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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 prowess 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.