Main Page

Adventurers' Tales

This time around, our very own kitchen wizard Juniper Churlgo bakes up Cormyte Sage-and-Egg Tarts, little pies once served to the crowned heads of Cormyr. Once she gets to the point, that is.

Current Clack

• 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."
  (New pages | Go to the Forum)

Featured Article

The Ilmatari established their churches in areas stricken with poverty or oppression, and dedicated themselves to helping the sick and injured, the oppressed, and the poor. They gave healing and treatment; donated food, drink, and firewood; provided shelter for the homeless; offered moral support and counseling; and buried the dead. They also stood up for the persecuted, took risks to save people in danger, even sacrificed themselves for others.

Thanks to its practices and tenets, the Church of Ilmater produced many martyrs and saints, and was the only faith to have a saint known as "the Twice-Martyred". Many of these had an associated monastic order, each traditionally bearing the symbol of a flower, from the warrior monks of the Broken Ones to the oft-inebriated Order of Saint Dionysus. The church also had several affiliated knightly and paladin orders, such as the Companions of the Noble Heart and the Order of the Golden Cup. It had a dark side in the Cult of Shared Suffering, but this thorn in the church's side did not tarnish its reputation for goodness and charity.

New & Upcoming Releases

Featured Source

The players find themselves in the middle of the Zhentarim's plot to send monstrous armies across the Anauroch desert. In order to achieve this, the Zhentarim attempt to locate four ancient statuettes that repel monsters from all directions. However, the players have the opportunity to find the ring of reversal and put an end to the Zhentarim's plans.

Today in the Realms...

...it is 21 Alturiak, or the 21st of the Claw of Winter. Selûne is in the first quarter .  

Realmslore

• Table magic was an ancient supernatural practice that allowed magical effects to be called forth through mundane means, requiring neither the Gift nor the Weave to function. Though simple, table magic could potentially be as powerful as 12 archwizards working in concert.
• House Haldoneir was a noble family of Cormyr renowned for its historical involvement in the nation's warfare. Although considered a "founding family" of Cormyr, over time the Haldoneirs became opposed to the Crown and allied themselves with Sembian groups like the Fire Knives and slaver organizations.
• Hallucinations were perceived aspects of reality that did not actually exist. These delusions could take any form and have any level of detail, and were able to be induced with illusion magic, through spells such as hallucinatory forest and hallucinatory terrain.
• Sandiraksiva was a great black courser, the offspring of the reincarnating purple dragon Gaumahavi. He was imprisoned by the Dalai Lama, but was later freed by Tuigan warriors who could not bear to see such a mighty steed in a cage.
• Saerghon Alir was the service-mage at the Aurora's Emporium branch in the Sea Ward of Waterdeep. A pompous and arrogant man with a flair for dramatic entrances, his duties mainly involved teleporting in goods from the central warehouse.
• Ali-bin-Jafar's Textiles was a shop specializing in fabrics, threads, and rare carpets in Skullport. Its proprietor adopted the name "Ali-bin-Jafar" as a marketing ploy; his real name was Bertrem Thinwick.
• The epic necromancy spell mummy dust let a caster summon evil mummies. One variant of the spell summoned only a single mummy, but in return it was a more powerful, katana-wielding sort.
• Ashenwights were undead that arose from bodies corrupted by the Far Realm whilst consumed by feelings of cruelty and rage. While mostly feral, certain ashenwights developed psionic abilities and regained a degree of sentience.

Featured Image