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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.
 * Whalebones, an archipelago in the Trackless Sea named for the skeletons that littered the beaches, was ruled over by petty kings.
 * 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.
 * Kwayothé was a poor street-kid who grew to become a merchant princess of Port Nyanzaru. She sought to pull down the nobility.
 * 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.
 * Bowgentle's Book was a spellbook compiling the spells and teachings of Bowgentle of Silverymoon, but it was lost to thieves.

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.
 * Shago was a guide living at Fort Beluarian who led the Flaming Fist into the jungles of Chult on undead-hunting expeditions.
 * 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.
 * The Market Ward of Port Nyanzaru held the Grand Coliseum, where gladiators, mages, velociraptors, tigers, and undead battled.
 * 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.