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Laeral Silverhand: High Mage of Waterdeep and Illuminator of the City’s Splendors

20 Aug

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Laeral Silverhand: High Mage of Waterdeep and Illuminator of the City’s Splendors

As the veil of evening draped itself over Old Nan’s Manor, an air of expectancy settled like a cloak upon the shoulders of every inhabitant, myself included. Yet, even in the midst of this palpable anticipation, nothing could have prepared me for the moment when Laeral Silverhand, the High Mage of Waterdeep and the Illuminator … Continue reading »

Alustriel Silverhand: Guiding Star of the North

19 Aug

By The Old Nan, Alustriel, Alustriel Silverhand, Amarune Whitewave, Chosen of Mystra, Citadel Adbar, Drizzt Do'Urden, Elminster, Everlund, Faerûn, Harpers, High Lady, High Mage, Laeral, Lareal, Larloch, Mithral Hall, Myth Drannor, Nesme, Post-Spellplague, Seven Sisters, Silver Marches, Silverymoon, Spellplague, Staff of Silverymoon, Storm Silverhand, Thamator the Old, the Srinshee, Wizard, Comments Off

Alustriel Silverhand: Guiding Star of the North

As the twilight cloak of evening descended upon Old Nan’s Manor, an air of anticipation permeated every shadowed nook and flickering candlelight, heralding the arrival of a guest whose very name evokes a reverence reserved for the legends of Faerûn. Alustriel Silverhand, the Lady of Silverymoon, was set to grace our threshold, her presence a … Continue reading »

Elminster Aumar: Archmage of Legends

19 Aug

By The Old Nan, Andrathath's mask, Archwizards, Arkhon the Old, Book of Passing Years, Candlekeep, Chosen of Mystra, Cormyr, Death of Mystra, Elmara, Elminster, Elminster's effulgent epuration, Elminster's evasion, Elminster's multiple mouths, Faerûn, Harpers, Harping by Moonlight: Approaches to Life, inscribe, Malaugrym, Midnight, Moonshae Chronicles, Mr. Loman Muckbuckle, Mystra, Myth Drannor, Nine Hells, Old Mage, Plane of Shadow, Sage of Shadowdale, Second Sundering, Seven Sisters, Shadowdale, Silver Fire, Songs of the Wind: The Holdings of Windsong Tower, Spellplague, Storm Silverhand, Tablets of Fate, The Time of Troubles, Travels Along the Sword Coast, worldwalk., Year of the Awakening Magic, Comments Off

Elminster Aumar: Archmage of Legends

The first light of dawn had barely touched the grounds of Old Nan’s Manor when an unassuming figure approached, a traveler whose simple appearance belied the depth of his true identity. As the Manor’s custodian of tales and greetings, it fell upon me, Mr. Loman Muckbuckle, to meet him with the customary inquiry that subtly … Continue reading »

The Latest Tales from the Manor’s Archives

Transmutation & You: The Art of Shaping Reality

11 Oct.

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Transmutation & You: The Art of Shaping Reality

To change the very nature of a thing is no small feat. It is a discipline that requires more than...

The Weave Unbound: A Treatise on Raw Magic

11 Oct.

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The Weave Unbound: A Treatise on Raw Magic

There is a force that exists beyond the touch of mortal hands—a web of magic that stretches across the very...

The War of Dragons: An Epoch of Fire and Blood

27 Oct.

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The War of Dragons: An Epoch of Fire and Blood

In the annals of history, few events have shaped the realms as deeply as the War of Dragons. It was...

The Rise and Fall of Netheril: Chronicles of the Floating Empire

23 Oct.

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The Rise and Fall of Netheril: Chronicles of the Floating Empire

The history of Faerûn is a tapestry of forgotten empires and crumbling kingdoms, but none captured my curiosity quite like...

The Forgotten Kings: Dynasties Lost to Time

27 Oct.

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The Forgotten Kings: Dynasties Lost to Time

Throughout the realms, ruins lie in shadow, the final remnants of empires whose very names have faded from memory. Their...

The Feywild Bestiary: Spirits, Tricksters, and Fae of the Wild

27 Oct.

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The Feywild Bestiary: Spirits, Tricksters, and Fae of the Wild

The Feywild is a realm of wonder and whimsy, where magic permeates the air and every tree, stream, and glade...

The Bestiary of the Underdark: Creatures from the Depths

27 Oct.

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The Bestiary of the Underdark: Creatures from the Depths

There are few places as dangerous and unforgiving as the Underdark, a realm hidden beneath the surface, cloaked in eternal...

Sigils & Runes: The Forgotten Language of Spellcraft

11 Oct.

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Sigils & Runes: The Forgotten Language of Spellcraft

Magic is not always spoken or woven by hand; some of its deepest secrets are etched into the very fabric...

Dragons of the Realms: A Compendium of Scales and Flame

27 Oct.

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Dragons of the Realms: A Compendium of Scales and Flame

The dragons of Faerûn are ancient, majestic, and deadly. From the gleaming scales of metallic dragons who rule with wisdom,...

Corrupted and Cursed Beings: Shadows of the Woodland

23 Feb.

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Corrupted and Cursed Beings: Shadows of the Woodland

In the Woodland, where the veil between the natural and the supernatural is thin, there exist creatures that have been...

Strength was the path laid before me, but it was not the one I chose. In the darkest moments of captivity, when others saw only a half-orc with muscles to break chains, I found power in the mind’s quiet resolve. It was not the force of my fists, but the persistence of my curiosity and the hunger for knowledge that set me free. Magic became my tool, wisdom my weapon. Now, I stand among these ancient tomes, a guardian of forgotten lore, proof that true strength lies not in what we are born with, but in what we dare to become.”

— Gorath the Unlikely