Adventurers' Tales
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We also got lost in Halaster Blackcloak's dungeon. For some time.
- Oloré, fellow travelers and sages! Alas, it's been too long since we last shared news, and our clacks haven't been so current. But big things have been happening behind closed doors. You may have noticed our new Adventurers' Tales feature above, wherein we tell you about our creations, those of others in the RPG world that we like, and of course the works of Ed Greenwood, father of the Forgotten Realms. Yet we have more in store, and we can't wait to reveal them to you all. Until then, it's time to catch up and update.
- Running into a time dimensional, Lhynard was trapped within a temporal shell until he was rescued by a chronologian. Together, they fought off an ethereal filcher.
- Possessed Priest documented some figures of ancient Netheril: Shastin, a priestess of Mystryl; Radman, father of Karsus and namesake of his enclave; and Lady Aquesita, elder cousin of Karsus.
- Tyrusxl raided the green dragon Deathsleep's hoard and found an axe of the dwarvish lords and spider cloak and magical treasures going by names such as Lyre Lyre Pants on Fire, bottomless potion of swagger, Knight Vision Goggles, and the One Ring (really). There was also a reverse centaur, of all things.
- We say "well met" to new editors: ThaleiaFantasy, who delved into Undermountain with Corin Silvertor and Beckla Shadesar; EconomicDruid, who was turned down by the Valor's Call adventuring party; SnackcakesMcGee, who reported on the intoxicating tekkil; and Tankerthanker, who visited Port Nyanzaru and met such people as Pock-Marked Po and Soggy Wren. We also welcome TheDesFeux, who has raided the menageries and captured black willows, buckawns, and giant dragonflies, among others.
- And we say "well again" to Reesorville, who worked with Fador on Innarlith's canal; HellsCourtesy, who read of Barze's journey in The Great Diaspora of Netheril; Tsammarco, who explored the Eilistraean drow city of Imberlur; and Regis87, who, uh, ate some sushi.
- From the Red Wizards of Thay, alavairthae—"may your skill prevail."
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The Cloister of St. Ramedar was a combination prison, sanitarium, and shrine to Ilmater, the One Who Endures. It was located in the Starspire Mountains northwest of Zazesspur in the land of Tethyr, circa the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR. The Cloister was the home of the Ramedaran Brotherhood—a monastic order of the church of Ilmater led by Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran—and they were chartered to administer Tethyr's penal system, as well as care for the mentally ill (so-called "prisoners of the mind").
The Cloister was formerly a military outpost, remodeled into cells, kitchens, administrative offices, and a library, but the eight-level subterranean structure dated back to the time of High Shanatar, roughly −5600 DR. Above ground, the Cloister had a walled courtyard that included a chapel, a stable, a smithy, and a guest hostel. The entrance into Mount Adiir was known as the Adiir Gate, and the passage contained an air-tight mantrap inside a dead-magic zone that was guarded at all times by the monks.
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A sweeping adventure of the Forgotten Realms to mark the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, written by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore.
When Drizzt Do’Urden first entered Icewind Dale in 1347, he found a place quite unlike anywhere he had ever known, a land of freezing winds and ferocious monsters, of dramatic vistas and unrelenting challenges. Most of all, though, he found a land populated by folk who knew all too well the price of a misstep, whether walking into a yeti den or trusting a stranger.
Making his way in those early days was no easy task, but Drizzt would find focus and joy in watching the antics of a girl and a bunch of dwarfs trying to keep her from getting herself killed. A girl who would become his friend, who would become a woman, who would become his wife.
When Breezy Do’Urden, the daughter of that marriage, enters Icewind Dale more than 150 years later, she finds a land no more tamed. And while her father’s reputation has mostly smoothed the way for her among the ever-suspicious people, she carries her own concerns, confusion, and a trauma realized in the difficult journey through the Spine of the Word Mountain.
She also carries the blood on her hands.Featured Source
This accessory features over 70 iconic illustrations from renowned fantasy artists including Todd Lockwood, Wayne Reynolds, and Richard Sardinha, among others. Some of the creatures detailed within, such as aarakocra, crawling claws, and helmed horrors, were common among several campaign settings. Yet others, such as baelnorn, darkenbeasts, and phaerimm, were unique to the Forgotten Realms setting. With all it has to offer, Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn has proven to be an invaluable resources for decades, and continues to spark the imagination of players and Dungeon Masters to this day.
Today in the Realms...
...it is 5 Nightal, or the 5th of the Drawing Down. Selûne is a waning gibbous moon 
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Realmslore
- Aquilan Greatspan was the five centuries old, porcelain-skinned, and big-eyed leader of the winged avariel elves inhabiting the Aerie of the Snow Eagles in the late 14th century DR.
- The Church of Dugmaren Brightmantle was the primary religious organization dedicated to the worship and service of the dwarvish god Dugmaren Brightmantle, the Wandering Tinkerer. The clergy believed in pursuing the life of a scholar, uncovering lost mystic lore, and constantly broadening one's mind.
- A dead box was a container made of solid slabs of atharstone that prevented its contents from being detected by any normal or magical means. It negated any and all efforts to detect the presence of magic, aura, alignment, temperature, and other similar properties coming from inside the box.
- The red dragon Grinnsira possessed knowledge of powerful magic and was secretly the mastermind behind a number of border-raiding parties in the Stonelands, assembling forces of chimerae and kobolds under her talons.
- Commander Leone led a squadron of longbowmen of the Golden Legion mercenary company in the first battle between the Amnian forces and the Payitlan warriors near Ulatos in Maztica in the Year of Maidens, 1361 DR.
- Hook horrors of the Underdark spoke their own tongue – the Hook horror language that consisted of a series of clicks and clacks that the creatures made using their exoskeletons.
- The dangerous plant called red musk creeper excreted deadly pollen that caused sickness in humanoids, leading to a period of feverish incapacitation, confusion, and the irreversible transformation into red musk zombies that eventually bloomed more flowers and further spread the disease.
- The fire giant Slag and his pet gorgon named George worked for the lich Pomerian of Hellgate Keep. They partook in the clash between Pomerian's army and the defenders of Loudwater in the mid-to-late 14th century DR.
- The town of Thok Treng in Malatra stood on the shore of the Eastern Sea and was known as a minor trade settlement and the birthplace of the House of Thok – the family of the monarch of Laothan, Thok Lian.
- The Uptown inn and tavern called The Shod Talon stood in the Sixstar neighborhood of Ravens Bluff, indicated with a sign depicting a roc with talons of steel outstretched. Its fare was simple: beef ribs, steaks, eggs, mutton, roasted turkey, venison, and vegetables.
- Umbral blot, or simply a blackball, was a strange flying globe of pitch black void that consumed anything it touched, like a sentient sphere of annihilation. This creature could traverse the planes at will and was compelled to consume all intelligent life in its way.
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A group of noble eladrin.
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- Authors—The authors of the many novels and sourcebooks.
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