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Prepare for the spooky season, whether it be Liar's Night or the Feast of the Bloodied Stones, with Blood-Drops baked or fried, sweet or spiced, by our own Juniper Churlgo. Go on, give beets out instead of candy, the children will love it!

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• 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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As former slaves of the mind flayers, the gith were experimented on and manipulated, developing powerful psionic abilities as a result. United under their leader Gith, they eventually rebelled against their masters, finally winning their freedom and bringing the mind flayers to the brink of extinction. Differences over how to conduct their society led to a schism and a violent civil war, which ended with the pacifist githzerai fleeing to Limbo and the warlike githyanki moving to the Astral.

Always on the lookout for signs of mind flayer activity and constantly hunting their hated githzerai kin, the githyanki conducted frequent raids on the Material Plane, riding their red dragon allies and aboard their plane-shifting spelljammers. In Realmspace, they maintained a base in Stardock, an asteroid of the Tears of Selûne in orbit around Toril.

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The mysterious name, Xanathar, is whispered around the city of Waterdeep, and a group of adventurers are summoned by the Lords to investigate the threat. As the heroes descend into the sewers below, they make their way through trapped rooms and fight off numerous dungeon-dwelling creatures. Friends and new companions are to be found too, including a dwarven prince in peril and other adventurers who brave the depths. However, as the party gets deeper, even more threats arise... and eventually they find out who or what this Xanathar really is...

Today in the Realms...

...it is 4 Uktar, or the 4th of the Rotting. Selûne is a waning gibbous moon .  

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• The Magelords of Mintar feuded with the Harpers in the Lake of Steam region. While their foes prepared to invade the drow city of Undraeth, the Magelords seized the opportunity to strike but were utterly destroyed by the assembled Harper mages, including Elminster and Khelben Arunsun.
• The Callidyrr dragoons were elite knights in service to the High Kings of Callidyrr on the Moonshae Isles. To receive the title of "dragoon" was to be acknowledged for exceptional service to the crown in matters of warfare, athleticism, and diplomacy.
• The Ends of the Brotherhood of Mann was a ballad recounting the fall of the Brotherhood of Mann, an adventuring troupe out of Ravens Bluff. It was penned by Eric Luffson, the son of the troupe's bard, Luff, who hoped to inspire strong adventurers to seek out and rescue his father from magical imprisonment.
• M'warien was a morkoth who came into possession of the Eye of Xxiphu. Unfortunately, the Eye drove M'warien mad and opened his island lair up to attack from others drawn to its power. The cloud giant Dworkin ultimately stole the Eye, making M'warien the morkoth rather morose.
• Maldur Breakstone was a wizard in the service of the ancient gold dragon King Orchtrien of Dawnfire. He consistently pushed his monarch toward policies favorable to humans while encouraging the summary execution of entire clans of elves.
• The Slavers' Market of Skullport was frequented by buyers from Thay, Calimshan, and Unther, as well as numerous drow. Skilled laborers and artisans could command a price of thousands of gold pieces, while unskilled slaves could go for as little as 10 gp.
• Swordsfall House was a restaurant in the city of Silverymoon with an expansive menu that ranged from "low meals" such as venison-and-mushroom soup to "high meals" like wood turtle or rabbit in zzar. While not an opulent place, it was open and filled with patrons all hours of the day.

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