Volo Breaks a Hot Tale

"Volo Breaks a Hot Tale" is a short comedic story by Ed Greenwood set in Waterdeep, based on a number of suggestions provided by attendees of Gen Con 2008's Spin a Yarn with Ed Greenwood seminar, and published on the Wizards of the Coast website that same year.

Index[]

Characters[]

Ammellaraume Margaster • Beleryk • Dusk Lanvyl • Emily Bandoun • Glaress • Haramond Bandoun • Kalandra Bandoun • Lord Bones • Olimbur Dardulph • Orsar Sambrast • Roarynguld • Runelee • Scarscales • Sharlee • Verity Morninglady • Volothamp Geddarm
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Alorxlan • Baelam • Durnan • Elminster • Fzoul Chembryl • Graz'zt • Melvar • Mirt • Rathan Thentraver • Simbul • Telva • Torm • Vecna • Vrandeir • Xameelg

Creatures[]

cat • dragonborn • dwarf • elf • flesh golem • flying snake • ghoul • kobold • lich • minotaur
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angel • balor • barbazu • bat • butterfly • cath shee • crawling claw • cow • deepspawn • demon • dracolich • dread • flying monkey • ghost • giant (frost giant) • gith • gnome • grimlock • halfling • hare • hell hound • horse • lion • mind flayer • monkey • oxen • rat • red dragon • sahuagin • spider • tiefling • tressym • troll • vampire • Walking Statues of Waterdeep • werelion

Locations[]

Bodies of Water

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Inner Sea • • Sea of Swords

Buildings

Arrowclaw Jester • Brain Food • Velvet Tentacles
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Aldremand's Finest Quaffs and Broths • Castle Waterdeep • Palace of Waterdeep • Wanton Weredolphin

Celestial Bodies

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Abeir

Districts

Dock Ward
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North Ward • Sea Ward • Warrens

Nations

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Amn • Cormyr • Sembia

Planes

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Nine Hells

Regions

Sword Coast • Sword Coast North
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Anchorome • Chult • Heartlands • the North

Roads

Ship Street

Settlements

Waterdeep
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Athkatla • Silverymoon • Scornubel • Skullport

Wilderness

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High Forest

Magic[]

Items

scrying orb • vorpal
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staff of thunder and lightning

Spells

silence
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fireball • grease

Others

spellscar
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curse

Organizations[]

City Watch • High Healers Everywhere • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors
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Chosen of Mystra • Harpers • Lords of Waterdeep • Margaster • Purple Dragons • Red Wizards • War Wizards • Zhentarim

Religions[]

Church of Sune
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Church of Bane • Church of Loviatar

Miscellaneous[]

Armor & Clothing

belt • boots • cape • corset • eyepatch • pegleg • robe
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codpiece • gown • kilt

Classes

paladin
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bard • wizard

Conditions

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leprosy

Currency

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copper piece • golden lion

Drugs

cigar

Events

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Spellplague • Time of Troubles

Fields of Study

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architecture

Food & Drinks

ale • apple • firewine • soup
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bacon • gourd • honey • jerky • strawberry • tea • tomato

Games

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gnomeball

Gemstones

wonderstone

Items

book • broadsheet • cutlery • goblet • manacles • quill • scabbard • tallglass • wineskin
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anvil • bell • chapbook • phylactery • razor • rug

Languages

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Abyssal language

Materials & Substances

darkslumber • parchment • silk
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alchemist's fire • dung • gold • steel

Professions

alchemist • minstrel • pirate
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mercenary

Terminology

saer • stlarning
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sewer • tenday

Titles

swordcaptain

Vegetation

mallow • mistletoe
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mold

Vessels

wagon

Weapons

dagger • sword (cutlass) • hand crossbow • wand
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two-handed sword • whip

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