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Crawling Claws are said to have been the invention of the necromancer Nulathoe, who devised a series of spells whereby small parts of once-living bodies could be almost perfectly preserved, and (once animated) controlled. Nulathoe’s arts were too crude to be practical in controlling organs of any complexity, and at his death only their most useful application—the control of hands or paws—survived, through his two apprentices.

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From the Trail Notes of Raujur the Ranger... despite folk tales and ballads to the contrary, an ettin never "argues with itself."

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It's possible to wheedle things out of Elminster. I'm learning ways and means of doing so rapidly. The old sage called me a "smooth-tongued snake" when he was in his cups during his last visit, so perhaps he's becoming reluctant to reveal more about the magic of the Realms...

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From the gnomish svirfneblin to the deadly dracolich; from the wemic to the revenant; they're all here! Battle the beholder-kin of the North, the dinosaurs of the Jungles of Chult, and the oriental dragons of Kara-Tur.

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"Vajra Valmeyjar is no man's slave! And I'm not going back to Manshaka! Kill me if you can, you Calimshite pigs--but I won't die alone!"

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Most of the folks of the Realms are not heroes. They are farmers, merchants and townsmen...ordinary folks with ordinary lives. Unfortunately, they lives in an extraordinary world--and when that world interferes with their lives...then they need heroes.

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A fantasy city can be a vast, sprawling, mazelike place. Main streets turn into blind alleys. Thriving markets adjoin crime-infested slums. The wise traveler avoids problems by consulting his Trail Map.

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Bruenor laughed, marvelling at the stealth and nerve his younger cousins had shown. He slid the heavy shield on his arm and took up the newly crafted axe that he had brought, wondering in sudden seriousness if he was worthy to bear the shield emblazoned with the foaming mug, the standard of Clan Battlehammer.

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...people, places, and events that shaped the Bloodstone Lands - the political movers and shakers who carved their own brand of civilization from rocks and ice... Prepare then to enter the barbaric kingdoms of Vaasa and Damara--the Bloodstone Lands.

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From the secret annals of Realms history come these never-before-published tales of infamy, featuring the most nefarious villains of that magical world—Artemis Entreri, Manshoon of Zhentil Keep, Elaith Craulnober, Zulkir Szass Tam, and many others—told by your favorite authors, including: Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, Elaine Cunningham, Troy Denning, Christie Golden, and others.

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The origins of Elminster, mightiest mage in Faerûn, have long been lost in the wash of time. Only the old wizard himself remembers how he came into being, and he hasn't told. Until now...

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In the land of Cormyr, Princess Tanalasta's involvement with a sinister religious order worries her father, King Azoun, as well as the royal magician. Meanwhile a terrible evil prepares an all-out attack on the kingdom.

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Fighting a goddess of secrets can be a dangerous game. Werewolves stalk the moonlit night, goddesses clash in the heavens, and a lone priestess will sacrifice everything to stop them.

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Built on the shattered remnants of Airspur, the genasi have created a wondrous city overlooking the Alamber Sea. As the largest settlement in all of Akanûl, Airspur is the heart of the genasi kingdom, the center of its military might, and the crossroads of all its trade.

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As you enter the Elfsong Tavern, your first sight is that of a stuffed baby beholder decorating the bar.

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Shady people making even shadier deals are commonplace in the docks district of Westgate. Locals have learnt that siding with the lesser of many evils is the only way to scratch out a living...

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In the pre-dawn gloom, gnolls savage a dusty halfling trading encampment on the edge of the Eastern Shaar. Hapless hin and hurbryn merchants cry out for protection from these marauding dogs. Why are the gnolls attacking here in such numbers? Who is the real leader of the pack?

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In the outlying village of Ruinspoke, something or someone is taking the livestock. Others have attempted to investigate, but they have not returned.

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Terror lives in its eyes, and death in its hands. The Shadowstorm descends on Sembia, and leaves nothing but horror in its wake.

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Blue fire sears the face of Faerûn, leaving the twisted and mutilated dead in its wake. But a rare few escape death -- and suffer some mystical mutation. Raidon Kane is one of those who survives, the wake of blue fire burning the sigil of the amulet he wears into his chest and binding him with all the power and responsibility it entails. With everyone he knows and cares about dead, Raidon must find within himself the strength to lead the fight against the rise of an elder evil the likes of which would be the end of mortal kind.

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The Forgotten Realms setting is a vast place, and heroes can emerge from
anywhere, rising from their commonplace lives to thwart danger and show
remarkable courage.

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