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The work contained on this page has been penned over time by the creator of the Forgotten Realms - Ed Greenwood, and kindly provided to us here at Candlekeep by The Hooded One on the Candlekeep Forum. The collection presented here is a digest version which has been collated by Scott Kujawa, presenting all Ed's responses and omitting other posters discussions which followed.
(Answers from Ed Greenwood)
2004 (Parts 1 - 4) Index
Febuary 17th reply about the Rangers Three. Elminster's Daughter. Waterdeep novel. World building.
Febuary 20th reply about what books Ed likes to read.
Febuary 20th reply from THO about Ed's contract.
Febuary 23rd reply about trade. Deities. Money and writing. The value of fans.
Febuary 23rd reply about the malaugrym and the Spellfire novel.
Febuary 24th reply about Castlemorn.
Febuary 26th reply about Dornal Silverhand.
Febuary 27th reply about some Netherese that are still active in modern Realms.
Febuary 28th reply about Netherese. The Company of Eight.
Febuary 28th reply about Bane and the connects from Earth to Toril.
Febuary 29th reply about Qilue.
Febuary 29th reply about a PC.
March 1st reply about upcoming sourcebooks and novels.
March 2nd reply about a PC. Gates. Cosmology. World creating.
March 2nd reply about co-ordination between the book and game design departments.
March 3rd reply about serpent races.
March 3rd reply asking what little lore has been neglected.
March 4th reply about the Border Kingdoms. Vassa and Damara. Old Empires. Rituals of the deities. Medical knowledge, scarring, herbs. Firefall Vale.
March 5th reply from THO about Lord Uldonner Erendin.
March 5th reply from THO about Khelben's apprentices and the "new Lhaeo".
March 6th reply about drinks. Maxan Maxer. Barrowfields.
March 6th reply about Khelben. Apprentices. Lhaeo. Alustriel's apprentices.
March 6th reply about Athalantar.
March 7th reply from THO about Vassa, Damara, and the Bloodstone Pass.
March 7th reply about bards.
March 7th reply about the Knights of Myth Drannor trilogy.
March 8th reply about Halaster. The return of Bane. Working for a employee of TSR/WOTC.
March 9th reply about TSR. Bane liches. Shandril Shessair. Iyachtu Xvim. Shar and Bane. Cosmology. Silverymoon. Shar and Bane. Harpers. Deities. and fiction.
March 9th post from James Lowder about being editor for TSR.
March 10th reply about Larloch. Lantan. The Vast. Tantras. And sourcebooks.
March 10th reply about Alustriel, her sons, her daughters. Artists. Mini-dungeons. Silverymoon and Waterdeep. Planetouched. The Waterdeep novel.
March 11th reply about names in FR. Neiroon. The Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. Dungeon of the Crypt. The Vast. And a tale from a game session of the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 11th reply about Calaunt's temples. Alustriel and the Seven Sisters.
March 11th reply about the Malaugrym. Helmed horrors. Finder. The Weave and Mystra.
March 11th reply about NPCs. Georgraphy. Trollmoors/Evermoors. Moonwood. Nether Mountains. Dalelands. Moonsea. Sundabar Valley. Spine of the World. Magic and research. Lhaeo. Ages of some NPCs. Another tale about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 12th reply about the Earthspur Mountains. Calaunt. Tantras.
March 12th reply about the Cult of Bane. Worship of the deities. Alias vessels.
March 12th reply about Araumycos.
March 12th reply about the Zhentarim. Another tale about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 13th reply about Fzoul.
March 13th reply from THO about FR, what TSR added onto it, and Volo.
March 14th post from Steven Schend about Alustriel's sons.
March 15th reply about The Wizards Three. Another tale about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 15th reply about dragons in the Vast. Another tale about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 15th reply about Darkhope and the ruling of Scardale. Another tale about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 15th reply about Volo.
March 15th reply about the ruling of Scardale.
March 15th reply about some of Ed's favorite Realms novels.
March 15th reply about Ironfang Keep.
March 15th post from Steven Schend about Banites and Cyricists.
March 16th reply about the Knights of Myth Drannor. Nimbral.
March 16th reply about The Flaming Tower. The Temple in the Sky. Scardale and the five who have claims to the rulership.
March 16th reply about Lanseril Snowmantle.
March 16th reply about the mages of Ironfang Keep.
March 17th reply about Bane's clergy, thier dress, weapons, speech.
March 17th reply about the Vast.
March 17th reply about how Ed created FR.
March 17th reply about Rich Baker's Last Mythal trilogy.
March 18th reply about the elves of Cormanthor in present day. A tale from the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 18th reply about the early published history of FR.
March 18th reply about the fight at the Burial Glen of Myth Drannor that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 19th reply about how to become a noble. The Heralds.
March 19th reply about Mirt and Durnan. Elves of Cormanthor in modern realms. A comment from THO about past Gencons.
March 19 reply from THO about the deities the Knights of Myth Drannor worship.
March 19th reply about Gates/Portals.
March 19th reply about laws. Judges. Rulings.
March 19th reply about game designers/authors and fans and some of those Ed enjoys.
March 19th reply about how to unmask the Lords of Waterdeep. The Heralds. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 20th reply about oaths.
March 20th reply about Lurue and Nobanion. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 20th reply from THO about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 20th reply about nobles of Waterdeep. How to be a noble on the Border Kingdoms. How to be a noble in Cormyr.
March 20th reply from THO about thier campaigns.
March 21st reply from THO about thier campaigns.
March 21st reply about Storm. Azoun IV. Finder's faith. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 21st reply from THO about Castlemorn.
March 21st reply about Storm. The Simbul. Dove. Qilue. Sylune. Susprina Arkhenneld. Visiting Elminster's tower.
March 22nd reply about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 22nd reply about Castlemorn.
March 22nd reply about Magic Dead Zones. The TSR and WOTC Codes of Conduct.
March 22nd reply about the coins of Sembia and Cormyr.
March 22nd reply from THO about what Ed wrote for Spelljammer.
March 23rd reply about the coins of Sembia and Cormyr.
March 23rd reply from THO about book tours. Sharantyr. Doust and Islif.
March 24th reply about Tantras. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 24th reply about Doust and Islif. Jhaele. The other Knights. How much people know about magic. Some of the places that the Knights of Myth Drannor have visited.
March 25th reply about Dawnspire in Myth Drannor. Good and evil in FR. Curse words for Lathander's clergy.
March 26th reply about curse words for Bane's clergy.
March 26th reply from THO about Serpent Kingdoms. Why he posts on Candlekeep.com.
March 27th reply about the Chosen of Mystra. Giant Space Hamsters. The Roll of Years. Watch. Paladins and temple guarding.
March 27th reply about Silverymoon.
March 27th reply about Ravens Bluff.
March 27th reply about Jhaele and the Srinshee.
March 28th reply from THO about a tale involving the Knights of Myth Drannor.
March 28th reply about the Srinshee. Info on the offerings to the Red Knight and her curse words.
March 28th reply about Manshoon. The calendar.
March 28th reply about the calendar. Curse words. The City of Ravens Bluff sourcebook. Wyrms of the North. Seismic activity in the Realms.
March 29th reply about trade fairs. Sporting events. Festivals.
March 30th reply about Alaundo's head.
March 30th reply about mini-dungeons. A tale involving the Knights of Myth Drannor.
April 1st reply about Drow of the Underdark. Eilistraee and Vhaeraun.
April 3rd reply about Castlemorn. Tantras. Malar and some of his festivals. Half-orcs in the Dales.
April 3rd reply about Tethgard. Purple Dragons. Mini-dungeons and roleplay.
April 3rd reply about Larlake. Zarasper Nyritarr. Minstrels, bards, merchants, and carters that put on entertainment. Traveling companies of players.
April 3rd reply about Half-orcs in the Dales. Giants in the Thunder Peaks. True names. Salt trade.
April 3rd reply about Bardic Colleges. Elven singing. Where Ed would take someone from FR here on Earth.
April 4th reply about the Zhentarim.
April 4th reply about Brandon Battlemaster of Tantras.
April 7th reply about glass. Drinking vessels. Dales custom.
April 8th reply about loose end NPC's.
April 8th reply about the Lowlantern Lutes.
April 8th reply about wild talents. Larlake. The tarrasque.
April 8th reply about the Sons of Hoar and the Society of the Verdant Arrow. A tale about the Simbul.
April 8th reply about sex/sensuality in the game. Lingerie. Courtship. Foreplay. Silverymoon.
April 9th reply about how to start a campaign.
April 9th reply about Underdark cities. Dwarves and the Forgotten Folk.
April 10th reply from THO about what Ed would like to get published.
April 10th reply helping someone start thier campaign.
April 11th reply about how Ed tries not to mirror Earth's history in FR.
April 11th reply about the Tower of Balance.
April 12th reply about the cover of Elminster's Daughter. Velsaert.
April 12th reply about the oaths of Tempus. A tale involving the Knights of Myth Drannor.
April 12th reply about smokepowder in Cormyr. Lantanna made clockworks.
April 13th reply about Sune and Sharess and if they care if thier clergy are married or not. Siamorphe's clergy and marriage. Sex/sensuality.
April 14th reply about Elminster's Daughter. Morality of the faiths.
April 16th reply about Glarasteer Rhauligan. Sememmon and Ashemi. The destruction of Tilverton. Things Ed would like to publish. Elminster. Humaniods in the Sword Coast North. Sundabar.
April 16th reply about Heinlein, an author Ed likes.
April 16th reply about Dove's and Florin's relationship.
April 16th reply about getting published and writing.
April 16th reply about drugs.
April 24th reply about talis decks. Writing.
April 24th reply from THO about freelancers.
April 28th reply about chariots. Collecting all this lore.
April 28th reply about germs, diseases, hygiene.
April 29th reply from THO about movie scripts.
April 30th reply from THO about Elminster and which of the Seven Sisters he raised.
May 1st reply about the Srinshee. Mystra. Chosen.
May 4th reply about Elminster's Daughter. Gencon. The Shadow Weave.
May 4th reply about Robert E. Howard.
May 4th reply about Evermeet. TSR turning FR into a humanocentric world. Elves and dwarves. Mystra, Corellon, and magic.
May 4th reply about Sylune and why she didn't want to be resurrected.
May 4th reply about Harpers' Hill. Temples in Shadowdale.
May 6th reply about the Zhentarim conquest of Daggerdale. Errors in the timeline and in the FRCS. Serfdom. Tinker gnomes and the gnomes of Lantan.
May 6th reply about Cylyria Dragonbreast. Archdevils. Set worship in Thay.
May 7th reply about Glarasteer Rhauligan.
May 7th reply about the Chosen of Mystra. Elminster's change in 3e.
May 7th reply from the THO about Mount Hotenow. Set worshipping Red Wizard. Calaunt.
May 7th reply from THO about Elaith.
May 9th reply about Dragons. The Low Road. Dwarves.
May 9th reply about Amaleene, Cylyria Dragonbreast's younger sister.
May 9th reply from THO with realms slang.
May 12th about the godswar. The Simbul.
May 12th reply about Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Canon. Bhaalspawn.
May 14th reply about computer games.
May 14th reply about computer games. Elminster. Curse words. Halster. Waterdeep Watch. Elminster's Daughter.
May 15th reply about Dragonspear Castle.
May 15th reply about Serpent Kingdoms.
May 16th reply from THO about what plane she would like to visit as a PC. Some tales from game sessions.
May 16th reply about Elminster and Vangerdahast. House Hiloar.
May 17th reply about the Highfire Crown. Curse words. The Simbul.
May 17th reply about the rankings of the deities. Sharess. Dragons. Fan Fiction.
May 17th reply about the House of Twilight in Tantras. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
May 17th reply about the Net of Stars tavern in Tantras.
May 18th about elven history. The Simbul. Watch officers and what they call citizens. Insects. Germs. Arabel.
May 19th reply about how much the Watch of Waterdeep get.
May 20th reply about the pantheons and who can worship which deities.
May 22nd reply about Raumathar.
May 22nd reply about his book tour. NPC's. What parts of FR RAS created. The Weave. The Spider Queen events. Canon. Birthstones.
May 22nd reply about Calaunt.
May 23rd reply about the missing monster deities.
May 23rd reply about the Friendly Arm. Manshoon. The new Lhaeo.
May 23rd reply about female anatomy.
May 23rd reply about book signings. Temples. Illistyl Elventree and the Knights.
May 24th reply about Myrmeen Lhal. The Night Parade novel. Sharanralee. The Harpells.
May 24th reply about the Old Wizard card game.
May 24th reply about the pantheon. Calaunt. Old Wizard variant.
May 25th reply about Harrowdale.
May 26th reply about the Waterdeep novel. Elminster's Daughter. The designing of the FRCS.
May 27th reply about the Simbul. Waterdeep's Watch. Another card game. Insects. Dinosaurs. Psionics.
June 2nd reply about Manshoon.
June 2nd reply about the Simbul.
June 8th reply about Midsummer. Worship.
June 10th reply about Turmish fare.
June 11th reply about coins in Chessenta, the Vilhon, Border Kingdoms, and Tashalar.
June 13th reply from THO about the Purple Dragon Highknight prestige class.
June 14th reply about a novel about Banes return. Shandril's unborn girl child. Merchandise rights. Shar and the Shadow Weave.
June 14th reply from THO about the Sembia novel Ed didn't get time to write.
June 16th reply about Cormyr's armies.
June 18th reply from THO abour Alustriel's sons.
June 18th reply about the use of mini's in Ed's campaigns.
June 19th reply from THO about the Waterdeep novel.
June 20th reply from THO about the Realm of the Wailing Fog.
June 21st reply from THO about a sourcebook.
July 6th reply about Ulgoth's Beard.
July 7th reply from THO about worldbuilding. Yielding Tide. Sunset Vale.
July 7th reply from THO about the Border Forest. Glanderultok. Mount Ombaddor.
July 8th reply from THO about property in Cormyr.
July 10th reply from THO about mind-ream. Sylune.
July 14th reply about storm swords.
July 15th reply about Marsember.
July 15th reply from THO about Gencon.
July 17th reply about Marsember and Dungeon 113.
July 18th reply about Marsember.
July 20th reply about the Duergahydra. Mornhounds.
July 20th reply from THO about Marsember. Deities. Harrowdale. Elminster.
July 21st reply from THO about Ed's nonD&D novels.
July 21st reply from THO with a tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
July 21st reply from THO about the Knights of Myth Drannor trilogy. An add on to her tale.
July 21st reply from THO about the Knights of Myth Drannor trilogy.
July 21st reply from THO about Ed's nonD&D novels.
July 29th reply from THO about psionics. A tale involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
July 31st reply from THO about steam engines. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
August 3rd reply from THO about the phases of the moon. A tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
August 13th reply from THO about Tea. Flirting. Elminster.
August 15th reply from THO with a tale that involved the Knights of Myth Drannor.
August 15th reply about web articles.
August 15th reply about Elminster and the Chosen of Mystra. Torm of the Knights of Myth Drannor.
August 16th reply about Torm's punishments.
August 16th reply from THO about Gencon. Magefairs.
Auguast 28th reply about Ilmatar's clergy. An editing error in the Silent House. Meeting Keith Baker.
September 1st reply from THO about Dove.
September 10th reply about sex/sexuality. Alustriel and Silverymoon.
September 10th reply about clergy, doctrine, and morals. Sex/sexuality. Trenahas. Science.
September 11th reply about the Spellfire novels.
September 14th reply about the Avowed of Candlekeep.
September 17th reply about Cormyr.
September 21st reply from Steven Schend about omlar gems.
September 22nd reply about Filfaeril and Azoun.
September 23rd reply about book 2 of the Last Mythal.
September 24th reply about insects.
September 27th reply from THO about music and a con.
September 28th reply about Lis. The timeline. Places added onto the Realms.
September 28th reply about Waterdeep's Watch. Officers.
September 29th reply from THO about High Magi.
September 30th reply from THO about the Realms.
October 1st reply about worldbuilding.
October 2nd reply from THO about Ed's writing.
October 3rd reply about the Living City modules.
October 3rd reply about High Magic. The Knights of Myth Drannor novels.
October 4th reply from THO about her character notes.
October 4th mailing list reply about Cormyr.
October 6th reply from THO about a reply on the mailing list.
October 7th reply about Cormyr.
October 8th reply about Halaster.
October 8th reply from THO about Ed's work and writing.
October 8th reply about a few temples and what they look like.
October 9th reply about Manshoon.
October 10th reply about Shade and the Shadow Weave.
October 10th reply from THO about Tharsult.
October 10th reply about the games Halaster likes to play when he has the time.
October 11th reply about religious buildings in FR.
October 12th reply about a little more teasing about Halaster.
October 13th reply about Elminster's Hat.
October 15th reply from THO about Elaine's Arilyn novels.
October 15th reply about evil in FR. Monster fighting.
October 16th reply from THO about Ed's radio interview and Ed's voice.
October 18th reply about artwork.
October 18th reply about the folk of Archendale and the other Dales.
October 19th reply about the Curse of the Blood Royal in Cormyr.
October 19th reply about the Waterdeep novel. The radio call in. The Cormyr Mages Royal.
October 20th reply from THO about artists who wander the Heartlands.
October 20th reply about the -ahast Mages Royal of Cormyr.
October 21st reply from THO about how to pronounce Zhent and Vilhon.
October 24th reply on how to pronounce Zhent and Vilhon. Flora and Fauna. Artists, artwork, and architecture.
October 25th reply from THO about gates/portals.
October 25th reply about Hawkmantle, a Harper. Minotaurs. Zhentarim. Info about an in game year.
October 25th reply from THO about gates/portals.
October 26th reply about diseases and Talona.
October 26th reply from THO about how long it might take Ed to reply.
October 26th reply from THO about some of Ed's nonD&D material.
October 26th reply from THO about two of Ed's short stories.
October 27th reply from THO about a tale of Ed's.
October 28th reply about good liches and music.
October 28th reply from THO fixing her mistake.
October 28th reply from THO about Cormyr's nobles.
October 29th reply about children and religion. How to become a noble family of Cormyr. Realms music. Realms minotaurs.
October 30th reply from THO about Earth's religion.
October 31st reply about the Ladys College in Silverymoon.
October 31st reply about Elminster's great nephew that is mentioned in El's Ecologies box set.
October 31st reply about places in Suzail.
November 1st reply about gates and a few examples.
November 1st reply about what events in FR Ed would want to experience.
November 2nd reply about law and blooshed in nations/countries/etc. War and prisoners of war. Lizardfolk. And a little of Thay.
November 2nd reply about Marsember.
November 2nd reply about the Ladys College of Silverymoon.
November 2nd reply about Baldur's Gate inner wall and the headquarters and buildings of the Flaming Fist.
November 2nd post from Steven Schend about the Tyrantfog.
November 3rd reply about Sandrew the wise, former high priest of the temples of Oghma in Neverwinter, then Silverymoon, and now is the high priest of the temple in Waterdeep.
November 3rd reply about postal services and the sending of letters and written words. Also the broadsheets.
November 4th reply about the influx of new intelligent creatures and races in FR and the map changes.
November 4th reply about mini dungeons.
November 5th reply about some of the map changes. Elven and or drow Reverie/sleep/rest/etc/ and also thier gestation.
November 5th reply from THO about fertility and childbirth. Info about the Knights of Myth Drannor.
November 6th reply about spellfire and the offspring of spellfire wielders. Offspring. Sex/sexuality.
November 6th reply about Mystra. The Shadow Weave. Psionics. Divine spells.
November 7th reply about a picture on the cover of one of the books in the old grey box. A mini dungeon that was never printed.
November 8th reply from THO about if she has special powers.
November 8th reply about Boareskyr Bridge.
November 8th reply about morality rate in FR. Gender roles. Fertility. Sex, etc.
November 9th reply that has more info on Baldur's Gate.
November 9th reply about Baneliches and Burnbones.
November 10th reply from THO about Loudwater.
November 10th reply about Larloch.
November 11th reply from THO about the armor the Knight of Nimbral wear. And an error in the Nimbral article.
November 11th reply from THO about some of the artifacts of FR and where they are hidden.
November 12th reply about PC's Ed has created at tournaments and Cons.
November 13th reply from THO about Ed's writing.
November 15th reply about novels.
November 16th reply about Castlemorn and where it could fit if someone ever wanted to include it in the Realms.
November 17th and 18th reply about Elminster's sigil.
November 19th reply about the Knights of the North.
November 19th reply about the places Ed would enjoy seeing if he could actually be physically in the Realms.
November 20th reply about the Armies of Silverymoon past to current.
November 21st reply about some of the fruits of the Realms.
November 21st reply about how Ed can keep all this lore straight.
November 22nd reply about the novel Elminster in Hell and planar lore.
November 22nd reply from THO about Spin a Yarn 2004.
November 22nd reply from THO about how Elminster teased the Knights of Myth Drannor with items that turned into story hooks.
November 24th reply about the Waterdeep Watch and Guards.
November 24th post from Eric Boyd about spelljammer.
November 25th reply about spellfire and the Shadow Weave.
November 26th reply that is mostly about the Harvest Festivals in the Heartlands.
November 27th reply about merchants in the Realms.
November 28th reply about Festhalls. Festivals.
November 29th reply about Valkur, his clergy, temples, etc. Curses.
November 30th reply about Nimbral.
November 30th reply from THO about two web articles.
December 1st reply about Tantras.
December 2nd reply about Tantras.
December 3rd reply about sex and sexuality in FR.
December 3rd reply from THO about Shadowdale's Festhall. Feasthalls. Orcs.
December 4th reply about what Ed would love to write as sourcebooks.
December 5th reply about the Simbul.
December 5th reply from THO about Ed's FR anthology.
December 5th reply from THO about Ed's FR anthology.
December 6th, 7th, and 8th replies about Northkeep.
December 9th reply about Sharanralee Crownstar, a Harper.
December 10th reply about dueling.
December 11th reply about the planes.
December 11th reply about poisons.
Decmber 11th reply from THO isles and the Cult of Frost.
December 12th reply from THO about what she might write for FR novel.
December 13th reply about merchants and livery.
December 14th reply with a paragraph about volcano eruptions. The rest of that reply was to another poster seeking Ed's permission and a little more about poisons.
December 14th reply from THO about bards.
December 14th reply about psionics.
December 14th reply from Steven Schend about Shoonach.
December 15th reply about sages, lore, Candlekeep, and knowledge.
December 15th reply that has more about Candlekeep and lore they possess or lore they will store within.
December 16th reply about the Seven Sisters and thier Chosen status.
December 17th reply that Ed posted to a poster who was asking authors some questions for research.
December 18th reply about dragons.
December 19th reply about psionics.
December 20th reply about Szass Tam's history. And references to people from Earth who have been added to FR and how Ed feels about that.
December 21st reply about deities and if they have Chosen or not.
December 22nd reply about drow and how they are unwelcome in most surface cities and places in the North.
December 23rd reply about Chosen, spells, Shar's Weave, and other misc answers.
December 23rd reply from THO about Knight's of Myth Drannor trilogy.
December 23rd reply about House Starym.
December 25th reply from THO about cartographers and maps.
December 26th reply about psionics.
December 26th reply from THO about Whisper.
December 27th reply about Ed's new Dragon series that is about the cities of Faerun.
December 27th reply from THO about deities.
December 27th reply from about the Knights and thier adventures. Sylune and how her death affected the Weave around Shadowdale.
December 28th reply about Baldur's Gate. And the info Ed supplies to the boards.
December 28th reply from THO about the info Ed makes up and creates.
December 29th reply about how Elminster celebrates the Solstice/Yuletide.
December 29th reply about more Baldur's Gate and NDA's.
December 30th reply about elven characteristics as well as halfling's. Some misc answers about other topics.
December 31 reply about different ideas Ed would like to see and do.
December 31 reply about the rotation of Toril and the time zones.
December 31 reply from THO about elven characteristics and other misc lore.
December 31 reply about the rotation of Toril.
December 31 reply from THO about Ed's book choices.
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