a diverse race of fiends that came in all shapes and sizes. They were most often found in the plane of Hades but were also in the Gray Wastes, Carceri, the Abyss, and Pandemonium.
 * Minogons were golems that resembled minotaurs. The clockwork engines of these constructs were fueled by elemental fire and pure rage, the smoke from which continuously billowed out of their nostrils.
 * Sephek Kaltro was a sailor who found himself shipwrecked on the isle of Solstice in the Sea of Moving Ice. As he lay dying from the cold, his body was possessed by the spirit of a deceased druid of Auril.
 * Moonrise Towers, situated between Baldur's Gate and Anga Vled, was a fortified building belonging to the Heralds of Faerûn. By the 15 century DR it had been taken over by the Cult of the Absolute.
 * Minor image was a spell that created a simple illusory image accompanied by sound. The sound from this spell could not be heard in the void of wildspace (because no sound can be heard in a vacuum).
 * Laszik Silvermind was a renowned psion who reformed the ancient empire of Jhaamdath under the guidance of the deity Auppenser before inexplicably disappearing one day.
 * The House of Asad was a powerful desert tribe in western Zakhara. Their abundance of strong camels, beautiful daughters, and strapping sons made them one of the wealthiest tribes of the High Desert.
 * Wavesilver, a noble house of Waterdeep, made their substantial fortune in the merchant shipping business. They owned a villa in the Sea Ward and worshiped Selûne.
 * The Chamber of Law and Civility was the legislative seat of the city of Innarlith. The Senate of Innarlith gathered in this grand, ornate building to hold deliberations and hearings.
 * Sea gulls were found nearly everywhere, from the Nelanther Isles to Wa and from the Domains of Dread to Acheron. They were a staple food for the Iulutiun people and the urchins of Ravens Bluff.


 * 1/11/2020 – 8/11/2020
 * Wyrmdoom Crag, a goliath settlement in the Spine of the World mountains, was once attacked by the white dragon Stygarius&mdash;the settlement gained its name after the wyrm's swift defeat and death.
 * Shichi No Ken was a Kara-Turan monk devoted to Amaterasu who wandered the land as a champion of good, acting as a paladin of her deity in all but name.
 * Fadahl al-Araj served as vizier for the House of Tayif tribe in the High Desert of Zakhara. He was left crippled following an incident with the Sultana of Hiyal.
 * Capybaras were large rodents found in the swamps and jungles of Maztica. They were known to travel in herds of up to fifty individuals, and were hunted for food by the tabaxi.
 * The spell monstrous illusion allowed priests of Leira to temporarily surround themselves with a solid illusion of another creature, gaining some of that creature's power in the process.
 * The alchemist Surero of Innarlith was an expert at creating smokepowder. He eventually retired as an alchemist, instead taking a position as brewmaster at the Green Phoenix tavern.
 * A mirror of mental prowess had a variety of magical abilities that could be used by stating the proper commands. It could act as a portal or a crystal ball, and could read the thoughts of reflected creatures.
 * Kuketh was a death slaad in the Slitherswamp level of Undermountain. He was summoned by Halaster Blackcloak for the express purpose of ruling over a tribe of bullywugs and fighting nagas.
 * Talyth&mdash;essentially just a cracker topped with sausage, cheese, and herbs&mdash;was a popular snack all over Faerûn. Regional varieties substituted the toppings with snails, oysters, or spiced worms.
 * Undercliff was considered an unofficial ward of Waterdeep, being strictly outside the city walls proper. It was a rural community largely inhabited by gnomes and hin.


 * 8/11/2020 – 15/11/2020
 * Ecstasy was a gate-town connecting the Outlands with the plane of Elysium. Its citizens focused on personal betterment and lived leisurely lives of peaceful whimsy and simplicity.
 * Serpentspires was a festhall in the Cormanthor ward of Myth Drannor. It was mostly destroyed in the Weeping War after a spell-slinging battle between a mezzoloth and a local enchanter.
 * Dlabraddath, or "the ending of Labrad", was a bustling ward of Myth Drannor, notable for its non-elven architecture and residents, as well as for housing the Incanistaeum, a famous wizarding academy.
 * The frontier town of Whitehorn, near the Ride, was under constant threat of orc attack. The town's banner was colored red to symbolize the spilled blood of orcish would-be invaders.
 * Amaterasu was the deity of light and the sun among the Eight Million Gods of Kara-Tur. The Akimatsu emperors of Kozakura were said to be her direct descendants.
 * Yoastal was a yuan-ti pureblood ghost in the Slitherswamp level of Undermountain who spent most of her unlife trying to stoke hostilities between a group of nagas and a tribe of bullywugs.
 * Tia Harriman was the first Cormyrean ambassador to Innarlith, dispatched in large part because King Azoun Obarskyr IV was intrigued by a major canal project sponsored by the city.
 * Aspen trees were found across the breadth of Toril, from the jungles of Maztica to the Unapproachable East. Aspen bark was especially favored by giant beavers.
 * The Camel's Hump was a large island in the Corsair Domains of Zakhara, named for its gradual elevation that rose to a peak that resembled, you guessed it, a camel's hump.
 * The tiefling Havilar was an avid reader of chapbooks such as The Giantess's Curse, The Secrets of the Obarskyrs, and The Uthgardt Warrior and the Lonely Widow.
 * The spell triple mask allowed mistcallers of Leira to create three solid illusions of themselves while simultaneously ensconcing themselves in a pocket dimension for safety.


 * 15/11/2020 – 22/11/2020
 * Hecate was an interloper deity who once cursed Lliira so that she could return no man's love and imprisoned her in a "Pleasure Palace" called Zannibar on an unnamed world.
 * Parrafaire, the Prince of Hidden Secrets, was a demigod of nagas who delighted in creating twisted mazes and traps to test the wit and wisdom of curious explorers.
 * Legov Nairb was the owner and operator of the Raven Express, a package-delivery business in Ravens Bluff that used trained ravens to deliver small, wax-sealed parcels across northern Faerûn.
 * The yuan-ti city of Ss'zuraass'nee was once a major center of trade between Najara and several Underdark races, including drow, derro, and mind flayers.
 * Kaddrus was a cambion agent of the Knights of the Shield who was tasked with retrieving the Shield of the Hidden Lord after it had been taken from the Hhune family crypt.
 * The dwarven adventurer Deldagg Huldgrym was the founder of the Bloodaxe Mercenary Company. He led his company through many battles, surviving them all, but ultimately fell to black lung fever.
 * The Fog Tree of Myth Drannor was a deadly cluster of magic-warped trees that served as a chilling monument to the wild magics unleashed by the destruction of the city's mythal.
 * The two heads of the ettin Nicknack looked identical, but had very different personalities after donning a helm of opposite alignment. Nick was law-abiding and good, while Nack was chaotic and evil.
 * The noble Tarm family of Waterdeep were known for their mastery of horse breeding and training, as well as for their considerable caravan business.


 * 22/11/2020 – 29/11/2020
 * Tobulux was a beholder who was outcast for being good. He survived in the Lowerdark as a ranger and cavelord with his partner and fellow outcast, the good illithid Ralayn.
 * The Manthar noble family of Waterdeep had interests in the metal trade, mercenaries, and fine perfumes. However, one member of the family had been replaced by a doppelganger of the Unseen.
 * The Ni'Tessine noble house of sun elves settled in Serôs, where they were looked down on by "native" Serôsian elves. In turn, other members based in Waterdeep were anti-human elven supremacists.
 * The Mud Flats were a beach area in northwestern Waterdeep. Once inhabited by sailors, the area was gentrified for wealthy residents, leaving a few traces such as the Fiery Flagon tavern.
 * The "Rune of the Seven" was a common rhyme alluding to the Seven Sisters. People recited it before important events, from warriors about to enter battle to rulers making important decisions.
 * Clamp gauntlets and chisel boots had narrow points and ratcheted clamps to make secure handholds and footholds. They were made by gnomes to assist in climbing, but were also favored by thieves.
 * Ham was prepared and consumed across the Realms. Hin had ham honeyed with sweet pineapple gravy, while Cormyrians enjoyed roast gammon pie made from stuffed deboned ham wrapped in a pastry jacket.
 * The Folly and the Fall was a four-part play by Cagon Fegg about the history of Thultanthar. The audience erupted in chaos when it was performed in the Everlight Theatre of Elturel.
 * A Raumathari battlemage maintained the war magic traditions of the ancient Raumathar empire. They attuned themselves to a single sword and used it to channel spells into foes they struck.
 * Ghost ships were incorporeal vessels crewed by undead sailors who'd died terribly or with unfinished business. One flying the symbol of Myrkul once terrorized the Savage Frontier, even sailing on land.
 * The Thayan enclave in Innarlith supplied magical items and services and even raised corpses as undead workers for the city-state's canal-building project.


 * 29/11/2020 – 6/12/2020
 * Heavy magic was a type of magic given physical form discovered by the Netherese arcanist Karsus. Heavy magic formed the basis for the casting of Karsus's avatar, which precipitated the fall of ancient Netheril.
 * Tomb spiders were monstrous arachnids whose bodies were suffused with negative energy. They laid their eggs in the corpses of humanoids, causing the corpses to reanimate as web mummies, a type of undead.
 * Abalajar Ocerat became a mage-killer to avenge the murder of his parents at the hands of the Red Wizards of Thay. He felt that Faerûn became a slightly better place for each wizard he killed.
 * Neh-thalggu, or brain collectors, were a race of nefarious aberrations found on the Astral Plane. They possessed a completely alien psychology and did not regard humanoids as people.
 * The Long Reach (also known as the Centaur Trail) in the Vast connected the towns of King's Reach, Sendrin, and Bambryn, passing close by the once-dangerous Trollcrag Mountains in the process.
 * The Temple of the Delicate Chaos was a secret temple of Cyric hidden beneath the city of Innarlith. From here, the Cyricist cleric Wenefir directed various criminal enterprises and meddled in the city's political scene.
 * Hadarog was the chieftain of the orcish Spleen Eaters tribe in the Stonelands. When the Eye of Gruumsh was stolen from his tribe, he personally led a party to hunt down the thieves.
 * A lajatang was a type of martial arts weapon common in the Kara-Turan empire of Shou Lung, comprising a long staff with a crescent-shaped blade at each end.
 * A chest of preserving prevented its contents from ever decaying, even perishable items like food and drink. The wizard Muiral kept one on the Muiral's Gauntlet level of Undermountain.
 * The Crypt of Orbakh was built to inter Orbakh, a famed necromancer of Myth Drannor, but was taken over by the deepspawn Beautiful Flower, who filled the tomb with foul clones of various other monsters.


 * 6/12/2020 – 13/12/2020
 * Wang-liang were evil oni-like creatures found in Kara-Tur. While indifferent to most races, wang-liang absolutely loathed humans, and actively tried to harass, torment, or even murder them.
 * Solamiths were corpulent tanar'ri demons who enjoyed eating their victims' flesh. Every time they ate a creature, a new screaming face would be added to the collection on their bellies.
 * Caligrostos were a type of loumara demon who possessed bladed weapons and compelled their wielders to seek out new victims to slake their own lust for blood.
 * Mirror mephits were often used as spies by organizations such as the Red Wizards of Thay and the Zhentarim. They could monitor an area by gazing through a mirror from the Plane of Mirrors.
 * Hares were found all over Toril, from the frozen reaches of Icewind Dale to the distant lands of Kara-Tur, where it was believed hares were ruled over by the god of the warren.
 * The noble Kothont family of Waterdeep made their fortunes in the fur-trapping trade. They also organized the first Black Bucket Hunt, where drunk and foolhardy nobles braved the depths of Undermountain.
 * The floating skull Volun was the familiar of Caalenfaire, a powerful diviner and baelnorn of Myth Drannor. Together, they guided the Veiled Ones on their quest to stop the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Teliene Coloara had her psionic potential unlocked after witnessing her family's death at the hands of mind flayers. She devoted the remainder of her life to ridding the Underdark of illithids.
 * The Peacock Resplendent was a sprawling inn favored by the elites of Innarlith, located along Ransar's Ride in close proximity to the Palace of Many Spires.
 * The Wave Wyvern, the personal galleass of Grand Duke Farnig Seasilver of Marsember, was once stolen by the Shadovar, who killed Grand Duke Farnig and kidnapped his wife, Arietta, in the process.


 * 13/12/2020 – 20/12/2020
 * Cookies were small bite-sized sweet handfoods often available from taverns, bakeries, and street vendors across Toril, especially favored by sweet-toothed halflings.
 * Aksa was a Netherese arcanist who invented the spells disintegrate and mending. He was actually a rather sympathetic man, in spite of his passion for destructive magic and being nicknamed "the Destroyer".
 * Nevertokens were magical tokens given to members of the Soft Claws by the dragon Zundaerazylym. Originally made in Halruaa, nevertokens allowed their wielders to cast a number of potent spells.
 * Merchurions were living constructs made from liquid metal rumored to have been created from a group of fire giants who failed Surtur. They were said to live beneath the volcanoes of Chult.
 * Blackspawn corruptors were diminutive dragonspawn created from an unholy combination of black dragon and green hag, retaining the foulest traits of both parent creatures.
 * Olanthius was a commander of the Hellriders of Elturel who fell to evil during the Hellriders' disastrous invasion of Avernus, then rose in undeath as a death knight loyal to the archdevil Zariel.
 * Bairemuth was the elder rune of death, of ending, of the tomb and grave, and of sleep and rest. Sighting an inscription of Bairemuth usually indicated undead could be found in the nearby area.
 * The Caerilcarn ("Council of the Wood") was an association of elven leaders in the High Forest that sought to reestablish the lost empire of Eaerlann. The council was overseen by the wood elf Morgwais the Red.
 * Jardeth was a noble family of Waterdeep known for training and providing soldiers and guards for armed militias. The family had a sizable military presence in the colony of New Waterdeep in Maztica.


 * 20/12/2020 – 27/12/2020
 * Snowflake oozes were by no means as festive as their name would imply, being downright unpleasant oozes that hunted warm-blooded creatures for the sole purpose of freezing them to death.
 * Georges was the cruel and paranoid Guild Master of the Shadow Thieves in Waterdeep until he gave it all up for the love of a woman.
 * The frost giants of Frost Keep successfully held against human incursions for decades, raiding and eating caravans in the Northern Means all the while.
 * The village of Hespheira disappeared from the face of Toril before returning a hundred years later in total ruin and accompanied by the dracolich Umbralax.
 * Oranges were grown all over Toril, including in the magocracy of Thay, where the crops were tended to by slave labor and aided by control weather spells.
 * Myrjala Talithyn was an avatar of Mystra who trained Elminster in the Art, then became his lover, then helped him casually overthrow the magelords of Athalantar.
 * Sahuagin used vessels known as mantas to gracefully traverse the ocean, both on the surface and underwater. These barges were typically made from salvaged shipwrecks.
 * Yuan-ti ignans were created when the yuan-ti of the Serpent Hills decided&mdash;against their better judgment&mdash;to create abominations infused with elemental fire.
 * The noble Hiilgauntlet family of Waterdeep made their coin in the mercenary and arms dealing trades, and were the only local family to sport a mummy member.


 * 27/12/2020 – 3/1/2021
 * Splugoth the goblin was a swindler and a pathelogical liar. Acq Inc left him to die in Shadowfell Keep but a lich brought him back. Like an unwanted gift, he became "the Returned".
 * Pools of radiance were rare upwellings of raw magic that could appear anywhere. The lure of tremendous power led many an arcane spellcaster to their doom.
 * The sha'az were insectoids with humanoid torsos that hunted haundar in the arctic. Their mortal enemy were the evil, psionic, worm-like hauns.
 * Oberon, the Lord of Beasts, was an archfey patron, the consort of Titania, and a member of the Seelie Court. He was a wild, mercurial hunter that never shied away from combat.
 * Crowbars were ubiquitous tools made of iron used for prying things apart and general demolition. They gave even those of small stature some leverage.
 * Captain Janros, a wood elf member of the Neverwinter Guard, rose to lead the taskforce to reclaim the River District from the orcs after the Siege of Neverwinter.
 * Lord Hund Hiilgauntlet commissioned a tomb in Undermountain, then slew the workers to make undead guards and had a Calishite mage turn him into a mummy.
 * Spiderwalkers were constructs made through hishna magic out of mumified tarantulas. They could follow specific commands, leap on victims, and deliver poison through their bite.
 * Abdirak was a follower of Loviatar, the Scourge Mistress, and a member of the cult of the Absolute in the Western Heartlands of Faerûn in the 15 century DR.
 * Loup garou were powerful cousins of werewolves that could only be harmed by silver weapons. They primarily inhabited an island off the Sword Coast.
 * Mount Olympus, the famous cross-planar conduit, touched Toril on the distant island of Achea. It connected Arborea with Carceri, Gehenna, and Hades according to the Great Wheel cosmology.

2021

 * 27/12/2020 – 3/1/2021
 * The Netherese arcanist Lucke was a known lover of animals, and so was disappointed to learn that other wizards used the conjuration spells he invented to pit creatures against each other for entertainment.
 * As far as demon lord realms go, Yeenoghu's Death Dells was actually rather charming, apart from the sweltering heat, hordes of ravenous gnolls, pools of obyrith goo, and the aptly named "Screaming Peaks".
 * The Cathedral of Helm in Helm's Hold was an impressive and peaceful place of worship for the adherents of Helm, at least when it wasn't being controlled by murderous Ashmadai cultists.
 * The Lugotak Sea on the Great Glacier was a deadly place where unwary travelers could fall through thin ice into freezing water and ice spears. Worse, there was also species of aggressive sharp-fanged seal.
 * Malgi Hi was a mysterious human sorcerer who preferred the company of lizardfolk over the "civilized" races, to the point that he became the leader of a tribe of lizardfolk in the ruins of Myth Drannor.
 * Vulkaran the Dark was the emperor of the Vodoni Empire and the self-entitled “Ruler of All Known Space”. His expansionist decrees led directly to the outbreak of the War of the Spheres.
 * The powerful enchantment spell binding was developed by the Netherese arcanist Yong. It could bind a creature to a specific spot for several years&mdash;or even longer if other spellcasters aided in its casting.
 * Talisid, the Celestial Lion, was the most powerful and wise of all leonals. He was also considered the king of all guardinals, though he himself merely viewed himself as a servant of his people.
 * Ezmerelda d'Avenir, or just "Ez" to her friends, was a vampire hunter who traveled the breadth of the Domains of Dread to ply her trade, though she struggled to get the better of Barovia's Strahd von Zarovich.
 * Platinum knights were sworn to the service of Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon, and devoted their lives to defending noble metallic dragons from decidedly ignoble chromatic dragons.


 * 3/1/2021 – 10/1/2021
 * Zombie lords were neither especially regal zombies nor the unliving remains of nobles, but rather particularly intelligent and powerful undead created from a raise dead spell gone wrong.
 * Captain Zemmer, a mercenary in the service of Lord Neverember, was the daughter of a Thayan necromancer and had a zombified family dog growing up.
 * An ephemeral hangman was a malevolent aberration formed from pure shadow, a sort of Shadowfell equivalent of a roper except stealthier and arguably nastier.
 * Black Dugal's Music Shoppe in Ravens Bluff was the city's one-stop shop for all manner of musical instruments, all expertly crafted by the proprietor, "Black" Dugal Buchannan.
 * The noble Lanngolyn family of Waterdeep controlled the city's textile industry and once had one of their number kidnapped by the doppelganger syndicate known as the Unseen.
 * Saddles enabled the denizens of Toril to mount all manner of steeds both exotic and mundane, providing a marginally more comfortable experience than riding bareback.


 * 10/1/2021 – 17/1/2021
 * The Ruldegost family of Waterdhavian nobility seemed like a respectable House that made their coin through trade and banking, but the family matriarch's brother was secretly a member of the sinister Knights of the Shield.
 * The Grove of Meditation in the kingdom of Synnoria on the Moonshae Isles was blessed by the Earthmother to provide meditating elven mages the insight needed to advance their powers.
 * The horned devil Rotbite possessed the stone golem Awtawmatawn no fewer than two times, terrorizing the inhabitants of Volkumburgh Vale on both occasions before ultimately being foiled by falling down a hole.
 * The Lake of Steam separated the Shining South from the rest of Faerûn. The Border Kingdoms, the Shaar, and several free cities such as Mintar, Yeshpek, and Ankhapur all lay along its coast.
 * Luthbaern was a town of corpulent cheese-makers, which is just about the nicest thing anyone could say about Luthbaern; its citizens were pompous and arrogant, and the town itself was gray and cramped.
 * The humble torch kept darkvision-impaired adventurers across Toril safe as they plundered dungeons and crypts. Remember: always light a torch before opening a sarcophagus. No exceptions.
 * The Tower of Solace was a grand building in Neverwinter's Protector's Enclave district where the evil wizard Rhazzad experimented on the plaguechanged victims of the Spellplague under the guise of charity.
 * Clangeddin's Hearth, a dwarven group touting themselves as the survivors of Clan Melairkyn, briefly retook the Temple of Clangeddin in Undermountain before they were slaughtered by the lich Morik Stormhand.
 * The deep waters of Waterdeep's Deepwater Harbor were kept exceptionally clean by the continuous efforts of the Guild of Watermen and local merfolk from the villages of Tharqualnaar and T'Quession.
 * A powerful and ambitious wu jen was once cursed by the Eight Million Gods of Kara-Tur to become a vile tigbanua buso, wandering the island of Wa and turning innocents into savage tagamaling busos.


 * 17/1/2021 – 24/1/2021
 * Tashluta, the capital city of Tashalar, was built into the ridge of a volcanic caldera, which formed a natural harbor for the city's fleet of ships.
 * The First Unhuman War ended in a decisive victory for the Elven Imperial Fleet against a coalition of goblinoids and orcs, but also led to the formation of the feared scro.
 * The Nakulutiun villagers of Ahtitlak were notoriously intolerant of outsiders, preferring instead the company of a pack of remorhazes.
 * Priest-King Vishnan VII struggled to convince people to settle in Garuji, due in large part to the surrounding area being threatened by busos and other strange creatures.
 * The alteration spell venom of Varae allowed followers of Sseth to spit snake venom at other people, which was as lethal as it was rude.
 * Elboar's Finest offered wine, spirits, spices, and sauces to the residents of Amphail in the mid–14 century DR.
 * The Garden of the Drow in Undermountain was famous for its delicate crystal roses, but had little else to recommend it, owing to both its unfortunate location and it being infested with pests.
 * Doombats were particularly nasty bats that were gigantic in stature, extraordinarily bloodthirsty in demeanor, and capable of blasting their victims with sonic energy.
 * The fortress of Dun-Tharos was the seat of the Nentyarchs of Narfell during that empire's zenith, but was later occupied by a Chosen of Talona and an unpleasant demon cult.
 * The crater of Mount Drakkor Rouge was filled with a salt marsh covered in scum, and was also home to many other types of scum, ranging from swamp sharks to adherents of the Cult of the Dragon.


 * 24/1/2021 – 31/1/2021
 * New Sharandar was an outpost of Iliyanbruen elves situated on the border between Neverwinter Wood and the Feywild, linking the two realms and serving as a bastion against dark fey invaders.
 * The Waterdhavian festival of Selûne's Hallowing was celebrated to commemorate the slaying of a group of fanatical Malarites by a group of good lycanthropes led by three Shards of Selûne.
 * A bloodsilk spider ensnared its victims in a sticky, blood-red web that slowly squeezed the blood out of their bodies and channeled it into the bloated blood-blister on the spider's back.
 * The Kuong Kingdom capital city of Parmahana was suddenly abandoned, its buildings left for the jungle to reclaim as tales circulated that the site was cursed by the gods.
 * The Red Wizard Kizzaf concocted a scheme to use love potions and spells of charm person to lure unwitting innocents into slavery, selling them to Thayan merchants such as Mahzed.
 * The ancient kingdom of Peleveria stretched from the Firesteap Mountains to the Shaarwood. Its capital city of Peleveran was built into the side of the Landrise and was rumored to contain a portal to the Nine Hells.
 * Arctic stink squirrels were among the most playful and snuggly animals found in Icewind Dale, but also among the stinkiest&mdash;the stench they could exude was comparable to a stinking cloud.
 * The arctic dwarf village of Gomwemk was nothing more than a ruse meant to dissuade frost giants from attacking; all the inhabitants actually lived in a hidden tunnel network below the mock houses on the surface.
 * Noted wild mage and spell inventor Nahal the Incorrigible set out to search for her teacher, Hornung the Anarch, when he disappeared in a wild surge that sent him to the world of Oerth.
 * The adventurer known as the Khelbenite slogged through large portions of Undermountain in a joyless quest to stop a maniacal drow from loosing an avatar of Lolth herself on the unsuspecting city of Waterdeep.


 * 31/1/2021 – 7/2/2021
 * The noble Moonstar family of Waterdeep split into two factions when Vanrak Moonstar declared war on the Church of Selûne from his lair in Undermountain; the other family faction remained comparatively normal.
 * Certain Underdark beholders were known to keep petrified statues of ambassadors from other races, either for artistic value or for later consumption (or both).
 * Although the male offspring of medusae were known as maedar, it was possible for males to be cursed into becoming "regular" medusae. One such example was Marlos Urnrayle, leader of the Cult of the Black Earth.
 * The medusae sisters Corinye and Kathala kept nosy adventurers from disturbing the lair of the dracolich Azurphax, who was fortunate enough to be immune to their petrifying gazes.
 * Howser's Trail ran across the Giantspire Mountains in the Duchy of Soravia, connecting the small town of Cutrock with Howser's Mine.
 * The Angalpuk region of the Great Glacier was notable for its population of Angulutiun tribes, their massive migrating caribou herds, and for the majestic &hellip;flatness of its plains.
 * When he wasn't showing off on his magnificent unicorn steed, Thradisar Starwise helped guide adventurers through the Fey Crossing to the Iliyanbruen settlement of New Sharandar.
 * The holy sword First Light belonged to Commander Lyssic of Myth Drannor, a devout adherent of Lathander. Centuries later, the sword remained in his crypt, conveniently waiting for a fellow Lathanderite to pick it up.
 * Shockers were intensely curious creatures composed entirely of electricity that were often seen outside their native Plane of Lightning&mdash;one shocker even joined the Mindulgulph Mercenary Company.
 * Although the diet of carnivorous apes consisted largely of meat, their reputed fondness for human flesh was largely exaggerated. Adventurers were advised not to test this out in practice.


 * 7/2/2021 – 14/2/2021
 * The Blushing Mermaid festhall in Waterdeep's Sea Ward was owned by the secret archlich Alathene Moonstar, who maintained her unlife by draining energy from the Mermaid's least pleasant patrons.
 * Many adventurers came to the Tomb of Damara to search for a hidden orb of dragonkind, but they stayed because they had been killed by the ogre warlord Bonegnasher and his minions.
 * The Nakulutiun villagers of Kresttet chose&mdash;somehow&mdash;to live in a desolate, earthquake-ridden valley filled with deadly crevasses, where they subsisted on lichen and fought off frequent white dragon attacks.
 * Banda, a fortress-town in the Kuong Kingdom, was built as a show of strength toward the neighboring realm of T'u Lung. This was unnecessary, as T'u Lung had little interest in crossing the border.
 * The lakshu Viper knew she was dealing with an imposter when her reigar mistress Cholana strangely reappeared after a fatal phlogiston experiment but could not guess the imposter was a radiant dragon.
 * The elven druid Walnut Dankgrass wanted to bring down urban civilization from the inside, so taking a position as a documancer in Acquisitions Incorporated seemed like a good move (at the time, anyway).
 * Scrivenscry was an arcanaloth who searched the planes for the Books of Keeping, said to contain the names of every yugoloth in existence. He was accompanied in this quest by his pet penguin Kingsport.
 * The woodcutter Dharmun sought to avenge the death of a colleague at the hands of a black firedrake, but in the ensuing combat he was immediately, gruesomely, and predictably melted to death.
 * Dragonwights (also known as "wight dragons" and "discount dracoliches") were created by infusing the spirit of a chromatic dragon with negative energy&mdash;yet another innovation of the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Algid was a small fishing town in Netheril located south of the Hidden Lake. It was destroyed by the phaerimm in.


 * 14/2/2021 – 21/2/2021
 * Taran Goldenstar was an elf apprentice wizard of Freedale. He went hunting for the lost orb of dragonkind but was captured by Bonegnasher's gang and tortured by a hobgoblin.
 * Enlasre was a stopover village on the Kuong Kingdom's southern trade road. Its main attraction was its hot mineral springs and the legend of a lost magical spring created by a goddess in the jungle.
 * Griffon Hill was a thorp in Cormyr lying on the Stonebolt Trail, home to sheep farmers and priests of Chauntea. In the event of orc, they hid in a cavern under the hill, but it was said to link to the Underdark.
 * Thadat was a mage who sold magical items and services in Innarlith, but this put him in competition with the Red Wizard Marek Rymüt. He once wrote a Draconic poem of necromantic magic on a clove of garlic.
 * Lady Arilain was a Netherese archwizard who led the Opus enclave of Netheril. She confronted Karsus over his dangerous new spell, but afterward was never heard from again.
 * Broalaunt was turned into a boar for being a pig to Samaerra, an apprentice of Larloch. To break the curse, he had to perform many strange and impossible tasks, from eating chipmunks to kissing the Simbul.
 * Moonweb was a spell granted to clerics of Selûne that formed an impenetrable barrier to cocoon a creature or block a doorway, possibly reflecting attacks both magical and mundane.
 * The Order of the Gilded Eye was a zealous Helmite order based in Helm's Hold. They destroyed those they perceived as corrupted by extraplanar evil and persecuted those who disagreed.
 * An araton, also called a desert devil, was surrounded by swirling abrasive sand. With their own hides sandblasted and oozing blood, they were often mistaken for undead.
 * Anguiliians, a race of eel-like creatures, would hunt and eat anything, even their own dead. Against whales, giant squid, and kraken, they would attach, drill inside, and eat from the inside out.


 * 21/2/2021 – 28/2/2021
 * Shedaklah, the 222 layer of the Abyss, was fought over by the demon lords Juiblex and Zuggtmoy, who apparently found its humidity, green-brown color palette, and population of insane myconids quite charming.
 * Living spells were essentially spells given permanence and a degree of sentience, often found in places where magic had gone catastrophically wrong, such as the ruined Netherese enclave of Ythryn.
 * Gremlins were mischievous goblin-like fey with a penchant for thievery and vandalism. They could mate with other goblinoid species, producing variant gremlins like the fremlin, the jermlaine, and the snyad.
 * Gnarhelm was a Northlander kingdom in the Moonshae Isles known for its rocky terrain, its rich copper mines, and for the ineptness of its sailors.
 * When the people of Suranatra relocated to the new Kuong Kingdom capital of Parmahana, they decided to beat would-be-desecrators to the punch by destroying their own temples as they left.
 * The Tor of Swords was named for a quintet of magic Anaurian swords hidden within its grottoes. The blades were found by the swordswomen of Haela's Host, who put them to good use culling the monsters in the area.
 * Twilight Gate Farm was, despite its very inspired name, just a turnip farm in Sembia. Not even a particularly nice turnip farm, actually, as it was both ramshackle and overgrown.
 * The planetar-turned-demon lord Adimarchus ruled the Abyssal layer of Occipitus until he was betrayed by the son of his archenemy, Graz'zt, apparently as part of a plan to unify all demons.
 * The archmage Traxigor polymorphed himself into an otter by mistake, but found that he actually preferred life as a cute little furry creature, and made the change permanent through a wish spell.
 * Alathene Moonstar, proprietress of Waterdeep's Blushing Mermaid festhall, was secretly an archlich who sustained herself by draining the life force out of others, though she usually only preyed on people she disliked.


 * 28/2/2021 – 7/3/2021
 * Time travel was achieved in several ways, such as chronomancy, time gates, or the black obelisks, meaning it was theoretically possible to go back and stop Karsus before he made such a mess of things.
 * The world of Eberron was contained within its own material plane, isolated from the rest of the multiverse. Although exceedingly rare, a select few Eberrans came to Toril, though always by exotic means.
 * Princeps Kovik did not approve of how his superiors directed the infernal 8th Legion in the Blood War, so he broke free of the hierarchy of Hell and became a warlord of Avernus.
 * The tapal was a triton weapon that combined, somehow, elements of a dagger, a spear, and a longsword. They resembled crystalline fish hooks and were considered prized family heirlooms.
 * A Weave anchor was an area invested with the divine essence of Mystra that aided in stabilizing the Weave. Without Weave anchors, the Spellplague would have been a true catastrophe.
 * The magical sword Flame Blade was a physical manifestation of the spell flame blade, and further evidence that the clerics of Mystra weren't the most creative when it came to naming things.
 * Pegataurs were essentially winged centaurs, resembling a cross between an elf and a pegasus. Though not native to Toril, they sometimes acted as messengers for the Seldarine deity Aerdrie Faenya.
 * Spyder-fiends were horrific tanar'ri demons with the bodies of giant spiders and wolf-like heads. They were thankfully rare, being mostly contained to the 14 layer of the Abyss, the Steaming Fen.
 * The noble Nesher family of Waterdeep made their coin in the lumber industry and were avid hawk-masters. They opposed the suggested creation of a haven for Waterdeep's non-human residents.


 * 7/3/2021 – 14/3/2021
 * Ha-nagas were not merely content with making their lairs in the ruins of ancient civilizations&mdash;they had a preference for the shattered wreckage of civilizations they had personally brought low.
 * Jake's Encyclopedia of Eels was a seminal reference work on the nature of eels that ascertained, among a number of other findings, that eels were neither baby leviathans nor Underdark spies.
 * The copper dragon Balarystul posed as a Calishite barber in Avernus, hoping to learn the whereabouts of Arkhan the Cruel from chatty customers.
 * Senator Aikiko of Innarlith was known for her lack of wits and also for allying with the Red Wizards in an attempt at seizing power in the city&mdash;two facts that may or may not be related.
 * A meal of Beef and Oysters Barnabas, combining succulent beef with the slime-like consistency and taste of oysters, could not be described as complete unless served with a glass of Westgate Ruby wine.
 * Despite getting himself enslaved by no less than two separate gladiator arena masters, the gnomish potion merchant Bellowgulp Bluefingers remained cheerfully optimistic.
 * The black lichen mikka, found in the Alpuk region of the Great Glacier, tasted a bit like mint and lent a nice crunch to the soups and stews prepared by Iulutiun cooks.
 * Ash mephits had a perpetually depressed and gloomy disposition, and one could hardly blame them; the Quasi-Elemental Plane of Ash was not a place that would incline anyone toward joyous frolicking.


 * 14/3/2021 – 21/3/2021
 * Gideos was the mind flayer leader of the Bloodrovers pirate band that roamed Avernus in their infernal war machines. He even had an eyepatch, which concealed a magical gem.
 * Nagathas were the servitors of spirit nagas, created in a horrific process that deformed a humanoid's body and erased their memories but left their trauma intact.
 * The Mtair Dhafir were a Bedine tribe of Anauroch manipulated and attacked by the Zhentarim. One survivor was the heroic wizardess Ruha, the Harper Witch.
 * Peacocks were a species of bird known for their vaguely human-like shrieks. They roamed wild in Furthinghome after being imported and escaping captivity.
 * Z'neth was once an up-and-coming hobgoblin warlord on some other world about to wage war in Gehenna before he was forced to sell larvae in Avernus for the rakshasa Mahadi.
 * Idle dice were a pair of enchanted dice inscribed with Dethek runes for the numbers 1 to 6. When rolled, they imparted a little healing to allies according to the result.
 * A cranial drill was a surgical tool used to make a hole in the skull to relieve headaches or madness. Some survivors swore it was effective.
 * Adabra Gwynn was an acolyte of Chauntea who served as midwife and apothecary for the village of Phandalin, until her home was attacked by a manticore.


 * 21/3/2021 – 28/3/2021
 * Although they became a respectable house over time, the Gosts of Waterdeep were historically known for their many "get rich quick" schemes, their criminal enterprises, and for consorting with yuan-ti.
 * Kitcher's Folly was a monument to human ambition, specifically that of Sir Ilyber Kitcher of Scardale, who heroically braved the jungles of Chult until his total ineptitude landed him in an early grave.
 * Vellynne Harpell (of the Longsaddle Harpells) was a noted necromancer and explorer who sought to uncover the secrets of Ythryn, a lost Netherese necropolis in the Frozenfar.
 * Horemkensi, a senator of Innarlith, briefly oversaw a project to build a canal from the Lake of Steam to the Nagaflow, a job he did with practiced incompetency until he was killed by a spirit naga.
 * Umbrage Hill near the village of Phandalin was so named because two feuding dwarf clans once fought a pitched battle atop it, though no one could remember the exact cause of their umbrage.
 * The Sheaf of Wheat in the town of Ghars, Cormyr, was described by Volo as "forgettable, but not dreadful". It might be because the owner substituted cheaper meats, such as horse instead of beef.
 * Life took many turns for Keresta Delvingstone: she was, at various points, an outlaw, an adventurer, an enthralled vampire spawn, and finally head priestess of Shar in Undermountain.
 * Bright nagas were not, as their name implied, very intelligent nagas, but rather the dregs of naga society. They could only cast a single spell and were often better at running away than fighting.


 * 28/3/2021 – 4/4/2021
 * The Wind Dukes of Aaqa were a group of extraplanar beings opposed to the Queen of Chaos and obyriths in general. They were worshiped by aarakocras and certain elements of Omuan royalty.
 * Zygoms were evil fungi found in Chult and certain layers of the Abyss that preferred infecting living creatures and feeding on their flesh and bone.
 * The Flame of the Spirit was a Tymoran sacred object that, when touched by someone of the faith, would display one of the many spells stored within it, and if not, burn them to death.
 * Ysgardian dwarves were much like regular dwarves, but hailed from the plane of Ysgard and were less drunk. They were suspicious of deities in general, but many of them served as agents of Sharindlar.
 * The minotaur Maku led a group of his kinsmen in a conflict against House Freth in the Maze Level of Undermountain. His ultimate goal was to summon Baphomet himself to put a swift end to the drow.
 * Harkhuf was an incompetent alchemist in the city of Innarlith on the Lake of Steam. His ineptitude when dealing with smokepowder led to hundreds of accidental worker deaths.
 * Alfonse Kalazorn ("Big Al" among friends) was the owner of the Butterskull Ranch near Conyberry. Prior to his career as a rancher, Big Al served as the sheriff of Triboar.
 * Sheik Sa'ar was the intelligent yet contentious leader of the Bait Mahwa tribe of the Bedine people. His reluctance to accept outside aid almost caused his people to lose a conflict with the Zhentilar.
 * Kendra was a notable adventuress who plied her trade across the breadth of Faerûn. She often ran afoul of men who were pigs and fools, and treated them accordingly.


 * 4/4/2021 – 11/4/2021
 * Balt was a demanding Batiri general who lived in fear of being fed to Grumog, whom his people saw as a god. This so-called "god" was later cut down by Artus Cimber and a pair of talking wombats.
 * Though most inhabitants of Ghars thought that Dovo was merely a moronic blacksmith's assistant, he was in fact a spy. His fellow spies, however, thought him similarly moronic and put him to death.
 * The herb known as horsetail was used by the Azuposi tribes of Maztica to treat conditions such as hay fever and colds.
 * In 1328 DR, the bard Velorna Jalaneth published Friends I Weep For You, a ballad that described friends standing together through life until after death.
 * Myth Drannor's Shop of Secrets was a specialized store that sold hard-to-find wizardly goods. Customers often had to wait for years&mdash;and hand over bags of gold&mdash;for the super-rare items they'd ordered.
 * Favored servants of Lolth, wall-walkers were spider–reptile hybrids. In addition to bearing paralyzing stingers, these psionic creatures cast such spells as shadow-form and mind blank.
 * Ouwoonivisc the Infected was a chaotic illithid who'd contaminated its hive mind. Kimmuriel Oblodra realized something was wrong with Ouwoonivisc and used his immense psionic power to mentally destroy it.
 * The Blood Rift, which crossed the planes, was teeming with gulthirs, ghastly baatezu that were covered in tumors and lesions.
 * Petunia was a dairy cow that was branded with her owner's name. Even when Butterskull Ranch was raided by orcs, the calm cow had somehow managed to escape and survive.
 * Florentine Turmish was a short-reigning ruler of Turmish who favored peace and commerce. She was assassinated in the, after only four years in charge.


 * 11/4/2021 – 18/4/2021
 * The Fireplace Level was a large dungeon beneath the villa of the noble Gost family of Waterdeep, and a favored haunt of the famous vampire lord Artor Morlin and his undead underlings.
 * The Temple of Ubtao in the Chultan city of Mezro was built by the deity Ubtao himself. The building's exterior was magically fashioned so it looked exactly the same from all angles.
 * Hatchrin Alet'taz was the consort of Erelal Freth, drow matron of House Freth in Undermountain, but lost his position after being falsely accused of plotting to poison his and Erelal's unborn child.
 * Gustaf Stellern, or "Falcon the Hunter", was the owner of a hunting lodge in the Neverwinter Wood. It catered to bored nobles and was decorated with orc skulls.
 * Mayella Meadowbrock, daughter of the wealthy merchant Barthelm, was described as "the fairest flower in Cormyr". Although she had many suitors, she only had eyes for a roofer named Rolf.
 * Even before it fell into ruin, the port town of Pros was a ramshackle affair consisting of rickety docks and deteriorating buildings. When the Sea of Fallen Stars receded from its ports, so did its citizens.
 * Lesser tree healing allowed an adherent of Baervan Wildwanderer to rejuvenate by drawing upon the healing energies of a tree. This could last a long time, lending the spell its other name: tree nap.
 * The Illistine family of Chondath were, at varying times, the rulers of Hlondeth, Sembia, and Westgate. Their dynasty ended abruptly when Mulsantir Illistine III was killed by an agent of the Shoon Imperium.
 * Menhirs were not an uncommon sight in Faerûn, having been erected since ancient times to serve as religious shrines, landmarks, and, by the ancient Yuir people, to power enormous magical portals.


 * 18/4/2021 – 25/4/2021
 * Weredragons were lycanthropes who transformed into dragons. They're not to be confused with song dragons, also called "weredragons", who were true dragons who assumed the form of female humans.
 * The half-elf sorceress Ghleanna Stormlake was one of the Veiled Ones who defended Myth Drannor from an invasion by the Cult of the Dragon, as prophesied in the mysterious ballad Song of Faerûn.
 * Arrick Kaarvol, a merfolk cleric of Umberlee, demonstrated such prowess in the Deepwater War that he earned the admiration of the Waterdhavian vampire lord Artor Morlin, who took him for one of his spawn.
 * Sangin was a warlock in the service of the dread vampire Strahd von Zarovich who was sent to Toril to find a magical item that could free Strahd from the Domains of Dread.
 * Urlon was second-in-command of the githyanki contingent at Stardock. He hated his boss, Al'chaia, and secretly sympathized with the plight of the githzerai.
 * The Sewn Sisters, consisting of Widow Groat, Peggy Deadbells, and Baggy Nanna, were a coven of night hags in the service of the lich Acererak in his Tomb of the Nine Gods beneath Omu.
 * Abyssal wretches were the unfortunate victims of rutterkin and sibriexes, transformed via a terrible disease to become disfigured demons themselves. The only way to reverse it was with a wish spell.
 * Cyclocones were enchanted hats that, when thrown, spun at tremendous speed to form a magical whirlwind. Although once considered quite fashionable among mages, they eventually became old hat.
 * Lettuce was a leafy vegetable grown around Faerûn. It was used in various salads, while marsh lettuce was an ingredient in roasted cockatrice.


 * 25/4/2021 – 2/5/2021
 * The Beholder language, or "Quevquel", was a guttural tongue with much lip-smacking, gurgling, and slobbering. A conversation between two beholders quickly covered their surroundings with spit.
 * Not merely content doing evil in the name of Bane, spellslinger-for-hire Lychor the Thunderwizard offered his services to both the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim.
 * When the medusa Medechai was turned into a vampire spawn by the notorious blood-sucker Artor Morlin, her mouth did not exhibit the typical fangs; instead, the snakes on her head each sported a set.
 * Fastred was a legendary Cormyrean bandit who terrorized the Way of the Manticore from his base in the Vast Swamp. Rumors abounded that he still haunted the swamp even centuries after his death.
 * Princess Wei Dao resented her posting at the Shou trade embassy on the Dragon Coast of Faerûn. She would do anything to return to Shou Lung, including conspiring with the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Moradin's Gauntlet was a golden gauntlet customarily worn by the dwarven overseer of the forge-complex of Hrakhamar in Chult. When the forge fell to firenewts, the gauntlet was left behind.
 * Keches resembled monkeys covered in green leaves and seemed truly committed to the practice of luring unwitting humans to their doom in the deepest forests with false screams of distress.
 * Just as the Netherese archwizard Kartaklys had shaved the top off a mountain to create his own flying enclave, he was sabotaged by his rival, Buoyance, causing Kartaklys to be crushed beneath his own creation.


 * 2/5/2021 – 9/5/2021
 * The Twilight Marsh near Phlan was home to no less than three tribes of lizardfolk. The black dragon Throstulgrael tried to enslave them all, but was chased off by meddling adventurers.
 * Sheep were kept as livestock all across Toril, from Faerûn to Kara-Tur to Zakhara. Nearly every part of the sheep could be used for a practical purpose: their meat, their milk, their wool, and even their skin.
 * Rorrina Stoneshaft, a shield dwarven cleric of Abbathor, was turned into a vampire spawn by Waterdeep's vampire extraordinaire Artor Morlin.
 * The noble Gundwynd family of Waterdeep specialized in the procurement and sale of hippogriffs&mdash;perhaps the loftiest of trades.
 * The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces was a treatise on Mordenkainen's magnificent mansion. Scribbled into its margins was the procedure for creating a permanent extradimensional space.
 * Doom guards were golem-like guardians created using an anvil of darkness that could be found protecting all manner of dungeons, ruins, and castles, such as Castle Ravenloft and Durlag's Tower.
 * Hoarder dragons were exceptionally greedy undead dragons who refused to leave their hoards even after death. Unwilling to lose even a single copper, they possessed their beloved treasure to drive off thieves.
 * Norkers, dimwitted distant cousins of hobgoblins, were cruel, lazy, and vicious even by the standards of other goblinoids. On Toril they were found in the Underdark and the Forest of Tethir.
 * The interloper deity Hermes was barred from entering Realmspace, making his search for Tyche&mdash;who had been split into the Torilian goddesses Tymora and Beshaba&mdash;that much harder.
 * Razor was one of almost a hundred cats owned by the retired War Wizard Benelaius. Well named, Razor was very irritable and swift to bite and scratch when disturbed, or ordered.


 * 9/5/2021 – 16/5/2021
 * Giant wolf spiders were much like regular giant spiders except slightly smaller, nimbler, and more intelligent&mdash;qualities that made them excellent hunters in most types of terrain.
 * The House of Good Spirits was the guildhall, brewery, inn, tavern, and wine store of Waterdeep's Vintners', Distillers', & Brewers' Guild, and one of the city's few sources of elverquisst.
 * Phalantar's Philtres & Components was renowned for its broad selection of medicines, spell components, and herbs, as well as for its owner's no-questions-asked policy.
 * Membership in Waterdeep's Most Careful Order of Skilled Smiths & Metalforgers did not come cheap: prospective members had to pay thirty dragons for the privilege of joining, plus twenty more in annual dues.
 * The gnomish city of Forharn lay in the darkest depths of the volcano Kossuth's Ire in the White Peaks. Its citizens were mildly inconvenienced when the volcano erupted after a long period of dormancy.
 * The isle of Sumbrar served as the headquarters for Evermeet's military and navy, and was defended by a fleet of Ruathimaer and no less than twelve ancient dragons.
 * The tome Hippogriff Riders of the Hand told of the history and practices of the elven hippogriff riders that operated out of the Hand of the Seldarine in the Spine of the World.
 * Mazfroth's Mighty Digressions was a collection of rambling essays hastily scribbled by Mazfroth Gethur on subjects as varied as the Weave, lycanthropy, and the demon lords of the Abyss.
 * The tools of the common man was a set of farmers' tools blessed by Chauntea to aid the defenders of Cuardin on Gwynneth against an invading force of Northlanders.
 * The Cormyrean warlord Gondegal was supported by several Arabellan notables, such as the saddler Arth Tembroar, the clothier Culdath, the herbalist Azunt Haelcloak, and the mercenary Baerendros.


 * 16/5/2021 – 23/5/2021
 * The Knights of the Black Fist were once a zealous band of warriors dedicated to Iyachtu Xvim, but time and circumstance turned them into a zealous force of soldiers dedicated to the city of Phlan.
 * Leafing through a manual of bodily health would magically improve the reader's constitution, unless the manual were one of Halaster's fakes, in which case they would be devoured by hungry palimpsests.
 * The Book of the Raven was so named because that's how it arrived at Candlekeep; carried in the talons of a raven. The Avowed were forced to shoo it away lest it peck the book to shreds.
 * In the Realms, a minor death was a type of robed skeleton that could be summoned by clerics of Kelemvor. On Earth, a minor death was... something else.
 * Cuardin, a minor farming town in the Moonshaes, was once invaded by Northlander raiders, but its villagers beat them back with the Chauntea-blessed tools of the common man.
 * The shepherding community of Wyvernhunt was haunted, figuratively, by the legend of the werewyvern bandit Black Shaernauba who supposedly murdered a contingent of Purple Dragons in the area.
 * The hearty horse breed Carmathan Red was also known as the "Carmathan horse-ox" for their strength and durability. Needless to say, these beasts of burden were popular in their native Damara.
 * Arquebuses, relatively crude smokepowder weapons from Lantan, tended to backfire with alarming regularity, making them nearly as dangerous to their wielders as they were to their targets.


 * 23/5/2021 – 30/5/2021
 * If you were so inclined, you could implant the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar into your own mouth, but in doing so you risked falling under the influence of malevolent entities like Acererak. And that's the tooth.
 * The Imaskarcana were the seven most powerful artifacts of ancient Imaskar. In addition to providing their wielders with great power, the Imaskarcana also contained vast amounts of Imaskari knowledge.
 * Mortarchs were clerics of Kelemvor who specialized in the fine mortuary arts, and were especially known for blessing the recently deceased to prevent them from rising in undeath.
 * The drow race consisted of three distinct cultures: the jungle-dwelling Lorendrow, the frost-favoring Aevendrow, and the "classic" Underdark-dwelling and Lolth-worshiping Udadrow.
 * The Black Lord's Altar in Mulmaster was considered the center of Bane's worshipers on Toril. The Cult of Black Earth once tried to destroy it in an attempt at humiliating the Banite faith.
 * Devuri was a crayfish hengeyokai priest of the Lords of Creation in Kataburi. Thanks to his work, the town was blessed with a bounty of giant crayfish, courtesy of a local water spirit.
 * The Salamander's Tongue was a powerful and grim-looking magic kris that seemed to change owners with alarming regularity, traveling from Westgate to the Spine of the World via Selgaunt and Hillsfar.
 * That most majestic of undergarments, the simple yet elegant loincloth, was a popular fashion choice for folk across the breadth of Faerûn.
 * Waterdeep Way was a major thoroughfare in the City of Splendors, and a prime spot for broadsheet cryers to hawk their wares.


 * 30/5/2021 – 6/6/2021
 * The city-state of Mourktar was considered by some to be a vassal of Chessenta. In reality, Mourktar was a notable regional power, evidenced by the city later becoming the capital of Threskel.
 * The Citadel of Strategic Militancy was the heart of the Church of the Red Knight. During the Time of Troubles, its leader, Kaitlin Tindall Bloodhawk, served as the Red Knight's avatar host.
 * The village of Halfcrag was so clustered together that it looked like a single structure from afar. Its villagers were exceptionally cautious, often employing helmed horrors to protect their valuables.
 * Olmhazan's Jewels was a jewelry shop in the Castle Ward of Waterdeep whose façade was shaped like an enormous faceted gemstone. This aesthetic choice was commonly mocked by the Waterdhavian nobility.
 * A tome of leadership and influence taught its readers how to deftly navigate the complex landscape that is interpersonal relationships. It also magically made them more charismatic, which helped.
 * The First Imaskarcana (of seven) was a lavender crown that granted its wearer access to several powerful spells. It also answered direct questions, provided they were asked in the Roushoum language.
 * The tren were reptilian humanoids originally bred as hybrids of troglodytes and lizardfolk in vile yuan-ti experiments. Fortunately for the tren, the vile stench they exuded made them unlikely candidates for slavery.
 * Shemshime's Bedtime Rhyme was a colorful and lovingly crafted mechanical pop-up book with an integrated music box. Unfortunately, it was also the subject of a terrible and infectious curse.
 * The nun Ama of the Kuong Kingdom was highly skeptical of foreign "barbarians" from "so-called kingdoms," and was convinced the Kara-Turan Path of Enlightenment was a false religion.
 * Strongor Bonebag was a priest of Myrkul who moonlighted as the leader of a Cult of the Dragon cell. Notably, he convinced the black dragon Ebondeath to become a dracolich.


 * 6/6/2021 – 13/6/2021
 * The sewers of Waterdeep served as a much-needed sanitation system but was also connected to the city's many dungeons and was absolutely filled to the brim with horrifying monsters.
 * Although thankfully uncommon, lifeleech otyughs could be found in unsavory and refuse-filled pits such as the sewers of Waterdeep, where they subsisted on a diet of dung and healing spells.
 * Folks disagreed on whether the mysterious Lurker in the Shallows of Yhauntan Bay was a morkoth or an aquatic dragon, but one thing was for certain: adventurers who sought it out never seemed to return.
 * Although linnorms were not known for being the most pleasant of creatures to begin with, those of the corpse tearer variety were said to be especially greedy, untrustworthy, and downright cruel.
 * The wizard Madryoch, a pioneer in the use of the Shadow Weave, attempted to overthrow the leader of the Imaskar Empire, but his plans were thwarted by a young Halaster Blackcloak.
 * Ansoain was a traveling mage who wandered from town to town with her son Galimer and her apprentice Druhallen. She met an untimely end at the hands of the Red Wizards while guarding a wedding party.
 * The archdevil Bael was one of the greatest tactical minds of the Nine Hells, but his bullheadedness and lack of political prowess kept him from rising in the infernal hierarchy.
 * Domino was a yuan-ti pureblood illusionist who was part of Esau Enoch's laboratory crew, first in Iniarv's Tower and then later&mdash;having been run off by Justin Melenikus&mdash;in Wolfhill House.
 * Corran D'Arcey was the de facto leader&mdash;mostly because of his lack of humility and inflexible morals&mdash;of the Veiled Ones who defeated the Cult of the Dragon in Myth Drannor.
 * Hillsafar Hall was a major dwarven hold in Vaasa renowned for its relative impregnability, its rich bloodstone mines, and for the battle prowess of its king, "Grumble" Hillsafar.
 * The Lowerdark town of Reeshov was settled by former mind flayer slaves, making its population an eclectic mix of grimlocks, quaggoths, lizardfolk, and troglodytes.
 * Valdick's spheresail allowed its caster to create a spelljammer that required neither a helm nor a helmsman, instead drawing divine power directly from Mystryl, the goddess of magic.
 * The Book of Inner Alchemy contained secret ki techniques for achieving immortality, which made it an object of interest for the corrupted monk Bak Mei and his Order of the Immortal Lotus.


 * 13/6/2021 – 20/6/2021
 * The thief Tiep found himself pressed into servitude by the Zhentarim, who wanted him to steal one of the Nether Scrolls that his adopted family had recovered on behalf of the mysterious Lady Wyndyfarh.
 * The gate-town of Glorium connected the Outlands to the plane of Ysgard and so was appropriately nestled between towering mountains on the shore of a handsome fjord and surrounded by glaciers.
 * Ranguri, capital of the Kuong Kingdom of Malatra, was also called the "Temple City" because of how the city's core seemed to be one enormous, interconnected complex of temples and palaces.
 * Duke Windheir was a prominent avoral and one of the Companions of Talisid, the Celestial Lion. Like the other guardinal paragons, he resided in the House of Nature.
 * In a dubious case of ironic punishment, High Lord Fzoul Chembryl of Zhentil Keep permanently polymorphed the Harper spy Raenalla Quietsong into an actual harp.
 * The desert centaur Tebessa al-Khawati of Zakhara found herself captured and given an unwanted haircut by Shorn cultists but was ultimately able to escape in what can only be described as a close shave.
 * The darkswords were a set of twenty magical blades created by Melegaunt Tanthul, one of the Princes of Shade, as a gift for Bodvar the Black, chieftain of the Moor Eagle tribe in Vaasa.
 * A dwarven thrower was a type of warhammer that immediately returned to its wielder's hand when hurled away. Mordenkainen saw this feature as both "greedy and devious" and as a good example of dwarven ingenuity.
 * Ice drakes were elemental drakes found in cold deserts that could grow to a length of . They specialized in climbing icy surfaces and were, unsurprisingly, not big fans of fire.
 * The Demiplane of Imprisonment was an extremely obscure demiplane that seemed to exist purely to trap intelligent creatures within, such as the unfortunate (and very evil) archwizard Madryoch of Imaskar.


 * 20/6/2021 – 27/6/2021
 * The Sign of One faction of Sigil had a strong philosophical emphasis on the self and the power of imagination, and their core tenet was that the multiverse merely existed in the imagination of a unique mind.
 * The gate-town of Fortitude linked the Outlands with the plane of Arcadia. It was a civilized place with neat architecture, luscious parks and orchards, and regular elections coinciding with the Great Modron March arriving in town.
 * Sheemzher was a goblin from Dekanter who sought to liberate his tribe from the yoke of the Beast Lord, a monstrous alhoon who was subjecting the Dekanter goblins to unspeakable experiments.
 * Caliph Abir al-Farhan ruled the city of Hilm in the Pantheist League of Zakhara. He was a considerate sovereign who often magically disguised himself to mingle with his citizens to understand what they truly needed.
 * In life, Arianna, Bannoc, Erik Sliphand, Luther, Shyla, and Sindar were venerated as heroes of Myth Drannor. In undeath, they were mindless and vile servants of the Cult of the Dragon
 * Arc welders were tools with the mystical ability to discharge a beam of electricity to either weld metal or tear an opponent apart&mdash;being equally suited for both tasks. Wielders were advised to wear safety goggles.
 * Witch hunters journeyed across Kara-Tur, following tales of hauntings, possessions, and ritual sacrifices and destroying the wicked beings responsible&mdash;usually oni, spirits, or evil sorcerers.
 * Lugh was the Celtic god of travel, commerce, and the arts. Although considered an interloper deity on Toril, he still had a handful of worshipers among hin druids.
 * Although Plangent crystal was commonly believed to be mined from the mountain of Adama's Tooth, it was actually transported to Toril from the Imaskari demiplane known as the Celestial Nadir.
 * The Everlasting Rime was a period of nonstop winter in Icewind Dale&mdash;blanketing the entire region in perpetual twilight and blizzards&mdash;caused by Auril the Frostmaiden, who had sought refuge on the isle of Solstice.


 * 27/6/2021 – 4/7/2021
 * Brandy was a popular type of alcohol found throughout the Realms. Almond brandy, apple brandy, cherry brandy, firebrandy, plum brandy&mdash;there was enough variety to suit anyone's taste and happily inebriate them.
 * The Cult of Maegera laired in the depths of Mount Hotenow in the 15 century DR, following its eruption. Led by a fire giant, Gommoth, the elemental fire creatures sought to awaken a dawn titan Maegera.
 * The Music Box was an exotic torture device, a cage constructed out of tuning forks, that caused the victim's ears to bleed profusely and, eventually, led to insanity.
 * Planewalking Shou merchant Fai Chen could be found in his Fantastical Faire cart, pulled by Gary the mule and accompanied by Drandeldew, his blue faerie dragon familiar. The merchant was proficient in ki and could often be seen in the company of his duplicates.
 * Halazar's Fine Gems was a jewelry shop in Waterdeep with the storefront ensorcelled to remain pristinely clean and holding an illusory gemstone that sapped small amounts of life force from those who touched it to maintain its magic. Look, but don't touch!
 * Kragmar Deepscar was a warband leader of the Many-Arrows orcs who raided disaster-torn Neverwinter in the late 15 century DR. His enchanted Belt of the Many Arrows granted him uncanny regenerative abilities and was a sought-after item.
 * Magedooms were horrific oozing creatures created by Zhentil Keep to exterminate non-Zhentarim wizards. Spellcasters who smelled ozone as if from a lightning strike and potent citrus aroma were recommended to run without hesitation.
 * The gate referred to as the Mulhorandi Portal was the work of the ancient wizard-kings of Imaskar and connected the Raurin Desert to an unnamed and barren Outer Plane that resembled Raurin, with the sun in perpetual twilight. The gate was one way only.
 * Nant Thangol, or "the Basilisk", as he was sometimes called, was a sinister-looking pale dwarf toll collector from Baldur's Gate. He was generally disliked by most, though he was protected by Flaming Fist mercenaries.
 * A rare sight on Toril, Kharash, the paragon of the lupinals from Elysium, forged a close bond with Talisid and the Five Companions, even earning a nickname of "Talisid's Shadow".
 * Vampire muses were creatures of the Feywild who fed on mortals they inspired. These mutually beneficial relationships often resulted in the creation of grand works of art.
 * Waterdeep Way was a busy brick-paved boulevard in Waterdeep that ran along the spur of Mount Waterdeep. It housed such attractions as the Guildhall of the Order, the Map House, the Fellowship Hall, the Jade Jug inn, and the Asp's Strike tavern.


 * 4/7/2021 – 11/7/2021
 * Mage sigils were used by wizards to mark their possessions and to sign their names and were frequently used as triggers for magical spells. No two sigils were the same&mdash;the Simbul used an elegant, rune-like symbol, while Manshoon's sigil was a rather unimaginative stylized M.
 * The unseelie (no, not the Court) were grotesque fey in the Yuirwood of Aglarond who delighted in hurting others and who were at war with the shy and gentle seelie (also not the Court).
 * The eccentric painter Kalain had a torrid love affair with Lord Dagult Neverember, but the relationship ended in heartbreak. Neverember ruined Kalain's reputation among high society, so she became a paranoid recluse and spent her time painting suspiciously lifelike monsters.
 * Millie Churlgo, owner of Churlgo Cheese, was hounded by Iron Throne agents trying to get their hands on her secret cheese recipes. She moved the family business to Daggerford, but the quality of her cheese suffered as a result.
 * Thayd led a wizard rebellion against Unther and Mulhorand in the hopes of establishing his own empire. In defeat, he opened up a series of gates to another world filled with militant orcs&mdash;this lead to the Orcgate Wars and the eventual downfall of his enemies.
 * When ancient ruins were found inside the Angelhead Mine near Raven Cliff Beach, the Blackdagger Bandits took took over operations by enslaving the dwarven miners and kidnapping their foreman, Mira Thamros.
 * The Wings of the Queen Reborn was a massive cathedral dedicated to Tiamat beneath Castle Perilous in Vaasa. The temple was frequented by all manner of chromatic dragons, and the avatar of Tiamat herself was a frequent guest.
 * The Tomb Tapper Tomb was a demiplane filled with incredible amounts of magical treasure ripe for the taking, provided one did not mind wading through a literal horde of monstrous tomb tappers and scaling floating castles to get hold of it.
 * The library of Bradda's Sage Shop in Neverwinter contained such works as The Waterclocks of Neverwinter, The Taxonomy of the Grue, The Song of the Seven Sisters, and Legends of the Neverwinter Nine.
 * The goddess Idun of the Norse pantheon watched over the Tree of Life, whose Apples of Youth kept the Norse deities spry and youthful. Although she was not directly worshiped on Toril, Idun was good friends with the god Lathander.


 * 11/7/2021 – 18/7/2021
 * The village of Rothé Valley seemed like a pastoral community chiefly concerned with serving as Neverwinter's breadbasket. In reality, the village was a trap created by the drow of House Xorlarrin so they could easily harvest slaves.
 * Torleth's Treasures supplied travelers along the Trade Way with oddities and antiques, many of which could more accurately be described as junk. Among the items on offer were a ludicrously loud lute, a stuffed parrot, and a contraption that went "boing".
 * Gnomengarde was a tiny community of rock gnomes in the Sword Mountains. Despite having a population of only twenty gnomes, Gnomengarde was ruled by no less than two kings: Gnerkli and Korboz. Also, the entire settlement was a zone of wild magic, because gnomes.
 * Purplespawn nightmares were so self-conscious of their grotesque serpentine forms that they hid themselves away in the Underdark, emerging only to steal the treasure&mdash;and appearance&mdash;of unsuspecting victims.
 * A population of intelligent wombats lived on the island of Orlil near Lantan, organized into small settlements of no more than fifty individuals (give or take the odd platypus). Wombats were short, chubby, and brown-furred&mdash;characteristics that led some to confuse them for pig-bears.
 * Jacob was a senior member of the Nashers gang in Neverwinter who discovered that the rival Dead Rats gang was responsible for the disappearance of fellow Nasher Gothwan Cooper&mdash;unfortunately, the Nasher leadership did not care enough to mount a rescue effort.
 * Jessa Dribble-Obould, one of the ambassadors representing the Kingdom of Many-Arrows in Mithral Hall, helped King Bruenor Battlehammer fake his own death and then helped him find the lost dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym.
 * The Mercenary Army of Krak al-Niraan was a martial branch of the Brotherhood of the True Flame in Zakhara. Although comprised of mercenaries&mdash;famously not the most trustworthy lot&mdash;the Army ensured loyalty by placing a geas on their soldiers.
 * The spell mantle was as incredibly complex as it was powerful, conferring the combined protective effects of many lesser spells such as feather fall and protection from normal missiles, while also moving with the caster. Stronger versions of mantle included even more effects.
 * Elder runes were used by the peoples of Faerûn as signs of warning or notice for travelers, and had been in use for so long that virtually everyone understood their meaning. One example was Bairemuth, which signaled the presence of undeath nearby.


 * 18/7/2021 – 25/7/2021
 * In Baldur's Gate, Yssra Brackrel was known for her constant muttering to herself, her dirty and unkempt look, and for the wide array of services she offered: she was an alchemist, a wizard-for-hire, and&mdash;for the exceptionally trusting&mdash;a make-up and hair stylist.
 * Having reached the nadir of his once-successful career as a mercenary and an adventurer, Machil Rillyn undertook an ill-fated expedition to the ruins of Delimbiyran where he contracted a nasty curse, and so was forced to use his family's remaining fortune on a wish spell to cure himself.
 * A mysterious cloaked man worked to resettle the ruined Blacklake District of Neverwinter on behalf of an even more mysterious power. To this end, he recruited adventurers to drive out the Dead Rats and Nashers gangs.
 * Ethra Dralas, zulkir of abjuration in the Red Wizards of Thay, was sent to Chult to collect the residual energies left by Acererak's Soulmonger and to use it to summon Dendar, the Night Serpent, and usher in an age of darkness over Toril.
 * The characters Galenia and Patrolio were the subjects of a famous romantic play on the Sword Coast wherein the two lovers were kept apart by their feuding families. Their story ended in tragedy as Patrolio died in a leaky boat incident and Galenia&mdash;learning of this&mdash;died of a broken heart.
 * Priests of Eshowdow used the spell summon shadow spirit in the mistaken belief that it would bind their shadow to their body&mdash;in reality, it bound a shadow from the Negative Energy plane to them instead.
 * Ice archons were as deadly as they were cool, being elemental archons composed entirely of ice. These below-zero bruisers could conjure up small hailstorms and throw shiver-inducing ice shurikens at foes&mdash;adventurers who ran afoul of them were advised to stay frosty.
 * Dragon eels combined the majestic power of a dragon with the sliminess of an eel. These duplicitous sea wyrms were known to extort ship captains for safe passage, but often going back on their word and eating the whole crew anyway.
 * Goat herders from Harrowdale experimented with training banderlogs&mdash;intelligent, baboon-like primates&mdash;to milk their livestock. Surprisingly, the banderlogs were quite efficient at the task and it even seemed the goats preferred their touch to human hands.
 * Shandaular, the City of Weeping Ghosts, was geographically located in Thesk, but was able to expand into the distant Council Hills of the Eastern Shaar via a two-way magical portal.
 * The massive Pyramid of Amun-Re in the Raurin desert was built to house the remains of Amun-Re, pharaoh of Bakar. The pyramid was guarded by the undead priests of Amun-Re, under the leadership of the vile Munafik.


 * 25/7/2021 – 1/8/2021
 * Many Torilians were familiar with the world of Mystara: Atruaghin shamani were known to attune themselves to Maztica, at least one Mystaran Immortal attempted to expand his reach to Toril, and Volo even visited the place&mdash;because of course he did.
 * Despite measuring up to 120 feet in length and being armed with up to five acid-breathing heads, dracohydras had absolutely zero qualms about shamelessly fleeing a fight they weren't absolutely sure they would win.
 * Deathcoils were colossal serpentine beasts known for their voracious appetites and for their surprisingly elaborate hunting strategies. Deathcoils leather kept its supple sheen for centuries, making it a prized commodity among Calishite satraps.
 * Ellywick Tumblestrum became the greatest bard in the multiverse after drawing a lucky card from the deck of many things. She traveled Faerûn with her fellow adventurers Hama Pashar, Nadaar, and Varis.
 * The irreverent rogue Kestrel became the de facto leader of the adventuring troupe known as the Veiled Ones after they stumbled through a gate connecting Phlan's pool of radiance with Myth Drannor.
 * Musayed was ostensibly a quiet and unassuming shopkeeper of the Calim Jewel Emporium in Baldur's Gate, but was secretly employed by Rilsa Rael of the local thieves' guild, with his shop essentially serving as a front for criminal activities.
 * Ixas, a Wearer of Purple in the Cult of the Dragon, was opposed to Severin Silrajin's Tiamat-worshiping direction for the organization, preferring the Cult's more traditional dracolich-summoning schemes.
 * "The Prophet" was a painting found in the Merchant Guild Hall of Neverwinter depicting a female elf with a mechanical owl perched on her arm&mdash;possibly the warlock Nostura of the Many-Starred Cloak.
 * The Church of Nobanion consisted of clerics, crusaders, shamans, and firemanes dedicated to Nobanion, the King of Beasts. The worship of Nobanion attracted a wide array of different creatures, including wemics and lammasu.
 * The utensils of the cultured palate gave their users the exact taste they desired, regardless of the quality, type, or age of whatever they were actually eating. The Codex of Eldritch Cuisine recommended all aspiring cooks acquire a set.
 * The Ford of Goliad was a strategically important crossing point of the Beaumaris River in Vaasa, making it the site of no less than two large-scale battles in the Vaasan War and the Bloodstone Wars, respectively.
 * Skull Fortress on the earthmote known as Pirates' Skyhold was built by the skyship pirate crew of Bartholomew Blackdagger, and served as the band's headquarters until the black wyrm Garrundar grew annoyed with them, forced them out, then turned them all into undead.
 * The Oasis of the White Palm in the Raurin desert was ruled by a line of Durpari sheiks who had been entrusted by the ancient wizard Martek with guarding a magical amulet that could cause great pain to the efreeti Khalitharius if he ever broke free of his prison.


 * 1/8/2021 – 8/8/2021
 * The Bloodstone Wars of Damara were a series of conflicts between the Barony of Bloodstone and the baronies of Zhengyi the Witch-King in 1359 DR, eventually resulting in the Kingdom of Bloodstone's formation.
 * Braethan Cazondur was a ruthless and ambitious Lord of Waterdeep who orchestrated the murder of Laeral Silverhand in 1491 DR. However, her death was temporary as she was soon restored to life by Elminster.
 * The Cragmire Barrow was the final resting place of the Cragmire noble family from Neverwinter who conspired to take over the Jewel of the North with their necromancy under the leadership of Olandus Cragmire.
 * The Cult of Karsus consisted of wizards and Heartbloods who worshipped Karsus, the Momentary God. After the fall of Netheril, the Cult believed that Karsus would be reborn, delivering mortals into a new golden age.
 * If dragons and hydras were lacking in challenge, dracohydras were there for cocky adventurers, but were most likely to devour unwitting adventurers after scorching them with their many-headed dragon breaths.
 * Kabuki was one of the most prevalent forms of theater in the land of Wa. The Wise Carp and the Vulgar Maiden plays were performed in the cities of Uwaji, Semmishi, and Iiso.
 * Muckdwellers were small amphibious creatures that inhabited swamps and were subservient to various kuo-toa and lizardfolk tribes. They spat water at the eyes of foes.
 * Norold Dlusker was the unfortunate scion of the disgraced Dlusker family of Baldur's Gate and brother of Guinever, who was happily married into the Caldwell family.
 * Periapts of foul rotting were cursed amulets that inflicted a deadly form of leprosy on the wearer, slowly killing them over the course of a couple of months. Some were recovered from the Imaskari city of Solon.
 * The Pirate King's Retreat, on the floating isle of Pirates' Skyhold, was the stronghold of the notorious Captain Bartholomew Blackdagger and his crew, who were cursed by the black dragon Garrundar to be undead.
 * The Plate of Eels was a restaurant in the Cormyrean village of Hultail that specialized in crayfish, freshwater eels, clams, and various freshwater fish.
 * Soulknives were extraordinary individuals who possessed the psionic ability to conjure "mindblades" from their hands, which were effective and deadly weapons and them ideal assassins.
 * Viol of the Hollow Men was an infamous violin from the Vast with a tragic story that once proved its music was so ethereally good, it could raise the dead, literally.


 * 8/8/2021 – 15/8/2021
 * The Anchorites of Talos were a reclusive group of half-orc shamans and mystics who also happened to all be wereboars, presumably because they revered Gorthok the Thunderboar, a primal spirit in the service of Talos.
 * The Church of Oghma experienced a schism when Cullen Kordamant, the Grand Patriarch of Oghma, mysteriously disappeared. One faction, insisting Cullen would return one day, formed the Orthodox Church of Oghma, while the remainder of the Church appointed a new Patriarch.
 * Waterdeep's Zastrow Street, previously "Slut Street", was a rather unremarkable thoroughfare save, perhaps, for the Old Xoblob Shop, which specialized in curios and trinkets from all over Toril and even other worlds.
 * Elminster's castle in the Thunder Peaks was originally a dwarf hold belonging to Clan Blackhammer, then later the site of a failed mining venture by the humans of Archendale. Elminster used the castle as a romantic getaway for his trysts with the Simbul, but she was entirely unimpressed with the barebones structure.
 * Korolnor was once a thriving dwarven kingdom, part of the greater realm of Shanatar and renowned for its exquisite stonework. When Korolnor fell, it was taken over by trolls and eventually came to be ruled by the charming troll king Ursummnogh the Unkillable.
 * The Moonlight Men who fell in the Battle of Turnstone Pass were interred in the Cairn of Moonlight in the Nether Mountains. Despite hints to its location in the Moonlight Paean, any would-be tomb robbers would struggle to find the cairn as its entrance was covered by a massive avalanche.
 * The efreeti Khalitharius terrorized the Raurin desert until the wizard Martek bound him under the Star of Aga-Pelar in Pazar. He was accidentally freed by careless adventurers a mere thousand years later.
 * The half-elven barkeep Squid tended the bar at Neverwinter's Stable Quiver, and was so named for the squid-shaped birthmark on his face. He was also a known associate of the doppelganger Oppal DeScart.
 * The Baldurian statues Balduran Looks Out to Sea, Faithful Shopkeeper Meets the Honest Trader, Fury of the Fist, Seaserpent Tamed by Umberlee, and Six Wise Machinists all had their hands cut off by the Guild in 1482 DR.
 * The Mighty Rat of Cunning Demeanor was an uncannily intelligent and charismatic rat that spoke Common and ruled a small swarm of its kin in a cave near Daggerford, from whence it preyed on unlucky travelers and foolhardy adventurers.


 * 15/8/2021 – 22/8/2021
 * Dung was a common material component of several spells; for example, eagle droppings could be used to cast eagle's splendor, although handling bird poop might arguably lessen the splendor involved.
 * The Purple Palace was a festhall on Waterdeep's Zastrow Street notable for hosting several famous courtesans. The Palace was once described by Volo as "the closest thing Waterdeep has to a Calishite silks-boudoir".
 * The Ship's Prow, a favored haunt of Waterdeep's drunken sailors, was once owned by Halagaster Brutheen, who was secretly both an agent of the Cult of the Dragon and a red dragon himself.
 * The Dragon Barrow near the Neverwinter Wood was so named because it resembled a dragon in flight when viewed from above, but likely also because it contained the bones of the green dragon Azdraka.
 * Holorarar was an ancient dwarven kingdom beneath Tethyr, once part of the greater realm of Shanatar. It fell during the Kin Clashes as invading duergar burned the kingdom's many kelp and mushroom farms.
 * Princess Shadalah was to marry the son of sheik Kassim Arslan of the Oasis of the White Palm, but the efreeti Khalitharius kidnapped her before the wedding because he feared she might be linked to the wizard Martek.
 * House Sseradess was a tribe of water-breathing yuan-ti who lived in the underwater coral fortress of Khass'insara in Chult and controlled the Thindol Basin, the Lapal Sea, and the kuo-toa state of Gathgoolgapool.
 * Horgold Hadru, a potter from Baldur's Gate, found himself involved in a scandal when he agreed to hide a group of young patriars who had vandalized the well-known Beloved Ranger.
 * During the Time of Troubles, spider hounds could be found in the wild magic zones of the Helmlands. These predatory pooches sported eight legs and up to three heads, and were by all accounts not very good boys.
 * Zombie dragons were, like most zombies, mindless undead who blindly served their masters. Some dracoliches used the bodies of zombie dragons as backups with which to reform their true dracolich bodies.


 * 22/8/2021 – 29/8/2021
 * Mirrors were often the subject of various magical effects; some mirrors could be used to scry on others, some could imprison beings, and others still could lead to the Plane of Mirrors.
 * Nutmeg was a popular spice on Toril, which made it a valuable trading commodity. Many wealthy merchants made their coin importing nutmeg via caravans crossing the Hordelands that separated Faerûn from Kara-Tur.
 * The Downunda Patisserie of Ravens Bluff was so named because a bearded old mage from Shadowdale had told the owner that bakeries like hers were sometimes called patisseries in "far places indeed".
 * The sewer system of Westgate could not be recommended for its charm, being a flooded and disease-ridden place thick with the overpowering stench of decay and filled with horrifying aquatic monsters like the foul quelzarn.
 * The Temple of Eilish in the lost city of Pazar in the Raurin desert was dedicated to whatever or whoever Eilish was. The efreeti Khalitharius was imprisoned there beneath the Star of Aga-Pelar.
 * In order to cast the alteration spell distance distortion, a magic-user first had to cast conjure elemental and inform the summoned earth elemental of his or her magical intentions.
 * The Church of Talos was, predictably, preoccupied with both preaching and spreading destruction. This made its priests and stormlords rather unpopular, and so the Talassan faith was outlawed in many places.


 * 29/8/2021 – 5/9/2021
 * Status and prestige in the Amnian city of Keczulla was tied to gem mining, and although political power officially lay with the elected "Gemayor" (yes, really), the actual leader was its most prosperous gem merchant.
 * The amethyst wyrm Felrivenser was on speaking terms with the archwizards of ancient Netheril, who consulted her on matters such as magic and the affairs of dragons until she up and flew away one day, never to return.
 * The gate-town of Torch connected the plane of Gehenna with the Outlands and was nominally governed by a council of vicious, greedy, and violent citizens&mdash;most political discourse was settled via the "fist-to-face" method.
 * The residents of Quietude, the divine realm of the Mulhorandi deity Isis, were all either wizards or married couples (or both), and would often insist that unmarried visitors slept separately.
 * The Circle of Thunder in the Neverwinter Wood was a henge used by the anchorites of Talos for rituals in honor of Talos, often blood sacrifices intended to conjure storms or to summon Gorthok the Thunder Boar.
 * The airwalkers of the Church of Akadi were a flighty bunch, always wandering from place to place to spread word of their goddess and erecting few permanent places of worship.
 * The Faces of Madness were seven horrifying artifacts created by the Cabal of Madness to help overthrow the ancient Imaskari Empire. Fortunately, the Faces were all lost in the Mulan rebellion.


 * 5/9/2021 – 12/9/2021
 * Flammuldinath "Firefingers" Thuldoum was a grandfatherly Archmage of Thentia who was involved in decoding Sammaster's research on the Rage of Dragons, and later aided the Hero of Daggerford in 1373 DR.
 * Goldflow, not to be confused with the Golden Flow, was a flowery-named waste product from Baldur's Gate that was collected in the mornings, along with nightsoil, for a nominal fee.
 * Ishen-Charac was a big and tough breed of warhorses from Tymanther beloved by their dragonborn masters.
 * Llash was an obscure snake deity of poison worshiped by intelligent serpentine creatures such as dark nagas. The god's holy symbols and idols were three-headed black marble snakes.
 * Murlynd's spoons were enchanted items named after an Oerthian deity that could create spoonfuls of nourishing but tasteless gruel.
 * Olive oil was the product of noble olive trees exported out of Chessenta, Thay, and Tashalar. The substance received a wide culinary use and even was a part of magical oil of beauty.
 * Rigus a large gate-town that connected Outlands and Acheron and mainly inhabited by military-inclined humans and tieflings.
 * Silifrey the Spraystrider was the Illuskan wizard who commissioned the often-thought-to-be-cursed Granite Tower from a dwarven engineer Iirikos Stoneshoulder.
 * Vellurith was the holy game of manipulation played by beholders as a way of venerating the Great Mother. The game's goals were always aimed at promoting the Great Mother's agenda and included such goals as slaying a deity or creating a new intelligent species, among many others.
 * Xanth was a centaur, driven out of his home in Neverwinter Wood by a gang of orcs, who, in turn, were forced from their homes in the Sword Mountains by a white dragon Cryovain.


 * 12/9/2021 – 19/9/2021
 * The half-elf bard Teseryne Truesilver told tales of the exploits of a promising, young adventuring company in the Delimbiyr Vale in the.
 * Grannoc was an anchorite of Talos who grew and nurtured a Gulthias tree, and was otherwise known for performing eerie dances and profane rituals involving possum entrails.
 * The shield dwarven prospectors Norbus Ironrune and Dazlyn Grayshard discovered a ruined temple of Abbathor, the dwarven god of greed, in the Sword Mountains.
 * Thargaun Crell was Nentyarch of ancient Tharos&mdash;the kingdom that eventually became Narfell. He was a devout worshiper of Orcus and forged the evil Crown of Narfell.
 * Visitors to Merratet, the divine realm of the cat-goddess Bast, could avoid attacks from the realm's dangerous felines by wearing masks on the back of their heads.
 * The Wild Hills near Daggerford separated the hamlet of Gillian's Hill from the Lizard Marsh, and was home to vicious worgs, dark druids, and warring bands of gnolls and ogres.
 * Dispelling breath allowed a dragon to counter magical effects using his or her breath, much like an enormous, cone-shaped casting of dispel magic.
 * The mask of Lhestyn was created by Shilarn Silmaeril for her daughter Lhestyn, who used the mask's mind-reading and disguise-yielding properties to expose a band of Shadow Thieves.
 * The wakadoshiyori were the fourth most important office in the hierarchy of the shogunate of Wa, charged with inspecting public buildings and appointing counselors to the daimyo.


 * 19/9/2021 – 26/9/2021
 * Silk was a popular textile across the breadth of Toril, being favored by everyone from the elves of Myth Drannor to the bureaucrats of Shou Lung.
 * The Iron Maidens were an all-female adventuring troupe consisting of the fighter Kiera, the thief Lyrissa, and the wizard Tiralia. They were sworn enemies of Fzoul Chembryl.
 * Vejoni H. Wyzz, a plane-traveling wizard and merchant of wondrous things, sold his wares out of a tent that opened into his own personal pocket plane.
 * The elven wizard Galaer Grasswave, a Chosen of Mielikki, spent his time maintaining the magical wards that protected Loudwater from the dangers of the Delimbiyr Vale.
 * Vayloss Talanthil I, the Fireblood, was Sorcerer–Arkhan of ancient Raumathar, ascending to the throne when the Nhalass Dynasty was wiped out by demons.
 * The Durpari inventor Shaddon Datharathi grafted his entire body with prostheses made from plangent crystal, and in doing so fell under the control of the elder evil Pandorym.
 * Phasms were amorphous shapechanging aberrations (not oozes!) driven by a yearning for new experiences, exploration, and hedonistic enjoyment.


 * 26/9/2021 – 3/10/2021
 * The War of the Returned Regent ended with the environmentally insensitive Pasuuk Rensha deposed as ruler of Loudwater in favor of the Mielikki-blessed Nanathlor Greysword.
 * Port Miir was a lawless city loosely ruled by a cabal of wizards that connected the Anauroch desert with the lands to the east of the Desertsmouth Mountains.
 * The Holdfast Inn of Liam's Hold was lovingly ran by the charismatic Ivus Barbarak and his wife, the half-dwarven cook Nuli.
 * Bezentil was a minor trading settlement in the Great Dale mostly notable as the home of the Divine Den, the most important Malarite temple in all of Faerûn.
 * The Ivy Mansion, the ancestral home of the eccentric Harpell family of wizards, appeared to be a collection of many smaller buildings with no coherent architectural style.
 * I Shot an Arrow was a tavern in Arrowmark known for its quiet atmosphere. Loudmouths were ejected by locals, and although bards performed there, nobody ever sang along.
 * A hat of wizardry was a cone-shaped magical hat decorated with crescent moons and stars that could serve as a spell focus for wizards.
 * Before Cylla Morieth became a Wearer of Purple in the Cult of the Dragon in Lyrabar, she worked as a low-level magic instructor specializing in safeguarding ships.
 * The Testers were a radical band of Tymoran priests who undertook extreme risks to test their luck and show their love for their goddess.
 * Smoke para-elementals were cautious and unfriendly para-elementals who sustained themselves by converting their elemental opposite, air, into smoke.
 * Wystes were worm-like aberrations from the Far Realm found in underground pools of alien slime near gates leading to that maddening plane.
 * Greensleep mushroom caused drowsiness if consumed&mdash;agents of the Cult of the Dragon in the Moonsea were aware of this and used the fungi for nefarious purposes.
 * An average Faerûnian wagon weighed around 400 pounds, was about 15 feet long and 10 feet wide, and sold for roughly 35 gold pieces.


 * 3/10/2021 – 10/10/2021
 * The noble Kormallis family of Waterdeep built their fortune through slavery before changing lanes to the mercenary industry. Their family crest was a boot stomping on a flower. Grim.
 * The Helmfasts of Waterdeep were shipwrights by trade, and had extensive financial interests in Maztica, having helped fund the expedition that founded the colony of New Waterdeep.
 * Thruun was an immortal beast of Malar that lay dormant beneath the Twenty Stones of Thruun in Dougan's Hole, just waiting for any random passerby to ritually murder and mutilate ten victims to summon it.
 * The gnome priest Uqban served as Most Holy Regent of the Free City of Hafayah in Zakhara following the poisoning of the city's Sultan, ruling until Prince Saba came of age.
 * Gvrag was a bugbear brute in the service of the goblin bandit Skar who collected a tax on travelers (read: robbed them) along the Delimbiyr Route on behalf of the Hark.
 * The hulking Ilmatari cleric Drigor Bersk helped retrieve King Gareth Dragonsbane's stolen soul from the Shadowfell during Sammaster's Rage of Dragons.
 * During the Wolf Winter of 1347 DR, early frost led to a food shortage in Damara; this in turn led to packs of ravenous dire wolves and werewolves attacking local villages.
 * The House of Fair Trade was a Waukeenar temple in Nesmé that at times acted as the seat of the city's government, and at other times as a boarding house for merchants.
 * Do-maru, kote, and haramaki were all metal armor garments typically worn in Kara-Tur as part of a full suit of o-yoroi armor.
 * Zhentarim skymages served as spies or arcane enforcers for the Black Network, using their flying mounts to gather information and to gain air supremacy in combat.
 * The Grand Design was a philosophy intended to make all mind flayers work in concert toward rebuilding their lost empire. The elimination of all gith was a crucial part of this process.


 * 10/10/2021 – 17/10/2021
 * The Warren of the halflings of Damara was said to be one of the most defensible sites in all of Faerûn due to its intricate design consisting of hundreds of labyrinthine, trap-filled tunnels.
 * The cultists residing in the Stronghold of Liam's Hold based their beliefs on The Treatise of Suffering, which claimed that Bhaal felt a sensation akin to rapture whenever a child suffered.
 * The Illistine Dynasty ruled Westgate for nearly two hundred years. Only its first two kings were actual members of the Illistine family; the other two were a renegade wizard and an androsphinx, respectively.
 * Oreasha was an erinyes who entered into an infernal contract with the adventurer Krydle, promising to protect him and his friends as the city of Elturel fell into Avernus&mdash;in exchange for his soul.
 * The residents of Yhep, a fortified town on the Lake of Steam, were mostly oyster farmers and fishermen. The oysters near Yhep were known to produce rare and lucrative deep red pearls.
 * The sewers of Mulmaster were in a sorry state, mostly consisting of repurposed cellars haphazardly connected together by a network of rusting pipes and crumbling tunnels. Also, the smell was really bad.
 * Erael'len, Aglarondan for "Three Hearts", was a major artifact of Silvanus that could, among other things, make a volcano erupt&mdash;or prevent a volcano from ever erupting again.
 * An instrument of illusions created harmless visual illusions when played. Bards were capable of creating larger and more dramatic illusions with the instrument.
 * The noble Sultlue family of Waterdeep kept up a façade of normalcy, but secretly had yuan-ti blood in their veins and were involved in slave trading and poison manufacturing.
 * The Waterdhavian Hunabar family, were mostly notable for their involvement in importing and selling textiles and fashionable clothing. They maintained a villa in the city's North Ward.
 * The High Forest orcs were a culture of mountain orcs dwelling in the High Forest. Notably, they venerated the deity Herne, the Wild Hunter, rather than the standard Orc pantheon.


 * 17/10/2021 – 24/10/2021
 * The King's Road connected most of the major cities of the Kingdom of Damara. The road was well maintained, for the most part, which was paid for by tolls collected from travelers and merchants.
 * Plangents were individuals whose bodies were grafted with magical crystalline prosthetics that granted them power far beyond regular folk. It also made them thralls of the Elder Evil Pandorym, which is never great.
 * Aiden was an aasimar from the Moonshae Isles who captained the goblin-crewed submarine, the Blue Glaucus. Together with Helene, Xander, Karrin, and Kerrin, Aiden fought against the red dragon Skadaurak.
 * Ossavitor, a great wyrm of antiquity, was said to have developed a way by which dragons could attain immortality. Unfortunately, Ossavitor's Way was obscure and the wyrm's whereabouts were lost to history.
 * The Shadowtome was an arcane spellbook penned by the mysterious wizard known only as Shadowhands, who was a lieutenant in the Nighteyes, a thieves' guild in Calimport.
 * The noble Piiradosts of Waterdeep had a rather sinister-looking house insignia, but were actually a moderately benign and uncontroversial family. Well, apart from their secret dealings in the slave trade.
 * Riautar's Weaponry, a weapons shop in Waterdeep, sold a variety of secondhand arms both mundane and magical. The shop was easy to spot, as its roof sported a petrified harpy with its wings spread.
 * Kuragolomsh was a destrachan settlement in the Deep Wastes of the Underdark ruled by the ferocious Ooorooee&mdash;at least, that's what the local drow who overheard his distinctive roars called him.
 * The ancient elven realm of Uvaeren was famous for its libraries and for crafting the first lore gems. The city was eventually destroyed by a meteor, but many of its library-vaults remained intact.
 * Fermata, the divine realm of the deity Finder Wyvernspur, was a lush and welcoming place filled with petitioners, dryads, and golden-fleeced sheep. Finder himself resided in a gigantic Cormyrean-style villa.
 * Sure, earth drakes may not have been as smart as other types of drakes, or as good at flying, and their claws were too stubby to be used as weapons... but they had a lot of pluck and were pretty good at digging holes.


 * 24/10/2021 – 31/10/2021
 * The Blades of the Old Man were a band of assassins who operated out of their paradise-like lair of Sentinelspire and hired themselves out to nobles and rich folk across Faerûn to spread the worship of Bhaal.
 * A one-time Keeper of Tomes of Candlekeep, Isajar, wrote the book Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, which, despite its title, detailed the keep's construction and arcane wards.
 * Wild dwarves of Chult were a favorite topic of study for the emerald great wyrm Esmerandanna of the Emerald Crater in the Peaks of Flame mountains, who befriended them and guard their sacred stones.
 * Volo's Complete Guide to the Behaviour of Nymphs was one of Volothamp Geddarm's unpublished works, the veracity of which was highly doubted by the author's long-time editor Elminster.
 * The ruler of Hulburg Angmar Hulmaster was celebrated for years by his people following his death, despite public sentiment that his appearance could be likened to "a horse's posterior."
 * Rarely encountered throughout the Realms, pink dragons were known for eating those that did not laugh at their jokes and possessed a breath weapon that released hundreds of tiny bubbles.
 * The labyrinthine House of Dark Consumption in the Deep Wastes was a distinct dead-magic zone, allowed for little light to be released within its halls, and gradually drove those within insane.
 * The wicked archmage Shandaril released a spellbook called Shandaril's Workbook not to spread magic but as a trap with which to trace, kidnap, and rob other mages for theirs.
 * Erl Namorran was a humorless and hidebound Harbormaster of Baldur's Gate. He never told a joke in his life, except one time by mistake, and only Abdel Adrian knew what it was.
 * Fremin Greer was a scholar of fiendish affairs who operated out of an antique and curios shop in Baldur's Gate, aided by a small army of trained tressyms.
 * In the history of Amn, the colonization of Maztica caused greedy merchant lords to murder each other and a deadly schism in the Council of Six, which the Shadow Thieves then blackmailed.
 * Punton Bridge in T'u Lung was seized by a hippopotamus-headed monster that lived beneath it and extracted a toll from travelers crossing it in the traditional fashion.
 * The noble Majarra family of Waterdeep were deeply involved with New Olamn bardic college, silver mining, and making beautiful musical instruments.


 * 24/10/2021 – 7/11/2021
 * The Moonsea city of Sulasspryn was destroyed by no less than two concurrent plots to open a sinkhole beneath the city&mdash;one by the drow House Mizzrym and the other by the eye tyrant Alarkanamace.
 * The Blade Kingdoms were a group of six city-states nestled between Chondath and Chessenta who resolved their differences through "white wars"&mdash;bloodless competitions of military strategy and wit.
 * Ruid's Stroll was an alley in Waterdeep named for the ghost who haunted it on foggy nights. Any who walked though the wizard Ruid's specter were chilled to the core but learned a secret truth relevant to their own lives.
 * The noble Tchazzams of Waterdeep were known for being excellent hunters. After one of their members was killed by their pet cat&mdash;which had become a beast of Xvim&mdash;felines were banned from all of their properties.
 * The Galadran Company was an all-female adventuring troupe based out of Waterdeep, known for their daring (some would say foolhardy) exploits&mdash;and for being sponsored by the copper dragon Galadaeros.
 * The spellbook Unique Mageries was left behind by its author, Nezram, when he traveled to another plane. The book was later stolen by a green dragon, then looted by adventurers who rented it out to Elminster.
 * Withers was a mysterious undead being interred within an ancient temple of Jergal, the god of death. He described himself as an "arbiter of certain matters" and a "servant to obligation".
 * The topaz dragon Tithonnas was a thane of Sardior, the god of gem dragons. He occasionally wandered the Material Plane alone, rewarding creatures who earned his favor with gems.
 * Avery Sonshal, the proprietor of Felogyr's Fireworks, was the only licensed producer of smokepowder in the city of Baldur's Gate, supplying the Council of Four and the Church of Gond.
 * The transmutation spell lesser spell matrix allowed a wizard or a sorcerer to store another spell for later use, provided they weren't exposed to dispel magic in the interim.
 * Astral constructs were ephemeral beings created by certain psions. Although the general shape of these constructs could differ greatly, they were generally milky white and clearly made from ectoplasm.


 * 7/11/2021 – 14/11/2021
 * Ghost dragons&mdash;combining the raw power of a dragon with the spookiness of a ghost&mdash;were created when dragons were slain and had their hoards looted, their spirit unable to rest until their riches were restored.
 * Living steel were highly adaptable creatures of pure brightly reflective steel that fed on iron and that could be found among the servants of several Torilian deities, such as Helm and Clangeddin Silverbeard.
 * Waterdeep's Heroes' Garden was known for its many statues of the city's most prominent figures, and for the many attempts by adventurers to carve their names into the park's trees.
 * House Massalan, a noble family of Waterdeep, were notably involved in a series of scandals involving private armies, spurned courtesans, and corruption through seduction.
 * The doppelganger Xerophon tried to infiltrate the Netherese city of Ythryn, but was imprisoned and became the subject of gruesome magical experiments from his wizard jailer.
 * The fighter Oswulf formed the adventuring band known as the Silver Blades after learning that his brother, Eldamar, had succeeded in his obsessive quest for immortality by turning himself into a lich.
 * The archdevil Beherit was largely forgotten, despite once having ruled Malbolge, sixth layer of the Nine Hells. He was known to have been a close ally of the exiled infernal duke Gargauth.
 * The blightlord Gameliel sought to infect the Lethyr Forest with Talona's corruption, all rot and slime, but found himself disintegrated by a wizard who was having none of it.
 * Jarl Rault the Wise ruled the island of Norland, and by extension most of the Northlanders of the Moonshae Isles, but his dominion was challenged by the semi-maniacal Storm Maiden.
 * The Emerald Grove of the Sword Coast was beleaguered by goblin raids, infiltration from the Shadow Druids, and a growing population of tiefling refugees from the hellward-bound city of Elturel.


 * 14/11/2021 – 21/11/2021
 * The "Elegy for the First World" told of how the dragon gods Bahamut and Tiamat created the First World before it was sundered into myriad seedling realities.
 * The Luruean cleric Marrec traveled to the Unapproachable East to escape his half-medusa heritage and to restore Araluen, an aspect of his deity.
 * A series of spell-slingers specializing in shadow magic were slain by spectral panthers; some suggested subpar summoning practices was what sealed their fate.
 * Castle Exeltis was perched atop the ominous Blade Cliffs, from which at least one member of the Exeltis family fell to their death&hellip; possibly with some help from their closest kin.
 * The casual observer might think that the Meirig Peatlands on Gwynneth was your average, typical swamp&mdash;and they would be exactly correct. It was bog standard.
 * The amulet of lost voices let its wearer speak with the dead multiple times per day, but there was no guarantee they had anything interesting to say.
 * Xavarathimius, the legendary Everlasting Wyrm of the Shaar, was said to haunt the Sharawood, stealing dead bodies and transforming them into zombie slaves.
 * The black dragon Shammagar had his hoard stolen by the Harper thief Asilther Graelor, but the wyrm made her pay it all back&mdash;twice over.
 * The noble Maerklos family of Waterdeep, who could trace their lineage back to Netheril, were known as gifted seers, competent brewers, and dedicated swine-herders.
 * The Street of Six Casks in Waterdeep got its name from its six competing barrel-making businesses, and kept the name despite four of them going out of business over time.
 * Alchemical sleep gas could be used to knock unconscious enemies as an alternative to killing them, but only mages trained in alchemy could make the stuff.


 * 21/11/2021 – 28/11/2021
 * The grig groef Feythrin gave grief to the goblinoid gangsters of the ghastly Hekkut, but also fancied frustrating the "big folk" adventurers who had come to fend them off.
 * Ethel was a pleasant old woman who lived in a quaint teahouse in the Heartlands. She dabbled in alchemy and spent much of her time helping those in need.
 * The Hand That Sings was a living spell that haunted Waterdeep's Brindul Alley, annoying pedestrians by singing eerie love songs, stealing their things, and occasionally trying to strangle them.
 * The Nentyar hunter Fallon betrayed the Nentyarch, kidnapping Araluen&mdash;an aspect of Lurue&mdash;on behalf the Rotting Man who twisted her into becoming the "step-daughter of Talona".
 * House Toporello was a mercenary company turned noble family in the city-state of Sumbria in the Blade Kingdoms. They were staunch supporters of the ruling Mannicci family.
 * The ruling rings of Yrix Alquinnar, crafted by a Netherese elementalist, were each attuned to a specific element: air, earth, fire, and water; combining multiple rings also combined their powers.
 * The spell icy claw conjured forth a large dragon claw made from ice, which would then fly toward a target at great speed, potentially crushing it.
 * The people of the Moonshae town of O'Malley celebrated their victories over firbolg raiders by placing their decapitated heads on spikes and dancing around them.
 * Dragonsight allowed a dragon to become aware of all its incarnations across the Material Plane&mdash;fragments of an ideal self that existed in the First World before it was sundered.
 * Swamp landwyrms were massive, wingless landwyrms that were superbly adapted to life in marshes and wetlands. They feared nothing in their home environment, not even black dragons.
 * Cockroaches were typically harmless unless one ran afoul of an entire swarm of them. The mere stench of a cockroach swarm could be overwhelming to especially delicate adventurers.
 * Groundlings were horrible hybrids between dwarves and giant badgers created by evil Zhentarim wizards to serve as assassins for the Black Network.


 * 28/11/2021 – 5/12/2021
 * The Arcane Tower in the Underdark exemplified the unconventional blend of magic and technology that its owner, the Mystran cleric Lenore De Hurst, endeavored to research.
 * The village of Bistal's Bottom sat on a big secret: the Cave of Memories, a site blessed by Oghma that gave visions to any who managed to enter&mdash;provided they got past the feeblemind wards outside.
 * Buyan, a fishing village in Malatra, was most notable for the abundance of oysters and high-quality pearls its fishermen gathered from the nearby Parabin Shoals.
 * The Silmerhelve Villa contained several enchanted mirrors that allowed the bronze dragon Nymmurh to spy on the Silmerhelve family, subtly manipulating them into becoming better people.
 * Shadowmaster was the title given to the leader of the malaugryms, nominally recognized as coordinating their efforts to conquer Faerûn from their base at the Castle of Shadows.
 * Lord Kythyss and Lord Llewyn argued over the rights to fish the waters of Llewellyn Harbor, even bringing the matter to the attention of the High King of Callidyrr.
 * The transmutation spell ethereal chamber encapsulated a target on the Ethereal plane in a coccoon of glassy force, rendering it unable to move or act.


 * 5/12/2021 – 12/12/2021
 * Arandron was a continent on Toril located far to the southwest of Faerûn, home to humans, stone giants, steel dragons, and presumably other varieties of life.
 * Halaster's Heirs was a school of wizardry for those daring students of magic who, for some reason or other, thought it a good idea to attend classes in Undermountain.
 * The bandits who raided the town of Dauntshield were said to have stolen such a hoard of gems that they were able to swim in them, "as if through a bathing-pool".
 * The High House of Stars was a major temple to Selûne in Waterdeep until it was razed by Vanrak Moonstar and his Sharran Dark Army of the Night.
 * The illusionist Twisp was pursued by a revenant through Daggerdale. Although locals were sympathetic to his plight initially, the collateral damage he wrought quickly ate up any good will.
 * A kiss from the pahari sea mage Salana, who lived in the Great Sea of Zakhara, was said to grant the recipient the ability to breathe underwater for a full day.
 * Sergeant Thrinn of the Cult of the Absolute was notably pragmatic&mdash;for a cultist&mdash;and was concerned that recent recruits to the cult would object to not getting paid.
 * Cobalt dragons were considered so nasty and cruel that other ferrous dragons gave them a wide berth, while green dragons flatly refused to even live near them.


 * 12/12/2021 – 19/12/2021
 * Cloaker lords were a variety of cloakers who grew bigger, smarter, and meaner with age. They often led fellow cloakers, and some dwarf sages believed cloaker lords existed outside of the flow of time.
 * Firebirds were human-sized sentient yet dim-witted relatives of phoenixes that dwelt in seclusion around the Shining Sea. They were vain and kleptomaniac beasts fond of their own interpretive dance and heinous singing.
 * Lyrwood trees were used in the creation of enchanted items, however, by the late 14 century DR, they were considered extinct in the wild.
 * The lake of Nam Tso in Tabot, central Kara-Tur, was known for its lush bamboo, abundant fish, and a small community of carp hengeyokai, beloved by the inhabitants of Bidnop So.
 * Raggamoffyns were strange pieces of sentient cloth that attempted to envelop and possess their humanoid victims by pretending to be cloaks or capes. Laundry days could be very dangerous indeed.
 * Revel's End was a maximum-security prison carved into a cliff in the Frozenfar holding the vilest enemies of the Lords' Alliance, including Vaelish Gant of the Arcane Brotherhood, who attempted a coup in Bryn Shander during the black ice crisis.
 * Ravencourt, an unassuming back alley in the Sea Ward of Waterdeep, housed the mysterious Hanging Tree of Ravencourt. The shadowtop took the law into its own branches, snaring and hanging wrongdoers guilty of capital crimes.
 * Beautiful and vibrant coral Thurid Reefs were located in the Sea of Fallen Stars and once was a thriving underwater settlement, part of the merfolk kingdom of Eadraal.
 * Underdark landwyrms were a smaller yet malicious species of landwyrm that spent their entire lives in the Underdark, where they made elaborate lairs out of natural features.


 * 19/12/2021 – 26/12/2021
 * Tattoos were common in many cultures on Toril. In duergar society, bright yellow tattoos were used to mark exiled criminals. In Thay, Red Wizards decorated their shaven heads with intricate tattoos.
 * The Masters of Absolute Accord were a malevolent quaternery of Deep Imaskari wizards who worked to spread the effects of the Spellplague across all of Faerûn.
 * Qari Manaallin was thought to be the twin sister of the adventurer Ususi Manaallin, but was actually her duplicate created by the temporal meddling of the Elder Evil Pandorym.
 * U'Chan Gompa was both the capital city of Tabot and an enormous fortress-monastery of the Way of Enlightenment, home to the High Lord of Oceans and some twenty-two thousand souls.
 * The College of Magic and Arms is where the elves of Evereska received instruction in arcane and martial combat. Enrollment was exclusive to full-blooded elves.
 * Prayer Alley of the Sea Ward of Waterdeep was so named because historically, unfortunate victims of thievery had no prayer of escaping the dead-end alleyway.
 * The Dark Pit of Maleficence was a temple dedicated to the archdevil Gargauth beneath the Shaar, at the supposed site of his first appearance on Toril.
 * Kelda was the horse of Malik el Sami, the Chosen of Cyric. She was by all accounts beloved and well cared for by her owner, but her countenance spoke of an inner equine sadness.
 * When the wizard Etherik prepared to showcase his drowslayer, a construct specially built for eliminating drow, the noble houses of Menzoberranzan sent a group of agents to dispose of both creation and creator.


 * 26/12/2021 – 2/1/2022
 * Unlike most of their kind, blind beholders could learn to cast arcane magic, becoming beholder mages who would sacrifice their innate powers bit by bit as they advanced in the wizardly arts.
 * Every Midwinter, the clerics and malefactors of the Church of Gargauth celebrated the Unveiling, which heralded the impending ascension of their dark lord.
 * A spirit of winter was a fey being embodying winter which, far from being festive, was less inclined to spread cheer and more toward punching perceived intruders with its icy fists.
 * In Neverwinter, a proper serving of roasted beef was cooked in cognac, mustard, white wine, and whole peppercorns. The roast was then sliced and drowned in the sauce it was cooked in.
 * Jhingleshod was a servant of the wizard Wulgreth in life, but in undeath the two were hated enemies; Wulgreth became a vile lich while Jhingleshod became an undead golem.
 * Lonefang Mountain, by far the northernmost named peak in Faerûn, served as a lair of the white dragon Arauthator, who would roll around in his gem-filled cavern laughing with glee and purring like a cat.
 * The demon Deamiel, a servant of the Elder Evil Pandorym, pursued the adventurer Ususi Manaallin as she searched for the Celestial Nadir. Unbeknownst to the demon, it was itself pursued by an Imaskari vengeance taker, who ended up making Deamiel explode into a charred mess.
 * The fire giant Duke Zalto kept two hell hounds as pets: Narthor and Zerebor. He would play with them by throwing around a hollow iron ball filled with a rock gnome corpse; the hounds would chase the ball around and blast fire at it.
 * The Price of Beauty was a book on self-care written by the Sunite Sylvarie Silversong. The cover was adorned with a magical mirror that would show an illusion of the reader having their hair and skin groomed and their clothing improved.
 * Pokarr Gompa, a Tabotan monastery of the Way of Enlightenment, famously housed many great treasures such as the religious treatises of Wang Tcu Lor and four of the nine golden eggs of Ghastar.

2022

 * 2/1/2022 – 9/1/2022
 * The Akanamere was a freshwater lake that separated Chessenta from the Blade Kingdoms and Chondath. A kingdom of nixies could be found underneath its waters.
 * The Kara-Turan kingdom of Phutan was covered entirely in dense bamboo forest. The monks of neighboring Tabot saw it as a lawless land ruled by a violent heathen king.
 * Shepherdston was a pastoral village of shepherds and dairy farmers in Amn perhaps most notable as a hiding place for Tethyrian nobles during their many civil wars.
 * Selchoun's Sundries Shop in Waterdeep stood on the site of the former stables of the ill-fated Deepwinter family, whose ghosts occasionally meandered through the shop.
 * The Keystone was an Imaskari device that granted mastery of portal magic and access to the Celestial Nadir. Since it also gave off light, it could alternatively be used as a lamp.
 * When Bregg was passed over by the wychlaran to be named the next Iron Lord of Rashemen he rebelled, slaying dozens of hathrans. Ever since, the wychlaran wore masks to hide their identities as a safety measure.
 * His Deadliness Jabbar was the leader of the Purple Lancers, a militant order dedicated to the Mad God Cyric. Although he was a proponent of madness, he felt the battlefield was no place for whimsy.


 * 9/1/2022 – 16/1/2022
 * Shalarins magically created pearl armor using the secretions of giant clams, and it was a tough as plate mail, but was rarely worn full-body because it still impeded swimming.
 * A golemmaster was a specialty priest of Azuth that specialized in creating golems, crafting them artistically and as close to perfection as possible.
 * The Reign of Misrule was an annual one-day Turmish festival filled with natives breaking oaths, dogmas, contracts, furniture, glassware, (possibly noses) and all propriety. Even paladins got rowdy!
 * Shadow spiders were huge arachnids from the Shadowfell with slippery webs and a paralyzing bite. They hunted on the Material plane and stashed victims in extra-dimensional larders.
 * The last member of the noble Deepwinter family of Waterdeep died in 1260 DR, all victims of the Guildwars and their own ambitions, leaving only ghosts and the family crypt behind.
 * Allandra Grey, the high priestess at the Water Queen's House in Baldur's Gate, followed an older form of Umberlant faith learned from her mother and grandmother.
 * The Fist of the Future, a fortress turned temple to Cyric in Hill's Edge, attracted hundreds of undisciplined and criminal types only a few years after its founding.
 * The Body Shop in Vaelan in Durpar grafted customers with the popular plangent crystal prosthetics, but it was rumored they were just not the same ever again.
 * Ippensheir was a twelve-day-long religious festival/trade conference when priests of Gond showed off their discoveries and inventions, partied, and sometimes even saw St. Ippen.
 * When Melkar of Mirabar tried to break into Ahghairon's Tower in Waterdeep in 1271 DR, his skeleton was left hanging outside as a warning not to disturb the first Open Lord's tomb.
 * Damh was a fey deity of the Seelie Court and patron of song, dance, revelry, and of satyrs, korreds, and atomies. Though earthy and self-indulgent, he was a powerful guardian of the fey.
 * Kzelter was a farming and garrison town in Tethyr that was seized by Teldorn Darkhope and the Knights of the Black Gauntlet of Bane while its lord was away at court.
 * The Herald of Mei Lung was a magical book and artifact that told the whole history of the world—right up to the present day, and beyond! Dragon Lord Mei Lung gave it to the monks of Ko'Chung Gompa for safekeeping.


 * 16/1/2022 – 23/1/2022
 * Members of the Church of Waukeen were tasked with aiding merchants and traders across Toril, helping their businesses succeed and thrive&hellip; for a price, of course.
 * Priests of the Church of Jergal were sometimes transformed into mummies by Jergal himself, allowing them to carry out their divine duties beyond their natural lifespan.
 * The Army of the North was an alliance formed by the peoples of the North to stop the growing threat of the phaerimm after they slithered free from their imprisonment behind the Sharn Wall.
 * As'arem was an undersea empire of shalarin below the Sea of Fallen Stars. The empire originally worshiped the Shalarin pantheon until that group of gods was barred from Faerûn by Dagon.
 * The fabled, ever-moving Impossible Palace of the Silver Domes in Shou Lung was home to the great lung dragon Mei Lung, Grand Historian of the Celestial Empire.
 * The Deepwinter Vault was the eternal resting place of the noble Deepwinter family of Waterdeep. As it happened, it was also one of the secret entrances to the lair of the vampire lord Artor Morlin.
 * Fensir were giants native to the plane of Ysgard. Uniformly ugly in appearance, with large heads and warty skin, they were often referred to as "Ysgardian trolls".
 * Firedrakes were dragonets resembling tiny red dragons. That's just about the extent of their cuteness, though&mdash;these monsters had a "breathe fire first" policy to pretty much any stimuli.
 * Brother Hodges, a Baldurian priest of Ilmater, was treasured by his local community for his charitable nature. He was often seen talking amiably with the poorest residents of the Gate.
 * The Evening Glory was a goddess of love, beauty, and immortality who was imprisoned beneath the Amber Temple in Barovia, slowly turning her into a deity of undying obsession.
 * The spell meld of Lolth allowed a priestess of Lolth to meld her mind with another being, letting her see what they saw, read all their thoughts, and communicate with them telepathically.


 * 23/1/2022 – 30/1/2022
 * The Order of the Dark Moon was founded by Alorgoth, a manipulative monk who traveled across east Faerûn spreading fear and strife, all in the name of furthering the Sharran faith.
 * Xet was the opal dragonet familiar of the geomancer Thormud Horn. Unremarkable both in the courage and combat departments, Xet was at the very least adequate as a paperweight.
 * Panzuriel was an evil sea god worshiped by scrags, koalinth, and krakens&mdash;and other unsavory underwater types to boot. His chief divine ambition was murdering Deep Sashelas.
 * Several deities of the Finnish pantheon established themselves on Toril as a ploy to gain more worshipers. These included Mielikki and Loviatar, but also Kiputytto (who died) and Untamo (who remained obscure).
 * The clerics, monks, diviners, and sibylites of the Church of Savras spent much of their time meditating in order to gain glimpses of the future.
 * The abjuration spell hide from animals rendered a druid, ranger, or cleric of the Hunt domain invisible to animals&mdash;even those who possessed tremorsense and blindsight.
 * The Generon was the seat of power of the nation of Chondath. As the most magnificent building in Arrabar, it frequently played host to glittering galas such as the annual Night of Ghosts.
 * Roaringshore was a pirate hold on the Sword Coast, not far from Baldur's Gate. One Harper agent claimed the local tavern was run by mind flayer spies.
 * The Hell Hound's Muzzle was a tavern-slash-assassin's guild in Skullport established by the Zhentarim githzerai agent Grimmbold after he failed a mission to kill Halaster Blackcloak.
 * The Hill of Lost Souls was a dormant volcano in the middle of Pelleor's Prairie haunted by the ghosts of human, goblin, and orc soldiers who died during the Battle of Bones.
 * The shipbuilding noble Raventree family of Waterdeep were primary backers of the expedition to Maztica that established New Waterdeep, from which they imported rare delicacies.


 * 30/1/2022 – 6/2/2022
 * The world of Aebrynis was a little-known crystal sphere considered by planewalkers to be a backwater realm. The human rulers were characterized by their divine bloodlines, while dwarves there worshiped Moradin.
 * Battle Garde was the divine realm of Garagos, the Lord of War. The deity was known to roam the plane of Warrior's Rest, proclaiming any place he stopped to be his Battle Garde.
 * The cobra dragons of Kara-Tur were believed to be special king cobras that had reached great age and transformed into these destructive dragons.
 * The Endless Revel of Life was the name given to all festivals and celebrations of the Church of Sharess, of which there were many.
 * Gem magic was a unique form of magic that weaved spells into gemstones for later use. The art of gemstone magic dated back to ancient Netheril and practitioners of it were imaginatively called the "gem masters".
 * The Hands of Paymon were a set of gauntlets that had a demon bound to them. No need to lose your head searching for the Hands, as they were destroyed in 1375 DR.
 * Iyachtu Xvim, the Godson, was the half-fiend son of Bane, thought to have been fathered in the . Under the guise of Sirrion of Krynn, he tried to steal divinity from Beshaba and Tymora.
 * Pearl dragons were a rare species of gem dragon with scales reminiscent of pearls. A pearl dragon was known to exist on the shores of the Lake of Steam in the mid-to-late 14 century DR.
 * The Kiss of the Lady, also known as a kissmoots, was the most important ritual of the Sharran faith, during which clergy committed murders and other heinous acts in the name of the Dark Lady.
 * Baldurian politician Yvandre Rillyn was as blunt as a sledge and as sharp as a sword. She was well-trained in both from the years she spent with the company of the Flaming Fist.
 * Gathgaer Milomynt posed as an apothecary in Waterdeep, but was really a Sharran cultist and slaver serving the Dark Army of the Night and selling his victims to Skullport.
 * Waterwall was a spell granted to priests of Istishia. It paralyzed engulfed creatures and was particularly deadly when turned to ice by a cone of cold.


 * 6/2/2022 – 13/2/2022
 * The head of the Church of Milil was known as the Patriarch of Song. He was a peerless harpist, a master vocalist, able to change his appearance and gender, and possibly immortal.
 * The Bastion of Hate was the divine realm of Iyachtu Xvim. By all accounts not the most hospitable of places, it was manned by an army of yugoloth mercenaries. When Xvim died, a gaggle of githzerai moved in.
 * Ularith was a ruined temple complex in the Anauroch dedicated to the concept of death itself. It was used as a portal hub for a sect of undead Netherese ne'er-do-wells.
 * Laothkund was an oft-contested city in the Unapproachable East, having been claimed at various times by Unther, the Red Wizards of Thay, and finally by the waves, becoming known as Laothkund the Drowned.
 * Lightning rats were a variety of dire rat unique to the Grayvale of the Savage Frontier. They were about the size of a dog and could bark like one too.
 * The Ilmatari clergy of St. Dobla's Abbey were rumored to engage in licentious and wanton activities; in truth, they worked to free slaves in the spirit of their patron, Saint Dobla.
 * Kendrick Selkirk, Overmaster of Sembia, was so fiercely devout a follower of Tyr that he forbade his own resurrection, not wishing to challenge his god's will.
 * The Geonomicon cataloged almost a hundred worlds of the Prime Material plane, detailing their features and life forms. Spelljammer captains considered it an invaluable resource.
 * Bane (no, not that one) was a powerful divine spell granted to priests of Horus-Re. It bestowed a permanent curse on a creature that was likely to make their life miserable and short.
 * Specialty priests of Malar were known as beasthearts. They spent most of their time living in the wilderness like savages, killing prey with their bare hands. And they smelled bad.
 * Rivalen Tanthul was one of the Princes of Shade as well as the Chosen of Shar, the Goddess of Loss. He sought to initiate his goddess's Cycle of Night, destroying Toril and all its people.


 * 13/2/2022 – 20/2/2022
 * The Church of Eldath was dedicated to the pacifist teachings of Eldath, the Goddess of Shining Waters, and consisted of Eldathan clerics, druids, monks, mystics, and specialty priests known as peacemen.
 * The clergy of the Church of Milil were known as Sorlyn, though no one could remember exactly why. The Mililan faith included a number of dolphin priests who were known to employ whales to sing for them.
 * Commander General Malkur Forrin was dismissed from the Sembian army for his excessive brutality, so he went ahead and made his own personal mercenary army instead, known as the Blades.
 * The Selûnite acolyte Respen Moongleam was known for his cheerful nature and love for the sea&mdash;that is, until his brain was eaten by a doppelganger who wanted to infiltrate the House of the Moon.
 * After the Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse were destroyed in the Rage of Dragons, the Cyricist High Priest Haarken Akhmelere rebuilt the temple using the Golden Lamp of Samesaj.
 * The Bloodsailors of Neverwinter became embroiled in an internecine conflict when Callik, the pirate crew's second-in-command, kidnapped Vengaul Bloodsail's girlfriend and sabotaged a lucrative cockatrice auction.
 * Specialty priests of Mask were known as catfoots&mdash;not "catfeet", because apparently the Church of Mask disliked how it sounded. They were usually collecting money from thieves and stealing for themselves.
 * The evocation spell ship shield allowed priests of Valkur, the Captain of the Waves, to create a stormy barrier that halted the velocity of high winds, large waves, and torrential rain.
 * The guardian construct Cynosure of Stardeep once pranked the Keepers of the Cerulean Sign by reporting that a chicken singing the ballad "King of Stars" had invaded the fortress's Causeway.
 * Brightaxe Hall was the seat of power of the ancient shield dwarven empire of Shanatar. The Wyrmskull Throne stood in the Hall for millennia, until the drow of Guallidurth drove the dwarves away permanently.
 * The Temple of Sharess in Bezantur was a decadent place dedicated to pleasure and excess. Every tenday, the temple hosted a "High Worship" ceremony, which was really just a thinly veiled party.
 * The Tymoran temple in Ravens Bluff was known as the Hall of Luck. In addition to standard temple services, the Hall provided guest quarters for adventurers and several gambling halls.


 * 20/2/2022 – 27/2/2022
 * Cyric was at one point the god of tyranny, murder, death, deception, and illusion, but after numerous setbacks the only portfolio left to him was that of lies.
 * Cynosure was the construct warden of Stardeep, a star elven prison fortress in the Feywild built to safeguard against the Abolethic Sovereignty.
 * The Ice Hunters of the Sea of Moving Ice worshiped totem spirits like Clever Oomio, Grandfather Walrus, Great White Bear, and Pindalpau-pau.
 * The wizard Sakrysta Golthard pursued a variety of get-rich-quick schemes with mixed results, including some that were beneficial, a few curses, and one that saw her enslaved by a lich for a decade.
 * Acting as a pawn for both Shar and Mask, Elyril Hraven helped bring about the Sembian Civil War by poisoning Overmaster Kendrick Selkirk, thereby destabilizing the nation.
 * Kholiathra were gentle and carefree servants of Sehanine Moonbow who floated about, invisibly and silently aiding elvenkind by stopping minor accidents and granting good luck.
 * The Selûnite Order of the Half Moon was formed to guard the High House of Stars in Waterdeep. When it was burned down, they kept on guarding the new temple instead.
 * Greater shadow evocation enabled a caster to tap into the energies of the Shadowfell to create shadowy imitations of powerful spells, such as cloudkill and wall of fire.
 * Priests of Abbathor, the dwarven god of greed, were granted the spell conceal riches that let them disguise their treasured riches as worthless junk.
 * When Sigil's Society of Sensation tried to record the activities of Milil with a recorder stone, the deity responded by performing the excruciatingly long opera The Fall of Myth Drannor, boring the Sensates senseless.
 * Chan, Princess of Good Aerial Creatures, did her best to foil fellow archomental Yan-C-Bin whenever she could, though always in a discreet manner so as to avoid reciprocal aggression.


 * 27/2/2022 – 6/3/2022
 * Sapra was a port city on the isle of Ilighôn in the Vilhon Reach, considered to be one of the cleanest and calmest places in the whole of Faerûn&mdash;all thanks to the oversight and protection of the Emerald Enclave.
 * When the gods of the Mulhorandi pantheon first arrived on Toril, they traveled aboard the Matet, Horus-Re's planes-sailing solar barge.
 * Gremishkas were tiny, cat-like monstrosities born from unstable magic. They hunted for magic of any kind to devour, and would chew through any spellbooks and material components they could get their claws on.
 * Tsucora quori were nightmarish aberrations who hunted the dreaming spirits of sleeping mortals on the world of Eberron, only appearing on Toril in extremely rare cases.
 * The Errant Thoughts were, alongside the Minders and the Lore Filchers, one of the military branches in charge of the defense of the illithid city of Oryndoll.
 * The city of Tulmon in the Land of the Lions was once ruled by the Calavarr, a mighty wizard who spent much of his time developing a small army of aberrant deepspawn.
 * Endren Corrinthal was an influential Sembian politician who nearly succeeded Kendrick Selkirk as Overmaster, but was falsely accused of orchestrating Selkirk's murder himself and imprisoned.
 * The spell enchant an item, which often called for bizarre processes and esoteric components, was once considered an alternative to regular item enchantment.
 * The conjuration spell mists of Ghaunadaur allowed priests of Ghaunadaur, the Lord of Slime, to cloak and protect themselves in a flowing violet mist.
 * Crystallomancy was a divine spell granted to clerics of Corellon that could turn an ordinary gemstone into a scrying device for a short time.
 * The Sojourner's Portal was a magical mirror that doubled as a gate connecting Waterdeep's House of the Moon with several other places associated with Selûne.
 * The Draakhorn was a gift to all dragonkind from Tiamat herself during the war between dragons and giants. Tooting the horn alerted all chromatic dragons within 2,000 miles.
 * Clams were a staple food across the breadth of Faerûn, from Yeshpek in the south to Ten-Towns in the north. Some clams could grow to monstrous proportions, becoming giant clams.


 * 6/3/2022 – 13/3/2022
 * Anubis was the god of the dead in the Pharaonic pantheon, in charge of judging the souls of worshipers in the afterlife. Unlike many of his peers, Anubis chose not to travel to Toril and join the Mulhorandi pantheon.
 * The Eye of Selûne was a magical mirror in the Moonmaiden's temple in Waterdeep which could be used to scry upon any place on Toril, but only if it were illuminated by the moon's light.
 * The spell daydream allowed clerics of Brandobaris, the Master of Stealth, to very mildly distract someone from afar, just enough that they could sneak past them (or plant a dagger in their back).
 * Specialty priests of Mielikki were known as treespeakers. All of them were elven maidens who had sworn an oath of purity requiring them to spurn all romantic advances, to the chagrin of thirsty adventurers everywhere.
 * The Unclaimed was the personal memoir of a Sharran priestess who had surrendered all her memories to the Lady of Loss before entering into the afterlife, then was seemingly abandoned by her goddess, her soul left to wander the City of Judgment for an eternity.
 * Uddron Blass was an illithid cultist of the Absolute who wished to take down Baldur's Gate. He'd have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those damned heroes of Baldur's Gate.
 * The Ghost Stag eluded hunters in the King's Forest of Cormyr for years; everytime it was cornered it seemed to fade into nothingness, leading the War Wizards to theorize it could teleport itself away from danger.
 * The Sacred Pool of the Sea Mother was a massive temple to the kuo-toan goddess Blibdoolpoolp in the city of Sloopdilmonpolop. Such was its size that it took several generations of slaves to build it.
 * When the lighthouse near Phandalin was taken over by Talassan cultists, they renamed it the Tower of Storms and used the signal light to drive several ships aground, such as the Golden Gull, the Sea Urchin, and the Vainglory.
 * The green dragon Acuakvacaesin was a relatively peaceful sort who came to Gwynneth in the Moonshae Islesin the guise of a elf and converted to the faith of the Earthmother.
 * The Traitor was once a Keeper of the Cerulean Sign who stood watch against the horrors of the Far Realm, until he was seduced by the Abolethic Sovereignty and, well... became a traitor.
 * Incredible amounts of trade flowed through Telflamm, which stood at the western end of the Golden Way that connected Faerûn and Kara-Tur, but lax laws and rampant piracy kept the city from growing obscenely rich.


 * 13/3/2022 – 20/3/2022
 * The Church of Lathander comprised the collective worshipers of Lathander the Morninglord. Although a highly respected, popular, and exceedingly wealthy church, the Lathanderite faith languished following the apparent death of their deity.
 * Marr was the High Priest of Gargauth in the Thayan city of Bezantur. Fanatical in his devotion of the Hidden Lord, Marr led his fellow worshipers in evil midnight rituals at the local temple.
 * The Church of Mystra had two kinds of specialty priests: monitors, who kept the balance of magical power and sought to curb abuse; and apothecars, holy alchemists who specialized in brewing potions and elixirs.
 * Arboreal scamper was a divine spell granted to priests of Baervan Wildwanderer, the Forest Gnome, allowing them to climb, hang, and jump through the trees like a squirrel.
 * The conjuration spell golden dragonmail armored its caster in a suit of radiant golden plate mail sketched with patterns of dragonscale, protecting them from harm and making them resemble a gold dragon ever so slightly.
 * A necklace of memory enhancement greatly improved its wearer's powers of recall, making them immune to all forms of memory loss and allowing them to perfectly recall anything they experienced in the last seven days.
 * Eyedrakes were created when a beholder obsessively dreamed of a dragon for extended periods of time, its fevered dreams eventually manifesting in the shape of a horrifying, winged aberration.
 * When the residents of Floodblest, a village near Neverwinter, suddenly became afflicted by a mysterious illness, the Lord-Mayor hired adventurers to investigate the village well, suspecting it of harboring a villainous wizard.
 * As leader of the Neverwintan garrison in the town of Leilon, Sergeant Hazz Yorrum had to contend with cultists of Talos, missing soldiers, and the ghost of a meddlesome wizard.
 * Nib the Miser was a Waterdhavian slum lord haunted by the apparitions of people he had wronged. He traveled to the Feywild, where a hag convinced him to spend his days spinning gold into items as an act of atonement.
 * The Chalk Destrier was a bizarre spellscarred creature made from animated stone that made its lair in the Plaguewrought Lands near Ormpetarr, trading secrets with passersby (and only occasionally murdering them and collecting them as trophies).
 * Minstrels were traveling entertainers who plied their trade across the Realms; they were not to be confused with bards, who were considered more talented, better trained, and who typically had some command of arcane magic.


 * 20/3/2022 – 27/3/2022
 * The Church of Moander was the organized religion of Moander, the Rotting God. Adherents of the church had to undergo a ritual where they absorbed a seed of Moander, which would grow inside them until their internal organs had been replaced with rotting plant matter.
 * The Cycle of Night was the recurrent destruction of stars and planets across the multiverse by Shar. The Lady of Loss attempted to enact the Cycle on Toril, fueled by the divine power of the slain god Mask, but her scheme was fortunately thwarted.
 * Specialty priests of the Church of Silvanus were known as greenlords (or, indeed, greenladies). They defended the wilds of Toril against the encroachment of civilization, viewing settled lands as an affront to Silvanus.
 * The Luminaries were a Vaasan sect of warlocks pledged to the service of the primordial Telos, the Master of the Iron Sky. As Telos worship was the de facto state religion in Vaasa under the Warlock Knights' rule, Luminaries served functions similar to those of priests in other lands.
 * Clerics of Garl Glittergold could cast conjure aurumvorax to attack their enemies, though aurumvoraxes were notoriously willful and disobedient, and so would resist any command that wasn't "attack" or "eat the nearest source of gold".
 * Sprite venom was an alteration spell granted to priests of the Seldarine deity Erevan Ilesere which created an ointment that could be applied to arrow tips and the like, causing any creature pierced by them to fall into a deep slumber.
 * Crystalmists were hive-like swarms of living crystal creatures that consumed sunlight, each about as intelligent as a grasshopper. One swarm lived in Waterdeep's House of the Moon, subsisting on the continual light spells in the Selûnite temple.
 * Shardcasters, crystalline constructs made by the star elves of Sildëyuir to guard their glass fortresses, could merge their bodies with surfaces made from glass or crystal, allowing for convenient storage.
 * Wraithworms were extraplanar snakes that shared many characteristics with the undead, despite being very much alive. Scholars ascribed different theories to the cause behind this, with most believing that a greater fiend or evil god had created the wraithworms for their own purposes or amusement.
 * The infamous pirate Blackfingers Ralingor appeared to terrorize the seas of the Utter East until his ship, the Kissing Shark, was destroyed in a smokepowder explosion. In actuality, the real Ralingor had died several years earlier and his crew had simply adopted the "Blackfingers" name.
 * Gallio Elibro was the town mage of Leilon, a mining town between Neverwinter and Waterdeep. He resided in the High Tower of Thalivar; unfortunately, this meant that the ghost of Thalivar, a deceased wizard, possessed his body every night.


 * 27/3/2022 – 3/4/2022
 * The Cloister of St. Ramedar was a Tethyrian monastery of the church of Ilmater&hellip; and also a prison and sanitarium for the criminally insane, said to be haunted by murderous ghosts and deranged lycanthropes.
 * Sunwatchers were the priests of the Azuposi people of the Pasocada Basin north of Maztica. The Azuposi considered the sun to be a mighty spirit, and so sunwatchers performed rituals all year to keep its favor.
 * Kraken priests were devout servants of krakens, worshiping them like gods and receiving monstrous powers in return. Krakens could possess the minds of their priests, using them as puppets to enforce their will directly.
 * Clan Sunblight was goaded by Deep Duerra (actually Asmodeus in disguise, unbeknownst to them) into invading Icewind Dale and establishing the first duergar realm on the surface.
 * Umbergoth, a mountain in Aglarond, was so steep and tall it was thought to be unscalable by humanoids. The Cult of the Dragon proved this wrong by repeatedly scaling the peak to parley with a fang dragon.
 * Lava ankhegs: for when regular ankhegs just won't do. Larger and stronger than their comparatively mundane cousins, lava ankhegs burrowed through the volcanic soil of Pelleor's Prairie when hunting for prey.
 * Dragonbone golems were created by binding together the bones&mdash;or entire skeletons&mdash;of dragons, physically binding them together and animating them via the innate magic that existed within all dragonkind.
 * Star spawn manglers were horrific, creeping creatures often used as assassins or guards by aberrant cults. Like other star spawn, manglers were associated with the alien Elder Evils of the Far Realm.
 * The spell horrible taste transmuted its caster's flesh, rendering it inedible. Anyone attempting to gnaw on said flesh would be struck with overwhelming nausea, unless they had a natural immunity to poison.
 * Although deathsbreath mushrooms&mdash;large and speckled fungi found on the High Moor&mdash;were seen as a delicacy by goblinoids, most others found them toxic and nauseating.
 * Brindra Arrose was a pirate aboard Blackfingers Ralingor's ship, the Kissing Shark, in the Utter East. She was extremely muscular, shaped like a barrel, and good friends with all of her crewmates.
 * Arabel's Weary Knight Inn had little to recommend it: the mattresses smelled of horse, the innkeeper's face scared children, and the common room contained an actual tomb. Still, it had a pleasant atmosphere, live music, and low prices.


 * 3/4/2022 - 10/4/2022
 * Katelyn Brekstel appeared to be a human girl who sought to hire brave adventurers who would slay the dragons that killed her parents, all while concealing the fact that she was a steel dragon herself.
 * Sus'sistinako, the Spider Woman, was a great spirit of the Azuposi people who was parent of then Sun, helped create the land, and sung the other spirits of creation into being.
 * The Sisterhood of the Silver Fire was an order of sorceresses and incantatrixes devoted to Mystra who opposed the misdeeds of her fallen Chosen, Sammaster, and in practice the Cult of the Dragon.
 * Knucklebones was a simple, common, and ancient game. According to legend, the mortal Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal played knucklebones to win the portfolios of Jergal and thence became gods themselves.
 * The spell portal well was developed by clerics of Shaundakul to allow them to linger inside a portal and see out both sides.
 * A harmonious choir of the words was a lot of words to describe a celestial that was in fact a lot of words. They loved conversation, knowledge, learning, and language and they spoke the Words of Creation.
 * Khundul was a settlement in the Raurin that for a century was left to eke out a living after the eruption at Solon, until the people discovered gemstones in the ashes they could use to trade.
 * Thalivar the mage had a tower in the center of Leilon where he summoned and trapped planar beings for study, until they escaped and killed him, and his own spirit was trapped there instead.
 * The clergy of Tymora encouraged people to take chances and pursue their dreams, to be masters of their own fate, and to trust in their own luck and that of Lady Luck herself.
 * Acorn barrage was a Rillifanean spell that turned acorns into missiles as if hurled by a sling. But not under water.


 * 10/4/2022 - 17/4/2022
 * The Church of Siamorphe was one of the wealthiest and most exclusive churches in all of Faerûn, a natural consequence of Siamorphe being the patron deity of nobility and their divine right to rule.
 * As part of their service to Tiamat, the Dragon Queen, the Church of Tiamat was focused on two tasks: acquiring wealth and prestige in the name of Tiamat, and sabotaging the faiths of all other gods.
 * The elemental-summoning apparatus known as the Elemental Scourge lay hidden inside Kossuth's House, a secret chamber dedicated to Kossuth beneath the ancient Netherese city of Skelem.
 * The Chultan pantheon comprised those deities worshiped by the humans of Chult: Ubtao, Father of the Dinosaurs; Eshowdow, Ravager of the Tabaxi; and Sseth, the Sibilant Death.
 * Spiderbind was an Eilistraean transmutation spell with an exceedingly specific purpose: to very slightly arrest the movement of the spiderkind servants of Lolth.
 * The monks and painbearers of the Ramedaran Brotherhood ministered to the criminal, the insane, and the criminally insane from their mountain stronghold, the Cloister of St. Ramedar.
 * Shakak was a great spirit of winter in the folklore and myth of the Azuposi people, able to bring about any kind of cold weather at will. He even wore a shirt made of icicles.
 * The Azuposi people of the Pasocada Basin north of Maztica consisted of six tribes: the bear tribe, the badger tribe, the eagle tribe, the mountain lion tribe, the shrew tribe, and the wolf tribe.
 * The gloaming shadowcrafter Miska loved disrupting the status quo and then quickly moving on, making him a valued agent of the Underdark Anarchists' Fellowship.
 * A helm of underwater action allowed its wearer to see, breathe, and talk underwater, making it a real life-saver for wizards who found themselves having to utter verbal components while diving.
 * The intelligent longsword Angul, fashioned from the soul of a Keeper of the Cerulean Sign, bore an overwhelming force of will that threatened to dominate most who attempted to wield it.


 * 17/4/2022 - 24/4/2022
 * In Zakhara, pigeons were often trained to deliver messages across vast distances, or to help sailors scout for dry land. Elsewhere in the Realms, pigeons made for decent pie filling.
 * Every hundred years or so, the dracolich known as the Everlasting Wyrm would reform in the Sharawood, and the Myrkulyte crusaders of the Knights of the Eternal Dragon would ride out and destroy it.
 * The necromantic spell haunted reverie allowed a cleric of Kiaransalee to curse an elf so that the next time they entered the reverie, their sleep-like state of meditation, they became trapped in a living nightmare.
 * The spell reed staff allowed followers of the halfling deities Sheela Peryroyl and Yondalla to turn an ordinary blade of grass into a fully functional quarterstaff.
 * The Cult of the Sacred Skull was a strange, fanatical cult in the Anauroch desert whose mind flayer leader was actually controlled by phaerimm.
 * Specialty priests of Sharess, the Dancing Lady, were known as sensates. Master manipulators, sensates were often skilled singers or dancers, and alluring to boot&mdash;and, failing that, could call upon charm magic to achieve their goals.
 * The Society of Sensation, one of the fifteen factions of Sigil, believed the only validation of existence was that which could be experienced through the senses. Only beings that had experienced everything could become aware of the "universal Truth".
 * The author of the seminal work To Counter the Assumption of a Flat Faerûn was frustrated that many Torilians insisted the world was flat despite the "indisputable" proof that it was shaped like a ring or a doughnut.
 * X the Mystic's Arcane Grimoire was a powerful spellbook in the possession of Ygga Raxyg, an arcanaloth librarian bound to the lowest level of the Tomb of the Nine Gods by Acererak himself.
 * The sea hag coven consisting of Auntie Unk, Granny Muyuk, and Nana Pocktuss struck a pact of mutual protection with a neighboring Cult of Talos; the Talassans also supplied the hags with the scrumptious remains of drowned sailors.
 * Although initially annoyed being summoned to scout the aboleth city of Xxiphu, the angel of exploration Mapathious soon grew curious and committed to the task&mdash;at least until he was murdered by a kraken.


 * 24/4/2022 - 1/5/2022
 * The Well of Dragons was a fortress of the Cult of the Dragon built into a dormant volcano that once served as a dragon graveyard. They first used the Well to create dracoliches, but later turned it into a grand temple to Tiamat.
 * Saint Ramedar of Ilmater was a vocal proponent of rehabilitating and educating criminals rather than punishing them. Naturally, he was later executed for treason in a horribly painful manner.
 * Chinchilla was a rabbit Bhaalspawn and an accomplished mage. Yes, that does indeed mean Bhaal once procreated with a rabbit. The Lord of Murder could be accused of many things, but he certainly didn't discriminate.
 * The spell maskstone let a cleric of Abbathor, the dwarven god of greed, change the appearance of stone using illusion magic. Naturally, this didn't fool any self-respecting dwarf or svirfneblin for long.
 * Summon monster VII was the final spell in the summon monster series invented by the Netherese arcanist Lucke. The subsequent summon monster VIII wasn't developed until over 1000 years after the fall of Netheril.
 * Evensong Tower was a Berduskan temple dedicated to Milil, the Lord of Song, well known for its frequent and elaborate revels that were popular among the city's rich and powerful.
 * The Glade of Life was a sacred place for followers of Shiallia, Chauntea, Eldath, Lurue, and Mielikki in the High Forest. It was surrounded by thousand-year-old oak trees and korreds danced through every night.
 * The Resort, a spelljamming port in Nimbral, was a luxurious destination catering to spelljammer crews. As long as they didn't cause trouble, guests were free to enjoy the Resort's many bars, massage parlors, and saunas.
 * Although Wa was closed to international trade, the port city of Akkaido remained the sole exception. Albeit still heavily regulated, foreign trade flowed through Akkaido via both seafaring and spelljamming vessels.
 * Orogoth was the headquarters of House Orogoth, a group of black dragons with an interest in unscrupulous magical research; consequently, it was considered one of the most dangerous locations in the High Moor.
 * Shimmerlings were minute fey resembling winged elves glowing in all the colors of the rainbow. Although nearly mindless on their own, they developed a sort of swarm intelligence when gathered in great numbers.
 * When Hissain ' s lizardfolk tribe was displaced by rot trolls, he came up with an ingenious plan to use captured soldiers from Leilon as living bait to lure the trolls away.
 * The goblin bandits under the command of the wererat Hekkut the Motled mostly followed him out of fear that he would infect them with lycanthropy, thereby barring them from their afterlives with Maglubiyet.
 * Witch doctors combined the divine abilities of a shaman with a limited use of wizardly arcane magic. They were most commonly found in rural communities, such as those of neanderthals, fire trolls, vegepygmies, and xvarts.


 * 1/5/2022 - 8/5/2022
 * Metastakixx was a strange being created by a forgotten deity to guard the fragments of a corrupt god inside an ancient cave on the Crab's Claw Coast, unremembered by all but unwavering in their duty.
 * The Second Unhuman War was fought between scro and elves across several crystal spheres. The scro sought to avenge their loss in the last war and nearly won, but the war ended in a costly victory for the elves.
 * Ratri was a deity of darkness and night in the Vedic pantheon worshiped by robbers, thieves, and murderers. Although she had no followers on Toril, she maintained cordial relations with Mask and Shar.
 * Seldeetha Darinaalis was the Grand Oracle of the Istishian faith. As the first high priest of Istishia, her descendants were granted the title of Delphine Regent.
 * The spell beast tattoo allowed a follower of the Seldarine deity Fenmarel Mestarine to gain a characteristic associated with an animal he or she had tattooed on their body, such as strength for a bear tattoo.
 * The Bellows of Milil was an enormous pipe organ built into the temple of Milil in Athkatla. If played just right, it could fire off a number of potent spells&mdash;or pulverize the brains of anyone inside the temple.
 * Clerics of Dumathoin who cast earth walk could pass through earth and stone as if walking normally, much like a xorn (but hopefully looking slightly less horrifying in the process).
 * The Cult of the Dragon searched far and wide for the dragon masks, five magical masks that could be combined to form the Mask of the Dragon Queen, which had the power to free Tiamat from the Nine Hells.
 * The Wearers of Purple, named for their characteristic robes, were the leaders of individual Dragon Cult cells charged with facilitating every facet of their cell's operations, from recruitment to sweet-talking evil dragons.
 * The Caverns of Xammux near Silverymoon contained the Library of Tarchamus, a repository of knowledge built by the Netherese arcanist Tarchamus&hellip; well, until Farideh destroyed it all.
 * Darkhold Vale was a tiny valley in the Far Hills most notable as the site of Darkhold, the western stronghold of the Zhentarim. As as security measure, the entire mouth of the vale was fortified with a wall.
 * Thelbrimm's Nine was one of the military units that patrolled the eastern lands of Loudwater's domain. They supposedly discovered the remains of several local families butchered by orcs east of Orlbar.
 * If left unchecked, a bodytaker plant would slowly replace every living creature around it with podling replicas under its control, even going so far as to, ahem, sup-plant an entire society.
 * Rot trolls were much like ordinary trolls except imbued with necrotic energy. This caused them to pulse with foul magic but also meant they could not regenerate like their mundane kind.


 * 8/5/2022 - 15/5/2022
 * As members of the Sisters of the Blood Moon, an all-female adventuring troupe, the half-orc barbarian Oagla'ta and her partner, the duergar fighter Nyzeil Nighthammer, journeyed to Icewind Dale to help quell unrest in the area.
 * The Company of the Sunlit Sea, the adventuring company of Sir Isteval, disbanded after an ill-advised attack on a temple of Bhaal occupied by a dracolich; they all survived, but their wizard was badly burnt.
 * Goldspires, located just outside of Athkatla in Amn, was the main center of Waukeen's worship in the Realms. A massive castle-abbey with gilded roofs and golden gates, it was nearly a small city in its own right.
 * Xammux, the Many, was an evil deity of indifference, forbidden knowledge, and experimentation whose followers favored a "long knife" when enacting cruel experiments to further their ken.
 * Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran was the leader of the Ramedaran Brotherhood, an Ilmatari monastic order who specialized in rehabilitating criminals. He was known for his keen wit and sense of humor.
 * Ur-priests despised deities and believed they obtained their dominion over divine magic by stealing it. In actuality, the gods were completely aware of this and granted ur-priests a smattering of power because they were occasionally useful.
 * The Azuposi people of the Pasocada Basin north of Maztica referred to people who consorted with or were corrupted by malicious spirits as bent priests, because they had "bent" to the spirit's will.
 * Unseelie nymphs were twisted relatives of nymphs that delighted in the destruction of natural beauty. Although they appeared quite beautiful, this belied their cruel and often deleterious intentions.
 * The Thunder Cliffs near Leilon were named for the thunderous noise made the Sea of Swords as it crashed into them. This appealed to the anchorites of Talos, who chose the cliffs as their headquarters in the Neverwinter region.
 * The Council of Waterdeep was a temporary and fractious body coordinating the efforts of the Emerald Enclave, the Harpers, the Lords' Alliance, the Order of the Gauntlet, and the Zhentarim in thwarting the Cult of the Dragon.
 * An angelship was a winged and versatile spelljammer operated by kobolds. Widely held as the best kobold spaceship design, some questioned whether kobolds could have actually designed it.


 * 15/5/2022 - 22/5/2022
 * The residents of Helmsport in Maztica suffered attacks by red wolves of Payit until they killed the pack leader and stuffed its corpse. As the stuffed wolf changed owners, many of them ended up mysteriously dead, causing many to believe it to be cursed.
 * The city of Crimmor in Amn was protected by the Crimmor Guard, who patrolled the city's streets, manned its walls, and worked with the Shadow Thieves to regulate criminal activity.
 * Every year on Ches 30, clerics from all the temples in Waterdeep and members of the city's sea-related guilds traveled to Deepwater Isle to fast and pray as part of the Fair Seas Festival.
 * Mystic wanderers believed they needed to explore and experience the world&mdash;rather than remain cloistered in a temple&mdash;in order to truly serve their gods, making them the Realmsian equivalent of obnoxious backpackers.
 * Specialty priests of Valkur, the Captain of the Waves, were known as stormharbors. They tried to show how Valkur could be counted upon to protect against the wrath of both Talos and Umberlee while at sea. Valkur, however, did not always cooperate.
 * The spell nature's eyes allowed a priest of the gnomish deity Gaerdal Ironhand to tap into the senses of animals in their vicinity to locate intruders (and other things too, presumably).
 * Clerics of Laduguer, the duergar god of weapons, could cast the spell enchanted hammer on a blacksmith's hammer made from silver or mithral to make it produce superior smithwork.
 * The swordsmith Aldenar Uldinath was known for his cheap prices and superior craftsmanship. Far from limiting himself to swords, his latches, nails, and pins were said to support Triboar's wainwrights in their success.
 * Malkith Undree, a Magister of Mystra, was known for his superior attitude and relentless scheming, causing some to describe him as "a fat, contented cat, looking down his nose at the world".
 * Scarbradro's Haven was an inn catering to wagon crews in Baldur's Gate notable for its spartan approach to interior design&mdash;guests were seated at basic trestle tables with benches and the walls weren't even painted.
 * The angelship known as the Enforcer served as the flagship of the Enforcers, a vigilante law-enforcement company that protected Realmspace from mind flayers and pirates.
 * The Silverwisp Swamp near the Mere of Dead Men was the site of numerous Uthgardt burial mounds. Unfortunately, the ample supply of corpses attracted the attention of nefarious types like the ancient Netherese necromancer Idris.


 * 22/5/2022 - 29/5/2022
 * The Code of Crimmor described the laws and rules of the city of Crimmor in Amn. Notably, "harmful spellcasting" was prohibited, punishable by anything from a mild fine to flogging to immediate execution.
 * Lei Kung was a god of thunder in the Celestial Empire, the dominant religion of Kara-Tur. One of his chief roles was to create foul weather for the punishment and edification of the Celestial deities' misbehaving worshipers.
 * The unholy fortress known only as Tiamat's temple briefly ascended to the Well of Dragons from the Nine Hells as the Cult of the Dragon succeeded in summoning the Dragon Queen.
 * The group of gods known as the Gentle Sisters&mdash;Eldath, Mielikki, Selûne, and Sune&mdash;were not actually sisters at all. The term was apparently bestowed on them by "less gentle beings".
 * Holy singers were specialty priests of Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, who were known for singing rather than speaking in the hope that the harmony in their voice would bring harmony to those around them.
 * The spell steelskin allowed priests of Flandal Steelskin, the Master of Metal, to temporarily meld the skin of a creature with steel, granting added protection against physical blows (but making them less agile).
 * Velomar Dauntcastle, a loud and boisterous Magister of Mystra, disdained hypocrisy and nobility&mdash;sometimes donning the dresses of highborn ladies to mock them. He was killed by no less than sixty sword-thrusts.
 * Widow Groat, a member of the night hag coven known as the Sewn Sisters, had her skull filled with a colony of ants that would scurry forth from behind her eyes to act as her little spies.
 * Ellyn Harbreeze was the proprietor of Harbreeze Bakery in Baldur's Gate, and was famous as the most notorious local gossip. She often invited adventurers for tea to pump them for juicy rumors.
 * The illithid Zhiir ran a black market in the jungle nation of Samarach, providing select clients with rare magical books. One way of gaining access to Zhiir's rare stock was to carry out murders on the mind flayer's behalf.
 * The Gultoss family of Ravens Bluff concerned themselves with shipping and fishing, but were also known for spawning a number of seafaring adventurers. Thus, most Gultosses resided far away from their home town.
 * The Gauntlet was a refitted scorpion spelljammer that served as flagship of the Gauntlet, the self-proclaimed police force of the Tears of Selûne. The neogi offered a bounty of over 100,000 gp for the ship's capture.


 * 29/5/2022 - 5/6/2022
 * I'Cath was a province somewhere in Kara-Tur ruled by Tsien Chiang, a vile necromancer known for murdering visitors. The Dark Powers eventually claimed I'Cath as a Domain of Dread, with Chiang as its darklord.
 * Clerics of Sharindlar, the dwarven deity of mercy, healing, and fertility could cast detect dwarves to&hellip; detect dwarves in the nearby area, up to 90 feet away.
 * Tuneservants were specialty priests of Milil, the Lord of Song. They were skilled singers capable of enthralling their audience, or causing the pitch of their voice to shatter things.
 * Specialty priests of Sharess were known as indulgents. Experts at spying, seduction, and celebration, they pursued each of these tasks with a tendency toward the extreme.
 * The Temple of Juiblex in Bezantur, Thay was an oddity even within the "City of a Thousand Temples" as a place of worship dedicated to a demon lord rather than a deity.
 * The Hall of Mystery was the second Mystran temple in Ravens Bluff to bear that name. The original was destroyed by tanar'ri, and so the new temple boasted an impressive array of magical defenses.
 * Immersea in Cormyr was known as a stop-over for travelers who ventured between Arabel and Hilp, as well as for its inclement weather, and for being the ancestral home of the Wyvernspur family.
 * The Courtyard of the Well in Waterdeep lay between Mendever Street, Sul Street, Zarimtar Street, and Whim Street, and was named for, well&hellip; having a well at its center.
 * Tyr's Strike was a vipership that served as the flagship of the Emerald Brotherhood, an adventuring company active in Realmspace. The mere sight of the ship brought fear to the neogi and other slavers.
 * Baggy Nanna was one of the three night hags that comprised the Sewn Sisters, a a hag coven that maintained the Soulmonger in the Tomb of the Nine Gods on Acererak's behalf.
 * Kurtal, a Magister of Mystra, spied on rival wizards from his cave before challenging any whose powers he wanted to take. He would behead his slain rivals and keep their heads around to serve as advisors.


 * 5/6/2022 - 12/6/2022
 * Augment artistry was a Corellite spell that temporarily enhanced various artistic skills such as painting, dancing, gem cutting, and a scroll containing a poem was the spell's material component.
 * The Church of Sharess was organized around the worship of Sharess, Bast, and Zandilar the Dancer and favored for its feasts, parties, and orgies, celebrated across temples and festhalls of the Dancing Lady.
 * Comforts of home was a Cyrrollaleen spell that created illusions of having good food, a soft bed, a bath, and a fresh change of clothes, granting the benefits of restful sleep, renewed vigor, and hastened healing.
 * Crimmor, or the Caravan Capital of Amn, was the focal point of most trade between the Sword Coast North and the Lands of Intrigue and was renowned for its the Wheelmoot festival of wild drinking and revelry.
 * Elfhost was a unique sentient magic sword that belonged to the elven House Floshin and created to be wielded against Floshin's orc and goblin enemies.
 * Gens D'Or were majestic giants among horses with metallic hooves and hides of gold, silver, or bronze, ridden into battle by the illustrious Blade Captains of the Blade Kingdoms.
 * Hall of Gold was a splendorous temple dedicated to the goddess of commerce, Waukeen, built in the 15 century DR in Port Nyanzaru's Market Ward, atop Mount Sibasa.
 * Keled Strongarm was the well-trained human constable of Olostin's Hold, a fortified keep northwest of the High Forest, in the late 14 century DR.
 * Knightengale was a Cormyrean paladin and the self-proclaimed arch-nemesis of Gondegal, the Lost King of Cormyr, even following him into the Demiplane of Dread.
 * Malune Nalonkrivar was a Magister of Mystra from Calimport who lived between 977 DR and 983 DR, until his life ended swiftly in the jaws of the black dragon Constulgrael.
 * Numac was the 14 century DR leader of a horsemen tribe calling themselves the Mir that inhabited the Tun Marshes.


 * 12/6/2022 - 19/6/2022
 * Alaundo the Seer was the singular sage whose predictions actually came true through the ages. He prophesied the coming of the Tuigan Horde, the rise of the Bhaalspawn, and a surge in the tressym population, among many other correct divinations.
 * Maxiladanarr Torstren was an unruly Magister of Mystra who explored much of Faerûn. Always on the move, Maxiladanarr worked to covertly influence the breeding of certain families into producing great magical talents.
 * Old Bess, a soft-spoken, apple-cheeked, and cheerful older lady, could easily be mistaken for a kindly milkmaid. In reality, she was one of the deadliest pirates that had ever sailed the Great Sea.
 * Gorothir's Girdle was a rather odd holy text of the Church of Shar in that it was a black leather corset rather than a book. Originally worn by Gorothir, a priest of Shar, the Girdle had many owners over the years, but not all of them could pull it off.
 * Specialty priests of the Church of Talos were known as chaos knights. Dressed in all-black armor, they spent their time engaging in wanton destruction while encouraging others to join in.
 * Swarmkeepers were rangers that bonded with swarms of nature spirits, such as dragonflies, twig blights, or pixies, that assisted in combat by attacking foes and engulfing their keeper's body to deflect oncoming attacks.
 * Homing pigeons were pigeons trained to return to a particular location. Many societies across the breadth of Toril used homing pigeons, from Shou Lung to Zakhara to the hin of the Marching Mountains.
 * Porpoises were known for being friendly and helpful, and so made excellent companions for rangers and druids who lived in aquatic environments. Because their vision relied on sonar, they effectively had blindsight.
 * While basic music boxes did little more than produce sound, more advanced magical models could keep wild beasts at bay, sober up the drunk, or even curse their audience.


 * 19/6/2022 - 26/6/2022
 * The Scepter of Mystra was an immensely powerful relic of Mystra that changed hands often, in part because of its ability to teleport itself far away, but also because its owners frequently ended up violently dying.
 * When Zhentil Keep became haunted by deranged liches during the Night Plague, the Zhentilar made a show of fighting the undead back, but in truth they drove off most of the liches through bribes and threats.
 * Uthaedeol was a legendary assassin dedicated to the Lord of Murder, Bhaal. His greatest accomplishment was slaying King Samyte of Tethyr, his guardians, several wizards, a pegasus, a black dragon, and two heirs.
 * Wythyndle's Round Book was a holy book of the Church of Milil. Known as the "Book that Sings", it played music when opened and seemed to travel "by the will of Milil", disappearing and reappearing at random times.
 * Gull was a divine magic spell granted to priests of Baravar Cloakshadow, the Sly One. It made a target creature gullible, so they were easily fooled by an assertion made by the caster, as long as it was not blatantly false.
 * The spell solitude let a cleric of Fenmarel Mestarine, the Lone Wolf, create a 10-foot-wide zone of solitude that repelled non-sentient creatures, thereby allowing the caster to remain undisturbed.
 * General Yael of the Hellriders of Elturel served in the rogue angel Zariel's foolhardy assault on Avernus. When Zariel fell and became an archdevil, Yael hid the Sword of Zariel away lest it fall into infernal hands.
 * Sefris of the Hidden Way left the Red Wizards of Thay to become an adventurer. She disagreed with the belief that necromancy was inherently evil, since she could use it to bolster her allies.
 * Parrots (or "pair-rots", as Volo called them) were exotic, colorful birds found in the warmer climes of Toril, in places such as Malatra, Maztica, Kara-Tur, and the Chultan Peninsula.


 * 27/6/2022 - 3/7/2022
 * The spell of divine romantic interest allowed clerics of Hanali Celanil to know secret romantic desires of another unless the subject of the spell was enamored with the caster themselves.
 * Earthquake dragons were massive temperamental creatures of rock and destruction, said to had been created by a primordial of impenetrable stone out of flesh-and-blood dragons.
 * Edge of Arumdina was a Garlian spell that allowed a weapon to pass through metal armor, and other solid objects, straight to the unprotected flesh of an enemy.
 * Harkstag was a small village northeast of Serpent's Cowl in the Western Heartlands, once home to the valiant Vigilant Riders. It fell to a green dragon, only to become a yuan-ti lair in the 14 century DR.
 * The Reins was a wealthy family from Loudwater that ran the Red Boar Trading Coster and was not-so-fondly remembered for Jesym Rein's political betrayal in favor of Zhentil Keep.
 * Spinning wheels were used in cloth-making across the Realms. One notable user was Nib the Miser of Waterdeep, who weaved gold into magical trinkets.
 * Toaketh was a small hamlet on the Dragon's Neck Peninsula in Tethyr, named after reclusive mage Ildabar Toaketh, the creator of ever-popular ever-sharp Toaketh knives.
 * The Tower of the Art was a makeshift wizards' guild in the city of Zhentil Keep. The tower had no entrance, so visitors had to use magical means to get inside the guild.


 * 3/7/2022 - 10/7/2022
 * The Zantira tribe lived on the mist-filled Sleepy Lake in Malatra atop floating homes, causing many to refer to them as "Raft Dwellers". Mostly peaceful, they subsisted on turtles, crocodiles, and shameo water lilies.
 * Dowagu were wicked, snake-like creatures that served the necromancer Ambuchar Devayam by marking victims with the Stamp of Tan Chin so that, upon their deaths, they would join Ambuchar's zombie army.
 * Lemminkainen, a hero of the Finnish pantheon, was equally as impressive a bard as he was a wizard, and an even stronger fighter to boot. He served the goddess Mielikki as a proxy from her divine realm.
 * The spell humansize allowed priests of Arvoreen, the hin deity of defense, to temporarily make a halfling as large as a human, along with everything they were wearing or carrying.
 * According to Moray myth, Highpeak was haunted by a maiden crying for the lost souls of her children who had left the mountain to explore the world. All but one died in battle; her last child slipped and fell off a bridge only a few steps away from home.
 * The group of guardinal paragons known as Talisid and the Five Companions protected the House of Nature, a plane on which many Faerûnian deities resided, from all forms of evil, smashing it wherever it popped up.
 * The Worried Wyvern was a decidedly mediocre inn in the town of Hill's Edge most notable for its fish-and-asparagus omelet, its messenger pigeon service, and the particularly bad harpist who annoyed guests in the dining room.


 * 10/7/2022 - 17/7/2022
 * Pigs were a popular livestock not only in Faerûn, but in Kara-Tur and Zakhara as well, most likely because they were a primary source of pork and delicious byproducts such as bacon and ham.
 * Wereweasels were lycanthropes that could take the form of a giant weasel, a humanoid, or a hybrid of the two. They were known for their speed and their bloodthirst, and for being right bastards in general.
 * Gizekhtet was a divine domain of Isis, the Mulhorandi goddess of love, who resided in a city bearing the same name along with her petitioners. Anyone caught casting evil magic in Gizekhtet was promptly stripped of their spellcasting ability.
 * The Chapel of Resounding Justice near Archenbridge was famous for the realistic angel statue in its courtyard, which was actually a real planetar of Tyr who had been petrified fighting a blackguard of Gargauth.
 * Tragedy's Grotto was a picturesque hollow in Loudwater that served as a shrine to Ilmater, the Crying God. Known as a place of suffering and despair, the Grotto was the scene of no small number of suicides.
 * The South Cemetery of Zhentil Keep was originally warded against undead, but the magic wasn't properly maintained and so waned over time. Consequently, the place was absolutely filled with roaming undead.
 * New Waterdeep was a Waterdhavian colony on the continent of Maztica. Unlike other colonies, New Waterdeep did not expand more than strictly necessary, and sought to help native Mazticans rather than conquer them.
 * Karna Stonekeel was one of the most sought-after shipwrights in New Sarshel in Impiltur. Although her dwarven crew had a reputation for efficient work (but not for sailing), Karna still had a considerable backlog of orders.


 * 17/7/2022 - 24/7/2022
 * Dreads were soul-eating demons suffused with negative energy; when summoned to Toril, they were in constant pain from exposure to the Material Plane unless they possessed a body.
 * The divine alteration spell giantsize let a priest of Arvoreen, the hin deity of defense, to temporarily increase the size and strength of a halfling to that of a hill giant.
 * Temporal anomaly was a spell granted to clerics of Labelas Enoreth, the Seldarine god of time, which could create physical effects without an apparent cause, such as causing a dagger to appear in someone's chest out of nowhere.
 * The spell deep breath  filled a creature's lungs with air and allowed them to hold their breath for a supernatural length of time. The reverse spell, steal breath , forced all the air out of someone's lungs.
 * The Shrine of Swords in Archenbridge was dedicated to Tempus, the god of war. Shaped like an open-faced helmet, it provided services to Tempuran faithfuls in exchange for them undertaking dangerous quests.
 * The Tesh Bridge in Zhentil Keep connected the main part of the city with the Foreign Quarter. It was destroyed by disgruntled orcs during the Fall of Zhentil Keep but was rebuilt soon after by adherents of Gond.
 * The mind flayer Suthool was involved in a plot to assassinate the Masked Lords of Waterdeep on behalf of the Xanathar. It all went horribly wrong and Suthool ended up in prison, his mind shattered by Laeral Silverhand.
 * The rogue Lyressa awoke one day to discover she had become undead, but with no memories of the past. She wandered Faerûn trying to mask her nature, and eventually helped rid the Moonsea of the sinister Order of the Crippled Fang.
 * During his tenure as the Magister of Mystra, Annath Sunfall tried to create a "better" breed of mages through daring experiments that often saw his subjects mangled or killed. Frustrated, he renounced Mystra, and was immediately turned into a grell-like creature.
 * The Decree of Reception allowed orcs free passage and rights in the city of Loudwater. High Lord Kalahar Twohands hoped the law would prevent hostilities as great numbers of orcs migrated through the area.


 * 24/7/2022 - 31/7/2022
 * Archenbridge was a major trading hub in the Dalelands owing to its proximity to both Cormyr and Sembia. Often at risk from Sembian invasion, it was one of the most heavily fortified cities in the region, and had its own standing army, too.
 * The divine spell stealth of Brandobaris allowed a cleric of Brandobaris, the halfling deity of thievery, to better hide in shadows and remain undetected. The spell was even more effective for misadventurers&mdash;specialty priests of Brandobaris.
 * Gristmills were agricultural buildings where cereal grains were processed into flour. Although most gristmills were powered either by wind, water, or livestock, in Halruaa and Thay they often relied on magic, such as golems or animated objects.
 * The bumbling wizard Kaymendle Skrip was hired to prevent torrential rains in Harrowdale. His solution was to create an apparition in the form of a dog, which he believed would scare clouds away by barking. Shockingly, it didn't work.
 * Hebertal the Hunched was a human bard, sage, and fortune teller in Loudwater. Although a hunchback, he was relentlessly flirtatious with females of all races and creeds, and constantly tried to persuade people into letting him read their fortunes.
 * The half-orc paladin Kez ventured to the ruins of Omu in Chult to defeat the nefarious Ras Nsi, empowered by a medallion blessed by his goddess. Unfortunately, the medallion was snatched away by a flying monkey just as he confronted the villain.
 * The Waterdhavian nobleman Armult Tesper was two failed marriages deep when he realized his wives only wanted his coin. Fortunately for and unbeknownst to him, the family ghosts had driven off both his ex-wives before they could do much harm.
 * Feldran Exeltis was a scion of House Exeltis of Baldur's Gate who squandered his family's considerable wealth. Hoping to reverse his fortune, he tried to seduce "Princess Soliana of Fanloc", who turned out to be the daughter of a local green hag.


 * 31/7/2022 - 7/8/2022
 * The Dread Ring in Neverwinter Wood was a terrifying fortress that served as the base of operations for the Red Wizards of Thay on the Sword Coast; it was only one of several Dread Rings built on the orders of Szass Tam.
 * The spellweavers were a race with an unprecedented mastery of arcane magic who once ruled a multiverse-spanning empire. They were said to be connected somehow to Jergal, Faerûn's former god of death.
 * Zikran's Zephyrean Tome, written by the evil water genasi archmage Zikran, secretly contained a trapped djinni yet remained sealed and unread in the archives of Candlekeep.
 * The spell amber prison allowed a cleric of Rillifane Rallathil to trap someone in amber, which made for one of the most decorative ways to suffocate an opponent to death.
 * The faithful of Flandal Steelskin, the gnomish deity of smithing, could cast the spell metal shape to&hellip; well, shape metal. Strangely, it was often ineffective at forming sharp edges.
 * Silpara and Yulhymbra Tesper were both ostracized from the noble House Tesper of Waterdeep for their pursuit of the Art, then later murdered by their fearful younger brother.
 * Vizier devils served as the infernal ambassadors of the Nine Hells. They wormed their way into mortal halls of power, where they guided important leaders to damnation through their counsel.
 * Hue of midnight darkness was a tree whose wood was used in the creation of magic items, and which only grew beneath the ruined city of Moradask in the Haunted Lands of Zakhara.
 * The Maztican city-state of Zokil spent years waging war against its neighbors in the Valley of Nexal for the satisfaction of cruel deities like Zaltec, but was eventually absorbed by the Nexalan empire.


 * 7/8/2022 - 14/8/2022
 * Cham Fau was a prosperous river port city in the Hai Yuan region of Shou Lung most notable for its martial arts school and for hosting one of the portals leading to the planes-spanning World Serpent Inn.
 * Sparkrender was a remarkably loathsome and dangerous blue dragon wyrmling who plotted to use the spirits of dead dragons on Stormwreck Isle to grant himself godlike power.
 * A russet owlmonster was a horrid hybrid of owlbear and rust monster created by Monsters Made to Order in Skullport, capable of simultaneously eviscerating someone while also rusting away their armor.
 * The moon elf Aswansea originally wanted to be a ranger, but she was no good at hiking, so she became a cleric of Tyr instead. She was in a relationship with the adventurer Cork but didn't want to marry him because he was a "short-lived" human.
 * The term dead power referred to a dead deity. Though difficult, it was theoretically possible to kill a god in their home plane. Their corpse would then drift around the Astral Plane for all eternity&mdash;or until the god mysteriously returned to life.
 * The spell shades of Rhondang could imbue an ordinary hammer with the powers of a flame tongue sword for priests of Flandal Steelskin, the gnomish deity of smithing.


 * 14/8/2022 - 21/8/2022
 * The red dragon Skadaurak terrorized the people of Mintarn from his lair on Skadaurak Island until he was killed by the fellow red wyrm Hoondarrh&hellip; but Asmodeus intervened to give Skadaurak's spirit a chance at revenge.
 * Baku were elephant-like creatures found in the Outlands. Baku tusks were a hot commodity in certain markets, so special enlightened baku used astral projection to counsel merchants against engaging in such an evil trade.
 * Treahugh Greiko lost his divinely granted ranger powers after helping to kill a beast favored by Mielikki. He spent the remainder of his life atoning for his misdeeds by working as a veterinarian in Conyberry.
 * Miltiades was a legendary paladin who was punished by his deity, Tyr, into becoming a death knight. Centuries later, he redeemed himself by helping to recover the Hammer of Tyr and was returned to life.
 * Alrina Skyeyes was ship's wizard aboard the Osprey, a trading vessel out of Ravens Bluff. She often thought about adventuring on land in order to acquire more magic items.
 * The divination spell find the gap allowed a cleric, paladin, or assassin to become so cognizant of their foes' weak points that some of their attacks completely bypassed all armor.
 * Priests of Solonor Thelandira, the Seldarine deity of archery and hunting, could use the spell everfull quiver to ensure their quiver never ran out of ammunition.
 * Whisperleaf was a divine magic spell granted to priests of Baervan Wildwanderer, the Masked Leaf. It turned an oak branch into a magical spear for the caster to wield.
 * Highhome was a dwarven fastness on Gwynneth in the Moonshae Isles whose finest smiths crafted the Sword of Cymrych Hugh which was used to defeat the beast known as Kazgaroth.
 * The Radiant Citadel was a melting pot of commerce and culture in the Ethereal Plane overseen by a score of civilizations that were linked together via magical jewels allowing for planar travel.


 * 21/8/2022 - 28/8/2022
 * The Cloak of One Plume was a legendary cloak that was once bestowed on the Chosen Daughter of the Maztican deity Qotal, as one of the harbinger omens of his return to the True World.
 * The helm of the Scavenger was the spelljamming helm that propelled the squid ship Scavenger, until it was stolen away to Undermountain by Halaster himself.
 * Mahaxara Khal was the Captain of the Royal Guard on the Rock of Bral in Realmspace who arrived there from a faraway world onboard a spelljammer privateer.
 * Mantle of Baravar was a divine spell granted by Baravar Cloakshadow that protected its target from illusions and phantasms.
 * The Mighty Servant of Leuk-o was a powerful and pilotable construct that originated from the world of Oerth. It was immune to all forms of magic and could regenerate itself over time.
 * The Misty Beard was a tavern in Waterdeep's North Ward famed for its garlic butter and gooseberry jam.
 * Uruth was the first king of the orcish kingdom of Uruth Ukrypt, who invaded Nimoar's Hold during the Orcfastings War in the 900s DR.
 * Call stone guardian was a divine magic spell granted to priests of Segojan Earthcaller. It created a stone guardian from solid rock but required an expensive crystal rod to control the creature.


 * 28/8/2022 - 4/9/2022
 * The Tomb of the Nine Gods was a sprawling dungeon complex beneath the lost city of Omu in Chult built by the lich Acererak for the specific purpose of murdering any who dared venture within.
 * Owlhold was a wild and uncharted territory in the Border Kingdoms, once home to the gnomish kingdom of Oelerhode. What few people lived there tended to be outlaws, adventurers, and the hardy Owlen folk.
 * The Holy Keep of Bane was a temple on the Rock of Bral established by a Zhentarim priest seeking to spread Banite faith to the stars. This was unsuccessful, possibly because Bane was inconveniently dead at the time.
 * The Full Cup was a tavern in Waterdeep's Southern Ward frequented mostly by caravan drovers. It was known for its wide selection of beverages and its mushroom-filled dung cellars.
 * Safeholds were small extradimensional spaces with breathable air. Myth Drannor was said to hold hundreds during its heyday, and some thought this made the elven city vulnerable to interplanar intrusions.
 * The divine spell summon earth grue allowed a cleric of Urdlen, the Crawler Below, to summon a dreaded earth grue, which was equally adept at digging tunnels as it was killing the caster's enemies.
 * Needletooths (needleteeth?) were carnivorous dinosaurs who hunted in large packs, though many mistook them for drakes. They were native to the Chultan Peninsula but could also be found in the ruins of Spellgard.


 * 4/9/2022 - 11/9/2022
 * Talatha Vaerovree was the final Magister of Mystra prior to the Spellplague, which literally melted her head. No new Magister was selected until after the Second Sundering.
 * Vhonna Deepdell was a paladin of Torm who founded the Knights of the Sword Coast to eradicate evil. She later retired to Waterdeep to raise a family and work as an instructor at the Field of Triumph.
 * Haaeluth Muribaert was a pragmatic priest who led his temple, the Conclave of Doom in Tulmon, in the worship of three successive gods of death: Myrkul, Cyric, then finally Kelemvor.
 * Seal of Cyrrollalee was a spell used by clerics of the halfling deity Cyrrollalee to bind two or more individuals in contract; breaking one's obligations risked incurring the wrath of the goddess herself.
 * The Edu'sascar were a set of enchanted placards created by the monks of S'tung Monastery in T'u Lung, each of which had a unique power ranging from speaking with plants to mass healing.
 * Storm drakes were incredibly large lesser dragons that could assume a gaseous form to hide among the clouds, and could breathe a cone of icy wind if provoked.
 * The Old King's Favorite was an exuberantly expensive lounge that catered to the crème de la crème of Suzail in Cormyr. The premium prices made it the place to be seen at.
 * Burrowville was a halfling town and vacation destination for adventurers in Amn, famous for its local tobacco which was said to have invigorating properties when inhaled.
 * An elder brain dragon was the highly unfortunate result of an illithid elder brain taking over the body of a living dragon. The breath weapon of this unholy union was a stream of brine filled with illithid tadpoles.


 * 11/9/2022 - 18/9/2022
 * The Company of the Unicorn was an adventuring band who famously engaged in a battle against a group of mysterious dark-robed wizards in front of the Haunted Halls of Eveningstar.
 * A day in the life was a spell granted to priests of the hin goddess Yondalla, allowing them to transform a sentient living creature into a fellow halfling.
 * Hand of tentacles was a spell shared by Azuth, the Patron of Wizards, with Elminster. It allowed the caster to transform their fingers into long, fully functional tentacles, which could be used to smother the caster's opponents.
 * The Jewel of Karathoth was a magic gem created by the deity Thoth, allowing the wielder to create an exact duplicate of themselves. With each copy killed, one of the gem's facets cracked.
 * Kukalatu was a tribe of reformed cannibals from the Malatran Plateau. They were known for being talented cooks and herbalists, having a dark sense of humor, and practicing ancestor worship.
 * The Mielikkar was an elusive creature sacred to Mielikki that dwelt within the High Forest until it was killed by a hunter led to it by master tracker Treahugh Greiko in the 14 century DR.
 * Sunsteen Urbeth was an assistant to the magistrate of Loudwater. He spellscarred with his whole right leg wreathed by the Spellplague's blue flames.
 * Warduke was an infamous member of the League of Malevolence from the world of Greyhawk who became a servant of the Hourglass Coven and guarded the imprisoned Iggwilv in the Feywild.


 * 18/9/2022 - 25/9/2022
 * Infernal war machines were immense vehicles of war used to traverse the Nine Hells, and particularly the wastes of Avernus. Although they varied in design, all such war machines were powered by the souls of mortals.
 * A favored of Mielikki was a follower of the Forest Queen who was especially faithful to her cause and was blessed by her in turn. Such folk served the goals of Mielikki, namely protecting nature and upholding natural laws.
 * Brother Griffon was the head priest of the Temple of Silvanus in Loudwater. His well-muscled frame and &hellip;rustic fashion sense meant he was easily mistaken for a barbarian.
 * The Wayward Wardens were a loosely organized order of halfling paladins and clerics in the service of Yondalla who roamed Faerûn while protecting and serving hin communities threatened by outside forces.
 * Specialty priests of the Church of Yondalla were known as horn guards. The most powerful such priests could assume the form of a mammalian animal&mdash;reptiles and birds were off-limits.
 * The cousins Garlen and Garvin left their hometown of Valls in Damara to find heroes that could deliver their people from Vaasan oppression. They successfully recruited the services of Gareth Dragonsbane (and co.), who would later become King of Damara.
 * Olhin Shalut retired from his career as an adventurer to establish The Ship's Wheel, a tavern in the Sea Ward of Waterdeep. The tavern made him a wealthy man in gold, though he also had a substantial collection of magic items.
 * The Phaerdinzer family of Athkatla in Amn were known for their magical prowess, which drew the interest of Maxiladanarr Torstren, an infamous Magister of Mystra with a penchant for eugenics.
 * Scribe Royal was a clerical title and a life-long position under the Crown of Cormyr, charged with the bureaucracy of managing the Forest Country. On pain of death, they were not allowed to seek new employment after taking their oath.
 * The Seven Lost Rings of Mhzentul were created by the famous wizard Mhzentul, who carried the rings until he accidentally invoked one of their powers in battle, immediately incinerating himself.


 * 25/9/2022 - 2/10/2022
 * Krollir Venasten was the leader of the Night Masks thieves' guild in Selgaunt. He was convinced he was Mask's chosen champion on Toril, but realized the folly of that idea after he became possessed by a demon lord.
 * Valin Sarnaster was a famous and powerful seer of Savras from Tashalar who believed she was destined to ascend to divinity as the demigod of fate and supplant Savras in the Faerûnian pantheon.
 * The City of the Gods housed the majority of temples in the city of Skuld in Mulmaster. The incarnations of several Mulhorandi deities lived here at times, so the district was considered sacred by the populace.
 * The favored weapon of Cyrrollalee, the halfling deity of hospitality and friendship, was Camaradestave, a club wielded as a quarterstaff that could charm any creature it struck.
 * The enchantment spell gift of speech let a druid bestow on an animal the ability to speak. However, the spell didn't increase the animal's intelligence, so there was no guarantee it had anything worthwhile to say.
 * Redcloths were red-hued pieces of fabric worn inside the undergarments by women of Toril during their menstruation. They were used as a single layer or as a pair, and were sold by most inns and taverns.
 * The refuges of Maldiglas Turntower, Magister of Mystra, were small areas enchanted to respond to magic by thoroughly healing those within. Maldiglas spent his entire Magisterial career creating these across Faerûn.
 * The white dracolich Kryonar laired atop Mount Nar in Narfell, not far from Jastaath Castle. He diligently murdered all who approached him until finally he was killed himself by the Red Wizard Branimern Rythil.
 * The Huroola were a matriarchal tribe of Nubari humans in Malatra. Prideful and territorial, they were fiercely militant and believed they could tame the jungle without the aid of other Malatran tribes.
 * An oaken defender was a rare and enormous plant creature favored by Mielikkians that embodied nature's rage, arising to defend the sacred groves of dryads when they came under threat.
 * Night twists were deadly, carnivorous trees whose song beckoned victims to an arboreal death. One wonders if adventurers who suffered this fate despaired over having been killed by a tree. A tree.


 * 2/10/2022 - 9/10/2022
 * Yornar's Trail Companion was a holy spellbook of the Church of Mielikki granted to the legendary ranger Yornar the Tracker by the Lady of the Forest herself. It was thought Mielikki sent the book out to inspire and encourage her faithful.
 * The Crown of Joy and Tears was an artifact of Lurue said to bring delights to those who placed it on their brows. The Knights of the Unicorn famously discovered the Crown while exploring El'lahana Raikeil in the Moonwood.
 * Stonebirds was a spell used by clerics of Ilmater that summoned a flock of birds that were immediately transformed into living stone. The caster could then order these stone birds about. Truly, a spell for the birds.
 * Nightbringers were specialty priests of the Church of Shar who were dedicated to plunging the world into darkness and opposing Selûne's faithful at every turn. They enjoyed invoking fear and paranoia in others.
 * Mrathaera were were lip glosses designed to dye, flavor, or scent the lips. Some mrathaera could grant minor beneficial effects, such as heightening the senses, while others could make one's kisses deadly in a literal sense.
 * Trailstone was a modest village that defected from Amn to neighboring Tethyr after years of economic dissatisfaction. Although initially surprised, Queen Zaranda Star quickly sent mercenaries to protect Trailstone from undue Amnian influence.
 * Belvyre was a halfling druid who worked to preserve the food stores of Icewind Dale during the Everlasting Rime. Teaming up with Amos, Runa, and Saarvin, he tried to find a lost magical city that might hold a solution.
 * The Minstrelwish clan was one of the largest and most famous hin families on Toril. Their many exploits included being declared nobility in Ravens Bluff and using planar travel to trade with other worlds.


 * 9/10/2022 - 16/10/2022
 * The Church of Valkur venerated Valkur, the Northlander hero-god of tempests and war. While it was one of the smaller denominations in Faerûn, the faith was notably influential among coastal settlements in the Realms.
 * The Church of Gorm Gulthyn was the primary religious organization dedicated to the worship and service of the god Gorm Gulthyn, the Lord of the Bronze Mask. Members of the church were known as "Gormites".
 * Hate of the Cobra was a holy book that compiled several spells that its author, the Setite priest Aap Nura, deemed appropriate to the worship of evil gods. Aap was later turned into a divine minion of Set for his service.
 * Darkcloaks were specialty priests of Shar who served as care-givers to those in emotional distress. Considered an oddity in their faith in that they actually helped others, their activities lent the Church of Shar a measure of popular acceptance.
 * Magmahammer, or "Magmammer", was a two-handed mattock wielded by Dumathoin, the dwarven deity of mining, exploration, and the riches of the earth. Made from solid magma, it was a formidable weapon indeed.
 * Tavernant's Tellings was a busy and expensive print shop in Suzail. The eccentric owner, Lady Tavernant, opened the shop simply because she grew tired of hand-writing invitations to her many parties.
 * The palm sign amulets were gifted to the Sheikh of the Oasis of the White Palm by the legendary wizard Martek. If the efreeti lord Khalitharius ever broke free from his imprisonment, the amulets could summon the djinni Aeraldoth to combat him.
 * Mimes existed on Toril as far back as the Empire of Netheril, where in the Karsus Enclave they were part of the League of Noted Singers and Performers. In later years, they were found in Waterdeep and Zhentil Keep.
 * Hoth of the Six Curses was hired to track down the assassin Andaren Robyth. When confronted, Andaren bargained for his life by giving Hoth the holy book Yornar's Trail Companion. Hoth accepted but found no cure for his curses in its pages.


 * 16/10/2022 - 23/10/2022
 * The Church of Gruumsh venerated the evil orcish god Gruumsh, suffusing orc society with his core ideals of strength, survival, fear, and war through a combination of intimidation, inspiration, and iron-handed tyranny.
 * Rose Scythe of Chauntea were magical weapons used by worshipers of the Earthmother. They were often carved with wheat sheaves, and their blades were engraved with a rose. Also, they doubled as actual farm implements.
 * Sa'ib al-Banu was a wererat high priest of the living idol Ishistu in the ruined city of Moradask in Zakhara. He believed that his hair was a filthy trait that had to be shorn from his body if he wished to attain spiritual perfection.
 * An eye of the druuthbane was a magical item designed to expose and thwart a druuth&mdash;a band of doppelgangers in the service of a mind flayer. Notably, it could fire a beam that forced a doppelganger to return to its true form.
 * Dwarven miners spent centuries extracting nigh-endless amounts of mineral wealth from the Frostsilver Mines near Waterdeep, until one of their own iron golems, the Anvil of Dumathoin, rebelled and killed them all.
 * The College of Glamour was a bardic college whose members mastered the songs of the Feywild. They were considered among the most wondrous and awe-inspiring bards of the Realms.
 * The Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast was a collection of travel guides dedicated to the Sword Coast area. Volume IX recommended the Blade and Stars in Baldur's Gate and warned travelers of the ghost in the Elfsong Tavern.
 * The home of the ancient cleric Chininsk Ambar in the ruined city of Phoenix in the Raurin desert contained numerous oddities, such as a room with a spring-loaded floor, a mirror of opposition, and an actual death trap.


 * 23/10/2022 - 30/10/2022
 * Astral elves traced their roots to the Feywild like other elves, but were very different from their terrestrial kin. The deathless millennia they spent on the Astral Plane granted them a unique perspective and imbued them with a spark of divine energy.
 * Druids of the Circle of the Shepherd forged especially strong bonds with beasts of the wild, fey creatures, and spirits of nature. They tended to focus on casting out predatory monsters from their lands.
 * Athtar Nlossae, an elf of Cormanthor, anticipated great chaos and great opportunity arising in the wake of Elminster being named armathor&mdash;an unheard-of honor for a human. Unfortunately for Athtar, he was killed by a flying skull before he could capitalize in any way.
 * The Owlroost Head Inn was a ramshackle inn located in Purskul, Amn, best described as a rat-infested warehouse. The eccentric owners accidentally hired murderous doppelganger courtesans at one point. Volo quite liked the place.
 * The Church of Sebek worshiped Sebek, the crocodile god of the Mulhorandi pantheon. Most of the church's clergy were either werecrocodiles or swamplords who advanced in rank by besting their peers in combat.


 * 31/10/2022 - 6/11/2022
 * Deliverance Unto Darkness wan a religious ceremony of the Ibrandulin faith that took place on the Midwinter's Eve, during which the clergy sacrificed drow or other creatures sacred to Lolth, the Spider Queen.
 * The city of Oeble was a dangerous crime-ridden place inhabited by humans and monstrous humanoids alike, nestled between several tumultuous nations in the Border Kingdoms. It was ruled by the Faceless Master and the greedy Council of Nine Merchants.
 * Songbird was a talented Turmishan half-elven songstress and actress impervious to divination magics. She was famed for performing a ballad cycle revolving around the mythical Princess Arissaea.
 * Spell-web was the practice of intertwining several spells together so that they could be unleashed upon activation of certain triggers. Their functionality varied greatly, and their usage was spread from Cormanthyr to Lantan.
 * The unauthorised biography of Cyric, who reached apotheoses was called The True Life of Cyric. Because of its accuracy, the book was a strong rebuke of the Cyricist faith, debunking the church's lies.


 * 7/11/2022 - 13/11/2022
 * The Antlered Crown of Athalantar was the symbol of office in the lost realm of Athalantar, the birthplace of Elminster Aumar, the Sage of Shadowdale.
 * Authlims were specialty priests of Iyachtu Xvim, the Godson of Bane, who served as spies for Fzoul Chembryl, the head of the Zhentarim.
 * The Gallery of Angels was a cavern deep within the Labyrinth in the depths of the Northdark. It housed eight fallen, petrified angels: Anaya, Baatral, Harajin, Lorabelios, Nemevon, Silnia, Tamiel, and Zarod.
 * The Isle of the Long Legged and Long Armed was a tiny island in Wa, Kara-Tur, inhabited by a strange species of inch-tall people with relatively long legs and arms, known for their artistry.
 * Lethias Enaril, the Bladesinger of the Seldarine, was the protector of the Hand of the Seldarine citadel in the Spine of the World until his death during its fall, and after, as a ghostly defender of the ruins.
 * The Many-Fanged Serpent was a mercantile secret society that operated out of the town of Purskul in Amn, with the Owlroost Head Inn as their clandestine meeting spot, several centuries prior to the late 14 century DR.
 * Tommus Tallstep was a halfling adventurer in service to the Open Lord of Waterdeep, Laeral Silverhand, in the late 15 century DR.
 * The Wyrmbane Helm was an enchanted helmet carved out of a blue dragon's skull that unlocked more of its magics as the wearer grew stronger and more experienced.


 * 14/11/2022 - 20/11/2022
 * Black Anzil was an infamous pirate from Turmish, who emerged victorious in the Pirate Wars of 1201 DR and rose to power after the death of the legendary pirate admiral – Immurk the Invincible.
 * Chisho was the first period of time in the mythological pre-history of the nation of Wa in Kara Tur that began, according to legends, with the Spirit of Wa's gift of the Sacred Wand and the Moonlight Arrow to Kochi, Master of the Peach Tree.
 * Haarn Brightoak was a half-elven druid member of the Emerald Enclave who defeated an undead morhg warlord named Borran Klosk.
 * The Realm was a savage world with only a few pockets of civilization spread across the land; however, some described it as "an exciting place of wonder and beauty—and grave danger."
 * Sasha was an accomplished politician from the town of Phlan in the Moonsea, who was the youngest councilmember to take the position after successfully refilling Phlan's coffers in dealing with the Silver Blades.
 * Seltarir was the King of Estagund in the Shining South during the 11 century DR, who inherited a broke country and sold his crown for diamonds for one million gold coins to finance and rebuild the nation.
 * The Talfiric pantheon was an ancient human pantheon worshipped in the Western Heartlands. It included Tempus, the Lord of Battles.
 * The Temple of Tempus in Easthaven of the Ten-Towns, was a monolithic fortified place of worship with its shrine being a larger-than-life statue of Tempus riding atop his two warhorses, Veiros and Deiros.
 * Tiphera tir-Yseldre was a famed eldritch knight hero of Solon in desert of the Raurin, responsible for slaying great wyrm Sturykkazynarr and creating the Wyrmbane Helm.
 * Yorkshire pudding a Damaran side dish served with main courses of feasts, such as suckling pig, wine, and bread puddings.


 * 20/11/2022 - 27/11/2022
 * Disir were slimy, highly intelligent aberrations found in the Underdark who had no relations with other species beyond treating them as food. Disir changed sex as they matured, going from male at birth to female past adulthood.
 * Blues were rare psionic goblinoids. Those blues who were not killed at birth were usually distrusted and lived apart from their goblin tribe, yet a few communites were in fact led by blues, such as Brikklext in the Earthspurs.
 * Thanatos, the 333 layer of the Abyss, was the traditional stronghold of Orcus the demon prince of undeath&mdash;that is, until he was killed (temporarily) by the drow goddess Kiaransalee, who promptly usurped his throne.
 * Shimmersky Valley was a beautiful and peaceful area in the Frozenfar, and a cherished stopover for travelers in the region. The Valley was filled with ice mephits and bheur hags who were drawn there by its pure elemental cold.
 * The coastal town of Kolapar in Estagund was mostly notable as the home of the Bihar chaka (a chaka being something akin to an extended family or clan)&mdash;and for being beset by Maskite raiders who preyed on its caravans.
 * The Dancing Ring was an ancient cult who believed their monthly ritual dances kept the realm of Turmish strong. Their influence waned over time as folk came to question the motives of the cult's mysterious masked leaders.
 * The adventurer Zaranda Star owned a sentient brazen head, known simply as "Head". Although the head claimed to possess great knowledge, it never seemed to impart much beyond crude insults and lecherous comments about women.
 * A helm of darkness appeared much like a regular, well-worn helm&mdash;until it was equipped, at which point its clearly shadow magical appearance became visible. Such helms were imbued with a plethora of shadow-themed defenses.


 * 27/11/2022 - 4/12/2022
 * Clockroaches were constructs created as cleaning automatons for use in dungeons and workshops. Their primary method of cleaning was by spraying objects with magical acid, which also made for a handy weapon when required.
 * Desmodu were massive, bat-like humanoids found in the Underdark. Much like bats, they used sonar to orient themselves, but unlike regular bats their high-frequency sonic vibrations could invoke despair in others.
 * An arbalest was a special kind of quadrone modron, shaped something like a giant repeating crossbow on four legs. Several of these were known to guard a portion of Trobriand's Graveyard in Undermountain.
 * The gnomish sorcerer Coriolis Rillevay combined her penchant for wild magic with her skill as a clockwork artisan to help protect Waterdeep alongside such luminaries as the elven cleric Halbenet and the fisherman Joppa.
 * Artillerists were artificers specialized in magically explosive devices, such as firearms and hand-held cannons. Their talent for destruction made them highly sought after by commanders on many worlds&mdash;not just Toril.
 * Specialty priests of Leira, goddess of deception and illusions, were known as mistcallers. They tended to be skilled illusionists (and ventriloquists, apparently), and nearly all of them were either human or gnomish.
 * A mysterious brown, winged creature appeared one day above Alaghôn to spew lightning and wreak havoc before flying off. Witnesses dubbed it the "Cinnamon Dragon" (though it may not have been a dragon at all, and probably didn't taste anything like cinnamon).


 * 4/12/2022 - 11/12/2022
 * The Church of Chauntea was present almost everywhere in Faerûn due to their deity's prevalence in agrarian life. All were welcome within the Church's ranks, though most tended to be farmers or gardeners by trade.
 * Waterwalkers were specialty priests of Istishia, the Water Lord. They tended to be folks of an aquatic persuasion, such as tritons and merfolk. Being highly attuned to elemental water, they were prohibited from using any fire-related magic.
 * The Weavers were an an ancient and enigmatic order of spellcasters responsible for the creation of the reality-altering black obelisks. Their efforts seemed focused on nullifying potential civilization-scale catastrophes.
 * The hamlet of Holdensword in Turmish sprung up around the stronghold of The Riders of the Sword, an ancient mercenary company. The Riders disappeared with time, leaving Holdensword in peace (apart from their castle filled with battle horrors).
 * The corrupt King Andizen of Solon sent his chief rival, the noble Tiphera, to fight the blue dragon Sturykkazynarr. The King then betrayed Tiphera by helping the dragon ambush her. The ensuing fight saw both dragon and noble dead, with the King honoring Tiphera as a hero.
 * The drow Renim of Szith Morcane was supposed to procure supplies from the smuggler Arrizz, but instead ended up being ritually sacrificed by mad kuo-toa worshipers of the cambions Gattash and Rashara.
 * The noble Lightfinger family of Waterdeep were known for flaunting their wealth and for playing devious pranks on others. Turns out, they also had secret dealings with devils, which ultimately led to their downfall when they tried to break their infernal contract.
 * Ginger, or "darsargar" in its dried and powdered form, was used for a variety of medicinal and gastronomic purposes across Toril. Imported Shou ginger dipped in Maztican chocolate was considered a delicacy in Waterdeep.


 * 11/12/2022 - 18/12/2022
 * Crosswinds Keep was a fortified town on the Astral Plane built into the skull of a dead god by a retired party of adventurers from Faerûn after one of them, Moala Addrell, received a divine prompt from Chauntea herself.
 * Hamadryad eggs were not, in fact, eggs laid by hamadryads, but rather egg-shaped stones used as holy symbols by worshipers of Silvanus. The very first such egg was carved by a cleric who gifted it to the hamadryad Metiai as a joke.
 * Specialty priests of Grumbar, the primordial god of the earth, were known as earthwalkers. They were typically conservative in the face of social change, and preferred blunt weaponry and heavy armor.
 * The elven necromancer Leylenna Candulhallow was the matriarch of the Candulhallow family of Baldur's Gate, which controlled all the city's corpse carts. She was known to be the chief purchaser of corpses in the Gate.
 * Vorazidrar was a mighty black dragon who laired in the Forestfall Fen. Her immense power twisted the swampland around her, causing it to expand rapidly. She demanded tribute from the lizardfolk of Throden as well as from her faithful Queenstooth kobolds.
 * Reeos were winged, human-sized birds native to the jungles of Malatra. They typically nested near waterfalls and river shores, and were known for the head-splitting screeches they emitted when threatened.
 * The Feast of the Moon, or the Festival of Lovers, was a celebration held throughout the Vilhon Reach, observed by revelry and occasionally outright debauchery. It was customary for newlyweds to consummate their marriages on this night.
 * Ravnica was a fantastical planet entirely covered by a sprawling city. Although it resided in a different plane of existence from Toril, contact between the worlds was not unheard of; the adventuring company Acquisitions, Inc. even established a franchise there.


 * 18/12/2022 - 25/12/2022
 * The Frosthunger Horde was an army of goblinoids and gnolls from Dragonscar Gorge led by the frost giant Shattercrown. They tried to excavate the ancient fortress of Thrymstone, but were constantly harried by white dragons led by Kovanyrach.
 * The Realm of the Mount was a secretive and nefarious land in the Border Kingdoms filled with monsters and littered with tombs. It was founded by Dread King Xavander Relurvor, a wizard who had embezzled much of the treasury of Ravens Bluff.
 * The Yaku Plains of Malatra were considered a taboo region by the intelligent peoples of the Living Jungle. None could remember how the once-lush plains had been reduced to naught but ash, but many believed dark magic was at play.
 * Legend had it the village of Illowwood in Turmish lay near a cache of moonstones guarded by dryads, and also near the hidden citadel of an elven archmage. The tendency for those who pursued these legends to end up missing or decapitated dissuaded further exploration.
 * Pundaria was a short-lived barony in Tethyr established by Pundar, who was commonly held to be a simple bandit. Both Pundar and his "commander", the ogre Togrev, were swiftly evicted by Zaranda Star, who held a stronger claim to the region.
 * The captain of the Virago attempted to escape a band of Chultan pirates by navigating into a fiery cloud of volcanic ash. As far as ideas go, it wasn't very bright, but at least the resulting shipwreck burned nicely for a little while.
 * Gray Ones were specialty priests of Myrkul, Lord of the Dead. They were especially adept at controlling undead, and could control up to three times as many skeletons as a regular cleric. Naturally, they usually carried scythes.
 * Araemyth, one of the most terrifying spells known to the elves of Cormanthor, created a luminous sphere that transformed other spells cast at it into immensely powerful rays of energy that could pierce any barrier, magical or otherwise.
 * Dallah Thaun was the dark twin of Yondalla, the matriarch of the halfling pantheon. As an aspect of Yondalla, Dallah acted from the shadows to protect halflings, often using mischief. Her existence was virtually unknown to those outside the hin community.


 * 25/12/2022 - 1/1/2023
 * Ahlrik Halfblood was a treasure-obsessed collector and a half-elven adventurer who hailed from a humble town along the Deepwash—Shalane in Erlkazar, active in the 14 century DR.
 * The Dead Man's Corner was a ramshackle shop in Skullport ran by a sea hag who offered human zombies in exchange for a vial of the buyer's blood in the late 15 century DR.
 * The Mosstrunks was an area in the depths of the Elven Court wood of Cormanthor known for its dampness and persistent mists and hid an ancient dwarven kingdom underneath.
 * Mystra's unraveling was an arcane spell that unmade magic items and enchantments and allowed the caster to learn all the unmade item's powers.
 * Riders of the West Wind was a Shaundakun military order consisting of windwalkers and rangers.
 * The Sword's Teeth was a large set of cliffs that stretched across the Sword Coast that, by some accords, hid gargantuan caverns within.
 * Vhaltus was a red-headed professional bodyguard who served Amrik Vanthampur of the noble Baldurian Vanthampur family in the 15 century DR.

2023

 * 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.


 * 15/1/2023 - 22/1/2023
 * A water clock was a common device for telling time by allowing water to drip from one reservoir into another, with a float atop the water indicating the time. Neverwinter was renowned for its accurate mechanical water clocks.
 * The Knowledge-Hold of Baldur's Gate was among the city's finest repositories of knowledge. This made it a target of the Cult of the Absolute, who infiltrated the library and used the lore contained within to open an aberrant portal.
 * Shavinar was a short-lived realm on the Sword Coast near the Troll Hills, originally founded to protect the region from marauding trolls. Shavinar held on for exactly fifty years before the trolls (inevitably) overwhelmed the realm.
 * Andrathath's Mask was a powerful artifact that granted its wearer a selection of spells. This power came at a cost, however; the Mask would slowly influence its wearer's personality towards the chaotic.
 * The Fanged Mirrors of Yehcir-Eya once brought down an entire nation on an unknown, alien world. The rogue modron Nordom eventually found one of the Fanged Mirrors, promptly storing it in the "wayward items" section of his body.
 * Redwings were a rare species of butterfly found in the High Moor. They were said to have been hunted to near extinction by goblins, who used their crimson wings to produce red dye.
 * Rukanyrs were huge aberrations said to have been created by the kaorti by exposing monstrous scorpions to Far Realm energies. Though not common on Toril, at least one ancient sarrukh temple contained a rukanyr-themed trap.
 * Specialty priests of Selvetarm, the drow deity of warriors, were known as spiderswords. They excelled at blind-fighting, were immune to all spider venom, and could will themselves into a berserker rage.
 * Golden Dawn was the talking war horse of Queen Zaranda of Tethyr, who would frequently accompany her mistress on adventures. Despite being a horse, Golden Dawn was quite the wise-ass.
 * Madachi Jhent was a disgraced nobleman of Waterdeep who declared himself the High Minister of Ao after seeing a vision of the Overgod in his cloak (allegedly). He preached to pigs and cured his followers of illness by kicking them in the face.


 * 22/1/2023 - 29/1/2023
 * Dara was a regular, unassuming child who became the Chosen of Ilmater, the god of suffering, after reading from the Book of Exalted Deeds. She was instrumental in protecting the citizens of Elturel when the city was pulled into Avernus.
 * Kadila adh Vitendi was raised in a harem and seemed destined to become a jhasina (harem slave). Fortunately, she was able to flee captivity during a bandit raid and found a new calling as a monk of the Sun Soul.
 * Mythanthar was an elven archmage of Cormanthyr who famously used his own life-force to help create the mythal of Myth Drannor. His extensive notes on mythal creation went missing after his death.
 * Draxalon was an enchanted sword that could only be wielded by women&mdash;men could not even lift the blade. It was forged by the wizard Eriel for her sister, the adventurer Diana, but unfortunately both Draxalon and Diana disappeared in the ruins Myth Drannor.
 * The Bitter Blade, an inn in Phlan, looked like a respectable establishment from the outside, but had a terrible reputation&mdash;largely due to its owner's tendency to double-book rooms, but also because local radicals often held meetings there.
 * The Smiling Centaur in Zazesspur was built with larger-sized creatures in mind, which was only natural considering it was owned by the centaur Berdak. The tavern was frequented by Zaranda Star and her companions during her adventuring days.
 * The Town Council of Phandalin oversaw the village's continued prosperity, the health of its mining industry, and defense of its people, which often involved hiring adventurers for for problem-solving purposes.
 * Hultail was a small port village in Cormyr that served as a "secret door" to the Forest Country for discreet travelers and smugglers from the Dalelands. The Crown mostly ignored Hultail, deeming it to be of little importance.


 * 29/1/2023 - 5/2/2023
 * Otar was a High Forest orc who unexpectedly was named Green Regent, the Chosen of Mielikki. His selection was highly controversial, widening the rift of distrust between orcs and the people of Loudwater.
 * Umbral glooms were foul, highly intelligent masses of black tentacles whose aim was to spread as much sorrow and misery as possible. It was no surprise, then, that umbral glooms were favored by Shar.
 * The Stojanow Gate was a set of enormous, iron-bound doors protecting the Valjevo Castle of Phlan. Its towering gatehouses served as the city's prison as well as the lair of the Knights of the Black Fist.
 * Adrelgus was a Red Wizard whose body was found fused to the floor in a highly secure part of Cormyr's Royal Palace, with only one hand sticking out. The mystery left Vangerdahast feeling quite stumped.
 * The Harper bard Arrant Quill famously became imprisoned by his own allies in a demiplane that was an exact replica of his home village as they tried to find a cure for his mysterious, magical ailment.
 * White Eyebrow was a gnomish curio dealer in Zazesspur who had many contacts among Toril's spelljamming community. He was named for his single, white eyebrow&mdash;the result of a magical mishap.
 * The necromancer Cashaan left Calimshan to join the Arcane Brotherhood of Luskan, eventually rising to become leader of the Host Tower. He was interested in turning Luskan into a safer place to attract more trade.
 * The rod of Lathander was kept within the Lathanderite temple in Waterdeep, where it glowed with powerful daylight from sunrise to sunset&mdash;that is, until it was stolen, possibly down into Undermountain.
 * Monkey Balls was a type of dessert treat devised by the mother of Dradeel, an elven mage and companion of the legendary explorer Balduran. Monkey Balls were also the subject of a poem.
 * The history of Rashemen dated back to the arrival of Raumviran humans in antiquity. Rashemen remained isolated for thousands of years until it became embroiled in war between Unther and Mulhorand.