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Originally posted by The Hooded One

Wooly, don't you see?
The Crown wants Cormyr repopulated and is prepared to pick up some of the costs of feeding and rearing a child - - but wants to prevent an "unwed mother" explosion by telling randy troops (the men in the kingdom it can readily control) that they'll get punished if they get up to hanky-panky to split some coin with the lucky lass, or thinking the Crown will pay for the child so they can happily roger any willing woman without any thought of "being a father." A population explosion of unruly brats is NOT desired.
love,
THO

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Originally posted by The Hooded One

Purple Dragons have been told that to father a child on someone they haven’t wed (or fail to marry when they learn of the pregnancy), except when the mother was a Crown-licensed prostitute (yes, such licensing is new, and involves War Wizards covertly paying ladies of the evening who pass on interesting things they see and hear from clients), is now a ten-years-of-prisoner-labour (mainly road repair, irrigation, and bridge-building) offense.

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Originally posted by Dargoth


As for Cormyr jailing the "dead beat Dads"

If I was a Purple Dragon Id think the Crown had some cheek given how many "unmarried mothers" Azoun IV produced!

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Originally posted by Phantom_Lord

What I would like to know are the identities of each of these twelve paladins if they have ever been explored, named, or even seen in any novels or games.

And if these have never been named, is it safe for the DM to go ahead and make her own? Thanks.

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Originally posted by khorne

Here is a thing I have been wondering about for quite some time now. Just who are the moonstars, why did Khelben found them, what was this deal he made with Fzoul, and why did this get him kicked out of the Harpers?

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Originally posted by RevJest
And can you tell us something about Song dragons? I saw yet another mention of them in a Dragon Magazine article you wrote concerning a shop in Silverymoon. I've never come across any lore concerning that type of dragon before.

Regards,
RevJest (formerly known as simontrinity)

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And can you tell us something about Song dragons? I saw yet another mention of them in a Dragon Magazine article you wrote concerning a shop in Silverymoon. I've never come across any lore concerning that type of dragon before.

Regards,
RevJest (formerly known as simontrinity)

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Monsters of Faerun has some information on song dragons.

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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Monsters of Faerun has some information on song dragons.

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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Monsters of Faerun has some information on song dragons.

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It should also be noted that 1st and 2nd Edition sources also contain some lore on song dragons, under their former name of "weredragon." Places to find such lore include FRA1-Halls of the High King and Dragon Magazine #134; two NPCs from Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast are weredragons, and both Corellon Larethian and Erevan Illesere are said (in Demihuman Deities) to use these creatures as emissaries.

Any differences between 2E weredragons and 3E song dragons are, of course, best left to Ed to discuss...

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Originally posted by khorne

Here is a thing I have been wondering about for quite some time now. Just who are the moonstars, why did Khelben found them, what was this deal he made with Fzoul, and why did this get him kicked out of the Harpers?

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Originally posted by RevJest
And can you tell us something about Song dragons? I saw yet another mention of them in a Dragon Magazine article you wrote concerning a shop in Silverymoon. I've never come across any lore concerning that type of dragon before.

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Originally posted by The Hooded One

Hello, all. Wooly Rupert recently asked Ed of the Greenwood this: So does "Srinshee" have a specific meaning, then?



And Ed makes reply: Yes.



After I stopped laughing, I sent Ed back a “c’mon, dear, more!” e-mail, and received this additional lore:

“srinna” is an old, nigh-forgotten Elvish dialect word meaning: “one who tests limits/the testing of limits/the finding of new horizons and thus establishing new boundaries”

From this, obviously, “srinshee” is a wise female elder, strong in magic, who tests the limits (of magic), and THE Srinshee is an individual whom some elves, at some time, have officially confirmed or anointed in this role. The term has drifted, over the long years, to mean something more like ‘keeper of the secrets’ (of magic) or ‘keeper of our power.’



So saith Ed. so there you have it, Wooly dearest.
love to all,
THO

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Originally posted by zeathiel

Here's a question for Ed,

I was always intrigued by the "Realms by Night" articles, however they never to my knowledge touched on the subject of ghosts in Silverymoon...

Are there benevolent undead that haunt Silverymoon or similiar locales?

My Thanks

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Well, ask away; I think I've a little more time on my hands than Ed does, anyway.

The Ghost Walks of Waterdeep sprang from a great ghost walk/tour of York England I took in the fall of 1996, and it took me that long to get around to writing up something similar for the Realms. In fact, by the time that series ran, I had already left Wizards.

As for Realms by Night, I had planned to keep writing that indefinitely until my patience or WotC's ended. I'd planned/been thinking about walking folk down the Sword Coast (some ghosts of the Stump Bog, some haunted waysides along the roads, etc.), do at least a token wrap-up/overview of ghosts in Baldur's Gate and other notable sites along the way, then do another long raft of ghost stories for Velen, the most-haunted city of Faerun (IMO, of course). Beyond that, I'd wanted to do some other major cities and sites like George mentioned (Suzail, Calimport, ad nauseum).

Why did I stop? One, I got busy with other things, as happens. Secondly, Wizards kept after me to write everything up with stat blocks so people could go fight the ghosts. Since that run completely counter to my intent for the series--give people a bunch of ghost stories purely for creep-out story potential and add another layer of lore to places--I decided to end the series rather than write it in a way that I didn't want to go. <shrug>

And before you ask, no, I don't have any more notes or scribbles about the series. Just about everything that was written saw print, and a quick check of the hard drive just now didn't dig up any notes or undeveloped ideas...oh wait, yes it did. Bear in mind these are rough notes just to gel the basics of the idea in my head; they aren't complete but here's a few more hints you can toss around the taverns....

New Olamn’s Ghost Bard
Typical Location: Castle Ward—New Olamn, the bards’ college at the end of the Cliffride.

Description of site and situation
14 year old half-elven boy who gets possessed by three of the greatest bards that ever lived (and did not become gods, like Finder)—two human, one elvish. Boy channels the ghosts and helps them communicate their greatest unsung works. Takes New Olamn’s manuscript copies of Bard A’s “Unfinished Ballads” and works directly on them, finishing them for the ghost. Other ghost died during the Dracorage of 1018 and wants to write up his direct eyewitness account of the event after 352 years. Also sings in Eaerlanni Elvish, a particular dialect that only a few in Waterdeep have ever heard, and certainly not something the boy knew.


The Widow Trees
Typical Location: Trades Ward—Directly behind Gondalim’s Inn (T8/#173).

“Whenever ye hear the sobbing out around the foor of the Widow Trees, best to find yourself someplace safe to be. It’s said those who hear the ghost’s cries are soon to be ghosts themselves.”


Ghosts of the Yawning Portal
Typical Location: Castle Ward—The Yawning Portal tavern (C48/#4)

“quote by mirt about durnan & his place”
Description of site and situation
Two nights a year (Mirtul 1, Marpenoth 30), ghosts of those slain and unmourned and unburied in UMT make their way to the Yawning Portal, pay their fare in ghostly coin, and either dissipate or become wandering ghosts of Dock Ward. PCs can hire on to find and finish the quest of the dead person, or at least bury the bones to give them rest (and find treasure)



The Copper Ghost
Typical Location: Copper Cup in Dock Ward
Description of site and situation
Skeleton inside tun of wine in long bricked-up wine cellar; any who drink wine from this cellar return here by compulsion or they die on the spot……..



The Gauntyl Ghost
Typical Location: Anywhere a member of the Gauntyl clan is; most frequent visitations at their villa …..
Description of site and situation
Penny-pinching ghost of the great-grandfather of the current lord; generally a peaceful spirit but he becomes a prankster and a bother if the family becomes spendthrift. During his day, the house and family nearly went under due to creditors, and he swore he would protect the family from ever suffering such indignity again……



There. That's everything I had on file for Waterdhavian ghosts....

Steven
Who wonders if he should mention Syndra Wands, a special spectre and sorcerer who still teaches from her townhouse.....

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Originally posted by kuje31
And don't forget Sylune of the Seven Sisters, could also turn into one.

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And don't forget Sylune of the Seven Sisters, could also turn into one.

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As could anyone, given a shapechange spell. Ah, the joys of being an archmage. Certain archmages have been known to produce a fair amount of havoc by changing into one dragon, releasing a breath weapon, changing into another on the next round, releasing another breath weapon, etc., etc., particularly if they "share spells" with their familiar (two dragons, two breaths).

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