Vhaeraun forgotten realms books

Theres no indication that zak worshiped any of the goodly deities and he certainly didnt worship lolth. It covers all manner of fr subjects, including articles about the naming of years, the calendar of harptos, years by name, and coverage of nearly every single year my completely insane list of notable years in the fr timeline. Worshipers of vhaeraun forgotten realms wiki fandom. Vhaeraun deities of faerun drow pantheon forgotten realms. Vhaeraun s enmity with cyrrollalee was rooted in their portfolios. In the forgotten realms campaign setting, vhaeraun is the son of corellon and lolth and the brother of eilistraee. Salvatore wrote the prologue to extinction and continues to consult on the series, lending his expertise as the author who brought drow society to the forefront of the forgotten realms setting. Salvatores allnew forgotten realms trilogyfull of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrillsfeatures one of fantasys most beloved and enduring characters, drizzt dourden. Humble bundle of forgotten realms novels rpgnet forums. List of novels in order of publication forgotten realms. The lady penitent trilogy is a forgotten realms series by lisa smedman that takes place after the events of war of the spider queen. Drow of the underdark is the name of two supplemental rules books for the dungeons. This 2nd novel in the maztica trilogy by douglas niles brings to life an exotic setting within the forgotten realms world. This second book in new york times bestselling author r.

Erix, the former slave girl, and halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of catastrophe sweeping maztica. Vhaerauns home realm was called ellaniath, the whereabouts of which were unknown as. This book also details the underdark of the forgotten realms, as well as. It is a fast paced easy read with good artwork and tangled plots. And to be frank, im quite attached to vhaeraun and eilistraee, and i didnt want any more writing in the same vein as the later books of cotsq, which relied pretty heavily on good is dumb. Communications being what they are in the realms, with caravans bringing news.

Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the lord of the rings and forgotten realms universe. It has been mentioned on the candlekeep forums that he gives people amnesia when they leave his realm, hence the lack of description of ellaniath anywhere. There are many other calendars used by different faerunian cultures, both current and ancient. The novels and adventures were released in a staggered, overlapping fashion, and the collective results of players in their adventures were submitted to wizards of the coast, and influenced the stories in the novels. List of forgotten realms modules and sourcebooks wikipedia. Vhaeraun was first detailed in the book monster mythology 1992, including details about his priesthood. Oct 21, 2018 todays speaker is a priest of vhaeraun who retells the fall of lolth in how the telquessir remembers it perhaps with a few embellishments. The avatar series, originally the avatar trilogy, is a series of novels detailing the events of the time of troubles the original three books were set from kythorn 1 to marpenoth 15 the books are. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Tantras by scott ciencin, originally under the penname richard awlinson june 1989. But the wall of the faithless did exist in preavatar crisis realms. Eilistraee, also referred to as the dark maiden, is a fictional deity in the forgotten realms. Shadowdale by scott ciencin, originally under the penname richard awlinson april 1989.

A list of all novels, novellas, and anthologies set in the forgotten realms, sorted by order of publication. See the complete forgotten realms chronological series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Many folks would declare the legend of drizzt the best novels of all of those in the forgotten realms series. Eilistraee is also mentioned in the upcoming novel spellstorm as one of the deities. All well and good, but it is problematic in face of established realms lore, which holds that the souls of traitors to their faith the false and those without faith the faithless are sent to. The legend of drizzt boxed set, books vii x forgotten realms. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Blessing of vhaeraun was a spell used by priests of. He considers writing to be his personal journey, but still, hes quite pleased that so many are walking. Split between time and two worlds, zaknafein had always been conflicted. Hoar forgotten realms shevarash forgotten realms shar forgotten realms erevan ilesere forgotten realms eilistraee forgotten realms.

Its not someting kelemvor put up to be a dick, its something myrkul put up to be a dick. And to be frank, im quite attached to vhaeraun and eilistraee, and i didnt want any more writing in the same vein as the later books. The church of vhaeraun was an organization composed of the followers of the vhaeraun, the drow god of thievery. Forgotten realms campaign setting creator ed greenwood described the event as war, gods, and plain folks trying to get by. Faiths of the forgotten realms 2 dungeon masters guild. The forgotten realms chronological book series by multiple authors includes books sword play, dangerous games. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf. The best source for the fr timeline is the incredible hardback tome. Lord of the rings and forgotten realms crossover fanfiction archive with over 6 stories. Works that are not relevant to the forgotten realms are skipped. Forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Two of the most popular eilistraee followers in the forgotten realms novels are liriel baenre and qilue of the seven sisters. Forgotten realms, mortal consequences, and several more.

This title landed on the new york times bestseller list for two straight weeks upon initial hardcover release. Books like magic of faerun 2001 and lords of darkness 2001 showed that most of its books would be softcovers, but faiths and pantheons is a handsome hardcover that matches the original forgotten realms campaign setting book. Since then, ive been reading fr books by salvatore, kemp, cunningham, and greenwood. Note that some informations some deities, many drow names and some charts are from the following books, owned by tsr or woc, i dont know. Mainly because it and to some extent, cotsq was the means to clear the board of all the nonlolth drow deities. Edverse home of ed greenwood, the creator of the realms. Graphic depictions of violence 1 include categories. In 2002, the 3e forgotten realms line was a year old.

Lord of the rings and forgotten realms crossover fanfiction. Faiths and pantheons 3e wizards of the coast forgotten. The halfling goddess was the deity of homes and vhaeraun was the god of thievery and thus an intruder into homes. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. I enjoy those, but personally i have other novels i prefer over them. For a change, a forgotten realms fanfic fanfiction. Masked traitor alignment used by traitor priestesses of vhaeraun game edition 2e masked traitors. In forgotten realms books he seems to have gone from using a longsword nightshadow and a short sword shadowflash to using shadowflash and a dagger. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories.

See more ideas about forgotten realms, dungeons and dragons and deities. A skulker of vhaeraun was a catchall term for followers of vhaeraun in the postspellplague era. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. For2 the drow of the underdark 2e wizards of the coast. Faiths of the forgotten realms is back with volume 2. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.

And in the worst of the cases, the crescent blade lost all its powers of. Ghaunadaur forgotten realms works archive of our own. Im an avid or rabid, depending on perspective fan of the forgotten realms, and not just salvatore either. Followers who didnt believe or simply didnt know about their gods demise. Wizened emperors and upstart kings scheme and fight to secure a place in the. The first chapter explains the nature of dark elves, augmenting the information in the monstrous compendium entry. Most people i meet who love fr only read salvatores works. Lolth, and vhaeraun, the high history of the drow, drow spells, drow magical items, drow craftwork, drow languages, drow nomenclature, and dark elven runes. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its. Several fairly large realmchanging events take place during this series, ranging from the use of elven high magic on the drow race to the death of several.

It had its heyday in the early 2000s with the baldurs gate, dark alliance, icewind dale and then leading into the neverwinter series. With his work in the forgotten realms, the crimson shadow, the demonwars saga, and other series, salvatore has sold more than thirty million books worldwide and has appeared on the new york times bestseller list more than two dozen times. The legacy was the first forgotten realms novel published in hardcover. The spider queen begins to think her children are up to something. Like draconomicon, this is a book about a singular monstrous culture but it. Many males wishing for better opportunities than the absolute subservience reserved to them among the. Legacy of the drow collectors edition hardcover, january 2001, isbn 9780786918003. Draconomicon 1990, as it was the second book in a series meant to expand upon elements of the forgotten realms that went beyond the geography of the fr series 19871993.

Now that i think of it, to date, most canon changes to forgotten realms have been additional rather than retroactive. Vhaeraun enjoyed a working relationship with mask, shar, and talona. Eilistraee wants vhaeraun to stop hiding behind his mask and be the little brother she once knew. The forgotten realms campaign set was written by ed greenwood, with jeff grubb and karen martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. Alias of the azure bonds a character from the novel of the same name published by tsr and her paladin companion have been charged by the wizard elminster a prominent character in the world of the forgotten realms to find and destroy the ancient and evil artifact. Erix, the former slave girl, and halloran, the legionnaire, flee from the waves of. For the drow, the postspellplague era was a time when lolths rule was. An arcane cataclysm and the merging of two worlds have ravaged the world, realigned its planes, and left nations in ruins. Todays speaker is a priest of vhaeraun who retells the fall of lolth in how the telquessir remembers it perhaps with a few embellishments. Eilistraee is also mentioned in the upcoming novel spellstorm as one of the deities with whom the returned mystra. In the forgotten realms campaign setting, the years are typically expressed as a number followed by dr, such as 85 dr.

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. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male. He might have worshiped vhaeraun but we dont get any indication of that, either. The church of vhaeraun was an organization composed of the. One last excellent resource is the forgotten realms wiki. 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. Salvatores novel passage to dawn features a touching scene in which a messenger spirit appears to drizzt dourden to inform him that his fathers spirit is in a better place. Franklin, 1 book troy denning, 1 book scott ciencin, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1 book rosemary jones, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1. Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction, books. Frforgotten realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of forgotten realms, rather than traditional modules. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. In any case, i first got into the realms sometime in 20012002 by picking up sea of swords. Alias of the azure bonds a character from the novel of the same name published by tsr and her paladin companion have been charged by the wizard elminster a prominent character in the world of the forgotten realms to find and destroy the ancient and evil artifact known as the hand of. Divine casters regained their spells and layworshipers also gained some minor abilities.

They mostly consisted of drow and halfdrow who wanted to see their people freed from lolths oppression,united while having at the same time place in power on the surface world. His enmity with sharess had a more specific background. The complete manual of the drow foreword this document is a supplement for dms and players who want to play drows characters. Before 1489 dr, eilistraee counted vhaeraun, her own brother, among her enemies, and she was. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. During the course of the war of the spider queen, vhaeraun died but his church didnt collapse, at least not completely. Legacy of the drow was later reprinted in several different formats. Some priests of vhaeraun advocate unity of the elven races in order to more easily dominate the surface world.