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ElaineCunningham
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 Posted - 13 Apr 2007 : 17:22:01
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| Thanks. I'm thinking of getting back into teaching, and working with an after school program is a way of sticking one toe back into the educational waters. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
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Posted - 16 Apr 2007 : 05:34:01
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Thanks. I'm thinking of getting back into teaching, and working with an after school program is a way of sticking one toe back into the educational waters.
-Heh, good luck with that. Why is it that I never had any cool teachers my entire life, with the exception of maybe one or two (Both of whom played D&D, I later found out, so go figure)? Do you know how awesome it would be to be able to say that Elaine Cunningham was a teacher of mine?  |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 01 May 2007 : 14:23:12
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Hi, folks.
I'm holding a contest to name Elaith's gold elf mistress, the mother of his daughter Azariah. The prize is a signed copy of "best of ec," which is coming out this week. More details have been posted on the FR Novels thread.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 06:44:19
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Elaine I was wondering if E might have any knowledge on the topic of this scroll
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 11:25:18
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Elaine I was wondering if E might have any knowledge on the topic of this scroll
http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9299
Yuan ti and tieflings are fairly recent additions to the Realms in general and Waterdeep nobility in particular. I don't know the intent of the person who added this lore, so I really can't comment. All I can tell you is that when I wrote Dream Spheres, the nobility of Waterdeep was so predominantly human that the situation strongly suggested a cultural bias at work. |
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2007 : 23:40:46
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Well met, all!
I just received my Best of ... and was delighted by it!
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Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 May 2007 : 22:00:13
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Originally posted by Jamallo Kreen
Well met, all!
I just received my Best of ... and was delighted by it!
I've got my hands on a copy now and am working my way through it. I'm very impressed so far; I'd read a couple of the stories before, but not too many. I think the short story is a really underappreciated art form. And I love your writing, Elaine. So definitely two thumbs up from this scribe. There may well be questions or more specific feedback to come. |
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 19 May 2007 : 18:32:00
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Hi, folks.
I'm holding a contest to name Elaith's gold elf mistress, the mother of his daughter Azariah. The prize is a signed copy of "best of ec," which is coming out this week. More details have been posted on the FR Novels thread.
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Tariah? It's all I can come up with right now, sorry.
BTW, I love your Best of EC collection, and I've been waiting for it since I first hear it. I especially liked the 'Thornhold' story, which gave poor Algorind some credit (paladins are an old fave of mine in D&D since I first read 'Three Hearts and Three Lions'). Was also able to get the 'Starlight & Shadows' boxed set, which I thought was out of print, so I've had a good weekend. Thanks for all the great novels you've written, I love them.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 13:53:23
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
Do you know how awesome it would be to be able to say that Elaine Cunningham was a teacher of mine?
Oh, trust me, these kids are not impressed by anything to do with books or writers. It was a small group--only eleven--but of that, only one, possibly two kids ever read for pleasure.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 13:55:44
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 15:51:44
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Thanks Reefy, Ardashir. Glad to hear you're enjoying the stories.
Elaine, when I got my copy of the anthology and saw Arilyn on the cover I thought "damn, Danilo is a really lucky man".
Also about the cover, who was that elven male to the left? |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 17:39:25
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Originally posted by khorne
Elaine, when I got my copy of the anthology and saw Arilyn on the cover I thought "damn, Danilo is a really lucky man".
You think? IMO, the depiction of Arilyn was a tad too butch. I see her as being decidedly more delicate. Other than that, no complaints.
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Also about the cover, who was that elven male to the left?
I have no clue. Your basic elven mage, straight out of central casting, would be my guess.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 18:03:55
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by khorne
Also about the cover, who was that elven male to the left?
I have no clue. Your basic elven mage, straight out of central casting, would be my guess.
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 23:58:14
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by khorne
Elaine, when I got my copy of the anthology and saw Arilyn on the cover I thought "damn, Danilo is a really lucky man".
You think? IMO, the depiction of Arilyn was a tad too butch. I see her as being decidedly more delicate. Other than that, no complaints.
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Also about the cover, who was that elven male to the left?
I have no clue. Your basic elven mage, straight out of central casting, would be my guess.
Mod edit: Fixed the quote coding, to get rid of the funky blue text.
I thought that was Elaith? |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 22 May 2007 : 00:07:42
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Originally posted by Ardashir
I thought that was Elaith?
Possibly, but I rather doubt it. WotC likes to try to keep somewhat close to other (3E) depictions; for example, his cover on a Dragon magazine was closely modeled on the illustration in the 3E FRCS. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 22 May 2007 : 20:20:48
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Hi, folks.
Just a quick note to announce a contest being held this week on the shared-author blog Magical Minxes, where several paranormal and urban fantasy writers post in-character. Here's a link:
http://magicalminxes.blogspot.com/
Go to the post entitled "The Anita Blake Scale" by Gwen Gellman. This is the central character from my Changeling books. The prize is a signed copy of these two books, in paperback reprint.
Unfortunately, the cost of overseas shipping limits this contest to people residing in the continuous 48.
And now, back to the Realms. |
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 23 May 2007 : 15:42:30
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
You think? IMO, the depiction of Arilyn was a tad too butch. I see her as being decidedly more delicate. Other than that, no complaints.
If that's the case, is there a picture somewhere that more accurately depicts Arilyn? |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 May 2007 : 16:36:16
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Oh, trust me, these kids are not impressed by anything to do with books or writers. It was a small group--only eleven--but of that, only one, possibly two kids ever read for pleasure.
-That really is sad. It's always sad, I think, when younger kids dislike reading, for whatever reason.
-Anyway, Elaine, I actually have a query. I am asking on behalf of someone else, because- for whatever the reason- he is too bashful to ask himself. Now then, Zaor became the King of Evermeet. He didn't become the Coronal of Evermeet. Is this intentional on your part, and does it have any kind of signifigance, or is it unintentional, and doesn't really mean anything special? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 23 May 2007 : 17:21:46
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-Anyway, Elaine, I actually have a query. I am asking on behalf of someone else, because- for whatever the reason- he is too bashful to ask himself. Now then, Zaor became the King of Evermeet. He didn't become the Coronal of Evermeet. Is this intentional on your part, and does it have any kind of signifigance, or is it unintentional, and doesn't really mean anything special?
Perhaps the boldfaced section of this quote from Ed, recently given in his thread, will answer the question:
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Hello again, scribes. I bring you Ed’s response to Zandilar’s query on behalf of those on (gasp) the OTHER forums: “Heya, Passing along a question from those other forums... some regulars would like to know what the difference between the title Coronal and King/Queen are. They would also like to know anything you can tell us about what other royal/noble titles that are held by the elven people.
Thanks!”
Ed replies:
I’m afraid I can’t delve deeply into other elven noble and royal titles, thanks to NDAs (most of my lore on the subject was submitted to TSR, now WotC, years ago, and thus belongs to them; it can’t be published except by them). However, I can answer the narrower aspect of this question, to whit: in the Realms, the terms King, Queen, Prince and Princess all have elven linguistic roots, and are still used by elves of many communities. A few ancient elven titles were revived in Cormanthyr in reverence to the “lost glories” of elder elven realms. These include:
• Coronal (literal meaning ‘wise elder’ but really meaning: chief justice, mayor, and later emperor) pronounced: “core-OH-nul”] [plural form: coronals]
• Lusabrar (literal meaning ‘sword of the people’ but really meaning: war-leader; that is: A war-leader or commander rather than THE war-leader or commander-in-chief, because there would usually be multiple lusabren) [pronounced: “luhss-AB-rar”] [plural form: lusbaren]
• Mraerital (literal meaning ‘vigilance of the people’ but really meaning envoy, herald, and observer; watching, witnessing [including formal agreements], and gathering intelligence openly, never stealthy spying) [pronounced: “mur-AIR-it-all”] [plural form: Mraeritar]
So saith Ed. Creator of Myth Drannor, these titles, and indeed Ye Whole Balle of Waxe.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 23 May 2007 : 17:26:23
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 05:41:04
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
What he said. :)
-Oh, come on! How could Elaine Cunningham possible know that!
-Unless, she is a psychic of some sort...
-Seriously though, was there anything specific behind that?
-Oh, and I just picked up Best of the Realms III: Elaine Cunningham, and while I have only skimmed through it, I love it. The preface before each chapter is a great..."feature"! I can't wait for Best of the Realms: Elaine Cunningham Revisited.  |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 11:38:35
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
Oh, come on! How could Elaine Cunningham possible know that!
-Unless, she is a psychic of some sort...
Well, Ed HAS claimed that I can read his mind....
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-Seriously though, was there anything specific behind that?
The term "coronal" is not quite the same as "king." The moonblades were created for the establishment of a hereditary monarchy. We understand "king" as being a hereditary title. Also, Evermeet has Arthurian undertones, and "king" is much more resonant a title.
I should also point out from an out-of-game viewpoint that the novel was written BEFORE the boxed set The Elves of Cormanthyr was published. If my memory serves, the title "coronal" did not appear before this publication. But even if I'd heard the title, I wouldn't have used it. Zaor was Evermeet's first king. Amlaruil rules as queen. That, to me, sounds right and good. It's really that simple--nothing terribly complicated about it.
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-Oh, and I just picked up Best of the Realms III: Elaine Cunningham, and while I have only skimmed through it, I love it. The preface before each chapter is a great..."feature"! [/i].
Glad to hear you're enjoying the collection! I had a good time with the story introductions.
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 13:52:27
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Well Met,
I've just read your history of the crinti.
By the end of the text you write :
"It seems likely that the worship of Shaar will become an important force in Dambrath society. The recent discovery of the Shadow Weave is a subject of great interest to the Crinti, who are well suited by temperament and tradition to this new form of sorcery"
In France, we write Shar for the deity and Shaar for the desert. I saw in U.S. books that it was the same for you.
so, which one did you talk about ? The deity I think, but...
Thanks a lot. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 15:07:08
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Originally posted by Fillow
Well Met,
I've just read your history of the crinti.
By the end of the text you write :
"It seems likely that the worship of Shaar will become an important force in Dambrath society. The recent discovery of the Shadow Weave is a subject of great interest to the Crinti, who are well suited by temperament and tradition to this new form of sorcery"
In France, we write Shar for the deity and Shaar for the desert. I saw in U.S. books that it was the same for you.
so, which one did you talk about ? The deity I think, but...
Thanks a lot.
Yes, it was the deity. Spelling error.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 17:20:13
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Fillow
Well Met,
I've just read your history of the crinti.
By the end of the text you write :
"It seems likely that the worship of Shaar will become an important force in Dambrath society. The recent discovery of the Shadow Weave is a subject of great interest to the Crinti, who are well suited by temperament and tradition to this new form of sorcery"
In France, we write Shar for the deity and Shaar for the desert. I saw in U.S. books that it was the same for you.
so, which one did you talk about ? The deity I think, but...
Thanks a lot.
Yes, it was the deity. Spelling error.
Maybe Shar is really trying to expand her portfolios... |
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Fillow
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2007 : 23:03:58
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Hello,
I just wanted to mentioned that I just finished your anthology, and I loved it. I actually think I like some of the new stories the best. The "Tribute" folk tale was a pleasure to read, and makes me want more of those Deep Waters stories. And I loved the story about Liriel--it was short, yet there was so much packed into it and made me think about issues I've wondered about before (such as, if a god knows everything in a person's heart, does anyone really have any privacy?).
Take care,
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 May 2007 : 05:16:40
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Originally posted by ElaineCunninghamWell, Ed HAS claimed that I can read his mind....
-That's right! I recall just reading that Elaith wasn't actually your character, but you developed him in a way that was very similar to how Ed did.
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Originally posted by ElaineCunninghamGlad to hear you're enjoying the collection! I had a good time with the story introductions.
-I am enjoying it very much. I'm about halfway through thus far. The story of Elaith's final meeting with Amnestria and his subsequent recruitment as a tomb robber really elicited some deep emotions from me. The story about Ka'Narlist really added some depth to the character. Ka'Narlist, ever since I began doing some research for a project on Faerûnian Elves that I am doing, has become one of my favorite characters.
-Tell me, if you don't mind. Asides for being such a powerful wizard, was Ka'Narlist also some kind of priest. Was he so very close to Ghaunadaur because the power he wielded appealed to the Elder Eye, or was it because he was actually somehow involved in the Elder Eye's church? |
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 25 May 2007 : 16:09:08
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-I am enjoying it very much. I'm about halfway through thus far. The story of Elaith's final meeting with Amnestria and his subsequent recruitment as a tomb robber really elicited some deep emotions from me. The story about Ka'Narlist really added some depth to the character. Ka'Narlist, ever since I began doing some research for a project on Faerûnian Elves that I am doing, has become one of my favorite characters.
-Tell me, if you don't mind. Asides for being such a powerful wizard, was Ka'Narlist also some kind of priest. Was he so very close to Ghaunadaur because the power he wielded appealed to the Elder Eye, or was it because he was actually somehow involved in the Elder Eye's church?
I figured on Ka'Narlist 'just' being a very powerful (epic-level) wizard myself, and that his power appealed to the Elder Eye. I also got the idea that all this was long before old Ghauny eradicated his sentient worshippers and became Lord of the Gibbering Hordes. And I wonder, what if anything did Lolth have to do with it? According to Miss Cunningham's book Evermeet, Lolth did take Ka'Narlist as a consort for a while... Maybe she didn't want to share her man with a glob of sentient slime?
BTW, Miss Cunningham, are there any plans at all for a story in which we finally see that SOB Ka'Narlist get his comeuppance? And hmm, maybe it could get tied into how and why Ghaunadar destroyed his own followers? If Ka'Narlist was the Eye's greatest worshipper, then it seems appropriate that the downfall of one should be linked to the downfall of the other.
Oh yes -- I like that the drow were dark-skinned long before they went Below. I got the idea from various writings that the drow were the most "sun-oriented" of the elves, and that they had at least a few of their innate powers before they were damned by the Seldarine (possibly due to eugenics experiments by wizards like Ka'Narlist?), and that the real damage from the curse was that the drow lost the ability to live under the sun they favored for so long. |
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