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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 Moonlight's Triumph, 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 silverwraiths.
 * 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.
 * Gorgondy wine 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

 * Bhùn 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.