Gur race human regions western heartlands hordelands languages chondathan, gurri western heartlands gur hordelands deities selune, savras appearance skin colors dusky hair colors black eye colors dark the gurs, also known as selunes children or the people of the highway, were a nomadic human people. Heres an excerpt from relentless, next drizzt novel out july 28. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction. Apr 01, 2000 elaine cunningham captures the nuances of the world of fr better than almost anyone. The icewind dale trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats. Read the sundering book, dont think there was a fight scene. Magic items have been prevalent in the game in every edition and setting, from the original edition in 1974 until the modern fifth edition. Savras is one of the quasideities from the revised forgotten realms set, but is most notable for his connection to the scepter of savras, which was described in volos guide to all things magical 1996 and for its relation to sylune, which was first explained in for6. His literature is a beautiful marriage of raw and refined. Savras deities of faerun human pantheon forgotten realms. Discover the best 107973010 forgotten realms in best sellers. I would like to know who among the deities of the forgotten realms has the most followers.
Unfortunately for azuth, savras still had some power left and managed to teleport the scepter into the realms where. The icewind dale trilogy collectors edition hardcover, january 2000, isbn 9780786915576. He always speaks the absolute truth, and, in cases where the truth is a matter of perspective. He kind of looks like odin, taking the form of a broadshouldered, wildbearded human man with one good eye, and one empty eyesocket filled with whirling stars, which he covers with a dark eyepatch. Savrass only famous servant was alaundo of candlekeep, the one true prophet of the realms. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise.
This can be initially confusing because the deities in the players handbook are not the deities that exits in the forgotten realms, but they do have counterparts that allow any phb deity specific feats, i. Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. The trial of cyric the mad, he placed a new wall that was mirrored. Death has been the greatest constant throughout human history, but the way humans viewed this unavoidable force has changed considerably as different deities arose to oversee it. A treasure hunter discovers a sunken ship beneath the sea of fallen stars. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy.
Kelemvor, lord of the dead forgotten realms 5e dungeon. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Abyssal plague, book 2 and takes place a few months after it. He was quite widely worshipped, though was seen as quite a harsh deity, in contrast to the compassionate lathander. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction, books. Downshadow forgotten realms ed greenwood presents waterdeep the dark knight must choose.
Explore this introductory adventure to get started playing the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Following his replacement by azuth, his essence was imprisoned within a scepter which azuth had intended to keep as his badge of office. I have purchased the 2nd book in the series and am avidly reading it and planning to follow with the rest of the series. Although some gods are patrons of specific races, they are worshipped by all, and racial pantheons do not exist in this edition. During the reign of the inscrutable jergal, death and the afterlife held a.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more. Azuth is the god of wizards in the forgotten realms campaign setting. Pelors radiance is acceptable if your deity is lathander the forgotten realms also adds heaps of additional deities, ranging in. Unfortunately for azuth, savras still had some power left and managed to teleport the scepter into the realms where it would be passed into mortal hands. Lathander iswas the main god of the sun in the forgotten realms campaign setting. For more than a century faerun has been an unfamiliar place to those who knew the realms before the spellplague. Mystra told azuth at about the time of the year of the rising flame 0 dr that some of her divine power must be given into mortals, which would slumber within them, so. The forgotten realms also adds heaps of additional deities, ranging in powers, check out the faiths and pantheons book as well as the forgotten realms campaign setting.
Savras savras speaks in clear, precise statements and rarely says what the listener wants to hear. Our campaign is going to be set in 5e forgotten realms where apparently my first pick a patron savras is dead. Volos guide to all things magical 1996 scepter of the sorcererkings. Salvatore, 25 books ed greenwood, 15 books douglas niles, 3 books baker, richard, 2 books anthony, mark, 2 books jeff grubb, 1 book paul s. The age of heroes that existed then came to an end, but now a new age of heroes is dawning. Maybe one thats recognized as the classic intro novel. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
The pursuit of this work, known as the metatext, consumes the deity deneir dehneer and his followers. The scepter of savras was an incredibly powerful artifact capable of containing the entire essence of a god. Salvaore s forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
I know icewind dale, baldours gate and neverwinter nights are based on the forgotten realms fantasy world. So in the current timeframe, which gods of magic are canonically alive. Mar 28, 2018 episode 59 we talk savras the god of divination and selune the goddess of the moon and stars. I dont know if i missed something or not but if i could get some clarification. She goes well beyond the high sun and other common simple references to really immerse the reader in the world of the forgotten realms.
It is said that deneir, a servant of oghma the binder, first achieved his position among the deities by glimpsing the merest portion of. An arcane cataclysm and the merging of two worlds have ravaged the world, realigned its planes, and left nations in ruins. A large force of malaugrym enter faerun hoping to take advantage of the time of troubles and slay elminster. Salvatore especially, and his characters, drizzt, athrogate, etc. Justice or vengeance watchman by day, vigilante by night, shadowbanes world is turned upside down when he runs across a powerful wizardin the form of a confused, hunted girl who finds herself at the heart. The forgotten realms players guide was released the following month, and contains information for players to help create forgotten. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. When kelemvor became the god of the dead in the forgotten realms book, the prince of lies, he tore down the wall and in crucible. Forgotten realms history history of the forgotten realms.
Contentsshow description like their rashemi kin, gurs were typically a stout. He is a servant of mystra, and is served in turn by savras and velsharoon. Episode 59 we talk savras the god of divination and selune the goddess of the moon and stars. Mystras greatest enemies were shar, who created the shadow weave to oppose mystras weave, and cyric, who was a mortal along with mystra and. Im just getting into dnd and i want to make my first character an arcana cleric. One of his final and most significant followers was the sage alaundo that guy who gets referenced in baldurs gate a lot to whom he gave a series of visions that would all come true. Mystra forgotten realms project gutenberg selfpublishing. Amaunator is the original god of the sun in the forgotten realms setting. We want to see a forgotten realms movie home facebook. Mystras customary adviser was azuth and she was also served indirectly by savras and velsharoon.
The allseeing, lord of divination magics, the diviner alignment. Azuth reconsideres savras long imprisonment and chooses to free him from the scepter of savras for a vow of loyalty. He has created some of the best heroes and antiheroes of any forgotten realms. Mystra tended to the weave constantly, making possible all the miracles and mysteries wrought by magic and users. Other allies of hers included selune and kelemvor, whom she knew as a man when she was a mortal. I know you can pretty much do whatever you want but i like to be canonical in most things. With the help of mystra, who had become his lover, azuth finally ascended to divine status, and also enslaved savras and velsharoon. For example, mystra has velsharoon, azuth and savras serving her. After his release, during which the scepter disappeared, savras served azuth and oversaw divinations and divination magic, and the deities improved their. List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. He has really always been all about uncovering and clearly communicating the truth. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. Mystra is a fictional goddess in the forgotten realms campaign setting for the dungeons.
Best of the realms, book i, the, miscellaneous best of the realms, book ii, the, ed greendwood best of the realms, book iii, the, elaine cunningham best of the realms, book iv, the, r. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. The crystal shard was the second forgotten realms novel ever published, and the first by r. In the realm of the ideal, a single work of writing when read, will unlock the secrets of the multiverse, catapulting its reader to the heights of godhood. Salvatore beyond the high road, troy denning black bouquet, therichard lee byers black wizards, dougles niles black wolf, dave gross blackstaff, steven e. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Savras was a longago god of arcane spellcasters in the south who shared much of the same portfolio as azuth. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, demascus, a divine assassin known as the sword of the gods, riltana, a wise cracking windsoul genasi who steals from the wealth of airspur. While he is one of the most significant gods of the setting, his status is in a bit of uncertainty. The eastern realms was released in 1988, giving details of the lands of karatur which had previously appeared in the 1986 book oriental adventures, and were now officially placed in the forgotten realms world. Franklin, 1 book troy denning, 1 book scott ciencin, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1 book rosemary jones, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1. Forgotten realms is a dungeons and dragons setting that focuses primarily on faerun, an ancient land of magic and monsters, of peril and wonder.
This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten realms they are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with some originally published by tsr before it was incorporated into wotc. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Mystra is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement warriors of heaven 1999. The forgotten realms campaign guide, released august 2008, is a 288page book for dungeon masters. Savras has always been worshipped as a god of divination and fate, but this was a way by his clergy of making him seem vital and important. Savras becomes the patron deity of many diviners and works against cyric, the god of lies, and the night goddess shar, who works to disrupt his divinations using the shadow weave. Savras was particularly beloved in the nations of the chultan peninsula tashalar, samarach, nimbral, and so on, where scrying and spying were practically the national pastimes because the inhabitants fear of the yuanti. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Forgotten realms pantheon savras and selune youtube.