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Or we could beg, plead and cajole Elaine to say something about it. I volunteer to make walnut-date oatmeal cookies as a bribe

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Or we could beg, plead and cajole Elaine to say something about it. I volunteer to make walnut-date oatmeal cookies as a bribe

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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham

• I cannot and will not answer questions about stories than have not yet been published. NDA restrictions apply.


• Ed Greenwood can add new lore and fill in blanks, but I am not able to speculate on matters not yet covered by published material. For one thing, I tend toward a conservative interpretation of the NDA clauses on my contracts; for another, I am not as fast or prolific a writer as Ed. There is no possible way I could answer such questions as, “How has the faith of Eilistraee changed over the past 4000 years, where have the main enclaves of Eilistraee followers been located, and how did the locals respond to these enclaves?” That’s a book, not a message board post.


• I will not comment on 4e, mostly because what isn’t covered by NDA is shrouded by my own ignorance. I’m a freelance writer, not a WotC insider, and I'm definitely on the outside of this issue. Which is fine. Since the events of RECLAMATION took place before the timeframe leading up to 4e, I haven’t needed to know much about it.

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The clean slate approach of 4E means we will likely never know anything more about her -- or about Elaith's son.

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The clean slate approach of 4E means we will likely never know anything more about her -- or about Elaith's son.

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Originally posted by ranger_of_the_unicorn_run

What book talks about Elaith having a son?

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The clean slate approach of 4E means we will likely never know anything more about her -- or about Elaith's son.

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-Until, of course, DDI/online DRAGON fills in all of the blanks. You know, their goal: Make everything a "clean slate", and then fill it in as they go along.

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Hopefully WotC contracts Elaine to write a story about Azariah at some point.

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What book talks about Elaith having a son?

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-He had a son with Princess Amnestria, whose fate has never been told. This is discussed in Evermeet: Island of Elves. The child was "dropped off" when Amnestria left Evermeet to "have a word" with Elaith, when she discovered that he fled Evermeet, and the things he was doing on mainland Faerūn, and the plot hook was never picked up again.

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Hopefully WotC contracts Elaine to write a story about Azariah at some point.

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Thanks, everyone. I'm not surprised that nothing has been done with this. I just thought that it might have been picked up in one of the more recent novels.

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Hopefully WotC contracts Elaine to write a story about Azariah at some point.

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I wish as much as anything that Elaine will write FR again, but she said the more time passes from her writing in the Realms the less likely it is she ever will.

I think I would trade the entire 4e for Reclamation to be miraculously released!

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Originally posted by Afetbinttuzani

Does Azariah's half brother have a name? I can't help but wonder if Amnestria would allow them to know of their connection, or if either was made aware of who their father is/was. I suppose we don't know if Elaith has survived into 4E. I should see if Elaine would be willing to give us a name at least, and let us know if Elaith Survives.

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Hello again!

First off, I should probably admit that I'm opening this thread with some misgivings. One of the reasons I had it closed six months ago was my reluctance to say over and over, “Sorry, but I can’t answer that.” So before going any further, it might be a good idea to set some parameters as to what I can and can't address.

• I cannot and will not answer questions about stories than have not yet been published. NDA restrictions apply.


• Ed Greenwood can add new lore and fill in blanks, but I am not able to speculate on matters not yet covered by published material. For one thing, I tend toward a conservative interpretation of the NDA clauses on my contracts; for another, I am not as fast or prolific a writer as Ed. There is no possible way I could answer such questions as, “How has the faith of Eilistraee changed over the past 4000 years, where have the main enclaves of Eilistraee followers been located, and how did the locals respond to these enclaves?” That’s a book, not a message board post.


• I will not comment on 4e, mostly because what isn’t covered by NDA is shrouded by my own ignorance. I’m a freelance writer, not a WotC insider, and I'm definitely on the outside of this issue. Which is fine. Since the events of RECLAMATION took place before the timeframe leading up to 4e, I haven’t needed to know much about it.

Finally, just because this is a Q&A thread, it doesn’t follow that all posts have to be questions. I'm open to a discussion of related ideas and themes, as long as it's relevant to the Realms.

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Does Azariah's half brother have a name? I can't help but wonder if Amnestria would allow them to know of their connection, or if either was made aware of who their father is/was.

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Does Azariah's half brother have a name? I can't help but wonder if Amnestria would allow them to know of their connection, or if either was made aware of who their father is/was.

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Well, it's likely that both Danilo and Khelben know, given the authorship of the Evermeet manuscript.

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Just to follow up on this: Again, it's not that Reclamation won't be "released." Reclamation doesn't exist as a workable novel.

The implication of "Reclamation won't be released!" is that WOTC decided that they didn't like the material, or it doesn't jibe with what they're looking for. And believe me, I have no interest in trying to defend them.

Elaine made it quite clear that she couldn't finish the book. Reclamation doesn't exist. So it can't be "miraculously" released, unless the miracle includes some deity finishing it on her behalf.

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-Or we could make something up.
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Just to follow up on this: Again, it's not that Reclamation won't be "released." Reclamation doesn't exist as a workable novel.

The implication of "Reclamation won't be released!" is that WOTC decided that they didn't like the material, or it doesn't jibe with what they're looking for. And believe me, I have no interest in trying to defend them.

Elaine made it quite clear that she couldn't finish the book. Reclamation doesn't exist. So it can't be "miraculously" released, unless the miracle includes some deity finishing it on her behalf.

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I know, I'm just sad that there won't be a Reclamation. I understand that she just wasn't able to finish it, I read her post on her website about it, and I'm not blaming anything on WotC.

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Actually, I'm asking about her because I was thinking of playing her as a PC in 4E. She would be 116 years old, young for an elf, and she has an interesting and conflictual heritage. Also, she, presumably, has a moonblade. I have requested that our DM allow for her to have been accepted by the moonblade, but and to allow for her to have discovered a few of the blades minor powers. I can't decide where she would have grown up. If she was in Evermeet, as Elfsong suggests, during the Spellplague, she would have been caught up into the Feywild. If on the other hand, Amlaruil refused to take the daughter of Elaith Craulnober as a ward of the Royal House, she might have been sent elsewhere, like Evereska perhaps. In which case, she would have been a mere nine years old when that city was attacked by the Phaerim. Any way you slice it, Azariah could make an interesting PC to play.

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Actually, I'm asking about her because I was thinking of playing her as a PC in 4E. She would be 116 years old, young for an elf, and she has an interesting and conflictual heritage. Also, she, presumably, has a moonblade. I have requested that our DM allow for her to have been accepted by the moonblade, but and to allow for her to have discovered a few of the blades minor powers. I can't decide where she would have grown up. If she was in Evermeet, as Elfsong suggests, during the Spellplague, she would have been caught up into the Feywild. If on the other hand, Amlaruil refused to take the daughter of Elaith Craulnober as a ward of the Royal House, she might have been sent elsewhere, like Evereska perhaps. In which case, she would have been a mere nine years old when that city was attacked by the Phaerim. Any way you slice it, Azariah could make an interesting PC to play.

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Firstly, is it a dormant moonblade? Which clan does it belong to? I ask because no elf would carry a dormant blade belonging to another clan -- that's extremely taboo. And few elves would carry their family's dormant blade, for obvious matters of pride. Elaith carried his in Elfsong, and this revealed both his resolve and his sense of estrangement from elven proprieties.

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As an aside, if I was your DM, I'd not allow her to use the moonblade -- not initially. Instead, I'd require a series of quests to prove your worthiness. And even then, it might still be dicey.

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The blade reactivates itself at the end of Elfsong in response to Elaith's selfless act in favor of Asariah. So the blade is/was not dormant. But Elaith does not attempt to draw the blade. After all, his rejection by the blade in the first place, is what led him to exile himself from Evermeet. Rather, he indicates that he will take Azariah to Evermeet where she will become a ward of the Royal House and be trained in preparation to receive and possibly be accepted by the blade when she comes of age.

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