Lore & History
12 entries in the Forgotten Realms compendium.
The WeaveThe source of all spellcasting in the Realms.Myth DrannorThe City of Song, former capital of Cormanthyr.Garl GlittergoldFirst appearing in Deities and Demigods (1980), he leads a pantheon defined by wit and gemstones.Corellon LarethianCreator and preserver of the elven race, embodying magic, art, and warfare.MystraThe Weaver of reality who guards the Weave from those who would unravel it.Time of TroublesWhen the gods were cast down to Toril.Abeir-TorilThe world of the Forgotten Realms.The Great WheelThe standard cosmology of the Dungeons & Dragons planes.CormanthorThe elven forest and city of Elminster in Myth Drannor.Campaign settingFictional worlds for tabletop role-playing and wargame campaigns.Illithid (Mind Flayer)The brain-eating psionic aberrations of the Underdark.The Avatar TrilogyA novel series about the Time of Troubles in the Forgotten Realms.
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